Questions and advice

Well, here I go. I am 40 years old and just recently been diagnosed with OCD. Looking back, I can see I have exhibited some tendency such as always fixing toilet paper if not put on the correct way (over the top not bottom ). Always fixing the toothpaste is squeezed in the middle of the tube. But recently at my second job at a fast food establishment, I began to organize to sauce cups, ketchup packets, etc. I knew this was screwed up and went to my dr who put me on celexa.

Now to back up a little bit, last year I had some trouble controlling my movements, like muscles locking up, had trouble talking, neurologist tested for strokes, seizures etc. Determined it was a severe type of migraine but did discover I needed surgery on my neck and have a fractured vertebrae in my back.

Now back to today. I am currently having trouble beyond doing repetitive things and counting, with occasional cleaning, and of course organizing. The trouble is I can't stop moving like moving my legs when sitting or rubbing my hands, or rocking when standing. Sometimes I can't control my speech meaning stuttering or talking very fast. Sometimes can't think of the word I want to say.

Is this part of OCD or possibly something else.

Doctor's usually say to rule out physical causes first. Did you have the surgery? You implied that you did, but didn't say for sure.

cougarwolf wrote: I can't stop moving like moving my legs when sitting or rubbing my hands, or rocking when standing. Sometimes I can't control my speech meaning stuttering or talking very fast. Sometimes can't think of the word I want to say.

Is this part of OCD or possibly something else.

I'm no expert, but it almost sounds neurological. Do you repeat words or phrases in your head or out loud? I do that, and it's definitely OCD. As for the rest, I would go back to the doctor who diagnosed the migraines.

I did have neck surgery, fused vertebrae in my neck. Also I do a lot of repetitive things like counting 1 2 3 4,

I would just go see a doctor. Tell them about the symptoms you listed above, don't tell them about the OCD.
I don't know if the physical symptoms you describe are OCD. They could be a lot of things besides OCD. See if you can rule that out first.