Medication

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I am new. Saw the 20/20 last night. Have lived with this most of my life, I

never knew it was a condition, I thought I was just crazy. I have never told

anybody I have this issue. I use headphones at work as I work in a room of

20-ish people and it makes me crazy. There is one girl I absolutely detest.

Cannot tolerate her voice and of course she talks non-stop. It's also become

visual. I cannot stand seeing her and try to avoid her at all costs. All day

long people sucking their teeth, banging silverware (in an office??) kicking

their feet on the desk, clipping their nails, etc. My work day is hell. I rage

internally and do a few oddball things that make me feel better. I also suffer

from OCD. I told my mother when I was a teen, but she didn't want to hear it.

At any rate, I initially felt better knowing others had this same condition, but

now feel worse as there is no treatment. I do the headphones, but a good

portion of my job is being on the phone and I cannot block out external noise at

that point. Have any types of medications been tried for this condition?

Anything show any promise?

I did go to my gp about a year ago for anti-anxiety medication (I didn't really

say it was office noise causing the anxiety), but that really did nothing to

help me. I really do not think I can do this for another 20 years. I am

really at the end of my rope.