Posted by ShelliR on March 16, 2001, at 23:28:52
In reply to Which meds for ruminating thoughts?, posted by Margit on March 16, 2001, at 19:05:47
> I was wondering which meds would help with ruminating thoughts. Can't tolerate the SSRIs anymore. Paxil was a great help with that. Would Neurontin help with negative thoughts/ocd? I am currently on Nortriptyline and Xanax - suffering from PAD, depression, and mild OCD. I am terrified of med side effects and that is all I can think about all day. I am going crazy because the Nortrip has made my heart race and also dried out my mouth to the point that my tongue has cracks all over. All I do is imagine the worst, but I can't stop it. I also have acid reflux problems, which were agravated by the SSRIs. So my doc picked Nortrip (has the least anti-cholinergic side effects of the old ADs). Anti-cholinergic side effects make the reflux worse. I really could use some advise or experience somebody could share. I feel like I can't get out of this anymore and this feeling is boxing me in, which makes may inward ruminating thinking even worse. Thanks for any replies. They will be much appriciated.
I don't think my sister has ocd, but she had a lot of ruminating thoughts which prozac has helped for over ten years now. Her ruminations had to do with not being able to let things go in her mind, like anger. Her husband left her for someone else and when she started taking prozac, she was able to stop obsessing about it. Anyway, that's just one person, so I don't really know if it commonly helps. shelli
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