Posted by Frankie on February 28, 2002, at 0:11:42
In reply to Racing Thoughts, posted by janejj on February 26, 2002, at 13:58:44
> Everynight I go to bed and lay awake for about 3 hours with racing thoughts. They just don't seem to end and some of them are a nano second long. Its really annoying me !! Anyone have any ideas or techniques that can get rid of this annoying affliction ?
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> FYI I am taking 30mg Prozac, 50mg Trazodone, 1mg Lorazepam.
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> Thanks janejj
I feel you with the racing thoughts Jane. I have found, like the others have said, that anything that acts on the GABA system, such as Tegrotol, Xanax, Klonopin, Neurontin, etc..., or alcohol (if you want to go that route!) will be about the only thing to shut down the mind from racing. Only because it is the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter in the CNS. I would find some mind racing to be normal, but as much as you suggest is probably a GAD. If it is the same things over and over again and again, it could be an OCD type reaction. Just the obsessive part anyway. You need to tell your doctor about this. Explain the exact pattern that you experience each night.Frankie.
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