Posted by Ritch on September 10, 2002, at 10:24:46
In reply to foggy brain meds for obsessive thinking?, posted by cybercafe on September 10, 2002, at 4:13:04
> i found on zyprexa my obsessive thinking/agitation becomes much better --
> but i get movement disorders
>
> i am wondering if drugs that other people say give them "brain fog" work
> for us obsessive types like antipsychotics ....
>
> anyone had benefit from 5HT2A antagonists (Serzone/nefazodone or
> remeron/mirtazipine/zispin)? or anticonvulsants like topamax/topiramate,
> gabitril/tiagabine, sabril/vagabatrin, verapamil/calan,
> gabapentin/neurontin?? or anything else ??
>
> replies mucho appreciated :)
>
>
Hi,I found that low-dose Serzone worked quite well for agitation. It does seem to reduce restlessness and that tends to reduce obsessive thinking. It gave me trouble keeping my eyes straight and focused, so it got ditched for that reason. Remeron would leave me on the couch-but it felt like I had a little squirrel-cage running in my head, like I was wanting to get up and pace all around-uggh. Of the anticonvulsants, probably Topamax was the most sedative, but I had trouble doing addition, subtraction.... Hmmm. That might just be the one you are looking for.
Mitch
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