Posted by King Vultan on December 3, 2004, at 20:00:13
In reply to help with anxiety/SAD and somnolence, posted by coplo on December 3, 2004, at 16:58:22
You might want to consider one of the MAOIs, perhaps Nardil because it is very serotonergic and also works on GABA as the benzos do. In general, the MAOIs seem to reduce the need for sleep. Parnate, the other major MAOI in the AD class, would be even more likely to do this and causes outright insomnia in many cases.
To me, racing thoughts by themselves are not necessarily an OCD symptom, but they can be related to an anxiety issue; although, there are other conditions also associated with racing thoughts, such as bipolar disorder. I have a problem with racing thoughts myself, but the drugs that have worked best for me as far as slowing down my thoughts and calming me have been the more dopaminergic ones, not the SSRIs. The implication would be that the racing thoughts in my case are more of an ADD symptom. I do have true OCD symptoms also, and I did always find serotonergic drugs such as Zoloft and Effexor relatively effective for those particular symptoms.
Todd
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