Posted by psychobot5000 on January 23, 2009, at 12:07:18
In reply to Re: Agomelatine effects on OCD..., posted by desolationrower on January 23, 2009, at 1:43:13
> that sounds a bit like tics, more than OCD?
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> -d/r
Mmm. Good thought, d/r--Now, I don't know how ironclad this is, but as I understand it, there is a distinction between tics and 'tic-like' behaviors in OCD, and I think my behavior falls into the latter category. Tics are supposed to be involuntary, whereas OCD repetitive movements are ultimately under voluntary control. In my case, the movements are easily suppressed, and are the result of a feeling of...compulsion, which can manifest in a variety of ways. Its that -feeling- that's the root problem, as far as I can tell, and it can manifest in other irritating behavioral compulsions.Still, I'd like to know how well-established the distinction is. They say tics involve dysfunction in the same brain-regions as OCD, and some articles seem to lump them together, though perhaps this is just sloppy terminology.
Psychbot
PS - Scott, thanks for your note on 5HT-2c and OCD etiology. That's good to know. I'm not at all convinced that this won't ultimately work out somehow. Maybe nefazodone and its 5ht-2a effects could even be the actual cause...
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