Posted by morgan miller on July 30, 2010, at 19:09:41
In reply to Re: Racing/Anxiety Thoughts, Need Opinion, posted by bleauberry on July 30, 2010, at 18:51:27
> Your symptoms are pretty much a deficient serotonin thing. So I don't understand the absence of serotonin enhancement in your meds. I've had that awful racing stuff before. And it is awful. It was stopped dead in its tracks with a low dose ssri in very short time, every time. Mood stabilizers and antipsychotics were basically not very helpful and sometimes even made it worse.
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> It's serotonin. The current meds are doing nothing for that.If this is the case, an SSRI like Prozac or Zoloft may be in order.
In the meantime, I would try to stay away from Klonopin, though there is evidence that it has some serotonergic properties, and I would look into taking a good form of Magnesium(along with calcium) and a little lithium aspartate or orotate. Both magnesium and lithium can increase serotonin levels and both are calming. I would order some lithium orotate or aspartate online and go to Vitamin Shoppe or other vitamin/healthfood store nearby and get some Magnesium Glycinat or Magnesium Taurinate.
If things are really bad and you don't have anything else right now, go ahead and take a little klonopin as needed. I would even split the pills you have and see if that is enough to give you some relief.
I don't know if I necessarily agree that this is just a serotonin issue, I'm not sure it is that simple. There are underlying components of your subconscious that are playing a role in triggering some of this. And of course you are genetically predisposed as well. Stick with therapy and exercise. You may find that intense exercise for a 20 minute period followed by a thorough meditative stretch, will give you a great amount of relief. The exercise will boost serotonin and dopamine levels and the meditative stretch with boost GABA levels.
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