Posted by Chaston on March 17, 2001, at 12:56:18
In reply to Which meds for ruminating thoughts?, posted by Margit on March 16, 2001, at 19:05:47
Although taking Zoloft has begun to help me a lot with many aspect of my depression, I am still finding that I have problems with excessive worrying about certain things--not necessarily situational (I am also taking Depakote, and reducing Neurontin, so the latter could be partly responsible).
What are "ruminating thoughts," exactly?
I'm not compulsive, but in some ways, I may be obsessive, ao I am interested in knowing. In reading posts about using Zyprexa and similar meds, it sounds like some people have linkage between ruminating thoughts and depression as well as anxiety.
Anyway, I wish you the best of luck in finding the right combination, Margit.> I was wondering which meds would help with ruminating thoughts. Can't tolerate the SSRIs anymore. Paxil was a great help with that. Would Neurontin help with negative thoughts/ocd? I am currently on Nortriptyline and Xanax - suffering from PAD, depression, and mild OCD. I am terrified of med side effects and that is all I can think about all day. I am going crazy because the Nortrip has made my heart race and also dried out my mouth to the point that my tongue has cracks all over. All I do is imagine the worst, but I can't stop it. I also have acid reflux problems, which were agravated by the SSRIs. So my doc picked Nortrip (has the least anti-cholinergic side effects of the old ADs). Anti-cholinergic side effects make the reflux worse. I really could use some advise or experience somebody could share. I feel like I can't get out of this anymore and this feeling is boxing me in, which makes may inward ruminating thinking even worse. Thanks for any replies. They will be much appriciated.
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