Posted by bulldog2 on January 30, 2010, at 22:23:16
In reply to Can medications stop 'unhelpful' thoughts??????, posted by jms600 on January 27, 2010, at 16:04:30
> As part of my fairly severe GAD, panic disorder and unipolar depression, I constantly get what cognitive behavioral therapists term 'unhelpful thoughts'. If I'm walking with a friend down the street I get thoughts of pushing them into an oncoming car. If I'm at home eating, I get thoughts of stabbing a family member in the eye with a fork. If I'm in the supermarket I get thoughts of shouting and punching somebody standing next to me.
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> I don't think these thoughts are a sign of psychosis. I find them very distressing and very upsetting - as well as giving me terrible panic attacks - but I still get them. There seems to be no reasoning behind them - they just occur in my mind and I'm absolutely terrified that one day I may just carry one of these thoughts out...
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> I've been through 6 months of CBT but it hasn't helped all that much. I was therefore wondering (and hoping) that there was a medication out there that could help?? I'm currently taking 150mg Effexor, 600mg lithium, 600mg Lyrica and 40mg buspirone.
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> Can anyone offer any advice?In my case when dopamine is high I get intrusive often disturbing thoughts. Using meds to lower dopamine generally solves the problem.
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