Posted by mellow on April 25, 2010, at 23:46:17
In reply to Re: I am going crazy - unable to think normally -, posted by Phillipa on April 24, 2010, at 18:20:20
Thanks so much for posting about this problem b/c this happens to me as well. I sometimes get very obsessive about how i am thinking and want certain thoughts out of my head. I label them as "bad" or "terrible" thoughts that i shouldn't be having and i get worried that i'm not in control of my brain and i can't get a handle on my thought processes.
My therapist tells me not to own my thoughts. Just let them be. She tells me that my thoughts sometimes just "happen to me" they don't always come from me. I don't have to feel bad for having a thought or not being able to control what comes into my head.
I bet it is the Lexapro taper. I tried to cut my SSRI (Celexa) down last year and this sort of OCD type thinking and agitation got really bad so my doc stopped the taper. I don't have near as bad a problem with it now that i'm back to my original dose. An antipsychotic helps a lot too. Risperdal works wonders in that category for me. It helps me filter a lot of that garbage out so i'm kind of on "auto pilot" and just go about my day.
i wish you the best of luck.
mellow
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