Posted by patrickhh on May 9, 2006, at 8:20:26
In reply to Racing thoughts ..., posted by AMD on May 2, 2006, at 11:46:22
> Folks,
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> I've been experiencing something new lately: racing thoughts. I don't mean obsessive thoughts (although, of course, I have a history of that). I mean a feeling of not being able to focus, of my brain "running away".
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> What would cause this? Decreased dopamine? Excessive glutamate firing?
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> Note that nothing trigged it this time, that I can think of. No drugs, in particular.
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> amdWhat is your diagnosis? Sounds to me more like a soft hypomanic sign. Is that the reason for the Lamictal? Many of the mood stabilizers 9including Lamictal) block glutamate and slow down racing thoughts. Even though you may not have mania, it still may be that adding on another mood stabilizer may help.
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