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Posted by linkadge on June 25, 2005, at 22:26:20
Ok, so if I take SSRI's it helps me to stop obsessing. But, I noticed my ability to do my math is almost zilch.
Has anyone noticed that they cannot obsess, about anything, even the things they need to obsess about ??
Linkadge
Posted by ed_uk on June 25, 2005, at 22:40:53
In reply to Anti-obsessives, when you need to obsess., posted by linkadge on June 25, 2005, at 22:26:20
Yes! SSRIs are pretty NON-selective aren't they???
~Ed
Posted by linkadge on June 25, 2005, at 22:55:08
In reply to Re: Anti-obsessives, when you need to obsess. » linkadge, posted by ed_uk on June 25, 2005, at 22:40:53
They don't know when this is something that you need to ruminate about or not.
Linkadge
Posted by Sarah T. on June 26, 2005, at 0:44:19
In reply to Anti-obsessives, when you need to obsess., posted by linkadge on June 25, 2005, at 22:26:20
Hi again. I agree completely. Up to a point, obsessiveness does serve an important function. But, for some people, obsessiveness and anxiety are so extreme that they become counter-productive. There seems to be a fine line between too much and not enough.
Posted by mike13 on June 26, 2005, at 1:26:11
In reply to Re: Anti-obsessives, when you need to obsess. » linkadge, posted by Sarah T. on June 26, 2005, at 0:44:19
I have the same problem with math
Prozac - 10
Posted by Jakeman on June 26, 2005, at 3:22:00
In reply to Anti-obsessives, when you need to obsess., posted by linkadge on June 25, 2005, at 22:26:20
> Ok, so if I take SSRI's it helps me to stop obsessing. But, I noticed my ability to do my math is almost zilch.
>
> Has anyone noticed that they cannot obsess, about anything, even the things they need to obsess about ??
>
Kinda like how benzodiazapines reduce my anxiety, but also make me less sharp mentally. So far I haven't found a drug that doesn't exact its price. The drug companies advertise how an SSRI can "correct an imbalance" in neurotransmitters, and I've heard p-docs make similar statements.
I wondered why the FDA allows this.
~J
Posted by ed_uk on June 26, 2005, at 8:33:49
In reply to Re: Anti-obsessives, when you need to obsess. » linkadge, posted by Jakeman on June 26, 2005, at 3:22:00
Hi Jake,
I agree, for me at least, SSRIs are not correcting an imbalance. At doses which don't make me apathetic, they don't control my OCD. Doses which control my OCD always make me apathetic.
~Ed
Posted by Dinah on June 26, 2005, at 9:05:21
In reply to Anti-obsessives, when you need to obsess., posted by linkadge on June 25, 2005, at 22:26:20
Yep. I started to be a less than wonderful employee on Luvox. Of course, I've been off it for fout years now, after being on it for four, and really should stop blaming it. However, my OCD is still under control, and I'm a better employee when it's not.
Posted by Nezirov on June 26, 2005, at 16:14:07
In reply to Re: Anti-obsessives, when you need to obsess. » linkadge, posted by Dinah on June 26, 2005, at 9:05:21
So you think the Luvox "cured" your OCD? It casued long-term changes in your brain?
Posted by Nezirov on June 26, 2005, at 16:15:02
In reply to Re: Anti-obsessives, when you need to obsess. » linkadge, posted by Jakeman on June 26, 2005, at 3:22:00
True, there is no scientific evidence of any "chemical imbalance". It's marketing.
Posted by linkadge on June 26, 2005, at 18:54:54
In reply to Re: Anti-obsessives, when you need to obsess., posted by Nezirov on June 26, 2005, at 16:15:02
Its not "all marketing" but the majority of it is marketing.
I think the brain does become disregulated, but that disregualtion is not really the source of the problem but really a result of a problem.
I don't think AD's solve anything. I'm sure you won't realize that when you're on them.
SSRI's are notorious for causeing "fronal lobe" syndrome. Which is basically a deficiancy of catecholamine in the fronal cortex. This is what causes apathy. This is also what allows people to "let go" of things.As the old saying goes: "just because you're paranoid" doesn't mean somebody isn't watching.
Linkadge
Posted by Jakeman on June 28, 2005, at 20:24:13
In reply to Anti-obsessives, when you need to obsess., posted by linkadge on June 25, 2005, at 22:26:20
I think its a mistake to consider OCD on a continuum. You don't need a certain amount of obsessiveness. You need the flexibility to move from a detailed, contentrated attention back and forth to relaxed state of observation.
best regards ~ Jake
Posted by Dave001 on June 30, 2005, at 14:41:00
In reply to Re: Anti-obsessives, when you need to obsess., posted by linkadge on June 26, 2005, at 18:54:54
>
> SSRI's are notorious for causeing "fronal lobe" syndrome. Which is basically a deficiancy of catecholamine in the fronal cortex. This is what causes apathy. This is also what allows people to "let go" of things.
>I have seen the term "frontal lobe syndrome" attributed to SSRI use before, but I have never seen any evidence to support your contentions that follow. By any chance do you have some references?
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