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Hi guys...

I've been having these pretty intense racing thoughts (the thoughts are usually not negative but they are simultaneous and moving way too fast) whenever I start doing something stressful which throws me into this restless where I start pacing. I eventually can't complete the stressful thing that I started...It's a really bad situation when you are trying to stay consistent.

I am on Lamictal (50mg) and my psychiatrist wants me to stay on that dose for a little longer so I don't get the rash. Do you guys think this will go away once I raise the dose???

Pls tell me abt your experiences

I'm on 400mg of lamictal and I was having that problem when I was on 300mg. My pdoc thinks I just have ADD which makes sense seeing as my brother and sister both have it. In my case my brain would be on shuffle (including music sometimes) where one thought led to another which led to another and eventually I would think of something negative and then I would just go on a negative trail until I was upset. Very frustrating. I found that listening to music in headphones worked pretty well. Just a suggestion

ok so you no longer have that problem at 400mg? I can't wait till this goes away...I passionate abt so many things and it's so depressing with these episodes hindering my abilities...

The only thing that helped my racing thoughts was an anti-psychotic. I quieted my mind down and I could think straight. I don't know how well Lamictal will help you with your racing thoughts. I hope it slows down soon for you and you are able to get some things done.

I hate racing thoughts! They used to keep me awake at night all the time. My brain was like a jukebox that someone had filled up with quarters and put on random play. Everything from songs to trying to remember names of teachers would come up.

A real "high light" of the experience was when the jukebox landed on all the bad, stupid and embarrassing things I've ever done. Then we'd be stuck on those for the the rest of the night. That was always pleasant.

Now I don't have racing thoughts at all. Have I mentioned how much I love my meds?

I'm having racing thoughts at this very moment. I don't know what I want to do, but there is plenty I can do. I probably am not making much sense here.

joy...I really want to avoid taking antipyschotics although I might have to resort to that...I hope I can manage it with increasing the lamictal...

Chris hope you feel better!

Yeah my racing thoughts basically make me mentally paralyzed to the point I can't do anything because my brain is so overly stimulated...

Catbaloo... which med helped you with this?

I stopped having racing thoughts as soon as I started taking Seroquel to sleep. I'm also on buspar and abilify. Since I'm taking three meds, it's hard for me to be able to tell what does what.

My racing thoughts were mostly at night and I take seroquel at night to sleep. I don't know if the seroquel stopped my racing thoughts or if it just puts me to sleep before they start.

I can tell you that since I've been on the abilify and buspar, I have stopped having obsessional thoughts. I used to get a conversation stuck in my head, thinking of what I should have said, what I would say if we met again, that kind of thing. NO MORE. That has completely stopped. What a blessing. My head is a quieter place day and night now.

seroquil was working. I think it's stopped. Become a dead pill in my repetoire. I am so on edge and ready to go right now, I hate that it's night. I can't go at night . I have that feeling I'm not going to sleep. I so need a pdoc. I so need to stablize. I so need to do something. If the bears weren't around I'd take my dogs for a walk but I don't want to see them mauled by a bear. I dont' think I should be commentilln g on this because my head won't stop. Lamotrigin. Thats all he gave me . Lamotrigin. Told me to relax. I almost laughed in his face. then I went and got a mocha. mmmmm coffee. mmmmm trigger. I'll stop now