medication that will make my brain blank

[KiraComplex]

i cant with my head anymore. constant thought after constant thought and it wont stop. im sick of seeing someone and thinking in my head that they'll die soon or seeing a little girl and crying because i miss being so young. i just want to stop thinking. i think about how everything comes from poor people or how im sitting in a castle when people die on the streets. i just want to stop thinking.

is there a medication or a drug that will just make me stop fucking thinking? i dont care how "woke" i am i just cant with my fucking brain buzzing and talking

 

[yeahwellso]

Not anything anyone will prescribe for you indefinitely.

A very large proportion of substance *abuse* is motivated by the desire for the brain to calm down.

Alcohol does it, benzos do it, heroin does it, etc. But each come with problems in terms of bodily health and functioning vis-a-vis family, friends and society.

Even if things are as bad as they can be, substance abuse somehow manages to make it even worse.

 

[RedHarlequin]

What helped me a lot was meditation. It does not stop thoughts completely, but for me it made the gaps between thoughts much longer and my brain feels a lot calmer.

 

[KiraComplex]

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What helped me a lot was meditation. It does not stop thoughts completely, but for me it made the gaps between thoughts much longer and my brain feels a lot calmer.

i tried meditation, very calming. thought too much about my ex but with time i think ill get better at it

Not anything anyone will prescribe for you indefinitely.

A very large proportion of substance *abuse* is motivated by the desire for the brain to calm down.

Alcohol does it, benzos do it, heroin does it, etc. But each come with problems in terms of bodily health and functioning vis-a-vis family, friends and society.

Even if things are as bad as they can be, substance abuse somehow manages to make it even worse.

very fair point. never considered that, or been addicted to anything besides sugar and (not anymore) nicotine

 

[NumbOne1]

Speaking from recent and current personal experience: Lamictal (for chronic) and or Gabapentin (for a fast acting solution)

Neither of these will stop your thoughts completely but they can make it a lot better.

I know exactly how you feel - it's so annoying and frustrating to have your mind constantly thinking about this thing and that, jumping all around quickly from one thing to the next. Recently it was so bad I couldn't stop thinking about suicide all day and night, and was starting to formulate serious plans to throw myself off the verezanno-narrows bridge in NYC. But the thoughts could be about anything tbh, or even a song on constant repeat in my head.

But! Since going up on my lamictal dose (from 25mg to 50mg.. im still very early) .. my thoughts have definitely slowed down and I obsess over things less. My mind doesn't run in circles so hard, and it has helped my mood too.

gabapentin is also the best anti anxiety drug out there in my opinion... it's not a Benzo, people don't get hooked on it etc and it WORKS... it really helps you without really sedating you. Thoughts that would normally cause a twinge of anxiety in my gut instead just come and go when I take that (it's as needed)


This is all coming from someone who never wanted to be on medication, but realized it was something I should try after a big ol manic episode landed me in a ward for a week.

Hope you find something helpful <3

- a bipolar boi

 

[Mentalmick]

A nurse I knew in hospital had the cure for this. She told me that I overthink too much and not to do it at nighttime. There you have it, just don't think.

 

[LittleJem]

Did you try weed?

 

[oversizedsweaters]

I use weed for that, but I won't recommend it. I got addicted to it and now I can't stop smoking for longer than one day or something and then I start again because I can't resist the urge anymore :( But yeah, I think I also just get addicted real fast, so that can be different for everyone. But like someone said before, I think every substance that you use will help in short term, but will only make it worse in the long run. It's so good that you already tried meditating, hopefully you'll get better at it so that it can help you more! I hope you can find a healthy way to think less

 

[LittleJem]

Weed is one of my only reliefs from mental illness and my very best friend. I am a regular user, but it is not an addiction for me (I'm not saying it's not possible to be addicted). It is my only working medicine. For the rare occasions when I don't suffer with my mental illness (occasionally a supplement has given me a week or two of relief), I stop weed straight away. I'd rather be sober, but I cant be sober because for me sober is panicked, anxious, suicidal and agitated, and weed calms me. There is a great video on the Endocannaboid system I will share in a bit! It's a system in the body that is not taught!!!! Because it is linked to weed.
weed is one of the most ancient of medicines, adn the side effect profile is better than many!

 

[EmptyManForever]

If you really want to stop thinking you should see a psychiatrist, they have tons of meds to stop you thinking , to the point where you will completely have an empty mind , they did it to me but I personally dont like the empty mind

 

[KiraComplex]

I use weed for that, but I won't recommend it. I got addicted to it and now I can't stop smoking for longer than one day or something and then I start again because I can't resist the urge anymore :( But yeah, I think I also just get addicted real fast, so that can be different for everyone. But like someone said before, I think every substance that you use will help in short term, but will only make it worse in the long run. It's so good that you already tried meditating, hopefully you'll get better at it so that it can help you more! I hope you can find a healthy way to think less

weed makes me too sad.

 

[kovkay]

Antipsychotics got rid of most thoughts for me. Brain empty , mind blank. Also stopped being able to string words together when talking, lost my period, and gained 20 kilograms.

Any substance comes with its side effects. Non-invasive methods like meditation and hypnosis, like other have suggested, are miles better for calming a cluttered mind.

 

[Toptock]

What helped me a lot was meditation. It does not stop thoughts completely, but for me it made the gaps between thoughts much longer and my brain feels a lot calmer.

Yes yes yes god yes. I was shocked how much control meditation gave me over making the brakes on my train of thought stop. It's very useful to center oneself and helps to present a different perspective on issues. I will say though, as someone who spends 99% of life in his head, it's shocking to be pulled out of your imagination and into reality. It's lonely out here, it makes my skin itch, but it does help me to 'clear out' a lot of the busy and put a stop to things

Weed also works for me, but it really just puts me on an "inflatable raft" of sorts and lets me float above my stress and thoughts.

 

[KiraComplex]

Yes yes yes god yes. I was shocked how much control meditation gave me over making the brakes on my train of thought stop. It's very useful to center oneself and helps to present a different perspective on issues. I will say though, as someone who spends 99% of life in his head, it's shocking to be pulled out of your imagination and into reality. It's lonely out here, it makes my skin itch, but it does help me to 'clear out' a lot of the busy and put a stop to things

Weed also works for me, but it really just puts me on an "inflatable raft" of sorts and lets me float above my stress and thoughts.

that sounds pleasant

 

[EmbraceOfTheVoid]

If I could turn my depersonalized brain into a pill you'd have your solution. I have the opposite problem which is to say that I barely consciously think at all.

 

[KiraComplex]

If I could turn my depersonalized brain into a pill you'd have your solution. I have the opposite problem which is to say I barely consciously think at all.

i wish i had that.

it doesnt help that i suffer from emotional hypersensitivity and chronic daydreaming. i need your brain!