Posted by Questionmark on March 14, 2004, at 2:17:27
In reply to nervous habit medication, posted by MichaelJr on March 7, 2004, at 23:30:40
Inositol has been shown to be effective (at 12 to 16mg per day, i believe) for OC problems such as compulsive habits, as well as trichotillomania, which i don't know if you have or not, but you probably do. As far as psychiatric drugs go, any serotonergic drugs should be (or are supposed to be) helpful: SSRIs, clomipramine, Nardil.
> Well I have a nervous habit, that I'm not going to share caus it's embarassing, but it's similar to picking at skin or biting nails obsessively. I can't really stop, and I do it constantly, and it relieves some of the anxiety I have.
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> So I read that there is a medication for this. What is it? And is it bad with side effects? I'm just starting respirdal, and don't want another major drug. Thanks, Mike
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