Perseverating thoughts?
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| Tue, 01-04-2005 - 12:00am |
Does anyone know if it's possible to have perseverating thoughts, or is perseveration by definition an abnormal pattern only of speech? I keep getting things stuck in my head (historically this can be anything from a word to a phrase to a song)...right now it's a really short children's song from one of dd's shows, but it's been looping through my head literally nonstop for DAYS ON END! Even when I'm doing other things it's playing in the background in my noggin. When I wake up during the night with dd it's still playing in there. In the MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT! Since it just keeps repeating and repeating I was curious to know if anyone else had input on whether or not it's possible to have perseverating thoughts. Otherwise I'll just chalk it up to manic symptoms. Either way, no big whoop, just annoying. VERY annoying. And I hate this song now. It used to be cute.
Kristen

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Well Kristen, I know of the symptoms.
Hi there. I know what you're talking about, and I appreciate the post. It's not the same thing, but I do appreciate the support. I get songs stuck in my head sometimes and it's annoying, but what I'm posting about now is downright disruptive. It's truly like a loop that never shuts off, constantly playing, even when I'm doing other things, working, talking to people, I have this crap going on at the same time. This time it's a short children's song. Sometimes it's a word, phrase, sound. I can get hung up on a stinking sound and it'll replay over and over again in my head. Very annoying. It's not the same experience that the average Joe has when they get a song stuck in their head.
Take care.
Kristen
I know what you're saying.
Kristen,
Sounds like you probably need to call your pdoc.
Hi Kristin,
I'm running out to meet with my tdoc right now, but had to reply to this. I think I know exactly how you feel. When i get a snippet stuck in my head, it's all consuming. I wake up at night with a phrase of a song stuck in my head, over and over, it drives me insane! It will cause nightmares, it's contantly in my waking mind, it just never stops. And I never know what song or phrase it will be... radio, kids songs, beethoven, it just sticks.
I'm a pianist, and anoter thing that happens is that I'll get a few notes stuck in my fingers, and even sitting on my fingers will make them stop. I wake up at night with my fingers going a mile a minute over and over the same few notes, and it makes me sick to my stomach.
I never associated it with BP before, but now thinking about it you're probably right. It is extremely intrusive and very upsetting. Once something gets in my head like that, it's days or weeks sometimes before it goes away. Just want to slam my head against a wall, or smash my fingers with a brick sometimes.
Ok, off to my T. Hopefully she'll get me back on track from my mess of mood swings.
Hugs,
Beth
Kristen,
Hi! I agree with Keli.
Bare with me a minute while I tell you what I go through...First, I do have the music that plays in my head every once in a while like "normies". But, there are times when I get a song or a phrase that interupts my thought pattern. It's in my dreams. It's in the middle of my thoughts. It just won't leave me alone. The Tape just keeps playing. Not in the back of my head but, right up front. When this happens to me, my Mood stabilizer usually needs tweeking because I'm either manic or hypomanic. This is just my experience. Wanted you to know there are alot of us out here with this. Take care of you.
Love,
Jamie
Love,
Hi Jamie. Thanks for the reply. I also associate it with mania on some level, and have been aware that I'm cycling to some degree now. This is usually one of the components of my racing thought-type issues, though it's not really the true racing thoughts. Kind of a prodromal thing.
Thanks for the reply!
Kristen
Hi Traci. Let me know what your tdoc tells you. I'm curious to know if she had any input specifically on that one question. I hope you're having a good day!
Kristen
Hi Keli! It's probably not a bad idea. In fact, I might call and move up my appointment. I'm still questioning the wisdom of tinkering with the meds now. We tweaked the Lamictal, and I do feel less down, but also have a smidge of the manic stuff coming in (the intrusive thoughts being among my symptoms), but I'm still planning on tapering off meds next month to try for another baby. So I'm wondering if there's anything to be gained by tweaking dosages for another few weeks only to lower and then discontinue them all for at least several months.
Any input at all? My next scheduled appointment isn't until Feb. 1. I really feel fine to wait until then, there's no emergency or anything.
Kristen
I hope things go well at your tdoc Beth! Thanks for the reply!
Kristen
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