Posted by MB on July 25, 2001, at 0:53:43
In reply to Re: Obsessive Musical Tunes » PattiJo, posted by Mitch on July 22, 2001, at 17:52:58
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> There is one thing that definitely makes it worse (for me and some others anyhow) and that is SSRi antidepressants. These are also good for OCD, which is why I don't think it is OCD. You wouldn't also be taking one of those by chance would you??
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I get this too. SSRIs definitely make it worse. So do stimulants. I don't think it is OCD at all, either. Personally, I think it is related to tic disorder. Whenever it happens, I also have facial and diaphragmatic tics that go along with it. For me, the music isn't an obsession. It's like a tic, only instead of moving a muscle over and over, I say a word or "listen" to a tune in my head over and over. It's not a hallucination, either...it's definitely self generated. Is this what it's like for you guys? I don't know if we're talking about the same thing. I used to have echolalia as a kid, and it feels identical, only the sound isn't comming out of my mouth, it's happening in my head.
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