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Posted by Blue Cheer on May 17, 2000, at 23:14:28
An interesting article (full-text) about musical obsessions appears in the Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences 11:398-400, August 1999 issue. For a free online trial period, go to:
http://neuro.psychiatryonline.org/
[Are Musical Obsessions a Temporal Lobe Phenomenon?]
Zungu-Dirwayi et al.An issue of the OCD Foundation's newsletter (I've Got the Music in Me: A Look at Intrusive Music and OCD) - Harold Pupko, M.D., can be purchased for $12. from their site at: http://www.ocfoundation.org/
As previously mentioned by someone (Elizabeth?) in this group, carbamazepine (Tegretol) and clomipramine (Anafranil) are the recommended drugs (rather than high-dose SSRIs) to treat "songs in the head."
Blue Cheer ~~~
Posted by Noa on May 18, 2000, at 17:28:02
In reply to Musical Obsessions, posted by Blue Cheer on May 17, 2000, at 23:14:28
Thanks, blue. I know this has been a topic that comes up from time to time, and people are pretty frustrated about it, and about the dearth of info. I will forward it to my sister in law, because my 9 year old neice says she has this, along with other OCD symptoms.
Posted by Arias on May 19, 2000, at 7:55:07
In reply to Musical Obsessions, posted by Blue Cheer on May 17, 2000, at 23:14:28
Oddly enough, the story goes something like this: Schopenhauer had a piece of shrapnel lodged in his temporal lobe. He refused to have it removed. From time to time, as he tilted his head to the side, he would hear snippets of song, it was his inspiration. There is also a story, well-written, of musical epilepsy secondary to an infarct in the temporal lobe, in Oliver Sack's Man who Mistook His Wife for a Hat. Think what you will of sacks, but it's an engrossing tale.
best wishes
arias
Posted by Rockets on May 23, 2000, at 17:41:47
In reply to Musical Obsessions, posted by Blue Cheer on May 17, 2000, at 23:14:28
I can only confirm that this is a real issue. I have finished a major in music (to compliment my information systems degree? heh) and written, performed/sequenced, and produced several cds in a variety of genres.. samples of which can be heard on my nonprofit site http://wcrockets.bizland.com. I definitely hear songs in my head! Peace.
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