Is there a medication that makes you think less?

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[quote="mikehart18"]It's called "pot" 8)[/quote]

That worked for me as a teen, but when I realized that my brain could actually be used to solve some of my problems, I figured it would be worth playing with a full deck, rather than half of it. I'm not against pot, but my friends who smoked a lot over the past decades because much less slow and confused and angry when they stopped. And they noticed too. I assume the same happened when I stopped over 25 years ago.

Hear! Hear! There's nothing like some dope to tone down your personality by knocking out cognitive functions. NTs liked me better, but the stuff burned my throat terribly. Besides, it only provided short-term "normalness". Definitely not worth it.

Thorazine, but that's rather extreme. Pot is better. I used to like it but it is much stronger these days.

--des

Antipsychotics... seriously I am reading Attwoods guide to aspergers, and it even mentions it in there. Since I have been taking my medication, I feel like I have lost 50 IQ points, not good.

Antipychotics will do.

It depends on your "thinking" and neurological makeup, of course. For me, they just dampen my chaotic, obsessive and paranoid thinking so I can focus better on happier, nicer and more productive thoughts. So, I think less in the "bad" ways, but I notice my "good" thinking more.

Now, give the same drug [at the same dose] to someone with a relatively calm mind, and they'll be very sedated/drugged.

They don't dampen my cognitive ability like minor-tranquilizers and alcohol do; I actually do better on cognitive tests when I'm on Seroquel (same thing as Thorazine, really, just newer).

Anti psychotics, especially clozopine, will numb your brain. Some might work the other way, though. They are too rough on almost anyone, you will most likely gain a lot of weight, and they are dangerous on many levels.

Pot can work. Masturbating and intense meditation will probably work the best. Not neccessary with Zen, also western (adventure.)

That's 'cause they make you hungrier (you eat more when you feel better). They're only "dangerous" due to their effects on dopamine, and the risk of TD is there if you take high doses for a long time (I'd take TD over suicide any day, for example). NMS is effectively nothing to worry about, unless you're a hypochondriac, then it might suck.

They all work in similar ways, really (except stuff like phenergan that only really affects histamine, which is one of the main causes of sedation in antipyschotics, as most of them work on it to some extent).

You don't even need a script for phenergan here, and that offers all of the "brain-numbing" effects without the very small chance of acquiring TD.

They do something with your sense of hunger, on almost everyone I've met on- and off-line who's been on them, so you feel starved no matter how much you eat. It's not because you feel better that you eat, in my experience. I could eat a big McDonald's meal with the pies and still feel starved. I gained about 70 pounds on them over 3 years.

They are dangerous, and their effect on the brain or the body isn't fully known.

I must say I'm much happier without the medication than I was with it. But it was a valuable experience, and I was able to "be normal" for a while there.

Ativan & Klonopin and that kind of medication will help with anxiety. Some of the anti-depressants will work for the OCD type symptoms. But I have been medication free for almost 2 years, and it's actually much better.

"Is there a medication that makes you think less?"

beer

Beer isn't really a medication...

Frontal labotomy?

Ok seriously though i agree with meditation but you weren't very specific in your question.

I'd be VERY wary of a medication that affects your thoughts, unless you are hearing voices or having psychotic/dangerous/scary thoughts, medication should be an absolute last resort and many anti psychotics can actually give you psychotic episodes.

Yeah they are serious alright. They do effect your ability to think. There is also a movement disorder that is caused by them (tardive dyskinesthia), sometimes it reverses when you go off and sometimes not, really serious stuff. The newer drugs, like resperidal don't have quite so bad effects. But still should be used carefully.

--des

I take Anafranil for my OCD, and it has worked wonders for my racing and intrusive thoughts. My mind is now "clear," and I don't really get songs or phrases stuck in my head anymore. That used to be a constant occurrence. Reading is much easier now, because I don't have the OCD words/songs/phrases going in the back of my head. Funnily enough, Lamictal, which I take for my AS mood swings, by itself (I started taking Lamictal long before Anafranil) never stopped my racing, obsessional thoughts, even thoughm being a mood stabilizer, it is used to protect against this symptom of mania.
-OddDuckNash99-

MDMA and high dosages of Methylone are the only substances I can think of that can make me stop thinking.

Both are illegal, however, and not without risks.