Is there a medication that makes you think less?

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I think way too much, but I'll keep this short and simple, is there any medication that can help to reduce thoughts or do you just have to learn to deal with it yourself?

There is a drug-free way to deal with that. Zen meditation.

Obsessive compulsive thoughts are a common problem for many people. There are a number medications available that are targeted at OCD & anxiety. Suggest you have a consult with a medical doctor and discuss treatment.

Ok, thankyou for the advice

tegretol [not tegretol ret*d,the name for slow release] and low doseage upwards gabapentin.
both are zombie drugs in their side effects and slow the mind down,though some people are hypo sensitive to them so dont get as strongly affected.
Spent last week wrongly doped up struggling to think, on the max doseage allowed of normal tegretol,as boots had got prescription wrong and sent the normal ones instead of max doseage teg.ret*d [big and little beige ones].

I take a Klonipin (clonazapam) before bedtime to tune down my brain activity so I can sleep thru the night. It's a benzodiazapam in the Xanax family. As an old guy, and I get up a lot thru the night to pee and if it comes back--the brain activity -- I'll pop and additional Ativan (lorazapam) as it's quick acting and allows me to go back to sleep in 5 minutes. The Klonipin works over a longer period and usually suffices.

Not helpful, but I hear television does a good job at lobotomizing a large part of the population.

There are several remedies for what is sometimes referred to as "Racing Brain Syndrome." There are medicines which will slow down your brain, but these are short-term solutions and have negative side effects. What has really helped me are exercising a lot more and eating a lot better, as well as learning meditation. However, these things take time, effort, and practice, so it depends whether you're looking for a short-term pharmaceutical fix or are willing to spend the time it takes to learn how to live in a more peaceful and serene state of mind.

I took paroxetine (SSRI) for 8 months, and yes, among other things it also reduced the quantity/speed of tought.

I've had great success with booze. And television helps, too.

I take Citalopram which I think is an SSRI but I'm not sure. It doesn't reduce my thoughts but I definately have much less negative ones than I used to so my many thoughts don't bother me as much.

When I was on Concerta and Strattera (not at the same time) my thoughts were less fast if that makes sense and they kept more to the subject instead of spiralling out of control lol.

I've been on numerous meds, Risperdal, Busbar (busperone/sorry can't spell it), Celexa, Geodon, etc. Only been taking St. John's Wort for a while now b/c side affects really bad (made me violent, gave me dreams where I felt pain/literally, fogged my thoughts, affected coordination etc.) Worse than being med free. It depends on the person, but when I was on Risperdal it made my head really foggy (everything had a fuzzy layer over/in it (things I saw, heard, smelled etc. were not clear & difficult to identify)). It really depends on the person if/what meds will work for you.

Sorry I cannot spell meds names or offends anyone/not trying to be gross (been med free over 4 yrs./no wonder)

p.s. One med I was on (Risperdal) causes weight gain & at least in some cases (not sure how often this happens or if this happened to me, but it happened to a woman I knew yrs. ago) stopped her menstrual cycle. So, if your a girl (especially/duh) & your menstrual cycle shifts after starting/being on a med for awhile (or anything equivalent in a guy/I would not know) tell your doctor right away!

meditation... I like meditation, but I do breathing meditations, and movement meditations, which help. For example. I do the dishes, and when I'm washing them, I look at them and see them and wash them. At one with your inner dish :) But when an idea comes into my head, I let it go back out again... no frustration or interest, just reminding myself... that that idea's fine, but I'm busy now with the dishes, and get back to washing them. You can do this with anything... walking, showering, cleaning. It is called 'mindfullness' I guess. I learned it when taking a course on holistic learning, when I realized that I couldn't 'clear' my mind, but I could just stop things getting stuck there. That was a great realization... letting the thought go when it creeps in.

It's called "pot"