Extreme earworms music stuck in head

Posted by divinewisdom28 @divinewisdom28, Apr 8, 2023

Hi,

Over the past several months I've been having extreme earworms (music stuck in my head). It is so bad that it plays over my thoughts in my head.. just wish i could finally have some peace, quiet, and control over my mind..

My psychiatrist told me there is no specific condition for what i am describing, but the closest thing he would use to treat me for this was risperidone.. i didn't like the side effects so i switched to abilify (aripiprazole).
I was wondering if anyone else has had this, or is familiar with this and especially if there are any experts out there or anyone knows if abilify is indeed a medication that could treat this musical obsession symptom of mine.

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Dear @divinewisdom28 (2 years ado) and everybody else,

Having a “music stuck” of a song & hearing that inside your mind could be (of others wrote):

1. Earworm
2. OCD
3. Medicine
4. List in other music
5. Taking good meds & smoking pot
6. Music illusions
7. ARUS $60+- a year
8. Earworm since 1983 (deaf since then) & loss of his job

9. For me, @greg56xx, is a big problem but can’t remember my music inside my brain. I lost it from a brain-injury accident 12 years ago. I was & am a musician but lost 50% of my memory & ability.

Thx,
Greg D. @greg56xx

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@praha

have earworms since 1983. (am deaf since then)

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I don't hear voices.
I also have cancer the last 9 years. it is the MM variety. Had autologous stem cell transplant but not much success with it. The Chemo makes my fingers and toes numb so my balance is impaired and shakes in my head with eye issues made my vision go south.

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@shelleyw

doublej777, I had absolutely no clue what earworm was before this. You mentioned that it was an old thread but you still hoped for something. I have it or them, I don't know the correct verbiage. Started rather suddenly, about two years ago. Also a weird vibration issue started in my feet about the same time. I have no idea if this is related. The vibrations are so strong that I feel it through the couch, then I have to get up and make sure something is not going wrong. My earworm is similar to, if I go to sleep listening to music with words, that is what I will hear for several hours after I get up. So, no singing music. I swear the music is real and I am hearing it from outside. I asked my husband if he could hear it for the first six months or so, same with the vibrations. He was very kind and always responded with, no he hears and feels nothing. I seem to have a group of songs and voices I hear most often. I have determined that the songs are not related to anything I have recently heard. The voices are always male. This is probably because I live with just my husband. But it's not his voice, it's more like the news on TV. I have extremely loud, buzzing tinnitus that randomly makes this super high pitched frequency. I don't know how I can hear. The noise is so loud but most times I can hear through it, if that makes any sense. I seen so many drs. about it, with no true diagnosis or treatment at all. The last Dr. I saw, said kindly, honestly, that there is no cure, period. She suggested using music instrumental in earbuds, since I have hyperinsomnia my sleep is awful. I chose the app, Aura, $60+-/yr. Loads of variety in music, songs, meditation, hypnosis, sleep stories etc. It has helped me a lot.
For me, I don't want another medication. I have been on every anti depressant and lots of anti anxiety meds over many years. Finally I found a psychiatrist that told me very clearly: medication is not the answer for me. After I had a nasty response to a new migraine medication, that dr. said, everyone needs an antidepressant with this migraine medication, so I took it, in less than 48 hours I was in serious suicidal trouble. I have had suicidal thoughts before, but never did I actually feel so bad so fast. I spoke with my psychiatrist and he said NO. He talked with my husband and we strategized a plan to bring me down off the migraine medication without adding antidepressant. The reason I brought this up is because medication is often prescribed for things that can not ever be helped by medication and then they blame us , the medication and say that it is not a perfect science, it is trial and error. Well, I definitely got all the errors!!!
I know that using the app and earbuds is not an easy option for daytime use; you need to form thoughts and talk with people. I have noticed that some of the music and voices have become very diminished during the day. I think that calming everything down at night has helped me better able to ignore at least some of the symptoms during the day. I think Aura might offer a free trial. Best wishes for calming down the noise. Shelley

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I also had insomnia and use of Amitriptylene works 100% for me. Started with 100 mg and upped to 150 mg which gives me sound sleep after taking it at bed time. I am happy that family doctor thought of trying it.

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