What is the best medication for rumination?

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asked Jun 9, 2022 in Mental Health by thegoat (1,010 points)
What is the best medication for rumination?

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answered Jun 12, 2022 by walkingmore (10,110 points)
The best medications for rumination are.

Duloxetine (Cymbalta)
Desvenlafaxine (Pristiq)
Venlafaxine (Effexor)

Rumination is a mental illness and it's said to be a silent mental health problem.

Rumination is one of the co-occurring symptoms found both in anxiety disorders and depression.

It is often a primary symptom in Obsessive-compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder.

Rumination disorder in adults is a rare behavioral disorder in which food is brought back up from the stomach.

With rumination disorder or rumination syndrome the food is either rechewed, reswallowed, or spit out.

And the food will be described as tasting normally and not acidic-tasting, like vomit.

What this means is it is still undigested.

This problem is a psychological disorder.

Rumination is a reflex, not a conscious action. This problem is a psychological disorder.

It may be mistaken for vomiting or other digestive problems.

Behavioral therapy will help you to notice the pattern and work to fix it.

While rumination syndrome itself is not life-threatening, the problems that develop around the rumination are quite debilitating.

Some of these problems include: Heightened GI sensitivity resulting in severe abdominal pain, nausea, bloating and/or pressure that makes having food or fluid in the stomach intolerable.

The best medications for managing rumination are those that treat an underlying mental health condition such as generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder.

Examples of temporary rumination can be: Continually worrying about an upcoming test.

Reliving an important conversation.

Thinking about a meaningful event that happened in the past.

Some of the long-term complications may include: Increased risk of dehydration, malnutrition and weight loss.

Poor school attendance and involvement in activities.

Emotional issues such as anxiety, stress and depression.

Rumination is one of the most problematic cognitive symptoms associated with depression.

Individuals may go on a rumination on one obsessive thought, questing and trying to find answers, for hours and even days.

They may be normal but the individuals themselves know how distressing it is.

The individual may go on for years, assuming they only have obsessions and no compulsions for it.

The signs and symptoms of rumination disorder include.

Regurgitating and re-chewing food on a regular basis.
Digestive problems, such as indigestion and stomach aches.
Dental problems, such as bad breath and tooth decay.
Weight loss.
Chapped lips.

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