Supplements/medications specifically for special interests?

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I've been trying to look around for some info on this and haven't come up with much. I'm looking for some kind of supplement (preferably) or medication to help with managing my special interests. I realize there are supplements for focus and such, but I would love something that would keep me a bit more even in daily living, so that I do not need to obsess about my special interest to such a strong degree. I was thinking perhaps something usually used to treat OCD might help.

Does anyone have any experience with something like this?

There was a medication for it, but the medication became paradoxically became interest to all the subjects in the trial test...Say no to meth.

I wish to keep anything of that nature far away from me. I don't need to take anything, that will dampen, or kill off my identity. To each, their own.

Personally I agree with Cockney Rebel. I see obsessiveness as a core aspect of who I am, and the focus and depth of vision it gives me has been behind nearly all of my accomplishments. That said, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are prescribed to lessen symptoms related to OCD. There are a number of different brands--some generic and some brand-name--with different properties and side effects. Users of these medications do seem to notice differences among them, so it's important to pick the right one. Common side effects to watch out for are sexual impotence, manic symptoms, loss of appetite, and a withdrawal syndrome that may include things called "brain zaps".

How about yoga?

I posted a similar inquire limited to homeopathic supplementation.........and got 1 reply primarily about the virtues of caffiene (which as an admitted coffee snob I get plenty of )

I would be very curious if anyone has used any herbal or amino acid supplementation with any success. Eastern medicine, for lack of a better term, has been around a LOT longer than than its prescription crazy Western cousin.

5HTP can help with obsessive thinking. It's safe and has less side effects than SSRIs. You can't ever mix it with alcohol or take it withing 12 hours of drinking because of a seizure risk and there a few other precautions but I think it works well for a lot of people.

If you sink into a deep depression, unable to see meaning in the world... well, you'll know what caused it.

Can't you just try to change your special interest from that, or live with it? I can't see as anything good can come of trying to blunt your special interests.

If you're talking about being unable to stop doing something when you want to stop, then what you're dealing with isn't really the presence of special interests; rather you probably want to increase self-regulation and executive function, decrease perseveration, etc., yes?

If so, some of the same medications that help ADHD people may help you. I am better with transitions and better at breaking out of an activity when I need to do so when I take Concerta. Beware, though, because if you are hypersensitive like me, you will need to start with a very low dose. If I take a normal adult's dose, I end up with a zombie-like effect which is nowhere near what I want.

If you do better on coffee, you may do better on normal ADHD medication.

(And yeah, I was the one who suggested coffee. It's my standard response to "I have ADHD but I don't want to take meds".)

A doctor would have to PRY MY MOUTH OPEN or put a FUNNEL up to it and FORCE the pills down!! !!

I just don't think that's right!! !!

Actually, maybe I can explain this better without going into too much detail.

I have, on occasion, become obsessed with particular people that I know. Usually I develop feelings for that person. In the case of that type of interest developing, it would really be quite helpful to be able to tone the obsession down a bit. Recently I ran into problems when I developed an obsession over one of my coworkers. I don't mind having the interest, especially in these situations because I know that it will pass, however it would be helpful for me in my every day life to calm such things down a bit so that I can function better in my job.