Posted by worrier on May 2, 2003, at 21:23:00
In reply to Re: Lawrence/Edgefield....Re: derealization » Edgefield, posted by daizy on April 30, 2003, at 11:58:28
Daisy, my best suggestion is to get a good pdoc soon. I'm sure that you MD is a good and understanding doc but primary care docs often don't have the expertise to correctly prescribe psychoactive drugs. I experienced derealization alot in association with anxiety/panic attacks and saw my MD for it when it became more frequent and disturbing. She put me on a series of different antidepressants, mostly SSRIs, each of which made the problems much worse (to the point that I finally ended up in the ER). Finally came to my senses and got myself to a good pdoc. It's been a year since my big downward spiral and while things aren't great they are much better. All I take is xanax .25
mg 4 or 5 times daily. As I said, things aren't perfect, but at least I'm functional and the derealization is all but gone...just little episodes now and then. Good luck to you. Worrier.
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