Posted by tygereyes on January 25, 2006, at 18:56:20
In reply to Re: Parnate and Body Dysmorphic Disorder, posted by Racer on January 24, 2006, at 16:26:13
> My guess is that, since no one really knows what causes BDD, no one can answer your question definitively.
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> Which won't stop me from answering your post, of course...
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> This is a guess, but BDD may respond to antidepressants because of the reduction in distress symptoms they provide. It's probably the non-specific improvement in affect that's involved, rather than any specific effects on the disorder itself. You know, "I'm not so depressed, so my nose/boobs/knees/whatever don't seem like such a big deal to me anymore." Does that make sense? Do you think that could be part of what you're experiencing?
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> As for treatment by raising the dose, I wouldn't think that would clear up the residual symptoms, but that's just a guess from someone who knows little about it. My guess, though, is that the effective dose for depression will alleviate a certain proportion of your symptoms, and the rest would require psychotherapy to resolve.
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> Hope those musings help.It's actually very different from the depression. Drugs that treated depression never necessarily treated my BDD. The two are totally different illnesses.
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