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Re: Parnate and Body Dysmorphic Disorder » tygereyes

Posted by Racer on January 25, 2006, at 21:21:35

In reply to Re: Parnate and Body Dysmorphic Disorder, posted by tygereyes on January 25, 2006, at 18:56:20

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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.
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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.
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> It's actually very different from the depression. Drugs that treated depression never necessarily treated my BDD. The two are totally different illnesses.

For the record, I never said it was the same disorder. I speculated about how an antidepressant was improving the symptoms.

Have you ever tried any of the APs for it? They're used in eating disorders, to reduce some of the problems faced during treatment. Maybe one of them would help you with the BDD?

And have you tried psychotherapy at all?


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