Posted by mattdds on January 2, 2003, at 20:39:43
In reply to Depression causing weird symptoms, posted by Dave1 on January 2, 2003, at 16:02:33
Dave,
Yeah, I get the same symptoms, especially after being anxious for a long time. Time distortion, depersonalization, and also deja vu and jamais vu type of feelings (that is the best I can describe them).
I also get weird facial and head sensations; dysesthesias paresthesias, and proprioceptive distortions (e.g. feels like my head is alternately really big, then small). It feels like my eyes are "melting" or sunken way back into my head (I know that is vague, but that is the best I can do). I also get weird headaches that even 800mg of ibuprofen won't kill.
I also have found that these symptoms outlast the affective part of the depression (the low mood). My mood has improved very gradually, but steadily, and with it, perhaps 50% of the weird symptoms have gone away, but much more slowly.
That is interesting that some of you have responded to mood-stabilizers / anticonvulsants. Is it common for pdocs to write out these drugs for this particular symptom pattern? I know Klonopin helps for me with this type of stuff (interestingly, K is also used as an anticonvulsant for absence seizures)
Don't let these freak you out, it's all part of the same process!
Best,
Matt
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