Posted by avid abulia on June 14, 2003, at 11:11:39
In reply to Re: Clonidine experiences » avid abulia, posted by ace on June 14, 2003, at 1:35:33
i would definitely recommend clonidine over olanzapine, it is a much safer drug by and large, and some fraction of people get very good results from it.
have you tried lamotrigine or phenytoin for your derealization? those are often considered very good drugs for that symptom, but phenytoin is rarely used in psych patients do to gingival hyperplasia (gum overgrowth) and hirsuitism (it makes a lot of people very hairy). it is, however, a stronger sigma-1 antagonist, and some people have better luck on it (for epilepsy proceeded by derealization, anyway, i have found no research on it as regards psychiatric derealization). phenytoin is an enzyme-inducer, however. lamotrigine is not.
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