Posted by banga on March 30, 2005, at 22:08:15
In reply to BPII and 'detached' - how do I deal with it?, posted by BP2TreadingWater on March 30, 2005, at 19:45:53
I also ruminate and have symptoms of derealization---a feeling you are not really participating in reality, that you are in fact not part of reality. I so far have not had much luck finding something that helps. I am on Abilify now, close to a month...
Some evidence indicates that a least with depersonalization/derealization, Lamictal can help. 100 mg is not a very high dose. Though what you describe is a bit different--sound more like emotional numbing than reality-distance/distortion?, maybe it's something to consider? One thought that comes to mind is trying a higher dose before adding another med....
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