Klonopin is used for epilepsy, so I wasn't too surprised when it decreased the derealization for me. I say that because I do believe that (regardless of the cause) derealization has a neurobiological base. Of course, Klonopin also reduces anxiety. But the tolerance factor is the problem.
For whatever reason, neither Xanax nor Ativan did anything to ameliorate the DR. If anything, they made it worse.
Interestingly, when I'm manic, although the DR is usually worse, I feel much more "alive."
I don't know. To me, the dissociative disorders are the most complicated and complex of any psych disorders.
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