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Originally Posted by BethRags
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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Yes they are, especially in that I don't really know how to treat them. With bipolar at least you have meds and fairly well-established therapy methods. With dissociation/derealization I'm pretty much in the dark. I'll ask my therapist if she has any ideas but I'm doubtful.
Interesting about the Klonopin, I wonder if that means that Lamictal (being an anti-epileptic) might have a beneficial effect as well.