[Noncomposmentis8]

I have panic disorder...And I have felt detached from Reality for 3 months now...And It feels like its getting worse...Life feels like its draining out...And I'm terrified of this...I had 3 panic attacks this week alone...bet I'll have one tonight...

Everything to me feels like a dream, like its fake and I'm half alive...
My thoughts are confusing...Theres really not that line between mind and reality anymore ...My thoughts feel really life like and everything in my Head is just weird...

I feel like I'm going insane...And theres no such thing as life or Reality for me anymore...I dont feel like I'm in my body...Or head Idk... When I talk It sounds like I'm listening to someone else talk...

( does he take medication?) no...I dont I got it prescribed though...Klonopin .25 mg 2x a day .5 and night ...and Prozac 10mg in the morning...But I dont take it cause I'm too afraid to...I'm afraid of side effects and messing up my reality evenmore...especially Prozac...I tried Klonopin 4 times and just made me feel like a happy Drunk for 4 hours...

Idk I need help, I'm starting to give up.

[SeptemberMorn]

Know how you feel! It's scary to not feel real or that nothing you see, do or touch is real. For me, it was worth taking the Prozac and the Xanax to see if I'd feel real again! I did! That was over 20 yrs ago. That detached feeling hardly ever comes any more!

BTW, what's wrong with being a happy drunk? LOL The more you take your meds, the less you'll feel that way. It's just your body getting used to the med. Everything will even out quickly.

Don't overthink it! "Just do it!"

[TheBlueQueen]

I completely agree with SeptemberMorn on this one. When I wasn't on medication due to lack of funds, I felt detached and very awful... I was in a constant state of anxiety, depression, and agitation all at once and felt like I was just a character in a really bad movie. When I finally got funding for the meds and started back on them again, I did go through a period of time where my body needed to adjust, but that is normal (a bit of fatigue, a little of the groggy feeling, etc.). Once I did adjust, I started to feel much better and was able to function daily without having to be peeled off the ceiling.

Non, I understand your fears and you know I do. I talk to you on a daily basis. I truly believe that you need to just take the plunge and go for it. If for some reason that medication combo doesn't work for you, then ask for something else. It's not uncommon and you have the right to do so. The point is that meds are there to help and do help a great deal... don't deny yourself the chance to feel human again.

*hugs Non tight*

I know you can do this, hun. I'm with you and you know that.

[DePressMe]

I too have struggled to take my meds…but after adjusting to them the side effects go away. Its been my experience that my world is much better when I am medicated. The depression, anxiety and that horrible detached feeling goes away.

[Noncomposmentis8]

Thanks guys!

[InACorner]

i have actually been feeling like that recently....i have to poke myself to make sure im really there because i dont know...i now dont know if im hot or cold or if im hungry or not...i kinda just guess these days....its like looking in a bubble....
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