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Oct 10, 2009, 09:25 AM
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HI, I posted this on the dissociation board and nobody answered, so maybe I had the wrong place. Maybe you might know????
I saw my neuro-psychologist today again about my problems with trying to remember stuff when I am in class or studying. We are sure the problems are related to PTSD and the dissociating that occurs with that. I don't lose time but I do dissociate more than the average person when I am feeling triggered. The flight or fight takes over and I can't concentrate on things and have trouble studying. He is going to have me talk to this psychiatrist about treating just the dissociation, maybe with anti-seizure meds or ADD meds, or beta blockers. Has anyone had any experience with this and is it working? I am going through desensitization therapy with EMDR for the trauma stuff I have encountered so he doesn't want me to be too numbed out for that when I am working with my T or nor does he want it to interfere with me learning because I am in college. He is going to send me to a guy he knows specializes in PTSD, I am not on any other meds other than allergy meds and haven't even been to see a psychiatrist before. So this is kinda weird for me. Any advice? __________________ |
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Oct 10, 2009, 12:13 PM
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I have PTSD and depression and I take an anti-psychotic Risperidone that really helps me with the dissociation. I still get the occassional dissociateve episode, but nowhere near as often or as bad as before. You might try that at a really low dose.
And EMDR is really good for working through trauma. Just becareful that your T is thoroughly trained, because in some cases it can make dissociation worse. ---splitimage
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Oct 11, 2009, 10:56 PM
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The only way I have found to reduce the dissociation is to increase my self-care (make sure I am eating and sleeping enouhg--I do take sleep meds for this), manage my reactivity (with an antidepressant) and to work, work, work on the trauma in therapy. Therapy increases my sense of safety and decreases the dissociation.
I wish there was an easier, faster way! |
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Oct 12, 2009, 01:17 AM
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seroquel helps a little. It can't really get rid of dissociation completley but can help the distress and decrease it a little.
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Oct 14, 2009, 02:52 PM
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Although meds may help side effects of dissociation no meds that I know of helps dissociation. other than hard work...working through the "stuff" that made one dissocitive the first place. Hey good luck at healing....
ThaCrew
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