Posted by Elizabeth on August 1, 2001, at 14:22:31
In reply to Elizabeth: Please Read, posted by terra miller on July 31, 2001, at 23:25:55
> two things: i have just "attempted" to read a thread here which has the hand-holding titles in it... i was drawn to it because of the DID in one of the titles. i didn't manage to read very far, however, so i have no idea what that thread is really about.
It's pretty much devolved into random chattering. :-)
> i am now totally "fogged out." i think i'm having problems containing myself that i might actually be "understood" by another person who knows personally about the DID dx.
I wouldn't be that person.
> in any case, i am totally "out of focus" right now. i wonder if you (you of course do not need to answer this if you aren't comfortable) are an Elizabeth who was a friend of mine on other boards?
Umm. Not that I know of. Can you give me a hint?
> on a practical basis: how in the heck does one with the DID dx. attempt to medicate in helpful ways "the body/brain?"
I don't know. I think that there hasn't been much focus on pharmacotherapy of dissociative disorders. I've heard of people using various things, but I don't know how well they work.
> specifically, i have been asking you about benzos. i am relying on alcohol medicinally these days. wish i could take a benzo without getting dependent or it not working or (grrrrr.... can't headache.......grrrr) anyway, should i even bother with meds??????
I don't have enough information to make any reasonable judgment about that.
I'm confused about one thing in particular: you said you become tolerant to/dependent on benzos, but this doesn't happen with alcohol???
> maybe i should just rely on "the ol'system" to take care of the panic on its own like it knows how to do instead of trying to "handle the panic on my own???" do you understand the "nature" of my questions????????
I think so. Can you say more about what you mean by panic?
-elizabeth
poster:Elizabeth
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