Posted by falconman on April 18, 2003, at 17:25:08
In reply to Re: Strange feelings..., posted by bookgurl99 on April 18, 2003, at 16:37:37
Hi,
from the research thats being done it seems that DP can be completely physiological (problems with the temporal lobes) or/and psychological. It often exists as a symptom of other problems eg migraine,panick,depression...ect, but can also be an illness in its own right. People with DP disorder will often suffer from depression, panick... ect, as symptoms of their primary DP.The drugs that seem to have been most effective and receive most attention in DP research are Klonopin + an SSRi(nearly always Ciprimil although fluoxetine has had some attention), Clomipramine(doesn't work for most, but when it does it is usually very effective) and Lamotrigine. Klonopin, although to varying degrees (as you'd expect), seems to help nearly everyone with DP. As well as reducing anxiety that often accompanies DP, it seems to attack the heart of the problem too.
So I suppose a big barrier to cross is to identify whether the DP seems to be more primary (it rarely is), or whether it is a side effect of a drug or a symptom of another problem, although either way the above meds could be useful.
Dopaminergic drugs have had little attention, which seems strange to me since DP sufferers experience anhedonia big time. The emphasis seems to be with serotonergic drugs (as per usual), and drugs related to epilepsy eg Klonopin, Lamotrogine, Trileptal.
Peace
Mark
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