Hi Tenken, that's great news. How long did you take Adderal and how much did you take?
DP/DR cured what worked/what didn't
Hi I am someone who has completely conquered their DP/DR and thought I would try to help you guys by telling you which medications worked and which didn't for myself. I got the condition through smoking marijuana and suffered with it for 5 long years but now it has been completely gone for 3 years. While I was going through it I pretty much made myself a complete guinie pig to various meds because I didnt care what happened I just wanted out of that feeling no matter what anyway heres is what helped and what didnt.
So in the end Adderal is what ended my condition. Obviously this same story wont work for everyone but I thought I would share it. The reason I think Adderal ended it is because it allowed me to focus on things that I needed to do in my life instead of the DP/DR all day every day. So eventually the feeling faded completely and even though I dont take Adderal anymore it hasnt been back. Anyway I hope you all find some peace from this terrible condition. Im free to talk if anyone needs help or advice.
- Lexapro - No help at all
- Luvox - No help at all
- Anafranil - Helped a lot but it only ever brought me to about 75% cured
- Lamictal - Felt like it may have been helping slightly but very mildly
- Klonopin - Helped in the moment but the problems always returned
- Xanax - Similar to Klonopin
- Depakote - No help at all
- Abilify - No help at all
- Risperdal - No help at all
- Effexor - No help at all, made me feel terrible
- Wellbutrin - No help at all
- Buspar - No help at all
- Prozac - No help at all
- Remeron - No help made me feel like a zombie
- Elavil - No help at all
- Seroquel - No help made me feel like a zombie
- Provigil - Never got the chance to try it but it sounded promising
- Ritalin - Helped a lot
- Adderal - The Med that ended my DP/DR
So in the end Adderal is what ended my condition. Obviously this same story wont work for everyone but I thought I would share it. The reason I think Adderal ended it is because it allowed me to focus on things that I needed to do in my life instead of the DP/DR all day every day. So eventually the feeling faded completely and even though I dont take Adderal anymore it hasnt been back. Anyway I hope you all find some peace from this terrible condition. Im free to talk if anyone needs help or advice.
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I only had to take the adderal for about 4 months and i took 15mg of the extended release a day.Hi Tenken, that's great news. How long did you take Adderal and how much did you take?
So the medication took the visual fog and numbness and everything away?
YepSo the medication took the visual fog and numbness and everything away?
Was there much overlap between these medications? Presumably you wouldn't just decide to stop the ones which helped a little or a lot?
Do you remember what dp symptoms you had?
Interesting that a stimulant is what ultimately ended your DP/DR.
A lot of people with DP/DR experience an exacerbation of symptoms a a result of stimulant use. Perhaps in a therapeutic dose it could be beneficial? I'll give it some thought.
I'm on Klonopin right now though, and I'm pretty sure that might have some significant interactions with a amphetamine like that. I'll see what a doc has to say.
Anyways, thanks for sharing.
A lot of people with DP/DR experience an exacerbation of symptoms a a result of stimulant use. Perhaps in a therapeutic dose it could be beneficial? I'll give it some thought.
I'm on Klonopin right now though, and I'm pretty sure that might have some significant interactions with a amphetamine like that. I'll see what a doc has to say.
Anyways, thanks for sharing.
That sounds great you found the right one.
would you guess that it helped with interaction of the other meds?
And have you been in therapy in this time?
would you guess that it helped with interaction of the other meds?
And have you been in therapy in this time?
That's crazy how many pills you went through
I have nothing against people who take medication because I understand that DP is very very hard but if you can just hang in there and truly dissassemble what's going on you can just save the medical treatment as a last resort
I have nothing against people who take medication because I understand that DP is very very hard but if you can just hang in there and truly dissassemble what's going on you can just save the medical treatment as a last resort
How is conquering your dp with meds, conquered? I would say conquering Dp without meds is the truth, not with meds which screw your brain.
mindfulness would be the natural adderall for me, it allows me to focus without monkey mind which dp, anxiety produces, mindfulness is the only thing which provides, and gives me clarity, there is no dp with there is mindfulness, my mind brings up all sorts of stuff, but I return to body, dp has no power, nor does anxiety when I am doing mindfulness.
This must mean that if there is no dp when I am being mindful, then dp must be obsessions, and looking out for danger..because when I am doing mindfulness I get things pop up in my mind, ie dp, whats wrong with me, I am going mad, why cant I find my way out of this? why can I see past this tunnel vision?
but when my attention is totally focused on my body, there is no dp, there is nothing. the only thing I notice is if I am very tired.
This must mean that if there is no dp when I am being mindful, then dp must be obsessions, and looking out for danger..because when I am doing mindfulness I get things pop up in my mind, ie dp, whats wrong with me, I am going mad, why cant I find my way out of this? why can I see past this tunnel vision?
but when my attention is totally focused on my body, there is no dp, there is nothing. the only thing I notice is if I am very tired.
Well because its gone now and i dont have to deal with it anymore. I dont really care how i ended it. Id rather have it be gone then worrying about whether i ended it the right way and still having it. Being depersonalized for 5 years screwed with my brain more then any medication ever has.How is conquering your dp with meds, conquered? I would say conquering Dp without meds is the truth, not with meds which screw your brain.
Some of the ones like Anafranil and Klonopin i took for a long time before they were definetely helping but it never helped enough. i gave all of the meds a good length of time and had breaks in between.Was there much overlap between these medications? Presumably you wouldn't just decide to stop the ones which helped a little or a lot?
Did you do anything else alongside medication like psychological therapy etc?
I went through therapy for a long time too.Did you do anything else alongside medication like psychological therapy etc?
I talked to my doc about this topic, and he said Adderall is similar to Ritalin, and that those wouldnt help me. Also, he said there is a difference between high anxiety and ADHD disorder, these would be two distinct situations. I don't know if DP symptoms could occur in opposite situations (since Adderall and Ritalin are stimulants, and meds for anxiety have an opposite effect). So, maybe you have/had ADHD, not DP?
I took stimulants (Ritalin) without a prescription and while I was "up" my DP would disappear but the comedown was horrible causing DP like states worse than the original condition.
Guess everyone's chemical composition and mental states are different.
Like stated previously, I think it's extremely interesting that stimulants are what helped you most when most people say to stay away from stimulants while in a depersonalized sate.
As far as the argument goes about curing depersonalization with medication, it could be that the medication simply helped his mind focus on the thoughts less and change his thinking patterns, so I'd see the drugs more as tools rather than the cure.
I don't know, that's the way I see it.
Think this kind of shows as well how depersonalization really is different for everyone.
Sorry for the long post.
Guess everyone's chemical composition and mental states are different.
Like stated previously, I think it's extremely interesting that stimulants are what helped you most when most people say to stay away from stimulants while in a depersonalized sate.
As far as the argument goes about curing depersonalization with medication, it could be that the medication simply helped his mind focus on the thoughts less and change his thinking patterns, so I'd see the drugs more as tools rather than the cure.
I don't know, that's the way I see it.
Think this kind of shows as well how depersonalization really is different for everyone.
Sorry for the long post.
Did you have a lack of emotion too? That's my biggest problem. Will bring this up with my psychiatrist and therapist for some opinions or stories if they have any.
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