Gimpy's WMDs

Seems like you're almost proud of having such a long list, like a badge of how fucked up you are! I've noticed the same thing with several other people in this forum. Of course DP is a horrible, horrible thing but it seems to me lots of people are defined by their illness and by their medication - how about we just try to get on with our lives? OK so I'm bring deliberately provocative, but I think there's a grain of truth in there.

The other thing is - why so many meds? Is your doctor just really crap and tries you on anything available for a laugh? Though there still needs to be a hell of a lot more research done on DP, and individuals respond in different ways, there is some kind of consensus forming about what works and what doesn't. The studies done by the DP research unit in the UK, which I was lucky enough to be able to attend, are leading the way here.

David (Lamictal and Prozac if you must know)

I think it's a valid point - Elizabeth Wurtzel in Prozac Nation says it was a valuable part of her recovery learning not be be defined by her illness. Yes DP is horrible but even when it's at its worst we still find moments of escape from it.

See some of my other posts regarding latest understanding of what causes DP and latest treatments and latest treatments - fluoxetine plus lamotrigine or clonazepam seems to be the best thinking at the moment

David

It's an anti-convulsant previously used to treat epilepsy but which has had some success in treating DP. It's still experimental at the moment, but research is promising.

Yeah is there any research about DP and cannabis. I smoked a hell of a lot in college, and also took the odd trip as well. I know there's research linking cannabis with psychosis, which I suppose is fairly similar in symptoms to DP.

David