Sorry been posting so much. I just wonder if anyone feels the same as me. I read through and the DP symptoms sort of go along with what i feel. It isnt that I feel my arm doesnt belong to me, or i dont recognize myself in the mirror. BUT I feel like I am non-existant , like i dont belong in my body. like i have to get out of my skin, im not me anymore. its weird. hard to explain. need some re-assurance here please. i feel so odd. it seems when i think about it, i can bring it on something fierce. I am on 50 mgs zoloft now i lowered it from 100, i think i got up to that too fast, its having a negative effect on me or something. hope to make sense
sorry need more help
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I dont personally get those feelings but I really dont have bad dp/dr, but it is classic for dp/dr people. I know that right now you just started to experience these feelings and nothing will make it get better. Honestly it will all get better your feelings will start to fade and become less and less bother some. It is really near impossible to think about the fact you will be ok, but if you give it time it will really make a difference.
As for the zoloft I have been on it for several years, when i first had a nervous break down at the age of 14ish. I used to be scared of mad cow disease lol, it set me into quite a horrible spell. Anyway I went to see a shrink they put me on zoloft. My biggest feeling was that it would do nothing and I would be trapped in this anxious state forever. I would go as far and say ZOLOFT IS A MIRACLE DRUG, for me atleast. I know everyone is different but zoloft if you react well to the drug can be highly sucessful.
One note that I would reccomend you do with your zoloft is if you want to go up to 100mg keep the 50 mg your doing then go up 75mg and break a 50 tablet in two. If you still feel affects go 75mg one day 50mg the next day for a while, I noticed that helped me when I weened off. Just play around with it see if it helps. I dont know how much experience you have with A-D's but there are a whole slew of them, if zoloft doesnt work hell there are many out there, more and more coming out each year, so never give up hope.
Oh by the way I went off zoloft the first time before I had another anxiety attack, but when I went back on it for the second time it worked slower. It also had some stronger side effects the first few weeks, if you can hang it out for the first few weeks than the side effects should subside rather nicely for most people.
Best wishes,
orangeaid.
As for the zoloft I have been on it for several years, when i first had a nervous break down at the age of 14ish. I used to be scared of mad cow disease lol, it set me into quite a horrible spell. Anyway I went to see a shrink they put me on zoloft. My biggest feeling was that it would do nothing and I would be trapped in this anxious state forever. I would go as far and say ZOLOFT IS A MIRACLE DRUG, for me atleast. I know everyone is different but zoloft if you react well to the drug can be highly sucessful.
One note that I would reccomend you do with your zoloft is if you want to go up to 100mg keep the 50 mg your doing then go up 75mg and break a 50 tablet in two. If you still feel affects go 75mg one day 50mg the next day for a while, I noticed that helped me when I weened off. Just play around with it see if it helps. I dont know how much experience you have with A-D's but there are a whole slew of them, if zoloft doesnt work hell there are many out there, more and more coming out each year, so never give up hope.
Oh by the way I went off zoloft the first time before I had another anxiety attack, but when I went back on it for the second time it worked slower. It also had some stronger side effects the first few weeks, if you can hang it out for the first few weeks than the side effects should subside rather nicely for most people.
Best wishes,
orangeaid.
It's feeing state that is difficult to describe and it comes in many guises. I to get into some very weird and terrifying states and the mental anguish is impossible for those who have never had it to understand it as it's so far removed from their everyday experience. But you said something in your post that will help. Don't focus on it or think about it; keep your mind stimulated as much as you can on something else. It's nigh impossible and very draining to do but you have to keep your attention away from the sensations. As I was having breakfast I started focusing on how strange my cup looked and I felt the fear start to intensity. Immediately I stopped and started to think about something else. If I had of stuck with that thought I would end up in a state very similar to what your in at the moment. So keep going and trying and post as much as you like on this board, that's why we're here. We are the ones that can understand and help, even if it's is only a litte each time
G
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·Danilee,
Here is an example for you. I can be walking from the parking ramp in the morning and completely feel that I am not truly there, have not driven the 30 miles into work, and am not actually walking into the building. Is that what you mean by non exsistant because if it is, I know exactly what you are talking about.
Kate
Here is an example for you. I can be walking from the parking ramp in the morning and completely feel that I am not truly there, have not driven the 30 miles into work, and am not actually walking into the building. Is that what you mean by non exsistant because if it is, I know exactly what you are talking about.
Kate
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I can relate to most of what people have said. I wouldn't have been able to a few hours ago, but it's all come back on again for me after a long shift in a new job.
One thing I'll point out straight up is that it's not worth thinking too hard about whether what you're experiencing is this or that form of DP - doing so only focuses yourself more on your symptoms.
The reality is that these states are so hard to described that words just don't "fit" them; you can look at this or that symptoms and recognize it in yourself, but the whole "package" will never be written down.
Like others have said, the best way to overcome these bad patches - and it's always harder than it sounds - is to focus on something else and not attach meaning to the feelings.
One thing I'll point out straight up is that it's not worth thinking too hard about whether what you're experiencing is this or that form of DP - doing so only focuses yourself more on your symptoms.
The reality is that these states are so hard to described that words just don't "fit" them; you can look at this or that symptoms and recognize it in yourself, but the whole "package" will never be written down.
Like others have said, the best way to overcome these bad patches - and it's always harder than it sounds - is to focus on something else and not attach meaning to the feelings.
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