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- Yes, I say "like" way too many times. I had great success with the medication Clomipramine (Anafranil is the brand name). It is a tricyclic antidepressant. Other tricyclics and MAOI's have also been known to help some people.
I pray that all you people suffering here are better soon 🙏🏼💜
Thanks for your honest video. I'm 42 and have suffered from this disorder most of my life. Mine is not drug related. I didn't know what it was and simply thought I was insane. At 21 it hit me hard but I continued to suffer alone till I turned 28. I went to see a psychiatrist. She gave me Paxil and it saved my life. Eventually I moved on to Welbutrin (no help) and then Lexepro. I was on Lexepro was 14 years and it suddenly stopped working. Now I am on 40 mg of Celexa and have started 25 mg of Anafranil (almost 2 weeks). It seems to be helping but episodes still recur. I'm sure he'll put me on a higher dose of Anafranil. Again, thank you for for the video. You are the 1st person I have seen speak about it.
Rita1972 how are you now?
It's amazing to see this video and watch someone' else list every fucking symptom that you have I can relate to every single thing you said in this video down to a tee. Incredible. Man I love to chit chat with you about it...as fucked up as it is it's good to know I'mNot the only one.
Hey man, thanks a lot I'm glad to hear people escape from this
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Hello brother thank you for being genuine and not afraid to speak out about it openly. I hope you’re better now?
Marijuana intoxication is essentially depersonalization
After all these years, I wanted to post an update. I think in this video I gave a little too much credit to Clomipramine in ridding myself of DP/DR. I’ve contemplated deleting this video because of how cringey some of the stuff I said was lol. But I think my experience remains relevant and helpful for people who are terrified and trying to figure out what is happening to them.
Around the time of this video, I did experience a major breakthrough with overcoming my symptoms. Whether or not that was due to the drug I’m not sure, there really is no evidence. A lot of it I think was simply changing my interpretation and attitude toward what the Depersonalization was forcing me to constantly feel and think about. The drug may have helped give me the leverage I needed. I was also undergoing weekly sessions with my therapist and I owe a lot to him.
I’m not sure if this is something you can ever “cure” yourself of because once the veil has been lifted, you can’t really unsee what you have already witnessed. But it is very possible to reintegrate back into everyday life and society. I still experience (thankfully mostly fleeting) feelings of Depersonalization and Derealization to this day but it doesn’t really scare me anymore. When those feelings and thoughts creep up on me, I just sit back and observe, and try not to give it the time of day.
P.S.
I apologize for not responding to a bunch of these comments. Distancing myself from all things related to DP/DR was an important step for me. I was stuck in a constant obsessive loop of thinking about it and that only would exacerbate my symptoms.
I’m so happy to know that you can get out of this I’m 16 and I’m been having it for 3 days now and it’s hell and my parents don’t understand and my doctor said I need to eat healthy and and exercise but that doesn’t help I’ve been waking up crying because I feel like I’m never going to be the same ever again I feel like my life has been changed I want help
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Ahh man, you talking about those deep questions is exactly what I experienced, ruins your life so much, you just see things in such a different way
Hey I recovered too! nice to have someone to relate to though. I got off meds and am doing real well, just like you i feel like im over it, mine was both drug induced and non- drug induced.
Bree Bare hey how are you feeling now
Hi what meds are you on?
Damn man. I have/had the exact same thing. EXACT SAME! Everything I never questioned before became extremely weird.even things like going to the store scared the fuck out if me. I quit smoking marijuana in November (was an everyday smoker) and it I a little better now. Avoid alcohol too. Thank you or speaking out man... We are around the same age, people with this need to stick together. God bless
Thanking for watching. Good luck man
so that worked for u man im glad, to me what has helped with anxiety and dp/dr is to just accept it and imbrace those feelings when I would suppress it it would also go away but then I would out of the blue get a panic attack which would trigger time dilation which feels horrible and would also worsen my dp/dr, so I just noticed to not suppress but embace my anxiety and dp also embrace any sort of feelings basically just go wit it!my dp/dr has not gone away...
I've Had DP/DR for 20+ years! I got it from smoking very high grade weed and a few major concussions and overdosing on Antidepressants at 16 years old. Benzodiazepines were the only thing that has helped was clanazapam and Celexa and CBT/ Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. Thanks for the book recommendations bro. There's a movie about DP, called starring Matt Damon called (Numb) this is a must watch.
Yeah it's tough to live life without constantly questioning it.
sg72793 been there. How are you now my friend?
@@eastcoastjersey how are u
Well for the person experiencing DP/DR it feels very negative. It sucks. I didn't realize until later the new perspective it had given me on reality. I think I am also a much better person now due to having this experience. I don't take life seriously anymore and I don't get angry or worry too often about the stupid trivialities of everyday life. And yes you are correct. Everything is an illusion. I learned this as well. I was mainly talking about what I was feeling at the time.
I might make another video talking about how I've learned to embrace the disorder as a kind of spiritual awakening. As I think that is exactly what it is. A very powerful awakening that I wasn't ready for at the time, consequently blowing me away and sending me spiraling into the void.
Mate that s a cool idea although it is 8 years ago haha
I totally agree these things happen on smart people, and very divine thought always comes to you man. Your worlds really indicates you nice personality, depersonalizations happened to me since I was nine years.
Keep it up man ,it's only thoughts but keep looking for the universe originality I recommend you to read the Quran and will find your answers. Good luck
Hey! I had a quick question for you about your recovery with clomipramine/Anafranil. I'm currently on my 2nd day of taking 100 MG of clomipramine (I started at 25 MG and have been increasing my dose by 25 MG every 7 days), and I've felt a slow, gradual improvement over the past 3 weeks. I'm not back to reality/normal yet. How long were you on 100 MG before you realized you were back in reality? Also, how did you increase your dosage? Glad you recovered and thanks for sharing your story! It really gives me hope and motivation to keep fighting.
Hooooo shit omg that's EXACTLY it!!!! This is my mind when I smoke and its stayed with me.
How are you now?
hey bro did this medication once in awhile trigger anxiety?? oh and how long after did the 3d visuals came back..?
When I first started it I felt a little anxious. Kind of sick actually. Honestly I don't know when they came back but I didn't realize I was seeing things more normal again until I actually thought about it. Are you on the medication?
no...not at all but im thinking about it...im getting better im finally syncing with my emotions i feel emotions know the only thing though its mostly negative ones, sadness, nervousness, and fear of death, most people would think thats a bad thing but actually its a normal thing, when my dp was pretty bad i didnt feel any of this, i do notice that when i embrace these feelings i begin to feel normal and then happy, for example if i feel nervous eventually this nervousness and awkwardness makes me feel goofy and i begin to laugh and smile, or something thst scares me after that fearful situation i begin to laugh histeracally or get pist because i seem like a punk...lol, before when dp was at it worst nothing scared me not even death...not saying i always embrace the negative feelings but im doing good in beign truthfull to myself...anyways iam thinking on going on the medication to speed up the process but am afraid of adverse reactions cause i have taken 5htp before and i would feel like i couldnt breath from the anxiety...lol
wow, most relatable video ive ever seen, if you have any way of being contacted I would love to talk bro would mean the world, i know its been a long time but i figured its worth a shot, thanks
Are u good now
How are you now?
Yes. It takes time though. The thing is you can make the symptoms go away but your perspective of reality is forever changed. At least it was for me. I shouldn't speak for everyone because everyone's experience with this thing is somewhat unique. I know for a long time I wanted things to go back to how they used to be. But try to embrace this new view of things.
Somehow that medication did help restore the balance for me. But it also had to do with a change my mindset towards the disorder. Someone with DP/DR should approach psychedelics with caution, because many people had their disorder triggered by them. However, with the right mindset I believe they may have healing potential for people already with DP/DR. Yeah psychedelics definitely have potential in the mental health field. Too bad people are too close minded to give them a second look.
Good to hear!
@sg72793 appriciate the reply. Yes, i believe time is the ultimate healer. Do you think is the dp/dr that is chsnging the perspective or the lsd? My thoughts have been way to negative and i did not have a bad trip. I don't know what to blame. It changes you for the better i believe right?
Did Anafranil improve your dp/dr? Or did it get worse? The doctor remade me, but i'm Brazilian and i dont undersrand. Thanks
mine was triggered from lsd 2 months ago. I'm getting better and better everyday but it did make me think a lot about life and existence. I feel like i have waken up to reality but there are just somethings that i find hard to accept. Do you think i can overcome the acceptance of reality?
No it didn't make me feel more numb or like a robot. It did the opposite actually. Once I realized it was working I didn't feel numb anymore. Now that I am off the meds I have mild DP/DR but its not that bad and I really don't get the numbness anymore.
I've still yet to watch that movie. And just give the meds some more time. And you may want to up your dose. How much are you taking? 100mg daily was how much I usually took. I noticed a difference at 75mg though. I went up to 125mg but the side effects got a lot worse
people with schizophrenia have psychosis and hallucinate but they don't know they are hallucinating to them its real also they hear voices...people with dp/dr might somewhat hallucinate if they have a horrible panic attack but they know that there is something wrong with these hallucinations and can think logically doubting these hallucinations!
Uh, you could like watch the video or read the description. I talk about Clomipramine.
hey I got dp and its tolerable and I don't mind it as much, im thinking about taking meds because I wanna be my old outgoing goofy sociable self again...what did u take and what do u suggest besides the meds did u figure out what was causing your dp anxiety because of memories you couldn't cope wit or experience or was it clashing or discomfort of the self?etc
Oh I can relate thank you!
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Psychedelics can reveal these things to you as well. And believe me, I'm not a big fan of antidepressants, but they can help. I think that DP/DR is both a psychological disorder and a physiological one. So that's why medication can work. I could philosophize all day but it wouldn't take away the numbness and dissociation. Have you had chronic DP/DR?
Hi, did you say you were on Anafranil?
I've been dealing with this garbage for four months now...
Nice tool poster.
How are you now?
@@albertolombardi5196 you’ve asked me this on several other comment sections. I’m recovered.
@@xxMisterJxx How long did it last and did you use meds?
@@larspikke2 I had it for three years. Looking back on it now, all it is is a bad memory. I requested Zoloft from my psychiatrist and it helped a lot I think. I still take it. Some days I feel emotionless, but it’s better than having DP/DR and crippling anxiety, depression, and ruminating thoughts.
@@xxMisterJxx omg 3 years is a long time 😪 happy you're recovered though. I can't live in this scary world for so long
Yes it went back to normal as soon as I stopped haha
I think it's probably both. DP/DR changes your perspective for sure. And the LSD probably did too. I mean even if you didn't end up with depersonalization/derealization you'd probably still see things differently depending on how powerful your trip was.
Does anafranil help with the symptoms or just ocd ?
Can you tell me all medications?
I think that there are various experiences that are all labelled DP, and it might not be fruitful to interpret one's unique experience in terms of a standard diagnosis, which is NOT an entity in itself, only a classification of symptoms. I've had the same experience of freaking out on pot, believing I had developed schizophrenia and become chronically ill. I actually got the schizophrenia diagnosis, I don't think DP is used very much in my country.
Hi! :-) How long did You take anafranil?
also shrooms can help with dp/dr I have a friend who cured his dp/dr with shrooms but may not work for everyone and can make it worse or even trigger something worse on some people so people who are thinking caution is advised so if your thinking of trying this start with small dose and be with experienced people and a happy environment!
Yeah I know there is a big difference between schizophrenia and DP but I am misdiagnosed... I wouldn't recommend for anyone who have no experience with psychedelics to use them on their own in order to relieve DP, but I know for a fact that they have enormous therapeutic potential, not comparable to any other drugs. Psychiatry should start working with LSD therapy again...
cool man, I always get back to normal man but I always relapse Always and I don't take meds it just me in a good state of mind but I always have a relapse, maybe I need some meds to give me that extra push man!everytime I get back to normal some strong emotion that I cant handle brings me back to DP!:(
hey guys i was prescribed pristiq...its a SNRI...however i feel like i was misdiagnosed.. still reluctant to start that med
What were some of the side effects you were getting while on this? I tried sending you a message but it won't let me.. Thanks
thank U I was looking for what I had,I have dp ,how long does it last I had it for over weeks and about to be a month
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+OG Olster I'm getting use to it but some times hit me bad :/
How are you
Rangar how are you now ?
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What was your dosage when you were on Anafranil?
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i got DP/DR from smoking weed... what were the other medications that could work for depersonalization/derealization?
I'm trying naloxone soon. It had great success in one trial.
that's great i don't fear needles but i don't like injecting myself (naloxone), i think they have nasal spray but is small dosage. bioavailability would be real low compared to injecting it. naltraxone has tablets but i never tried it.. so it only worked 1 time for you?
@@AnGhaeilge - so did you try it ? i am dealing with this
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@@AnGhaeilge How are you now?
I was so lucky to get this at a less intense level. Does anybody know if there are relevent links to anxiety dissorders???
How are you feeling now with feeling in sync with dp/dr? Do you still feel intact with reality and stable and full minded?. I'm thinking about trying anafranil bareing in mind I'm 17 and live in new zealand, i think i have to be 18 to get it perscribed :c .
Curtis Hewitt do you still have it ?
Well I'm not on the meds at the moment but it affected it a lot. One reason I got off of it lol
Hi did you recover?
I hope you're doing well now
I'm okay. I'm not taking meds anymore. The DP is on and off but it really hasn't been that bad lately
I'm glad hear that, by the way i am on medication for O.C.D for 8 years [ 3x75 mg anafranil - 1,5 xanax] and i am better too
Anafranil worked wonders for my OCD
Ivr had dp/dr since a child wen i was depressed & anxious. But ive had constant dr/dp for the past 3yrs. I started clomipramine a month ago but my dp is the same altho im less anxious. Go watch The film NUMB with mathew perry
Bro. Thank you so much for this video... Ur also so freaking funny
I used reduced glutathione and vitamin c . Also tumeric and black pepper.. I felt better and it went away
bubble Bee how long did you have dp for?
@@wildprettypurple 3 years :(
How long did you take the tumeric for?? Did it really help?
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@@wildprettypurple How are you now?
Still you use clomipramine?
And the "sexual dysfunction" was enough to fuck up your sexual life?
I tried Mirtazapine for a while,and while on sex I felt my penis much less sensibile and orgasm didn't felt that good so I quiited.
And if you're not did DP/DR came back? I expect not,since DR/DP are maintly caused by stress/anxiety and when you're a little free of them(because of meds) I don't thin it should come back.
Lol yeah for me the sexual disfunction was similar to what you're describing. And no I'm not on clomipramine any more. I experience DP on and off but it's not as intense and troubling as it was before.
sg72793 So now it's transient like it goes on for a while than off right?
That's nice.I would like to try antidepressants again but c'mon I felt like the head of my penis was non-existent I felt literally nothing.
Erection wasn't a problem but wtf was that feeling lol
Lol maybe. As long as your not afraid of delving back into those dissociated states.
I'm on anafranil for 4 days. 25mg. I don't like the sweating. I had untreated panic disorder which grew into depersonalization and no other way to put it but hiding myself because of the panic. So afraid of panic that I focused on my heartbeat for years. Then next thing you know I constantly felt like I was in a fog. The ssri didn't work except luvox . I quit due to side effects but I relapsed. Tried again but didn't work. I hope anafranil helps me .
I stopped the anafranil. Felt like I had to throw up all the time and did eventually. I am on 30mg cymbalta. Surprisingly has helped a lot. I also haven't gained any weight from it. Hope it stays like that.
R S how are you niw?
i had exactly same shit
How are you know
This same shit happened to me.
does it affect your sexual drive man?
I can only speak for myself, but I know that psychiatric drugs could never restore the imbalance caused. They are working on a different level, they don't get you in touch with the psychological issue. Only psychedelics can do that, but they may only be beneficial in some cases.
Do you still smoke pot?
No
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