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Ever since last year, I've been feeling "not all there". I think this is depersonalization disorder, but I haven't been diagnosed. If there's medication for this, what medication would I have to get? I don't really want to see a doctor.
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The following is from the "Mayo Clinic" concerning Treatments and drugs for depersonalization disorder
Treatment of depersonalization disorder may include:
•Psychological counseling. This helps you understand why depersonalization occurs and trains you to stop worrying about the symptoms so that they go away. Depersonalization disorder may also improve when counseling helps with other psychological conditions, such as depression.
•Medications. While there are no medications specifically approved to treat depersonalization disorder, a number of medications generally used to treat depression and anxiety may help. Some examples that have been shown to relieve symptoms include fluoxetine (Prozac), clomipramine (Anafranil) and clonazepam (Klonopin).
The drugs shown in MEDICATIONS are all class II drugs available by prescription only.
I typed "depersonalization disorder" into the search engine I use and a whole host of information was returned. One thing they all had in common is that this disorder cannot be treated with over the counter medication. You need professional medical intervention.
The causes of this disorder is vast and diverse which is why psychological counseling is recommended; to find out what triggered this. Once the cause is found, I believe that with proper counseling, the symptoms of this problem can be managed if not relieved altogether.
If you are worried about being embarrassed by what caused this problem or your parents finding out what triggered the problem, don't be.
Everything you say to your psychologist is totally confidential. No one can ever be told about what is discussed in counseling. You must give your psychologist permission in writing to tell anyone what is said between you in counseling; there are no exceptions. Your therapist is someone you can tell your deepest darkest secrets confident that these secrets stay within the room they are spoken in.
Trauma is one of the primary causes of this disorder. If,and hopefully this is not the case, you were raped or have been sexual molested or harassed and this has brought on this problem. You can tell the therapist what happened and it goes not further.
If you want to feel better you need to tell your parents about how you feel and ask them to arrange for you to see a psychologist as well as your family doctor. The psychologist is going to ask that you have a complete physical to rule out any organic reason for the problem so you may as well start with a visit to your family doctor.
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