Posted by rskontos on December 10, 2007, at 8:15:28
In reply to Re: Anybody w/ skits and how are they coping?, posted by nfc on December 10, 2007, at 3:48:40
T is for therapist and DD is dissociative disorder. I was on lexapro and am on topamax but I went off the lex as it made me gain weight and that made me depreased b/c for me, I can't handle it. The lex did help the anxiety and the severe depression. Not all of me is depressed. My therapist says that not all parts will always respond to meds and so DD/DID (dissociative indentity disorder) have the most mixed responses to meds sometimes as different parts during switching will not respond. And after a switch you will get a headache that usually nothing will touch, that is why I was put on topamax I just haven't gone off of it. Some of my headaches are hormonal so I still stay on it. Just a lower dose than when they thought I was having partial seizures. They put me on cymbalta as they thought I was just severely depressed but it was not just that as my T found out when I started describing my childhoold and all the lost time, no memories, and the voices etc etc. It is too weird still for me to always feel comfortable talking about. And I always felt so numb and without any feelings. I knew I should feel more but didn.t Dissociating for so long left me that way. I began to think I would lose the ability to feel. And if I let it out wow the feelings were way out there.... I mean WAY out there. Not normal or appropriate for an adult. Now I am slowly getting to know my parts but it still is a little freaky to see them or hear them.
How are you coping. My coping skills are shot right now but I am getting along better some days than others. I stay home alot now while I am working on this. What meds are you are. Are you in therapy? Let me know how you are and how we can help too.
This is a good place I think. It has been a shelter for me. I haven't had to many of those in my life so I am glad to be here. I do feel safe even if it is the internet. That is saying alot for me.
Take care let us know how you are and how we can help. rsk
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