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There is no side effect.
This is Homeopathic medicine. Homeopathy is a system of medicine, like allopathy.
Your doctor will know what is Homeopathy. I find no reason why your doctor should not approve unless he is already treating you by allopathy or some other system of medicine.

An MRI is a scan of the brain. I also feel dizziness alot too. Does anyone else get dizzy too? So the Dr. wanted me to get one. Dont be afraid to tell the Dr. about the way you feel. I just went in and told him that I feel like im high all the time. He took it from there. He wont think your crazy. Thats not their job. Their job it for them to listen and then try to solve the problem.

but do you feel high like you did when you really did get high! like i feel kinda that way but not actually howi felt when i got high and had a panic attack it was along time ago for me! but a while ago i took to many diet pills that made me feel weird again and since that i havent felt the same! what does the doctor think of what u told him? is it your regular doctor or a nerologist or what?

I sometimes feel high like i did when i actually smoked. I basically just feel really, really out of it. i hate it! my doctor cant seem to put a finger on what is actually causing the problem yet. i am waiting to get the results back from my mri still. so maybe that will explain something. if not i guess im gonna have to go another route.

I have felt high for ten years.

Do you smoke weed though? If not do you ever feel dizzy sometimes too?

Ashley,

I have not touched pot since it affected me so badly, ten years ago. And yes, I do get "dizzy" but not in the typical sense. It does not feel like I have spun around and around. It's almost a drunk feeling... like the images my eyes are seeing are not being processed in my brain properly, leaving my body feeling weird and a bit off balance in space. This only happens when I am moving. Can you relate? I know many others with DP can.

so sorry about all of those repeats. I hit "I agree to the forum rules" a gazillion times cause it wasn't showing that it worked. opps...

Hi Pinkgirl19,

I did go to a therapist in my teens when my parents first got divorced. In general, I agree with therapy but it is not essential. The important thing is to work on experiencing your pain. If you do that, it will someday go away. Therapists do take you in that direction, but you can do that on your own as well for a lot less dough. I also truly believe that you need God's help. But for starters, just take time to make yourself grieve. Get used to the pain, and begin to feel yourself growing stronger as you endure it more often. All this rationalization about drugs and thyroid problems is in my mind, "pain avoidance." I do believe there are probably physical/chemical reasons for DR in each of us, but I don't believe that medicating and CAT scans are going to solve the problem. More later if I ever get the time.....

Tchill out

Mother of the 15 year old here again. I have to agree with Tchill2 about it not being a "drug problem". In alot of cases it seems to have been triggered by drug use. But I firmly believe that it was only a "trigger". In a mind altered state it is perhaps possible that underlying fears are brought to the forefront of one's mind. Fears that have long since been buried, or problems that have been forgotten so as to not have to deal with them.

My son is learning how to deal with problems through his therapy. Some of his sessions have been private, him and his therapist. Others have included myself, where with the help of the psychologist he is learning how to express his feelings to me about differant situations and about things that bother him.

I have my own theory as to why some of you experience the DR symptoms, and I have come to this conclusion about it from watching my son learning to express himself. I may not be at all right, but it's something to go on in any event.

I believe that every experience that we have as a person is what makes us who we are today. I look at every experience as being a piece of a puzzle. When something happens to us that is so so so terrible that we either don't want to accept it or deal with it we bury it. If we can't remember it then it didn't happen so to speak. But when we lose that particular piece of the puzzle we lose a part of what makes us us. We are not whole anymore. It's when all the pieces of the puzzle are in place and we have learned to deal and accept every piece of our own unique puzzle that we truly accept ourselves.

I believe that the cure lies within yourselves.

God be with you all.

I definatly can relate to the way you are feeling. I feel the drunk dizziness. Its really aggervating.

but what event could be that bad to trigger it? i havcent had anythign drastic happen to me inmy life other then seeign it in a different way and thinking i was going to die! but that was a long time ago so yeai dunno

but what event could be that bad to trigger it? i havcent had anythign drastic happen to me inmy life other then seeign it in a different way and thinking i was going to die! but that was a long time ago so yeai dunno

but what event could be that bad to trigger it? i havcent had anythign drastic happen to me inmy life other then seeign it in a different way and thinking i was going to die! but that was a long time ago so yeai dunno

It could be absolutely anything. It could be something from when you were 5 years old, and at this point in your life have no conscious memory of it. It could be anything at all that for whatever reason you didn't want to deal with, or accept. Do you have anyone you feel comfortable enough to sit down and talk about things with? My son's psychologist simply began with asking how he got along with people in his family, how he felt about them, and how he felt about his friends and his school. He sees this doctor once a week for one hour. She is adamant that "too much" therapy can be harmful as well. He's comfortable enough with her already that his thoughts just flow with her. She doesn't have to prompt him to talk anymore.

I know that professional therapy isn't something everyone can afford, but if you have just one person who will sit and listen and help you to sort out any conflicting thoughts you have that will work just as well. You'd be surprised what will come out once you start talking and once emotion starts taking over.

I agree strongly with tchill2 that believing in God and trusting in him will help pull you through this also. If you don't have religious beliefs it's important to believe that there is a "higher power" than yourself that is ultimately in control of things. Let yourself fall into it.

so should i see if its a physical thing first and if its not then see if its something mental?

I got the results back from my doctor and he didnt find anything wrong with the MRI. Phew, what a releif. Now I just want to find a way to get all this to go away. "Pinkgurl" Like Tchill wrote earlier. You probably should go the medical route just to be sure that its nothing serious thats making you feel this way. I feel a lettle better knowing that there is'nt really anything seriously wrong.

Hi, I'm new to this forum. My brother is the reason i joined. he has been diagnosed w/ DP/DR and lateley things have not gone well with him. Before 3 times out of the week he would get extremely emotional and lock himself in his room not letting anyone in. We as a family have been trying anything we can to help him, but nothing seems to be working. This week was his 22 birthday and he had a bad episode that caused us to take him to the hospital, under his consent. He is perfectly fine most of the time, but after his bday celebration something just caused him to snap. I don;t know if it was too much attention or whatnot, but he just started to hit himself in the face and things ended up quite bad. As his sister I worry for him, but mostly because all of us really feel helpless and useless. He has gone through alot growing up, friends killing themselves, parents divorcing, and lots of problems with my dad (nothing abusive physically, but perhaps mentally). Honeslty all I am asking is if anyone out there knows how I can do something to help him through this because at this point I am clueless.

I'll write more later when I can but I fear that the last writer may have a brother with a more serious condition than just DR. I don't mean to scare anyone but in the world of psychiatry, DR is considered to be a relatively minor condition. I know it doesnt feel that way to all of you. However, it is also a symptom of schizophrenia. As far as I can tell, none of the people on this site seem to be anything more than just derealizing, except for the brother of the last writer. He is 22 which is prime time for the onset of schizophrenia and he seems to have behavior symptoms consistent with it. I would have him seek professional help ASAP if it can be afforded. For everyone else, I have to say that its great reading the correspondence. One of the reasons that this site has thrived is because part of a healthy therapy for DR sufferers is to express their feelings (verbally, emotionally,in writing). Remember that if you are having feelings of anxiety about something,make a habit of writing about it on this site. It is very healthy for you to do so and no one will understand what you are feeling more than the people who come here....

Au Revoir 4 now!

Tchill2

Thats really scary about your brother. Im sorry to hear that. I also have a birthday this week. Im turning 22 on Thursday. I dont have any feelings like you described to me about your brother. I agree with Tchill. I have heard that schizophrenia comes out in the early to mid 20's. Definatly try to get him professional help. For his sake and your familys. Good Luck with everygthing.
Ashley

Hi there,

Firstly i would like to thank everybody that has posted on this thread. I now know i am not alone.

I am 20 years old and first started feeling this way 3 days before my 20th birthday.

I have read every single post and reply on this page and can relate to everybody's symptoms/conditions.

Please let me explain what happend in the build up to this dibilitating condition.

I was smoking weed with a few friends of mine, i was pretty "chilled" and relaxed just doing the usual ( i had smoked weed regulaly for about 6 months - half a spliff every weekend) About half way through the night my friend decided to go, i stayed with my other friend and played computer games, but for some reason as soon as my mate went i started "freaking out", i didnt realise at the time but i was having a "panic attack". i thought i was dying, like i was having a heart attack, i didnt know where i was, what was happening and i couldnt stop throwing up due to the spinning and dizziness! i finally told myself i was just having a bad trip and went to sleep.

Next morning i was fine and i just felt the same as i always do after a heavy night on the ganja, spaced out, so i just put it down to a "whitey" and dismissed it.

I was fine for a couple of weeks (didn't smoke any weed though) went out one night, had a few drinks, went back to a friends house, and while i was waiting for a cab my friend rolled a spliff and i had 2 pulls from it. I felt like i didnt before, so i decided to stop smoking weed all together.

I was fine for the next 2 months, untill one day (5th may) i got up to make a cup of tea, sat down again and BANG!....this thing came over, it was like distortion in my head, a fuzzyness, i couldnt see properly, i was dizzy, confused, i couldnt see properly. I thought it was maybe just a headache..i'll go to bed and sleep it off...........I've never been so wrong in all my life!

The feelings just kept getting worse. I was having massive panic attacks and all sorts.

I went to the doctors and explained my situation/symptoms, he fobbed me off with "your depressed" and your in a "trof" and moved me along, time went by and i thought i was getting better but i was just getting worse! Nothing i did helped, i went back to the docs again and demanded they do something, he done some blood test and perscribed me an Anti Depressant called " Trazadone Hydrochloride" These caused me to have a massive panic attack , to which my Girlfriend called a paramedic, he done a full "MOT" if you like and said everything was fine.

I stopped taking the Trazadone Hydrochloride and decided to sit it out and hope that it would pass - it didnt.

Some of the sympotms i did/still do have include:

Not being able to consentrate ( Which is effecting my job)

A feeling of not existing (Unreality)

I felling of frustation/anger

Paranoia (Feeling like im going crazy)

pressure on the head

all the symptoms people have described on this thread.

It was getting so bad i wanted to end it all because i just didnt know what was wrong with me, my doc has done all the blood tests under the sun, sent me for an ECG, MRI, CAT scan the lot and cant find anything wrong! AT ALL!

I must stress i have tried everything (apart from drugs - perscribed or otherwise. I refuse to take any drugs even paracetamol!) even acupuncture and nothing has helped me!

In the end i went to the doctor crying and forced myself to take the drugs he perscribed, They have helped (slightly) but i just feel i will never get better.

It's been 3 months now and i m still feeling terrible, i just feel constantly stoned, but not even the good feeling of being stoned, always the bad.

I just feel like im dreaming

I dont know if im alive and dreaming or dead and remembering and thats really scary! I just feel like a completly different person.

Apologies for the extremely long post.

Thanks for sharing your problems everyone, i feel better knowing someone else knows how i feel.

Regards

Sam H

Sorry, Me again.

I just wanted to add that i am scared to drink alcohol or be in close proximity to any strong smell/odour (e.g Permenant marker pens/glue/ paints etc etc)

It feels as tho my head is "saturated" if that makes any sense.

I just want to be NORMAL again!

formmy personal experience i rthink ever since i tryed drugs it made me question live and there would be times id feel detached and looked at this different but iwas just like its all in ur head shrug it off and i was fine for 4 years then i took diet pills that make my heart beat really fast and i gfuess it have some form of drug in it and thats what make me feel detached again and casuesd me to have a panic attack but after that it just woudlnt snap back i didnt feel normal now i convince mysdelf its all in my head its been about four months and sometime si feel ok if i just get my mind of it but im still scar4ed im going to feel like that again and im always questioning myself am i reallu feelin nomral or not? is that dp and dr or is it ina way a fear of dp and dr? i feel not the same but im scared im gunan feel even more different!

This has to be THE worst thing i have ever gone through!

What makes it worse is that i feel i will never be normal again.

I just wanna be a normal 20 yr old! Its holding me back in everything i do! i use to be a very outgoing person, funny, always been a "deep thinker" but i just cant shift this.....WEIGHT!! thats what it feels like.

Also, does anyone have thousands of yellow dots in there eyes when they look at any shiny surface?

This has to be THE worst thing i have ever gone through!

What makes it worse is that i feel i will never be normal again.

I just wanna be a normal 20 yr old! Its holding me back in everything i do! i use to be a very outgoing person, funny, always been a "deep thinker" but i just cant shift this.....WEIGHT!! thats what it feels like.

Also, does anyone have thousands of yellow dots in there eyes when they look at any shiny surface?

I definatly know what your going though. I hate feeling like this. I dont want to ever do anything anymore. I have to start a new job today cause I am totally broke. I quit my last job cause of the way I feel. I'm nervous how im gonna feel at the new job. Hopefully everything will work out fine. As for the yellow dots. I dont have that. When I look at the sky I see little clear bubble like spots though.