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I experience anxiety and disturbances while talking to others. Kindly help.
Query: Hello doctor, I deal with anxiety and stress when I talk to people as it triggers a trauma response in me. I tend to visually blur the people I am talking with, like a dissociative thing, and as soon as I do that, I see them quickly look away while they are talking to me, or they will tend to lose t... Read Full »
Answer: Hello,Welcome to icliniq.com.I can understand your concern.While I cannot provide a specific diagnosis as a language model, your description suggests a potential link to dissociative symptoms, particularly those associated with depersonalization-derealization disorder (DPDR). DPDR often involves fee... Read Full »
Please give information on depression and depersonalization.
Query: Hello doctor, I need to know all of the differences between depersonalization disorder and just having depression. Please give me all of the differences and how to tell if you have depression or depersonalization. I believe I am experiencing depression. But I just want to make sure it is not deperso... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Depersonalization is simply a symptom in which individual has feelings of detached from self. The individuals feel that they have changes and world has become vague and changed. Recently depersonalization has been included in dissociative disorders. This can occur in ... Read Full »
I suffer from depersonalization. Will taking Cymbalta help?
Query: Hi doctor, Is Cymbalta good for depersonalization? I want some tips to overcome this. Also, how to get rid of apathy? Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and understand your concerns. First of all, I do not think Cymbalta (Duloxetine) have great potential in the treatment of depersonalization. In my experience, I found SSRI group (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor) of medications are much superior in... Read Full »
I am currently recovering from drug usage. Please assist me.
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 18-year-old male. I recently believe in having been suffering, and possibly still do, derealization and depersonalization from drug usage (tetrahydrocannabinol, psilocybin or psilocin), and I am currently recovering. Would future usage of these drugs under a better mindset crea... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Depersonalization and derealisation symptoms can occur more in people experiencing anxiety. Using cannabis and Psychedelics like Psilocybin can trigger depersonalization or derealisation symptoms. It can persist for varying periods, sometimes lasting for weeks and mo... Read Full »
I feel some painless tight pressure from eyebrows to the back of my head. What should I do for this?
Query: Hello doctor, I have been having a really strange problem for the past five months. I have been to the doctors and got some blood tests done with some CT scans as well and they told me that they cannot find anything wrong with me. So I am beginning to think that this may be a mental issue and I feel... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your symptoms are suggestive of depersonalization or derealization disorder (a state in which thoughts and feelings of a person seem to be unreal or not to belong to oneself). It could be part of a broader spectrum of anxiety disorder. You could benefit from both psy... Read Full »
Is my foggy brain due to an aura or a panic attack?
Query: Hi doctor, I found out that I had an anxiety disorder about six months ago. I have always been worried about my health even when I was a kid, and I think that is the reason why I developed this disorder. The thing is that I am really concerned about my health and I always worry about the worst possi... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and understand your concerns. From the description, it appears that you have experienced depersonalization episode.Depersonalization episode occurs in various anxiety disorders including dissociative disorders. As the name suggests, the person experience... Read Full »
What is dissociative disorder?
Query: Hi doctor, I have been suffering from some kind of derealization or something for the past five years. It seems to be related to a bunch of vitamins I took to treat autism. Anyway, I seem to be suffering from some kind of grounding disorder that has a lot to do with the kinds of principles that La... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your feelings of detachment. From the available history, I think you are suffering from some type of dissociative disorder. I have considered your neurological checkup is normal. Your history suggests that you have depersonalization disorder which is mar... Read Full »
Will smoking weed cause laziness, dumb feel and brain fog?
Query: Hello doctor, I have a huge problem. In highschool, I smoked weed a couple of times when I was in 16-18 years of age. But now I feel lazier, dumber, my brain is constantly foggy. I am less human and less connected to the world. It feels like I am playing a video game through my eyes. I think it ha... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. How long ago was the last time you smoked weed? Did you use any other street drugs? Sometimes using marijuana can cause depersonalization-derealization symptoms. You seem to experience something like that. It can happen to anyone. Smoking weed is one of the possible... Read Full »
Why did I start crying suddenly and felt like I was high?
Query: Hi doctor,Earlier, I was sad without reason and so I started crying. I cried for 35 to 45 minutes and then I stopped it. After that, I had a light floaty feeling. I felt that I am high. I am still feeling it. I started feeling that my legs are weak and so I started stretching them. Then I started ro... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. From your description, it seems that you had a depersonalization-derealisation experience. It made you feel unreal and distant. It occurs to anyone while feeling stressed and sad. These are not always a cause for concern. But if you experience this issue again and a... Read Full »