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Post by billy on Jun 20, 2019 5:36:54 GMT
hello everyone, did a google search for what ails me, and found this site. for a long time now I have had a condition where scenarios, daydreams i guess, even though they can occur at night, play out in my head. often they scenarios are quite violent, and usually have me as the offended party in a confrontation, where i then have to fight back, or get revenge or justice in some way. i have been on medication for depression for about 25 years give or take, during that time I have travelled, held down stressful jobs, gotten married - and divorced after 16 years - and bascially soldiered along ok. My medication during this time had been for the longest time, effexor, or as its more accurately known side-effoxor. i have also had one or two others in the past 3 years, moving to Valdoxan more recently after a relative tried it and called it life-changing. i cant say it had the same effect on me. I dont know the extent of my relatives condition apart from a suicide attempt, so exactly what he is using Valdoxan to combat apart from depression. I am writing as I have also experienced problems with serious heart health in the last 2 years, despite coping with Atrial Fibrillation since at least 2009. I am finding that the daydreams are back and find that I am experiencing them at night as well to the point where they wake me up around 2-3am each day and i dont really get back to sleep. can anyone suggest treatment for the daydreams? is there a medication which anyone has had particular success with? i had seen a psychiatrist years ago, when I was probably more classically depressed - teary, very blue, going through a divorce etc. now i would have to say my general mood isn't a concern; its the daydreams, their intensity and regularity which I need to combat. anyway, any advice would be welcome. cheers
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hi all
Jun 20, 2019 12:23:38 GMT
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Post by alvi on Jun 20, 2019 12:23:38 GMT
Hello Billy, Welcome to the forum.
There isn't really a suggested treatment for maladaptive daydreams but different things help and work for different people. Some find things like mindful meditation help them whilst other find that staying busy and active to be their solution, but I know that with a health issue this isn't always possible.
It looks like MD is more of a condition that can be controlled and monitored as I haven't ever really heard of people stopping but there are people who have reduced their daydreaming massively so that it does't interfere with their real lives or they've been able to put their daydreams to good use and made them into a creative hobby.
Take care x
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hi all
Jun 20, 2019 13:56:55 GMT
Post by Dimmer on Jun 20, 2019 13:56:55 GMT
"side-effoxor" X'D hahahahaha. That's shitty though, sorry it's not working better for you.
Yeah, not enough research has been done on MD to be able to suggest any kind of 'official treatment protocol' or medications. There's been a tiny bit of research showing that OCD meds might help some MDers, if your doctor agrees. For now they are recommending mindfulness and CBT.
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hi all
Jun 20, 2019 18:23:29 GMT
Post by Sam on Jun 20, 2019 18:23:29 GMT
Welcome to the forum!
As others have mentioned, there isn't really a recommended treatment for maladaptive daydreaming. A lot of health professionals don't even know about it yet. Some of us, including me, have been able to curb the amount of time we daydream so that it doesn't affect our lives quite as much. Different things work for different people, so I can't definitively give you a "you should do this" kind of recommendation. If you look at the help and research board, there's a good chance that you'll come across something that will work for you.
As for medication, yeah, there hasn't really been a consensus of "this medication works for MD." Even if some medications DO help with MD, medications work differently for everyone and just because it helps one person doesn't mean it won't help another. Personally, I've been taking mirtazapine for my anxiety and depressive mood swings for about a year and a half. My daydreaming has improved over that time, but I attribute that more to learning how to deal with my anxiety and using other methods to lessen my daydreaming than to the antidepressant itself. I will say this, however. I really haven't noticed like any side effects from it and certainly not any severe ones.
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