I am 19, and have always dealt with some generalized anxiety. However, in July I got the birth control nexplanon inserted in my arm. About two weeks after getting it in, I noticed a shift in my anxiety. I would find myself nervous most all of the day and wasn't able to calm myself back down after a panic attack. The symptoms I experienced during an attack would stick with me well after the attack faded. I had experienced dissociative symptoms (mosu derealization) during an attack but it would end after a few minutes. But after a bad attack one night with the birth control in, that feeling stuck with me. After a doctor suggesting getting it out, I got the nexplanon out two weeks after entry. However, 4 months later and I have constant dp/dr. It feels like a dream, where nothing really "makes sense". I observe everything but the feelings and emotions that used to go along with it feel different. The feeling is similar to that when you are dreaming, or experiencing sleep paralysis. It feels like there are two parts to my brain now, the normal one and the one where only blackness/nothing really exists. It's quite terryifing to be honest but I am in therapy and hoping it fades soon. Does this description sound normal to those dealing with dissociative symptoms? Will it ever go away? I just want to be able to enjoy college and being 19 again :( also: I have been to a doctor who ran blood tests and said everything looked normal, and to just treat BC as a allergy for me. However, I'm still struggling..