Oh, I wanted to add that in my search I also found a forum for PTSD that looks interesting. This forum is from Australia and the man that started it has some videos to listen to as well. I didn't join the site, I am just going to check it out and read some of the posted questions and answers before I make up my mind. It may be something else in addition to just being a member of PC. The site takes the approach of people who are interested in working on dealing with the PTSD and taking steps to improve their lives. And this man that started the site also has PTSD and stays on top of the developements being made to help those who suffer with PTSD. There are over a thousand active members all over the world and many more that access the site. He does talk about how important it is to find the right doctor that truely is informed about PTSD as many doctors and even therapists are truely not up to speed on the reality of it and other disorders can be mistakenly diagnosed, when actually it is PTSD. And here in the States there it is addressed with medication as a cure, while some medications do help there can be alternative lifestyle changes and theraputic ways to work through it as well.

I did notice on one of the posts that someone mentioned a drug called ganaxolone which is supposed to be like a benzo to treat the anxiety only it has no side effects. It might be something worth looking into.

Anyway, the name of the forum is www.ptsdforum.org so if you want to check it out just to read and gain access to more thoughts it may be helpful.

The idea behind the site is to learn how to improve your life and not just sit and wine and give into despair. And I like that, my PTSD is crippling me at times and I want to learn more about it, become my own health advocate as I have been misunderstood, misdiagnosed, and then finally diagnosed and it had not truely been explained to me. I really learned a lot by visiting the site I gave above, things about actual changes in the brain that had not been explained to me. It is very interesting how much they are learning about PTSD and there are also reasons why certain therapies help.

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