On the flip side of of the good anti-depressants might be able to do, over the past 12 years, I have probably been prescribed most of the possible meds for depression & other psyc problems to see if they might work. I am the living psych med guinea pig. During my worst period of depression, I wasn't able to find even 1 that didn't have worse side effects that any help they might have provided. To top that off, I had never had a headache in my life & ended up now with migraines that won't go away for even 1 day without being continually on a narcotic that controls them. I have had reactions from stiff joints to the point I couldn't sit up in bed, to anorexia (massive weight loss), to having parkinson's symptoms that took several months to clear up (thinking it was permanent....quite a scare). The best effect has been no effect at all where they did absolutely no help at all.

I am at the point now where all my Dr's are afraid to give me any meds at all because of all the side-effects I end up with (even my medical Dr hasn't had any luck).

I have been lucky right now that the seroquel does knock me out so that the nightmares & flashbacks don't attack so bad. I get the kind of drunk feeling when I wake up after taking it, but it goes away after I'm up for about an hour.......which is much better than the feelings I was going through.

People's reactions are all so different.....& what works for one doesn't work for another. If you are lucky to find one that works up front & don't get frustrated with the guinea pig testing feel, it's great.......if it is bad enough, then it is worth trying to find something that works for you.

Debbie