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Old Nov 13, 2014, 09:50 PM
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Originally Posted by SkyWhite View Post
I've never heard of anti-depressants being used for intrusive memories. Anti-depressants are for preventing depression. I have severe depression and I'm also on Zoloft (no sexual side effects though). It seems to work well for my depression, but it doesn't stop the intrusive memories or any of the c-ptsd symptoms.
ADs have helped my panic attacks, which are a symptom of my PTSD.
They never help my depression, perhaps because I'm bipolar and ADs target a different area of the brain.

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OCD
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