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Old Apr 17, 2017, 10:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Skies View Post
That's great yours lifted some-ten years is so long, that's dreadful. Did you go to therapy or do something on your own? Any tips would be helpful.

I've been in therapy over 7 years now. I started getting better about 2 years ago, then had some stressors and bad experiences in therapy. Never pulled back up.



I think it the stresses messes with your sleep and hormones and weakens us for depression. So glad medications helped you. Which one(s)?



No interest in those kind of drugs here.

Some medications helped me years ago, when i first got PTSD. TMS treatment erased my depression then gave me bad side effects. So yeah, I've explored that area.


I know! it is so ridiculous!! I feel like the longer it goes the harder it will be to climb out of. I have a twinge of hope because of getting better for a few months 2 years ago.

I think it's gotten worse because I don't sleep enough, so i may check into retaking the medications i took 2 years ago,..though they they wore off and started giving me side effects, which is why i quit taking them in the first place.
Sleep is a problem for CPTSD people. Plus I have sleep apnea. But the meds I take are Wellbutrin and Lexapro, sometimes trazadone to help with sleep. Some of the herbal sleep meds have helped a lot also. Try some of the muscle relaxing exercises before sleep, targeting muscle groups starting at your feet and working your way up.
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