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May 10, 2021, 06:50 PM
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I have PTSD in addition to Bipolar I, what medications have worked to treat your anxiety associated with PTSD? I'm currently looking for a therapist as well.
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May 10, 2021, 08:30 PM
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Medication that did not help and made things worse were ADs and benzos the ptsd mostly didn’t respond to any meds but therapy helped. The bipolar was helped with APs. And mood stabilizer
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May 10, 2021, 09:23 PM
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I agree with Nammu. The meds didn't help the PTSD but therapy did/does. Meds did help the bipolar and therapy also helps it.
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Bipolar 1, PTSD, GAD, OCD. Clozapine 250 mg, Emsam 12 mg/day patch, topamax 25 mg, ,Gabapentin 1600 mg & 100-2 PRN,. 2.5 mg clonazepam., 75 mg Seroquel and 12.5 mg PRNx2 daily |
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May 10, 2021, 10:26 PM
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I have BD1 and am diagnosed with complex PTSD. Meds help the BD a great deal, but unfortunately I've yet to find a medication that really combats anxiety, especially anxiety due to PTSD. Like Nammu and Rainbow have said, therapy is most effective for helping with anxiety.
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May 10, 2021, 10:28 PM
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There is a blood pressure med called prazosin that can help with PTSD nightmares. I don't know how effective it is. I know one person who was on another blood pressure med, Tenex, for the same reason.
Mostly though, it's therapy that helps the nightmares stop after dealing with the root cause.
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Bipolar 1, PTSD, GAD, OCD. Clozapine 250 mg, Emsam 12 mg/day patch, topamax 25 mg, ,Gabapentin 1600 mg & 100-2 PRN,. 2.5 mg clonazepam., 75 mg Seroquel and 12.5 mg PRNx2 daily |
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May 10, 2021, 10:51 PM
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I take clonzapam for the anxiety. One a day plus when needed. It doesn’t help with ptsd as been talked about before, but therapy helps
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“Then what is your advice to new practitioners”? “The same as for old practitioners! Keep at it “. Ajahn Chah Bipolar 1 PTSD Social Anxiety Disorder Panic Attacks Parkinsonism Dissociative Amnesia Abilify 15mg Viiibryd 40mg Clonzapam.05mg x2 Depakote 1500mg Gabapentin 300mg x 3 Wellbutrin 300mg Carbidopa/Levodopa 25mg-100mg x 3 |
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May 11, 2021, 06:10 AM
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i don't have much to add but i do Hope that you will find what you're looking for! Good that the other wise and wonderful posters are trying to Help! Sending many Safe, warm hugs to ALL of you, @MamaBear4, your Families, your Friends and ALL of your Loved Ones! Keep fighting and keep rocking NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, OK?!
    
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May 11, 2021, 07:03 AM
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Thank you all. I'm on good meds for Bipolar I but my PTSD is severe. Therapists are backlogged here and I am on a waiting list. My psychiatrist is helping me find someone as well. I was in therapy for a long time, I just need to get back into it. I do hate to dredge things back up but I know it is necessary.
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