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Default May 10, 2021 at 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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Default May 10, 2021 at 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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Default May 10, 2021 at 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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Default May 10, 2021 at 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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Default May 10, 2021 at 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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Default May 10, 2021 at 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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Default May 11, 2021 at 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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Default May 11, 2021 at 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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