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Feb 13, 2018, 12:37 PM
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I am taking just prazosin but maybe I need an AD....
What do you take?
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Crazy, inside and aside Meds: bye bye meds CPTSD and some sort of depression and weird perceptions "Outwardly: dumbly, I shamble about, a thing that could never have been known as human, a
thing whose shape is so alien a travesty that humanity becomes more obscene for the vague resemblance." I have no mouth and I must scream -Harlan Ellison- |
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Feb 13, 2018, 12:42 PM
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Yes lamictal but going off it after 10+ years
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Feb 13, 2018, 02:13 PM
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Not anymore, don't think they are appropriate for me
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Feb 13, 2018, 03:24 PM
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I take anti-anxiety and antidepressant meds for comorbid conditions that extend from CPTSD. I can't take prazosin; my blood pressure drops too low.
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Feb 13, 2018, 05:59 PM
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I take Zoloft but it stopped after a few months , but everyone’s brain is different.
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Feb 15, 2018, 01:57 AM
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I have just started Pamelor (nortriptylin), I and have slept 7h straight the first time in years! (Probably because of antihistaminic effects)
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Crazy, inside and aside Meds: bye bye meds CPTSD and some sort of depression and weird perceptions "Outwardly: dumbly, I shamble about, a thing that could never have been known as human, a
thing whose shape is so alien a travesty that humanity becomes more obscene for the vague resemblance." I have no mouth and I must scream -Harlan Ellison- |
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Feb 18, 2018, 12:51 PM
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Nortriptyline is an antidepressant that helps with sleep.
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Feb 21, 2018, 10:04 AM
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I have been taking Effexor XR for 15 years. I also take Wellbutrin.
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Feb 22, 2018, 10:26 AM
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I tried Zoloft and Prazosin awhile back. Neither had any real effect on it.
I find the toughest thing is shutting the brain off. Meds don't help with that for me.
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Feb 22, 2018, 03:12 PM
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Have you experienced push back from the cptsd community for lowering your dose with your p doc?
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Feb 22, 2018, 04:07 PM
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Why would anyone be bothered about doing that?
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Feb 24, 2018, 10:07 PM
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I have taken a variety of meds in the past...stuff for anxiety and for depression. Also for sleep and nightmares. A long list that you can see below. In the end, all the ADs ended up causing more problems than helping and that APs that I tried from time to time really did nothing, because the problem was caused by the ADs. So now I am only on birth control to manage PMDD, and I am functioning very well. I would like to consider possibly going back on seroquel for sleep and possibly having some Xanax around for major PTSD episodes; however, after years of work I am finally being able to manage flashbacks, panic attacks, etc. I can't stop them from happening...with c-PTSD, I have so many triggers, I can get triggered by something I don't even realize, but at least I am now at a point in my life where I can recognize that i'm reacting to a trigger and can do self-care to manage my emotions and reactions. So where it would use to ruin an entire day or even days for me to have an attack of some kind, now I can actually work through it and go about my day. No med helped with that. That's all self-awareness, mindfulness, and learning coping strategies that will work for you.
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 What if I fall? Oh, my dear, but what if you fly? Primary Dx: C-PTSD and Severe Chronic Treatment Resistant Major Depressive Disorder Secondary Dx: Generalized Anxiety Disorder with mild Agoraphobia. Meds I've tried: Prozac, Zoloft, Celexa, Effexor, Remeron, Elavil, Wellbutrin, Risperidone, Abilify, Prazosin, Paxil, Trazadone, Tramadol, Topomax, Xanax, Propranolol, Valium, Visteril, Vraylar, Selinor, Clonopin, Ambien Treatments I've done: CBT, DBT, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), Talk therapy, psychotherapy, exercise, diet, sleeping more, sleeping less... |
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Feb 25, 2018, 05:06 AM
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CPTSD is my primary diagnosis. Other diagnoses come from the CPTSD. Nicely worded, Fharraige.   WC
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May we each fully claim the courage to live from our hearts, to allow Love, Faith and Hope to enLighten our paths. 
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Mar 01, 2018, 07:49 PM
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I take a number of meds primarily for my Bipolar I. The only med I take primarily for PTSD is cannabis. I take about 10mg 2x a day.
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Mar 02, 2018, 04:43 PM
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I just wanted to update The dosage was increased, I have lost 9lbs in two weeks and I feel mentally foggy, I cannot think straight. I am going to decrease it again.
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Crazy, inside and aside Meds: bye bye meds CPTSD and some sort of depression and weird perceptions "Outwardly: dumbly, I shamble about, a thing that could never have been known as human, a
thing whose shape is so alien a travesty that humanity becomes more obscene for the vague resemblance." I have no mouth and I must scream -Harlan Ellison- |
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