Effective meds for PTSD?

seanyfitz · Post by **seanyfitz** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 5:13 am

Has anyone found any effective medication to treat PTSD?

ihc · Post by **ihc** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 5:26 am

I was diagnosed back in 2001 with PTSD. Zoloft at that time was wonderful for me....trazadone at night to stop my racing thoughts and xanax as needed. That combo really helped me and not to mention prayer. Now today I only use xanax as needed......sometimes needed every day but low dosages!! I hope this helps...

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 6:10 am

It does, thanx! I'm currently taking Anafranil (a trycyclic antidepressant) to treat OCD. But while my racing thoughts do have an obsessive quality to them (difficult to stop focusing on and thinking about words w/ "i" in them), I don't believe I have OCD. I believe my symptoms stem from an abusive past and finding my younger brother dead from a self-inflicted gunshot 2& 1/2 yrs. ago. I feel a more accurate diagnosis is PTSD.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 7:15 am

So today when there are some triggers that aggrivate the PTSD....Xanax and prayer seem to be the immediate to put those symptons back in pandora's box. I am happy to say today that I am much better then I was 7 years ago and we do heal. I'm only on session 4 of the program and I've been stuck on it for 2 weeks due to not being able to have time for it....but this program has also been a good treatment for PTSD. I don't think many people understand that their bad experiences is what created there anxiety/panic which is PTSD. Have a blessed Day. I did post a wonderful post in the spirituality forum for PTSD.

R.T.E. · Post by **R.T.E.** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 8:12 am

I hve had PTSD since may of 1986 I am now 40 and am taking seroquil and elavil clonopin 1 mg 4 times a day and keppra which helps with flashbacks but more importantly it has helped me with a siezure disorder
HERE IS MY STORY,
IN 1986 I ENLISTED TO GO INTO THE COAST GUARD .HAD TO GO FOR A PHYSICAL IN LOISVILLE KY.
AT 8:05 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING FOR THE COUNTY MY HOTEL WAS IN IT UNNERVED ME BUT I THOUGHT I WOULD BE OK
AROUND 2 MINUTES LATER I HEARD WHAT I THOUGHT TOBE A JET PASSING OVERHEAD AFTER THAT THE NEXT MEMORY WAS ME IN THE HOSPITAL WITH AFEW CUTS AND A BROKEN FOOT I WOULD LATER LEARN I WAS THE ONLY SURVIVOR OUT OF 6 TODAY I STILL LIVE THROUGH THAT DAY BY DAY .NIGHTMARES,FLASHBACKS AGORAPHOBIA AND PANNICK DISORDER STILL THERE BUT I HAVE LEARNED TO COPE WITH PAINTING ANDHUMOR THE MORE I HELP OTHERS THE MORE I HELP MYSELF. OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE NOT MADE IT GOD IS LOVE AND HE IS FORGIVINGIF YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE WITH PTSD PLEASE TELL ME MAYBE I CAN MAKE U SMILE GOD BLESS JEFF

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 4:38 pm

God Bless you churchillbilly...