If you have been diagnosed with PTSD....
If you have been diagnosed with PTSD....
I was diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder today! Wow. Scary stuff. I know that many of you have had the same diagnosis, and it feels strange but "good" to have a name to put to my sleeplessness, inability to concentrate, constant thinking of my ex, and feeling of just not "being present". After feeling so low and confused this weekend, I went to a psychiatrist (several weeks of therapy with a counsellor has not helped) thinking that she would "just" tell me I was depressed. Well, she went straight to the point and said it was PTSD. She did not prescribe antidepressants but a good sleep aid (lunesta) and has suggested several herbal treatments (lemon balm and 5htp) and also told me to STOP the antianxiety medicines that my doctor had given me to help with sleep. They were great at the sleep part, but she says they can WORSEN PTSD. Finally, she said that certain types of talk therapy can make PTSD worse, esepcially if you keep going back to the pain that you suffered. I will start working with her on "solution focused" therapy which is supposed to be much more helpful and gets you out of PTSD rather than keeping you stuck in the pain. So, for those of you who are suffering from PTSD (or have been diagnosed with this) and are on antianxiety meds, you may want to check if this could be making the symptoms worse. Also, you may want to look for a PTSD therapist.
Just wanted to share this given all your support!!
brought me to my knees...
Gettingbetter
I am so happy you found a
I'm so glad for you that you
Wow... I just looked on that
better off
Leah2
YES! revisitng trauma is no cure for me...
PTSD