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| Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder |
| I've been diagnosed with Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. | |
| Treatments | |
| Art (Somewhat Helpful) Dabbled in it briefly, so, I'm not sure if it could have been more effective if we'd kept it up. I'd like to try this again. | |
| Celexa (Not Working) Combined with Wellbutrin. Although I felt fairly good on this drug, it caused rapid weight gain. When I came off it, the weight came off also. | |
| Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (Too Soon To Tell) Set to start a nine week "Mindful Cognitive Behavioural Therapy" program. It combines meditation/yoga and CBT. Starts April 24th, 2008 | |
| Inderal (Too Soon To Tell) I developed some horrible side effects (leg cramps, respiratory problems, extreme fatigue) on a high dose of this drug. I took myself off the drug, but missed the positives (reduces severity of PTSD), so, my doctor and I decided to try it at a lower dose. So far, the major side effect are gone except for fatigue. I'll stay on it for awhile and see if the fatigue passes. I hope so, because the drug itself really does help control many of my PTSD symptoms. | |
| Music (Working / Worked) Calms me down. | |
| Psycho Drama (Somewhat Helpful) This therapy involves "acting out your pain" in a group setting. I feel that my experience just traumatized me more in the long run. There was a pedophile in the group. I think with the right facilitator and a wiser mix of group members, this could work. | |
| Psychotherapy (Working / Worked) I went to my local rape/crisis centre and found the long term support I was looking for. I think working with a woman therapist is making all the difference. | |
| Rape Counseling (Too Soon To Tell) Dealing with the incest through crisis counselling at rape crisis centre. I will move over to long term counselling eventually. | |
| Reading (Working / Worked) Knowledge is power. Reading through "Courage to Heal". Also, "Trauma and Recovery". | |
| Talking (Working / Worked) DS has been such a source of comfort and community for me. | |
| Wellbutrin (Not Working) Caused suicidal ideations. Horrible drug for people with PTSD. | |
| Zoloft (Not Working) | |
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| Sexual Abuse |
| I was sexually assaulted by my older brother when I was a child. My family was very shaming and abusive when I came out about the incest, trying to convince me that it was all in my head. About a year after my coming out about the incest as an adult, my perpetrator/brother developed terminal cancer and died. My family went on the warpath with me. It was horrible. Eventually, I went on to marry a sex addict who exposed me to some pretty shaming and abusive things. | |
| Treatments | |
| Psychotherapy (Somewhat Helpful) I was dissociative for most of the therapy, so, it didn't really work. I have severe PTSD. | |
| Talking (Working / Worked) I find that sharing with safe people makes all the difference. | |
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| Depression Clinical (Major) Depression |
| Depression tied into my PTSD cycle. | |
| Treatments | |
| Celexa (Not Working) The side effects were unacceptable and actually contributed to my depression, so, I came off it. | |
| Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (Too Soon To Tell) Mindful CBT...uses meditation and yoga to enhance healing. | |
| inderalpropranolol (Working / Worked) Helps with anxiety and curbs PTSD symptoms which can trigger depression. | |
| Meditation (Somewhat Helpful) | |
| Positive Thinking (Working / Worked) | |
| Psychotherapy (Working / Worked) | |
| Repeating mantras. (Somewhat Helpful) I'm trying to replace negative messages with more positive and empowering ones. It's slow going, but I see the logic in it. | |
| Wellbutrin (Not Working) Caused suicidal ideations. | |
| Writing (Working / Worked) Very effective | |
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