Posted by JohnX2 on March 1, 2002, at 19:28:57
In reply to Re: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder , posted by DINGBAT on March 1, 2002, at 9:53:31
This is interesting.
I have been diagnosed with bipolar II disorder.
When I was a young child I went through a horrible time
with a parental divorce/alcoholic depressed mother/
bankrupt family business for about 4 yrs between the ages
of 8-12. I witnessed a lot of traumatic events and was under
a lot of constant stress. After this ended I had flashbacks,
major depression,and the onset of hypomanic sypmptoms and
also anti-social personality disorder.15 yrs later I relapse into major depression. I try every
AD. Zoloft and Wellbutrin make me manic and poop out.
Serzone is the ONLY AD that works and also does not poop
out. It also fixes these EXCRUCIATING pains that I have in
my head that the neurologists are stymied about fixing.
Klonopin and Topamax also help.So I'm back on Serzone, this time with a mood stabilizer
Lamictal, and the Serzone is again helping with the headaches
and its less drowsy probably because of the Lamictal.So why do you think that Serzone is such a good medicine for
PTSD? Its my understanding that PTSD causes a "backwards" dysruption
in the functioning of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal response
to stress. I've noticed since I started Serzone that I have gotton
a return of symptoms that I had before I got into this major
depressive func, mainly these weird immune system goof ups
Raynauds (vascular sensitivity to cold/warm in my hands causing
a numbing), and some joint pain. But I'll trade that off for
getting rid of my headaches. So it seems the Serzone is somehow
rebalancing my stress system and how it interacts with my
autoimmune/hormone system.Thoughts?
-John
> Hi
>
> I treat a lot of people with PTSD and have found that the most useful drug to control most of the symptoms is SERZONE (nefazodone). This is supported by research on the better psychopharmacological treatments for PTSD. Counselling/psychotherapy is also a must - preferably with a therapist who has experience and good track record with treating PTSD. By the way, I am also a chronic migraine sufferer and have found that Serzone (200mg bid) makes a huge impact on frequency and severity of migraines (as do many other antidepressants). You'll also find that your sleep will be much improved on Serzone. If you don't go for Serzone, try any other AD with Molipaxin (trazodone) as a 'sleeping tablet' - it's very effective for most people with sleep problems and is a close cousin of Serzone (e.g., 50mg nocte)
> Hope that helps a little ...
poster:JohnX2
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