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Open Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Diagnosed after sexually abused.

Treatments

Rape Counseling Working / Worked

I had a specialist in PTSD in sexaully abuse victims, and it worked really well. No more nightmares or flashbacks, less anxiety around the person.

Seroquel Working / Worked

Didn't care to be medicated, after a few months I was off, took it on head strong but while on it it worked.

Open Back Pain

I heniated my L4, L5, S1 when I was only 17. Since then it's one problem after another. To get me up and walking takes a number of different medications and it just sucks.

Treatments

Chiropractic Adjustment Somewhat Helpful

It just made my whole body tlaler and feel stronger, but they wouldn't adjust the lower back.

Epidural Injection Somewhat Helpful

It would help for a limited amount of time, when I had more (I've had at least a dozen) it would decrease in helpfulness

Hydrocodone Working / Worked

It doesn't take the pain away but it helps

Ibuprofen Working / Worked

haha I love this stuff, helps me get out of bed.

Physical Therapy Working / Worked

It was wishy washy, with what the did, I loved traction the most.

Surgery Working / Worked

Last summer, I had it and it did it's job. But it was only for one part of my back.

Lyrica Working / Worked

I think it's wonderful, but I don't like the side effects sometimes.

Open Physical & Emotional Abuse

Well now it's all emotional abuse. But my brother did physically/sexually abuse me. My parents KNEW about the physical abuse but never really believed me and/or cared, so I have a feeling of abadonment too.

Open Gay Men's Challenges

Open Self-Injury

Open Healthy Sex

Open Insomnia

I used to have really bad insomnia. It went away for a while but recently the more stressed out at school the more it acts up.

Treatments

Trazodone Working / Worked

I'm not on it any more, it was fine

Open Healthy Relationships

I can't hold onto a healthy realtionship for the life of me probably due to my abandoment issues. This is more for friends because I seem to be distancing from a lot of them, especially my best friend, who I don't even think I can call my best friend any more and it hurts because for a while I considered her my family.

Treatments

Writing Working / Worked

I just need to write out how I feel about it.

Open College Stress

Treatments

Sleep Working / Worked

I love naps, get me through my week

Open Diets & Weight Maintenance

I've struggled with my weight my whole life and plan to do some reevaluating this summer

Treatments

Physical Exercise Working / Worked

I'd see results but then I would just loose momentum and quit.

South Beach Diet Not Working

I don't like a lot of the foods that I was using.

Open Chronic Pain

I injured my back in 9/2005 and have been in pain ever since. Pain killers help to a point but usually just takes the edge away.

Treatments

Acupressure Considering

I might, I'm thinking western medicine has taken me as far as it can without another surgery.

Chiropractic Adjustment Working / Worked

They wouldn't touch my problem area but they would adjust my upper and middle back and that made me feel more stronger and protective. Also they would give me a good muscle rub.

Heat Somewhat Helpful

Hydrocodone Working / Worked

I'm on vicodin now that I still take daily. As many as 1-6. It works, doesn't take all the pain away though.

Lidoderm Working / Worked

I love these for when I have a bad flare up and my nerve is aggravated. I put them down my leg and it takes about 20 minutes and then they're much less.

Lyrica Working / Worked

I love lyrica, I wasput on this after I maxed out on mg's of Neurontin.

Morphine Working / Worked

post surgery, not on it since 9/06

Nerve Blocks Somewhat Helpful

I've had a few they work for some time but always ware off.

Neurontin Somewhat Helpful

I was put on Lyrica after a while but haven't been on this for about a year.

Oxycodone Working / Worked

I was on perocet for about the first year after my accident. OxyContin from 7/06-9/06 it worked but it was really powerful, when we had to wene me off of them they tried to do it 20mg a dose but I showed symptoms of withdrawal and ended up 10mg a dose.

Physical Therapy Somewhat Helpful

It was too repetitive and felt it didn't always help. I still do my stretches and really can tell the differences with how far I can push myself

TENS Considering

I had it in PT and at the chiropractor. I'm thinking about getting a portable device.

Skelaxin Working / Worked

Really helps when my muscles are either spazing out or when theyre really tight and causing more pressure on my nerves.

Tramadol Somewhat Helpful

Honestly I think this one just makes you a little loopy to the point you dont care about the pain.But when you are in major pain and have nothing else you can tell it kind of helps.

Open Family Issues

Treatments

Music Working / Worked

Psychotherapy Not Working

Talking Working / Worked

Writing Working / Worked

Open Incest Survivors

I was sexually abused by my older brother, of 2 years, and kept it a secret until I was 18 and it started when I was in 4th grade. Just hear to get support and support others.