Princess--I would never bash you for any decision that you make as long as it is an informed decision that has been researched by you and given careful consideration and I believe this one has. PTSD caused me to hear voices in my head telling me that I was going to hurt my baby, making me shameful as if I already had. PTSD is devastating to a lot of people, but you can get well from it. Just monitor your moods carefully. You know the drill-eat right, exercise, rest, etc. I wish you the bestest. Hugs.

Just be careful with you- you're the only mommy your little one has got.

Working on the PTSD could help you be on less meds too because you won't be reacting to everything so strongly.

Wishing you nothing but blue skies :)

My untreated PTSD caused me to hear voices screaming for someone to please help them followed by a loud resounding NO! Then an evill laugh.....I had to go on antipsychotics to take it all away.....well I am tired of treating my ptsd with anti-psychotics.....there's much safer and healtier ways I can choose to do so without so I will.

I'm glad you are going to a tdoc, good for you! Would you consider seeing both a tdoc and a pdoc, at least for awhile? That's what I do and find it immensely helpful...

Good luck!

Well if I do decide to go to a PDOC I want her to stop treating me for bipoilar and schizophrenia and start treating me for PTSD and I don't think she will do that.....

It's in my records that I have PTSD and she knows it and doesn't treat me for it..........

A lot of the same drugs are used for PTSD as for bipolar and schizophrenia, such as geodon.

If you like your tdoc then ask her who she thinks would be a good fit for you pdoc wise. Maybe she knows of someone who would be much better for you to work with- plus they would know each other and they would communicate well.

Well I don't want to take the geodon it makes me too zombie like and I hate it.

Then don't take it- there's no shortage of AP's out there. Gedon's just one of them.

Most people only know of seroquel and geodon. There are over fifty AP's so chances are one of them will work well for you.

If your pdr doesn't listen to you on a regular basis, then it is time for a new pdr. Being a zombie is not acceptable to me either.

Princess, you will only know the truth if you actually do it. You cant find justification or affirmation from people who might not believe in med free treatment plans.

We can only learn through our choices and you have made a choice. Just be very careful to watch for all the signs of mania or depression and take care of it as soon as you can if they appear.

Best wishes..............xo

Well I don't really want to be put on any more AP's they trash my life and make me zsombies......Seraquel made me sleep all the time and geodon made me a zsombie and my pdoc won't put me on risperdal because she says it's a weight gainer drug....I will be going to just a tdoc and that's that my mind can not be changed. I am going to bed. I will see you all in the morning.

Thanks

Princess

PTSD is most often comorbid....it is rare for a pdoc or tdoc to Dx JUST PTSD. You can find pdocs who will just treat the PTSD, but most likely, they will want to treat you for everything you've got, as it is all related somehow. My current pdoc says I have mood disorder NOS b/c he doesn't see the mania in me, instead anxiety due to PTSD, with depression and a lot of mood cycling. Yes, you can treat your PTSD without medications, but it is a LOT easier to handle on meds. I am currently on Lexapro for anxiety, Neurontin for anxiety, insomnia, and mood stabilization, and I have my Geodon still for when the anxiety gets out of control and I can't sleep. Good Luck!

I don't think anyone is trying to change your mind, Princess. We're just talking with you.

Hope you slept well :)