Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Support Group
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i recently went back on zoloft after being on effexor fr a while which was baddd. i was on zoloft for 5 years almost a yr ago now, and it used to help me amazingly and i recently started it again and went up to 100 mg and immediately felt a huge differene but not enough so i went to 150 mg and now i feel really depressed and anxiety is worse..which makes me nervous bc i have a 2 yr old daughter that is my whole world, and i cannot have these terrible thoughts of wanting to get away from these feelingz! anyone think i should drop back down to 100 and maybe its just too high a dose?
Personally - meds helped me a little, temporarily, but after a year - I really felt they were actually keeping me from moving on. I talked to my Dr. & he wanted to keep me on them. I went against what he said & got myself off - and much progress made after.
You are the captain of your own ship. Therapists have knowledge & training that you don't & you shouldn't just throw what they have to say out the window. But when it comes down to it, few therapists are properly trained to deal with and fully understand PTSD - so, if you feel what they are not doing - don't be afraid to question and move on to the next possible treatment meathod.
hugs & best of luck
She encouraged me to practice techniques for handling thoughts everyday. We practice acceptance over and over and over and over.
it is not an easy concept. If you want to heal you need to understand have resistant this disorder can be.
Our conscious brains are fine with status quo and have the power to direct our lives.
That is the issue. You need to get the ability to focus and direct your mind where you want to be.
I would say, that if you feel that your physician is not sensitive to your needs, then do your homework to find another with whom you can effectively communicate. Is your Dr a specialist in the field or is s/he a GP with a prescription pad? It really is worth the extra effort to find the right professional to help you through this. One size does not fit all in the medical profession either!
Just think about birth control pills and how they are dispensed. It is an experiment on the med and the dosage. Now consider if you are given the second med. Now all goes out the window because the twp meds together can present a much different side effect and even how they work together or against each other.
This journey is hard enough without handling side effects of meds.
Like Wanderer pointed out, brain chemistry is delicate stuff to figure out. The field of psychiatry is also tricky. Much is based on trial and error as well as balancing the effects of multiple meds. Allowing a GP, with minimal experience in this delicate process, to prescribe your treatment (in my opinion)is like going to the dentist to have a PAP smear! Not the best choice! Either way, it is equally important to have a good and communicative rapport with whomever your medical professional is. If you are not comfortable with whom you are seeing, pay attention to those red flags. Trust your gut.