I take Paxil which is an antidepressant that also works for anxiety. I have taken Prazocin for my startle reflex. I have also taken clonopin for anxiety. Journalling and meditation help for the PTSD. Clear your head and express your feelings.

hi, I keep leaving ds, leaving the groups, only to come back to them ... I'm feeling really crumy today .... bipolar, pts, who knows ... I just know I need a friend to reach out to, someone who understands .... hugs, liz

Xanax at .5mg 2x a day for anxiety created out of the pstd. Risperadal at .5 or 1mg once a day. Effexor is an anti depressant that works differently then prozac,paxil(SUCKED for me)Wellbuterin sucks, u don't want lithium or seroquel or abilify, they drain your energy level. Effexor to star at 37.5mg to 75mgs once a day.

I am on abilify. The only problem I have is weight gain.
I tried seroquel and felt druged

I have PTSD and I have been very depressed in my past. I am not bipolar.

i was recently diagnosed with ptsd. because of the past and because of the other effects it has had on me and my life a depression has ensued. I'm now on prozac 40mg a day. haven't been on it long enough to know if it's helping yet, although my friends seem to think i'm doing better. Things that seem to help me include: prayer, adequate amounts of sleep, not too much tv or aimless surfing the net, a good balanced diet, an exercise regimen and forcing myself to be social. I think maybe the medication is enabling me to stick to those afore mention items better, then i feel better. So I guess dealing with the depression and ptsd is not just on thing, but many things put together.