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Lamictal?

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Don't want 2 go on drugs & trying 2 stay open minded & willing, cuz I know it goes a lng way in recovery. Was officially diagnosed P.T.S.D. 2day. The doc described it as an 'umbrella effect'~ that the symptoms can manifest n many different ways. I'm typically more depressive, but also issues with anxiety, & sometimes hypermanic overdrive...wht is your experience with this drug?

Has ne1 tried acupuncture, holistic remedy, etc. What should I try 1st- I hve sum serious trust issues with docs & drugs...
sks
sks
hi, cannot say about the drug lamictal, no experience, but drugs are helpful i believe in conjunction with talk therapy and bodywork. i found talk therapy absolutely needed with someone i could TRUST, but it goes only so far. bodywork and/or drugs like prozac, celexa, wellbutrin are helpfl to many. because the hormones and chemicals are programed by trauma to have a powerful cascade effect, a physical approach is vital in addition to talking with a trusted person. it takes time for ptsd folks to trust. successful therapy or friendships should not be short term quickies for this reason.
sks
sks
accupuncture and holistic remedies i have not heard of being helpful and were not to me. however, if you really want to pursue wholistic approach, a homeopathic doctor might possibly be helpful if you have someone REALLY superb (not homeopathic remedies from the store) it may just be that they listen with no judgement that is helpful!
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I am on Lamictal. Saved my life. Deffintly helps with the depression.
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I am on Lamictal...and that is one of the drugs in my regime that HAS REALLY HELPED ME!

It's a mood stabilizer, so will help to stabilize those depressive-manic moods. In PTSD, mood variability is prevalent. PLUS...it helped to pull me out of depression some.

Much research is being done on PTSD right now by the VA...and I think I had posted something on acupuncture....do a search on acupuncture, and look under the PTSD forum. There should be something there about it.

Trust issues are a biggie for us PTSD'ers....but PTSD is a major physiolgic based disorder. It's anxiety based...but its physiologic cascade opens up more doors than just plain Psych and neuro-transmitters...It's a blend of BOTH.

IMO, holistic therapies may be good in conjunction with meds and therapy...but not as a sole first-line agent when first getting treated for PTSD.
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