Are the childhood flashbacks new? How long have you been in therapy? What kind of therapy?

I know my own PTSD symptoms daisy-chain. One thing leads to another and another and another in a mind-ripping sequence. "Crippling" is a good word for it in the yaddahs of my own blahs. Recovering from an isolated trauma, such as an accident, can aggravate old symptoms with the greatest of natural ease. Suckus Maximus. . . Can't I *just*get*over*it*?

Gentle empathy, Trichster. It is, indeed, frustrating.

The child flashbacks aren't new but I haven't experienced them in a very long time. I've been in counseling for about 5 years now. I've been on and off with medications to help with anxiety and panic attacks but nothing has worked so far

Has your doctor given you anything to help you to sleep?.... A sleep med might help and you can ask for a prn for anxiety if you wanted to... You shouldn't stay on it long term however it can be really helpful to get you through the panic you're presently experiencing
If you ask for the med sublingual or under the tongue it works very quickly?
Gentle hug .... I'm so sorry that you are going through this.......xo

I appreciate the love and the hugs guys <3 thank you xoxo

SunCouldJD I haven't tried prescription meds yet. I've tried melatonin, ZQuil, Advil PM, etc. Getting to sleep isn't the problem, it's sleeping for more than 2 hours at a time without waking up crying and in a cold sweat :(

hi, we haven't met yet, my name is Lilly. i started working on some adult ptsd stuff and all of a sudden i started gettng a bunch of emotional flashbacks from childhood stuff i didn't realise was ptsd. it is so hard to get to some kind of ok enough place for a bit. meds can help with that.

talking to your dr about meds to help you through is the best plan - i think so. i have. i used to take medicine to help me sleep, but i have seizure meds now so i don't need that. sometimes i do add advil pm if i still can't sleep - but generally not an issue for me now.

absolutely ask for something for anxiety, ((((you)))).

i hope coming here and having people to talk to that understand is helpful. it has helped me so much to find here. we are very glad you found us and want you to feel welcome.

Prazosin has helped me with PTSD nightmares for a year now.
https://psychopharmacologyinstitute.com/clinical-psychiatry/ptsd/prazosin-ptsd-related-nightmares-rationale-dosing-strategies-men-women/