Posted by JohnX2 on February 28, 2002, at 1:06:03
In reply to Re: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder » Sorceress, posted by SoS on February 27, 2002, at 5:19:41
Clonodine (Catapres) is a good medicine for PTSD. It is an anti-hypertensive
and helps to control nightmares/anxiety. It also helps to give PTSD patients
better responses to anti-depressants by stabilizing the neuronal
paths disrupted by trauma.Good luck.
-John
> I don't know what you can do about the PTSD really, but for the sleep, you might try depakote, or neurontin, which are both sedating/relaxing (or at least I know the depakote is and I hear neurontin is) and/or an atypical anti-psychotic (don't get too scared by the name) like risperdal. If you do research about anti-psychotics you'll find a lot of information about a condition called dyskenesia (I think) that affects the mouth, but don't let that scare you. It usually occurs with older Anti-psychotics, not the atypical ones (but I'd read up on it if you do get prescribed one). I'm on a combo of depakote and risperdal, and it has definitely helped me. I would at least ask your internist, or pdoc or whoever about some of these other meds. Hope this helps.
> MM
> P.S. You also might want to post with a header about not being able to sleep and ask for med recommendations. It's a popular problem.
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