Posted by PartlyCloudy on October 20, 2010, at 15:13:18
In reply to neurontin for ptsd hyperarousal?, posted by floatingbridge on October 17, 2010, at 17:58:28
Well, I'm going back on Cymbalta partly for the antidepressant effects, but mostly for the relief I felt from my chronic back pain that has been repeatedly triggered by my PTSD - whenever I have been suffering from emotional trauma, my back has reinforced the message that my body is in full "attack" mode (that's personal attack, not military). It had progressed to the point where I'd experience a traumatic, triggering event, and my back would go into spasms. It's a full-on assault on my body systems, from anxiety to overreaction to fairly normal situations, to this back pain - the entire of my persona is convinced that I'm almost perpetually in an emergency, regardless of the reality of the situation. In itself, it's quite distressing.
Having had relief from Cymbalta previously, I am looking forward to the same again after I do the washout from Pristiq and start up the Cymbalta again.
FWIW, Neurontin never gave me ANY kind of relief, whether from anxiety or hyperarousal, or from chronic body pain.
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