Posted by ChicagoKat on January 21, 2013, at 11:01:43
I suffer from treatment-resistant depression and anxiety, and if this is Scott reading, I believe you once mentioned that you believed I have developmental PTSD from the maternal emotional abuse I experienced as a child. Now, on top of that, I have been told by my therapist and others that I also suffer PTSD from the trauma of my very physically abusive first marriage; I even had knives pulled on me at the time.
So my question, which is basically for Scott - but anyone else is free to chime in - would I benefit from the addition of Prazosin to my current regimen of Ritalin and Tegretol and Elavil for sleep? My understanding is that Prazosin is usually used as a sleep med, to help those with hypervigilance (me!) to fall asleep, but don't you, Scott, take it during the day? And if I'm not prying, why is that? Is there a benfit to taking it during the day?
With me, hypotension would obviously not be a problem b/c I have baseline HTN, not to mention what the Ritalin does to my BP.
If you don't mind sharing more, Scott, I'd really appreciate it, as I have a pdoc appt in a week and I want to be well ready for it. Thanks so much!
KatIve got a really bad disease
Its got me begging on my hands and knees
So take me to emergency
Cause somethin seems to be missing
Somebody take the pain away
Its like an ulcer bleeding in my brain
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