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Re: SLS-PTSD » brynb

Posted by SLS on March 24, 2013, at 10:00:27

In reply to SLS-PTSD, posted by brynb on March 24, 2013, at 9:06:02

Hi B.

> I remember you mentioning suffering from PTSD, but it seemed a bit different than the standard definition. Would you so kindly explain?

The following article explains the sort of chronic abuse and neglect that can produce "developmental PTSD":

http://www.positivehumandevelopment.com/developmental-ptsd.html

> And, which meds have you found particularly helpful for it?

Prazosin 10 mg/day. Prazosin exerts a broad and persistent antidepressant effect for me. The only side effect I experience is a reduction in sex-drive.

If you decide to try prazosin, be aware that one often experiences dizziness and fatigue as startup side effects. You would probably want to initiate treatment with a single 1 mg dose taken at night followed by 1 mg two or three times a day for a week or so. My feeling is that the therapeutic range for prazosin when treating PTSD is 6 - 15 mg/day. I have settled on 10 mg/day as the lowest effective dose. Higher dosages tend to leave me feeling fatigued and unmotivated.

My current treatment regime:

Parnate 80 mg/day
nortriptyline 150 mg/day
lithum 450 mg/day
Abilify 10 mg/day
prazosin 10 mg/day
minocyline 200 mg/day

I have recently discontinued Lamictal in an attempt to reduce memory impairments and cognitive side effects. It is my guess that the addition of minocycline will allow for this.


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I dream of things that never were and ask why not.

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