No, its not a medication used to treat PTSD but being on it for other conditions can seriously increase PTSD symptoms. I just want to give people the heads up. If your Dr. recommends it for any health issues, ask about alternatives first.
I thought the increase in anxiety and nightmares would ease up once I was off of it. I am 3 days into withdrawal now and I have been barley able to function. I was warned that being on it would increase my PTSD symptoms, but no one warned me about the withdrawal symptoms. I had to find out the hard way.
I am sure there a lot of medications out there that increase symptoms, but wit this being such a common one, I figured it was worth the warning. Especially since it can get worse while you withdrawal off of the medication if you have been on it longer than a week.
I thought the increase in anxiety and nightmares would ease up once I was off of it. I am 3 days into withdrawal now and I have been barley able to function. I was warned that being on it would increase my PTSD symptoms, but no one warned me about the withdrawal symptoms. I had to find out the hard way.
I am sure there a lot of medications out there that increase symptoms, but wit this being such a common one, I figured it was worth the warning. Especially since it can get worse while you withdrawal off of the medication if you have been on it longer than a week.