Recent content by gmoe240

Any new update on the use of the Alpha Stim, Lurch? I have been using mine about three weeks. Hard to tell any drastic difference it is making, I do seem to be calmer and sleeping some better. I will have to agree that either by getting better sleep or an effect of using the devise itself I...

Welcome.

Glad to see this discussion. Went to the doc today and he put me in for an Alpha Stim unit also. Was wondering if anyone had used one and how it worked. Any updates, Lurch?

Welcome, Louis. I am a paramedic as well, and can relate. You're in the right place here to get support.

Kind of a re-introduction of sorts because I've been away from the forum for some time. I am now rated 70% by the VA after endless appeals and return visits for evaluations. My VA psych doc has me on Trazadone for sleep, Xanax that I only take rarely when I just absolutely am not coping with...

Robert, you can find lots of support here on this forum. Welcome from another Corpsman.

Welcome here to the forum Doc, from another Corpsman. 26 years of it...I understand. HMC

Reading this post was pertinent to me today. Last night my 16 year old son pushed every single button on me and I wound up blowing up pretty badly. I wish I had read this post prior to our confrontation, could have really used the Four R technique. Especially the retreat part. I wouldn't...

I really appreciate all the warm welcomes, it means a lot to know there are others out there that understand. I have put the medications away, I don't like the way they make me feel. I am planning on going to the local Vet Center to start talking to someone, I am hesitant basically because I...

Introduction Another newbie to the forum, my name is Gary. I came across this site while searching combat PTSD. I have been deployed to the sandbox three times since 2003, and was diagnosed with PTSD by the VA last year. Like others have found, they have mainly been trying to throw...