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I went to my pychiatrist today and he decided to add some melatonin in addition to my other meds to help with sleep. I was wondering if anybody else had any success using melatonin? Thanks!
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I've never met my father before. For my entire life I never had any contact with him until this past October when his stepdaughter found me on facebook and we reconnected. It was amazing and I rode the high for a little while, but when I crashed...
So I've been on Zoloft for about two months now, and my psychiatrist recently raised my dose from 50mg to 75mg. I have had very few side effects to date and have done really well on this med, however, I noticed that since I started my higher dose I have been having brain zaps. My headaches are...
I've been having an issue for the past few weeks that I can't exactly explain and I'm experiencing things that I'm not quite sure are even possible. I'll start by giving a little bit of a back story on the situation and then go from there. If I begin to ramble, please forgive me.
I'm a victim...
So I've been doing well over the past six weeks with therapy and my medications and I am to begin EMDR therapy soon. CBT and meds have helped quite a bit with nightmares, intrusive thoughts, depression, insomnia and anxiety. However, I am still struggling significantly with dissociation. I have...
So I smoked my last cigarette yesterday afternoon at 4:45pm..I haven't gone this long without smoking in 15 years and honestly..I feel like I am going insane. I have a relationship with cigarettes that I feel a lot of people may have as well. Cigarettes dictate the rhythm of my everyday. Wake...
Hello all! So I'm still very early on into my treatment but I've spent a lot of time over the past few weeks reflecting on my life with PTSD and how its changed me as a person. They say that people with PTSD can get addicted to the adrenaline rush they experience with their traumas..and looking...
Hello all..my name is InvisibleSun! I've been cruising the forum for a couple weeks now..trying to get a feel for the community before i finally made the leap. I've never done anything like this before, but I feel as though I have come to the right place. This board seems to provide a safe...