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Wow...your very inspiring. I'm sorry you've been through those things and I very much get what you said about wanting to go back and be who you were before. I'm still there. I don't feel as though I'm in control and that is scary. But your post makes me hope I will get through this. I just miss...

Yes, chemisrty is weird and life is weirder. Thanks for your input-maybe I'll talk to my doc. I have a demanding job and I am struggling to keep everything under control with all these messed up symptoms. I'm just so desperate to have what worked for me before work again. I'm so tired of dealing...

I am dealing with very similar issues. Logically I know I can deal with any problem that comes up in life and I'm always trying to keep positive and be realistic but I catch myself "numbing out". I find myself pushing others away and isolating myself. And whenever I'm faced with a stressful...

I'm having the following side effects from Effexor that is making it very hard to get through the "transition" phase. 1. Dizzness 2. Drowsyness 3. Muscle weakness 4. sweating 5. Anxiety/Panic 6. Dry mouth 7. Headaches 8. Unable to concentrate 9. Feeling unable to talk freely/slurring words 10...

Thanks for sharing. I'm very confused about how I feel and I know I have lost a lot of love for him but I do want what we once had back. I know I still love him in a way but I'm having a hard time showing it and expressing myself. I know I want a future with him but I just can't seem to open up...

I was diagnosed with PTSD 12 years ago and have recently found myself at the "bottom" again. My bf and I split up a few mths ago due to his unwillingness to take the next step in our relationship. He wasn't there to help and support me raise my daughter and the relationship failed. Since then he...

It's so hard to tell those we love about our troubles, especially when those troubles remind us of past trauma. I'm glad you did tho. I've recently been pushing myself to confide more in my partner and while is makes me super uncomfortable at first after it's nice to be able to talk to someone...

I'm just confused as it did work for me a long time ago. I just don't remember all these side effects. ugh...I'm just so tired. I don't even know if I have the energy to go talk to the doc about all this again.

I'm new too and am finding comfort in knowing there are people out there like me. Good luck to you.

Thanks WillyKat. Your words rang true. I think I may have relapsed due to the overwhelming amount of stress i have right now and I did travel to the place where I grew up. My grandfather died and going "home" sure did remind me of my childhood and all the abuse. Then my bf and I broke up so I...

never tried cymbalta. Only ever took cipralex(which didn't work) and Effexor. I'll see how this goes for a while I guess but thanks for the suggestion.

Thank you all. I'll look them up and give him a list. If he's really interested he'll chose one. It's better than having to explain myself, or why I'm not myself....I hope he continues to support me until I can get back to normal.

Dissociation/Avoidance is where I am and it's making me forget who I am. I can't feel anything. I don't know what I do to get me back. I don't want to be this unemotional, lifeless robotic person. How do I stop this?

Just wondering if anyone can recommend a book that talks about PTSD and explains how it feels to have it? I am having a hard time explaining how I feel-or rather don't feel to my bf.

I've started taking Effexor again-75mg for first week and then to 150mg. I've had effexor before and it worked. I've recently tried cipralex but it did nothing for me. I'm having bad side effects from effexor that I don't remember having when I took it last time(12yrs ago). I'm jumpy, frigidity...

Thanks everybody. I'm currently having the worst side-effects of effexor-dizzy, drowsy, EXHAUSTION (but was there before the med), anxiety....I had to call in sick to work again today. I'm worried about how much sick time I've been using but I am simply too exhausted to even get ready to go to...

Thank you for creating this post. I am struggling with PTSD now after being ok'ish for 12 years. I am so confused because I don't know what triggered it again. I can't stop trying to figure it out. I need to be able to recognize the triggers so I can avoid them but I don't know what it is. I'm...

I was diagnosed with PTSD over 10 yrs ago and have been up/down, on/off with symptoms and anti-d's even since. But I'm at the bottom again right now feeling all the sick, ugly, cold symptoms of PTSD but I don't know why. I can't figure out why I am am so bad again. Can you relapse back into...

I have recently found myself dealing with PTDS issues again. It's been 12 years since I was first diagnosed and during that time I have been up/down, on/off anti-d's but I am again at my bottom. I don't know why I am back to feeling like this-numb, cold, blah, unemotional, sad, robotic.... I...