Actually if I'm correct, lithium is cleared mainly by your kidneys and it can be used for other things than to stabilize mood, including anxiety. Other than that pregabalin and might be an option but it is addictive.
People can be traumatized but not fit criteria for a PTSD diagnosis. PTSD is one very specific diagnosis and sometimes even professionals that are not specialized/well trained get confused. However, even if it's not the official full PTSD diagnosis, it would still be helpful to work with a...
Naltrexone (Revia) has been shown to reduce dissociation. It's main use is to help people stay off narcotics but can be used off-label in lower doses to help with dissociation.
I haven't been pregnant and taking medication, but I do know that sertraline is one of the most studied anti-depressants during pregnancy and it is associated with little risk to the unborn child.
As for the lorazepam, I'm not sure; however it can actually cause physical addiction as all...
Interesting thread. Personally, I think formal diagnosis is irrelevant, as it's impossible to confirm or disprove if anyone who writes in the forum actually has the diagnosis.
Just a side note. Triggers can generalize. For example, the original trigger maybe physical touch or sex but eventually it can become just thinking or doing anything in that direction.
Actually, as far as I know, you are not supposed to dissociate during exposure since that way you /your brain won't be able to process things and "file" them as past events. Dissociation keeps the memory in fragments and hinders the connection.
I have similar experiences and mine are due to dissociative parts intruding. For example, I will lie in bed at night and I will feel younger and actually kind of think I am in my childhood home in bed. It feels strange.
Has the following ever happened to anyone.
I was reading about child neglect an its effects and thinking about how things that happened in the past weren't bad enough to be called trauma (not just talking about child neglect) then all of a sudden I got really, really tired and had to lie down...