Advice On Medications To Suggest - Seeing Psychiatrist For Second Time Today

[fish-vs-water]

Hi there. Apologies that I am in a rush to work before then heading off to my appointment (and will check this in the waiting room).
I am in therapy, but am hoping for medication ideas that may help me, too.

Issues include: PTSD (CPTSD/DTD type); Depression; Anxiety; Sleep issues including Insomnia, nightmares, and a serious problem ever feeling rested and sleeping through alarms; Traumatic brain injury; ADHD; Dissociation; and some type of mixed mania states (but not bipolar).

Meds that I have tried and have worked well or well enough:

• Prazosin
• Klonapin (but only want to use for panic attacks)
• Adderall

Meds that I have tried that haven't worked great (some not terribly but just meh or inneffective):

• Trazadone
• Gabapentin
• Wellbutrin
• Bupropine
• Buspar
• Mitrazapine (this one was the WORST)
• A variety of SSRIs and SNRIs

Side effects that are important I avoid:

• Drowsiness/sleepiness (except for when going to bed/sleeping, of course)
• Headaches
• Tinnitus
• UTIs

Thank you for any advice/input! Didn't have time to get to medications on our first appointment because there was so much trauma to overview but it is my main objective of this second one.
This is my first time posting so sorry if I am not adhering to ettiquite well.

 

[fish-vs-water]

Hi there. Apologies that I am in a rush to work before then heading off to my appointment (and w...

Oh - I have been on Ritalin too and it was not helpful

 

[Deleted member 28403]

Since you said a variety of SSRI, I assume you tried Zoloft? And how long were you on those you tried?

Regarding sleep, have you tried Ambien (Zolpidem)?

And for anxiety, have you tried some other benzodiazepines? (E.g. Diazepam, Xanax)