Warning!!! I feel it's only fair to warn people of what we are just beginning to learn after years of prescribing it. I real alot of Zanex is still being used. My counselor warned me to never take it, as even short term use will change your whole personality and it will not go back after discontinuation of the drug.
When my mom-in-law started taking it, her whole personality did change. All of her conscience or moral code was gone. She openly talked about having sex with a stranger at a truck stop as if she wanted to see me react because she could feel nothing in regard to her behavior and risk-taking. She lost the ability to care about what she or other people think about things. While I doubt most people would experience such total decay based on one type of medication used, (she took other things also) I feel it only fair to warn others to be wary.
I understand that for some people the situation is dramatic and calls for major interventions for life to continue as normal as possible. But my stance is to be very cautious because Dr.'s really don't seem to care about the future of your brain. They seem to care about short-term and about what they can do in it.
My 2 cents is that PTSD is the kind of thing that takes time, effort, counseling, stability, life experience and a host of positive things to heal. I have never understood why the "quick fix" is being sold in pill bottles. I have heard the theory that it will support and speed recovery in conjunction with talk therapy.
But how can you know if what is coming up in therapy is good stuff if you are dissociated while going to counseling and just struggling as you try to manage the multiple side effects of relatively new and untested medication?
Why not try counseling along with a holisitic approach to support the wellbeing of the person (like avoiding violent or dark images and media and adding positive, calming, and inspiring stories and media) and wait to see what results can be gotten before resorting to drugs?
When my mom-in-law started taking it, her whole personality did change. All of her conscience or moral code was gone. She openly talked about having sex with a stranger at a truck stop as if she wanted to see me react because she could feel nothing in regard to her behavior and risk-taking. She lost the ability to care about what she or other people think about things. While I doubt most people would experience such total decay based on one type of medication used, (she took other things also) I feel it only fair to warn others to be wary.
I understand that for some people the situation is dramatic and calls for major interventions for life to continue as normal as possible. But my stance is to be very cautious because Dr.'s really don't seem to care about the future of your brain. They seem to care about short-term and about what they can do in it.
My 2 cents is that PTSD is the kind of thing that takes time, effort, counseling, stability, life experience and a host of positive things to heal. I have never understood why the "quick fix" is being sold in pill bottles. I have heard the theory that it will support and speed recovery in conjunction with talk therapy.
But how can you know if what is coming up in therapy is good stuff if you are dissociated while going to counseling and just struggling as you try to manage the multiple side effects of relatively new and untested medication?
Why not try counseling along with a holisitic approach to support the wellbeing of the person (like avoiding violent or dark images and media and adding positive, calming, and inspiring stories and media) and wait to see what results can be gotten before resorting to drugs?
