Looking For Anyone That's Out There Dealing With Ptsd 100% Prescription Medicine Free.

[Panda Bear]

I was med free up until April of this year. Did 4yrs of intensive therapy and then stuck my hand in a blender and lost my shit. That pushed me over the edge to meds ever since.

But, I don't drink, smoke or us marijuana. So.....it's interesting, because you ask about being med free, but use marijuana.

I manage my diet and follow a strict schedule and daily routine in order to maintain the lowest dosage of meds. In the spring, I'll likely begin phasing them out.

 

[Deleted member 541]

I take no psych meds at all. The only thing I do take is something for sleep, as I've suffered with insomnia for about 40 yrs. if I don't sleep, then I get squirrelly, then the PTSD shit hits hard. So yes, to stuff for sleep. No to psych meds.

 

[asadafagahajakal]

I've refused to take any psychoactive medication since I was 16, because for me, they always lead to an eating disorder and severe depression and suicidal ideation. So to stay alive I've just avoided them.

And I only use marijuana every now and then, mainly because I need to be careful of what strains I'm smoking. Too much thc and not enough cbd and I'll be so paranoid basically any sudden sound or movement turns into a trigger. Once I get a prescription I'll consult an expert at a dispensary.

 

[asadafagahajakal]

Excluding marijuana, What about other natural means? I'm definitely one of the med free sufferers, but that's only because I've always had adverse reactions to them.

 

[Deleted member 37085]

Have adverse reactions to psycho-tropic, and anti-psychotic drugs. So not on anything except at bedtime a 1/2 pill of a 1mg. anti-anxiety drug and melatonin, also magnesium powders. I eat extremely healthily now due to eating disorder post surgery serious issues. Eating healthier and adding vitamins, protein powders, probiotics, and am adding a prebiotic as well now and I am noticing my brain is functioning better than on rx drugs (except after emdr sessions and then my brain is f*****!) for a time! JJ

 

[anthony]

LOL... I wouldn't say using marijuana makes you medication free. Using anything to manage PTSD... means you have a medication / substance reliance, i.e. you can't manage without x substance.

 

[Tornadic Thoughts]

I've been 100% prescription drug free for the last 2ish years, at least. My body couldn't handle them any longer. I take a few supplements, herbal tinctures on occasion, and drastically changed my diet to eliminate animal products, caffeine, alcohol, and gluten. I also incorporated things like massage therapy, acupuncture chiropractic adjustments, daily purposeful movement, breathing techniques, a T at the local abuse shelter, more nature, more play, etc. to help keep me going in a healthier and more grounded state of mind. It takes a village, for sure, and there is no finish line. And the beat goes on............

 

[Deleted member 37085]

LOL... I wouldn't say using marijuana makes you medication free. Using anything to manage PTSD... means you...

I am winging off the 1/2 of the 1mg. anti-anxiety pill LOL! I will be 100% medication free! Weeeeeee! JJ

 

[Gs172003]

I refuse to take meds for this stuff. Last time I took meds was when I was with the ex and it didn't go well. So I manage with exercise and lots of it. (Probably too much but I don't care)

 

[Sideways]

"Med free except marajuana"...???

 

[Deleted member 37085]

I've refused to take any psychoactive medication since I was 16, because for me, they always lead to an...

Me as well @Charleh. That seroquel and so many other crap a** drugs I was prescribed for the wrong diagnosis! worsened an already very problematic eating disorder. So many psychotropic drugs and anti-psychotics caused me (past) to balloon all the way up to 304 pds. My eating disorder was so bad early last year. Then colon surgery - yada yada yada. I would like to slap the **** out of the psychiatrists, psychologists, LCSW's, and so on who for misdiagnosed me for decades! I hate rx drugs of any kind and try so hard to keep dr.'s from prescribing any of them to me (except for one and I'm weaning off it). It's 1/2 of 1mg. anti-anxiety pill at bedtime. Thank you for your post @Charleh. JJ

 

[Deleted member 37085]

Oh, I weigh 168pds. now and dropping. Goal weight is 150 pds. or maybe even down to 145 pds. Shall see. Colon surgery was horrible! Took sigmoid out. Doing better now as muscles, tendons, etc. that were cut all the way through are finally mending which help push lower colon content on down and into well, ya know. Hope not TMI. Eating disorders are a Hell all of their own. Rx meds suck for me, no judgments on anyone. No judgments. Only speaking for myself. Thank you @Just_Dan for your above post. JJ