New Prazosin Side Effects

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Hello,
I found this forum searching key words on this topic.
Hi. I am Arianna, and new to this forum. As the new year approaches, more than ever, I want to move on and become successful or at least begin succeeding these next 365 days and every cycle this planet makes from now forward!
I applied for a new job to pay for college today so I can work from home. (I've had over 30 surgeries from being stabbed in the trachea and esophagus along with a few nerves and thsn dragged down the stairs and rolled up in a carpet.)
I don't really get flashbacks anymore, just anxiety, nightmares and to be honest... I'm ashamed I let my body get mangled like that.
Anywho I take Prazosin for nightmares at night time and was taking 3 mg of clonazepam tboughout the day for the unnavoidable anxiousness I carried with me throughout the day.
As I began reading my Bible after recconnecting with God after denying Him for so long only for Him to come and show me I needed a savior for my soul to survive death and that I need to focus on Him. I focus on mainly Psalms, Proverbs and Mathew, Mark, Luke and John... although always seekinh verses applicable to situations someone close to me or myself may be needing.
I tell peopld close to me, " I'm replacing pills with Proverbs."
These days I only need one to two milligrams of clonazepam, so this pasg month I requested an ammount that equals out to two a day, no problem there.
My prazosin dosage has not changed.
I have lost 28 lbs since late Octobsr, and my prazosin dose is causing me to pass out.
I couldn't function at all today. Everything I ate had to be brought to me, I needed help everytime that getting up was imperative.
The dose had been 3mg at night and one in the morning and another throughout the day if I saw fit.
I took the three last night and still feel light headed.
I want to take 1 mg of prazosin tonight and .5 mg clonazepam for the nightmares, (both are prescribed.)
My psychiatrist just had surgery, so she won't be back until after my next MRI.
Does anybody have any textbook knowledge of these medications effects to alleviate PTSD nightmares when combined for nightmares ay those doses for a 123 lb female?
If not is are there any females aroundmy size, 5'6" 123 lbs, 34 years of age.
I want to wake up refreshed, not terrified.
 
Welcome to the forum!

I totally understand the raw fear that can go along with medication side effects. Zombie-brain can be really bad, and incredibly disabling (although, a medication I trialled that promptly made my hair start falling out…that freaked me out quite a bit too!).

Taking medication advice from strangers off the internet, even when both parties have the best intentions, can very easily make it a whole lot worse. The medications you’re on (I’ve tried both), are serious shit. Please demand medical advice for yourself - you are worth that.

There’s a couple of options while your pdoc is away.

The first is that it is incredibly likely that your pdoc has a reliable pdoc, someone they trust, standing in for them while they are on leave (for exactly this sort of issue).

Usually, the easiest way to get help fast in your situation (from someone medically qualified who can access the information they need from your file to make safe decisions about your medication) is to call your pdoc’s receptionist or admin support, and explain the emergency (don’t be shy about referring to it as an urgent medication issue).

A lot of pdoc’s also/alternatively have a paging service. That’s a number you call, leave a message with someone, and your pdoc will be given that message urgently. They can then either contact you directly, or your pharmacy (if you have one), or one of their colleagues to stand in and help you till they get back.

If all else fails? An appointment with your GP / PCP would be a safe alternative.
 

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