Sufferer New To Forum And New To Ptsd

[jbrown2691]

Hello all , I am new to this forum, and new to PTSD. My PTSD came from 30 plus years ago from a MST in the Navy. I am married, with two kids, love my family and just started having PTSD. I am going to appointment in July at the clinic VA for intake at outpatient. I starting on a claim with vso for disability compensation, I suffer from severe depression, general social phobia disorder, anxiety, insomnia, and now PTSD. I started counseling with psyotherapist, I am off work now and filed for short term disability. My doctor put me on Risperidone and also up'd my anti- depressant. I was working full time until May until the ice broke and now Im at were Im at. Learning about it, suffering from it, but living it. It comes and lets me know , I am here, #PTSD

 

[Teasel]

Hi @jbrown2691 Welcome to this forum. I'm not from a military background but have all the diagnoses you mention. Hope you find this forum helpful :)

 

[EveHarrington]

Welcome to the forum! :)

 

[Mytime]

Welcome to the forum. Hope you look around, also look at the supporters forum also. It may be of help also:)

 

[intothelight]

@jbrown2691 Welcome to the forum and I hope you find this site helpful!

 

[danblas]

Welcome to the forum. Hope you look around, also look at the supporters forum also. It may be of help al...

I am new to this site. I have suffered for years, with voices, seeing things, feeling like crap all of the time and struggled with doctors that simply observed me as 'depressive'. There is much more, but I am seeing a phsyc that actually understands. I battled to be placed on Lactimal, after years of amyltriptiline, prozac and citalopram and I can say that I have never felt better. My creativity seems to have disappeared, but I feel whole and well again, something I have not felt for at least thirty years. I suppose it is a trade off.

After my diagnosis of bipolar I suddenly felt liberated, but realised I needed to moderate this, hence lactimal. Side effects, in the early stages include sickness, diarrohea (could never spell this), tiredness, headache. It is worth sticking with, as I feel twenty years younger and able to face the world. Perhaps it has induced hypermania, but I must admit that since I have taken this treatment, life is worth living!

 

[Deleted member 28403]

Welcome to the forums :hug: I hope this place helps you. It's very useful because of the bulk amount of people who feel similar and understand. There is a lot of advice and support to be found here :) I hope that this amazing community helps you as much as it helped me, reading all the similar stories, and learning a lot along the way. Hugs if you accept :hug: