Suicidal Effects Of Zoloft

[once normal]

Things have gotten so much worse lately, that I don't know where to begin. In addition to severe PTSD, I was diagnosed with Mixed Bipolar (but no one bothered to tell me). As my situation has changed, the restraining order to stop the child molester harassing me was denied, I lost what little work I had, and social security was denied -- all within 3 weeks.

I have had PTSD all my life, but it has gotten severe over the past few years. I was put on Ativan (which I use when I feel a panic attack or manic episode coming on) and it works well. My therapist arranged for me to see a psychiatrist and it was beyond a nightmare.

The police were called -- psychiatrist wanted to put me on a 5150 hold -- police (thankfully) disagreed. To make matters worse, the psychiatrist would NOT renew the prescription and wants Zoloft instead. I went through this a few years ago and was switched to Prozac. Within a half an hour of taking the medication, I became suicidal (not thougths -- I really wanted to kill myself). I am petrified of taking Zoloft because I am not nearly as strong as I was back then (my condition has greatly deteriorated). I told this to the psychiatrist, but he didn't care.

I'm wondering if anyone knows what I can do. I have almost no ativan left, but I can be careful about when I take it.
I can't imagine getting through these panic attacks or manic episodes without some medication to help me through.

Does anyone know of any options for treatment -- maybe homeopathic -- something I can find to help me?

Any ideas would be very much appreciated.

 

[Justmehere]

Do you have a good trauma therapist you like?

 

[once normal]

I wish....... Best I have is an intern MFT. She's good, but this is way over her head. The effects of the PTSD are so severe that lost everything including work and now have only medi-cal. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy to have at least that, but you don't have much beyond very basics. There's no money to pay for trauma specialist. I am in the process of appealing to get disability and my first hope is to be able to pay for a trauma specialist.

 

[Caterpillar]

Can you see another psychiatrist or possibly a psychiatric nurse practitioner? Not only is calling the police like that a horrible and traumatizing thing to do, but you do NOT prescribe an anti-depressant alone for someone with bipolar disorder. The bad reaction you had to an SSRI in the past alone would be a good reason to not prescribe another, but even without that in your history, an SSRI alone is the wrong way to treat bipolar. Frankly, it doesn't sound like that psychiatrist should be practicing medicine and I really hope you can see someone else. I take medication that treats both bipolar and anxiety, so it does exist and there are a lot of drugs you could try that might really help.

 

[once normal]

Yeah, there is another clinic -- guess who the psychiatrist is!! Same one! There is a psychiatric intern there who diagnosed the Bipolar but didn't bother to do anything other than put it on the chart who prescribed an anti-psychotic medication at $748.00 per month. But, after the psychiatrist, think I'll try this guy again who now, all of a sudden doesn't seem so bad. In the case of anti-psychotics -- you don't prescribe to diabetics because they raise blood sugar. He was really right on the BiPolar -- things made so much more sense -- I really understood what was going on now and could start to deal with it effectively.

If I am not being too bold, would you like to share the medications you used. I am asking only so I can research and be "armed" with information. It will be a month before I will be able to get an appointment to see him.