Posted by jimmygold70 on April 6, 2001, at 17:14:59
In reply to Re: Socia- Phobia-Like PTSD ? » jimmygold70, posted by judy1 on April 6, 2001, at 12:24:08
Judy - I can feel the support from your writing
(-:Actually, I've seen one of the top experts here. I know it's the social support group, but if you're still interested, that's what I'm taking right now:
* Risperdal for intrusive thoughts
* Depakene for the tensionI'm supposed to be on Effexor as well, but listen to the way the story goes... I were taking Celexa, and went to friends. We smoked a joint or so, and I've got to a really bad acute manic state. I manged to get home and call 911. They got me with an ambulance to the ER. That was the point were I lost my grasp of reality. I started moving very fast, was completely convinced that I am going to die, and that that I've been involved in a car accident. I was sure that the paramedic is fooling me to think I'm not injured when he said I'm going to see a PDoc at the E.R.
Eventually, I got to the ER, and then for some reason I got naked. They gave me some Haledol, and sent me to a psychiatric hospital where I spent the night. I got home alive, but I still have those terrible memories from that traumatic incidence. I thought acute mania is supposed to be "euphoric". I was just agitated and paranoid...
That's all for now. Hope I haven't made you tired...
Jimmy
> I think Kate gave a wonderful discription of PTSD; as one who suffers from it, it is a debilatating and pervasive state- by it's very nature you can't have a 'mild case' (if you have subsyndromal PTSD you still have to fulfill the criteria of a situation where you or other was exposed to threat/actual death) or like Kate have less than 1 month duration and be dxed with acute stress disorder. You definitely have an anxiety disorder which are often comorbid with depression and hence the 'flat affect'. I really would seek out a specialist in this area, I'm sure getting the proper dx would really help. take care, judy
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