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Have Anxiety Attacks And Terrors. Have Severe PTSD After Sexual Assault.Taken Benzodiazipiness, Xanax. What To Do?
Hello. my name is gina. I have been diagnosed with pretty severe PTSD after a sexual assault.I've been seeking several therapies of a healthy psychy. benzodiazipines work some,but xanax woks the best .I also have anxiety attacks & nite terrors.Im an emotional mess & really need help. The docs i've encountered have either ignored my situation or were just unsympathetic. PLEASE HELP! MY physical& mental state are extremely fragile.
Thu, 2 May 2013
Hi Gina,
Welcome to HCM Forum,
Facing to such situation and then rebuilding yourself is kind of learning process.Taking benzodizepine during this will hamper your learning process.So in such kind of illness its best advisable to avoid benzodiazepine(xanax is one of them ),though it gives you instant relief.
PTSD is characterized by flashbacks of that incident,along with anxious,restless,numbness feeling,disturbed sleep and night terror,mood swings,lot of anger about self and others.
Several sedative antidepressants (so benzodiazepine can be avoided ) available which helps you get relief from this.There are chances that due to associated depression whatever happened-happening-will happen you might have negative thoughts.
If medicine given for its treatment -it takes 3-4 weeks time to starts its complete action.So consult to good nearest psychiatrist - continue regular and prolonged follow up with him - he will definitely help to come out of this.
Hope it helps.
Best regards.
Welcome to HCM Forum,
Facing to such situation and then rebuilding yourself is kind of learning process.Taking benzodizepine during this will hamper your learning process.So in such kind of illness its best advisable to avoid benzodiazepine(xanax is one of them ),though it gives you instant relief.
PTSD is characterized by flashbacks of that incident,along with anxious,restless,numbness feeling,disturbed sleep and night terror,mood swings,lot of anger about self and others.
Several sedative antidepressants (so benzodiazepine can be avoided ) available which helps you get relief from this.There are chances that due to associated depression whatever happened-happening-will happen you might have negative thoughts.
If medicine given for its treatment -it takes 3-4 weeks time to starts its complete action.So consult to good nearest psychiatrist - continue regular and prolonged follow up with him - he will definitely help to come out of this.
Hope it helps.
Best regards.
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Hello....
Thanks for your query. PTSD/Post-traumatic stress disorder can indeed be highly stressful to cope up with. The treatment consists of:
1. Anti-anxiety agents like SSRIs eg Sertraline
2. Sedative agents like benzodiazepines
3. Supportive counselling
4. Novel techniques like EMDR/ Eye move,ment desensitisation and reprocessing
The drugs like SSRIs require 6-8 weeks for onset of action. Wish you good health.
Regards
Dr Sundar
Psychiatrist
Thanks for your query. PTSD/Post-traumatic stress disorder can indeed be highly stressful to cope up with. The treatment consists of:
1. Anti-anxiety agents like SSRIs eg Sertraline
2. Sedative agents like benzodiazepines
3. Supportive counselling
4. Novel techniques like EMDR/ Eye move,ment desensitisation and reprocessing
The drugs like SSRIs require 6-8 weeks for onset of action. Wish you good health.
Regards
Dr Sundar
Psychiatrist
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