Question 1

i have post traumatic stress disorder i have taken propanolol and fluoxitine for four years. no improvement. s?should i stop or change my med

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Talk to physician: Recommend that you talk this over with your physician.  Since you remain symptomatic, just stopping your medication would not be prudent.  You and the physician can explore options such as increasing medication doses; changing medications, adding in psychotherapy or adjuncts like acupuncture. Good luck.

Question 2

how to deal with post traumatic stress disorder?

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PTSD: Often responds well to cognitive processing therapy (a form of cognitive behavioral therapy), emdr, specialized group therapy,  virtual reality exposure therapy, psychoeducation and psychiatric medications are sometimes warranted as well.

Question 3

post traumatic stress disorder..is this a serious condition?

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Yes, it can be: Post traumatic stress disorder causes a huge amount of suffering and loss of function in children and adults.  It can lead to severe anxiety, insomnia, depression, and suicide.  It can stem from an almost infinite variety of frightening experiences.  Yet, it can be treated.

Question 4

what are the symptoms of mild post traumatic stress disorder?

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PTSD mild: Mild or severe relies on consequences on life and severity of symptoms.

Question 5

what are the usual symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder?

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Flashbacks or relivi: Flashbacks or reliving the traumatic experience are common symtoms, anxiety, anger outbursts, sleeplessness often occurs as well. It is important to be evaluated by a mental health professional to do a proper evaluation and confirm or rule out this diagnosis.          . In addition, children often manifest the symptoms of ptsd differently than adults.

Question 6

what are the symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder to look for?

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There are many: There are 3 symptom clusters: intrusive recollections, avoidant/numbing symptoms, and hyper-arousal symptoms. These must last over 1 month long and cause functional distress in the person's life. Please see http://www.Ptsd.Va.Gov/professional/pages/dsm-iv-tr-ptsd.Asp for the full dsm criteria and symptoms.

Question 7

what could i do to determine if i have post traumatic stress disorder?

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PTSD: For this, you'd have been exposed to a life threatening or extremely frightening event or series of events. This could have been in your family growing up, or as adult with rapes, crimes, war, earthquakes, etc.  Sx. Include: extreme fear; hypervigilance for danger; nightmares; repetitive flashbacks of events; avoidance of reminders; irritability/rage; feeling numb; overwhelming guilt or shame.

Question 8

what is the definition or description of: post traumatic stress disorder?

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Mood disorder: Ptsd is a previous stressful situation in which you may develope depression or anxiety over in later years.

Question 9

what can i do for nightmares and post traumatic stress disorder?

Accepted Answer

Talk therapy & meds: The primary treatment for ptsd is psychotherapy (talk therapy). Specifically, trauma focused cbt and emdr have shown effectiveness. As your overall ptsd symptoms improve, your nightmares should as well. Sometimes, a medication can be helpful in suppressing dream sleep or reducing the fear and anxiety that leads to nightmares. In this situation, it may be best to see a psychiatrist for treatment.

Question 10

post traumatic stress disorder sounds like it has always been in humans?

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Probably: Called by different names in medical literature historically: "battle fatigue", "asthenia", "soldiers' heart", "shell shock".  All have same factors of proximity, intensity, exposure to stressful events; all have resultant psychological and physical components. There have been gruesome events in the course of human history; no reason to believe that ptsd is a new response-just new understanding.

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