![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
anecdotal evidence is not scientific, but
Apr. 15th, 2010 05:09 pmI have a curiosity, and i have been moved to ask:
Are you, or have you heard of a person who grew up in the kind of conditions that might create Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder(1)
And have discovered that you have extreme difficulty in finding a medication that fits into your life? i could be talking about sensitivity to doses that are no where near considered medicinal, extreme side effects and sensitivity, or any reaction that made you say "this medication is making my life worse, not better."
If this sounds like you, would you comment? whatever you wish to say, whether its "yes, that's me" or "that's my childhood, but that's not my experience with meds" or "that's my experience with meds, but that's not my childhood" or the story you want to tell about this experience.
If you have heard of anything that's been published about this connection, even if you can't remember the source, could you tell me about it?
If you are not the person i described, but know of people on your f-lists, or even if you're just moved to, could you refer people to this post? It's just a curiosity, as I have said, but something my therapist said to me today as i was bitching about how just 20 mg of elavil turns me into Rip Van Winkle with a hangover(2) now has me wondering if I'm a special snowflake and the Only Person Who Has This Problem.
1. the question of whether this is a valid diagnosis is outside the parameters of the question i'm asking here; it's just a convenient way to desribe the conditions without becoming exclusive.
2. the "therapeutic dose" of elavil in the treatment of depression is 75 mg.
Are you, or have you heard of a person who grew up in the kind of conditions that might create Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder(1)
And have discovered that you have extreme difficulty in finding a medication that fits into your life? i could be talking about sensitivity to doses that are no where near considered medicinal, extreme side effects and sensitivity, or any reaction that made you say "this medication is making my life worse, not better."
If this sounds like you, would you comment? whatever you wish to say, whether its "yes, that's me" or "that's my childhood, but that's not my experience with meds" or "that's my experience with meds, but that's not my childhood" or the story you want to tell about this experience.
If you have heard of anything that's been published about this connection, even if you can't remember the source, could you tell me about it?
If you are not the person i described, but know of people on your f-lists, or even if you're just moved to, could you refer people to this post? It's just a curiosity, as I have said, but something my therapist said to me today as i was bitching about how just 20 mg of elavil turns me into Rip Van Winkle with a hangover(2) now has me wondering if I'm a special snowflake and the Only Person Who Has This Problem.
1. the question of whether this is a valid diagnosis is outside the parameters of the question i'm asking here; it's just a convenient way to desribe the conditions without becoming exclusive.
2. the "therapeutic dose" of elavil in the treatment of depression is 75 mg.