My head is a mess 3.0

Hi @brockovich86,

I'm glad you persisted with writing your post despite the frustration.

It must be difficult not having something that helps with your symptoms, particularly when you are trying to meet the demands of raising a young family. Your treating team sound thorough, which is good. Hopefully their current investigation into ADHD and PTSD will give you some answers and possible new alternatives to treatment, which may explain why nothing else has be entirely succussful so far.

I cant answer your questions about the effect the stimulants will have on your anxiety, they are possibily best answered by your psychiatrist, as different people react to medication in different ways, as I'm sure you may already be aware. I can understand your concern making the condition worse before it gets better, when you are raising young children on your own. I'm wondering, as you mentioned nothing works in the long-term, if you have anything to be helpful in the short-term to manage anxiety?

Look forward to talking to you soon.

Rockpool

No problem at all @brockovich86

Yes that makes perfect sense, perhaps as the stimulant medication is slow release your body may react differently to it? If you do decide to take the medication you can give any feedback to the psychiatrist and they may be able to suggest something for anxiety.

I hope the counselling has been beneficial for you, its not easy talking about abusive relationships, but great that you have been making the time to process everything in the aftermath of the relationship.

Yes that does make sense, and if that works for you then thats great. Have you been given any strategies to help you manage anxiety in your counselling sessions?

Good on you for making an appointment with a psychiatrist! I hope all goes well

Hi,

ahhh yes, its sometimes suprising what words arent allowed!! Glad you got your message though 😄

Welcome to the forums, glad you've posted here. I was also in an abusive relationship and have ptsd and depression. I take antidepressents and need help with sleeping, and while i know it helps me, i hate it as well because of the side effects i get, etc. I can't answer your questions about the stimulants either, but i can empathise with your fear about the effects you'll have and how long it'll take to settle. At least you have some experience with medications from taking your other meds.

I've also had lots of counselling with a psychologist which has helped, most of the time though i dont think its about finding a cure but finding a way to manage alot of the symptoms the best way we can... with medications and coping strategies. I've started a new crochet project and been doing that for a little while each day as 'me time', doing musle relaxation daily, and my breathing exercises as often as i can remember to. It all helps a bit. Do you have any strategies that help you?

LJ