Hm. I can see how that would be detrimental. Like I said, the lavender
shouldn't be an issue unless you start having a reaction, but it makes me
think I might need to put you on a medication instead.
There are certain medications used to treat depression and anxiety that are
shown to work well for PTSD. They shouldn't make you drowsy, but all
medications come with a chance of side effects.
One thing to keep in mind with side effects: they are most likely to happen
during the first week or two that you're on the medication. As your body
adjusts, the side effects should lessen or go away completely. If they
don't, it would be a sign that we should probably change the medication.
And not everyone experiences them. Plenty of people take medications
without any side effects at all.
For the one I'm leaning towards, the most common side effects are:
nervousness, anxiety, difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep, nausea,
diarrhea, dry mouth, heartburn, yawning, weakness, uncontrollable shaking
of a part of the body, loss of appetite, weight loss, unusual dreams, stuffy
nose, excessive sweating, headache, confusion, weakness, difficulty
concentrating or memory problems, sexual problems in males such as
decreased sex drive, inability to get or keep an erection, or delayed or
absent ejaculation.
Haha. I know it's a long list. But if you even just Google side effects
for...pretty much any medication, really, you'll see they all have fairly
long lists of potential side effects. And I wouldn't be doing my job if I
didn't advise you that they're possible.
But like I said. In most cases, if the patient experiences any of them at
all, it's usually temporary. If the side effects are severe or don't go
away, we change the meds.
We can stop that one and try another, yes. There are four that are shown to
be most effective for treatment of PTSD, and we can try them all if it
comes to that.
Worst case scenario, yes, I suppose that's what it amounts to.
Patients rarely experience every side effect possible for any given
medication, so even if you do have some, there's no guarantee you'll get
that particular side effect.
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Date: 2022-09-24 02:32 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-09-24 02:55 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-09-24 10:19 am (UTC)Unless you're having a reaction to it you should be fine, but I'm concerned that you've used that much... How much is left in the roller I gave you?
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Date: 2022-09-24 04:08 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-09-24 04:26 pm (UTC)Hm. I can see how that would be detrimental. Like I said, the lavender shouldn't be an issue unless you start having a reaction, but it makes me think I might need to put you on a medication instead.
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Date: 2022-09-24 04:31 pm (UTC)As long as the meds don't make me exhausted like the other ones did, that definitely made things worse. Plus it was just annoying.
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Date: 2022-09-24 04:35 pm (UTC)There are certain medications used to treat depression and anxiety that are shown to work well for PTSD. They shouldn't make you drowsy, but all medications come with a chance of side effects.
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Date: 2022-09-24 04:43 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-09-24 04:57 pm (UTC)One thing to keep in mind with side effects: they are most likely to happen during the first week or two that you're on the medication. As your body adjusts, the side effects should lessen or go away completely. If they don't, it would be a sign that we should probably change the medication. And not everyone experiences them. Plenty of people take medications without any side effects at all.
For the one I'm leaning towards, the most common side effects are: nervousness, anxiety, difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep, nausea, diarrhea, dry mouth, heartburn, yawning, weakness, uncontrollable shaking of a part of the body, loss of appetite, weight loss, unusual dreams, stuffy nose, excessive sweating, headache, confusion, weakness, difficulty concentrating or memory problems, sexual problems in males such as decreased sex drive, inability to get or keep an erection, or delayed or absent ejaculation.
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Date: 2022-09-24 05:03 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-09-24 05:08 pm (UTC)Haha. I know it's a long list. But if you even just Google side effects for...pretty much any medication, really, you'll see they all have fairly long lists of potential side effects. And I wouldn't be doing my job if I didn't advise you that they're possible.
But like I said. In most cases, if the patient experiences any of them at all, it's usually temporary. If the side effects are severe or don't go away, we change the meds.
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Date: 2022-09-24 05:20 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-09-24 05:22 pm (UTC)They should go away within a week to two weeks.
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Date: 2022-09-24 05:24 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-09-24 05:27 pm (UTC)We can stop that one and try another, yes. There are four that are shown to be most effective for treatment of PTSD, and we can try them all if it comes to that.
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Date: 2022-09-24 05:32 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-09-24 05:44 pm (UTC)Worst case scenario, yes, I suppose that's what it amounts to.
Patients rarely experience every side effect possible for any given medication, so even if you do have some, there's no guarantee you'll get that particular side effect.
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Date: 2022-09-24 05:52 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-09-24 05:57 pm (UTC)That's highly unlikely. But there's meds for that, too :)
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Date: 2022-09-24 05:58 pm (UTC)