Prazosin Alternatives Compared

For Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: I've been prescribed (thankfully) a pretty low-dose. It gives me migraines and stuffy nose. My suspicions were correct: I'm within that 1-10% of people who are affected with this sinus blockage problem everytime I take this pill. Of course, this is counterintuitive to my sleeping issues since not being able to breathe wakes me up from sleep.

For Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: I use this for anxiety and stress: I have PTSD, anxiety and panic attacks. The VA doc started me on 1mg to eventually increase to 3 mg. Now vivid dreams have increased but relative few night mares. Once the dosage increased to 3mg , I awoke very groggy and vision blurry. Now back to 2mg and not so groggy in the morning but vivid dreams and blurry vision persists. Tempted to cut back to 1mg. Input from anyone out there with similar experience would be greatly appreciated.

For Depression: Hi everyone, I am glad to find a place that I can tell my story & maybe get some opinions. I started taking Zoloft when my husband of 53 years passed, that was 3 years ago. I had the doctor give me instructions on weaning from it in November. So now it has been 8 days off. I did not have any side effects until today. After I got home from church I just broke out in tears & I am not a crier. Is it normal to get this effect after 8 days off? I really would like to stay off the med. Thanks

For Depression: Just take these reviews with a grain of salt. A lot of reviews after taking one day, couple weeks etc. you need a full three months for maximum effectiveness. Not that it takes that long to start getting relief. Side effects are common while your body adjusts. Some of them will go away. I had no troublesome side effects with Zoloft. I always have to start out gradually. Maybe even more than they say bc I’m sensitive to meds. I got big relief from depression. Panic attacks went away. OCD went away. The cons are it made me not very motivated, felt kind of numb to strong feelings. Not feeling urgency about my life. I wouldn’t take it again for years bc it blocked my clear perspective. But it was great to get me stabilized. Things that really help but can’t completely replace anti dep is fish oil, vit d, exercise, sunlight, folate like spinach , lentils really good. Also diet really helps. Get a book called the good mood diet. Best wishes

For Anxiety and Stress: I have decided to help myself. Today is my third day of Sertraline at 7am every morning: Weird lump sensation in my throat coupled with sicky feeling in tummy. I've totally lost my appetite by midday, forcing myself to eat. By midday I'm yawning a lot, a pretty tired and achey. By evening I am sleepy and drowsy. The main thing above all that I have noticed is that I feel flat, which is not a bad thing at all. Just days before I went on these meds I was constantly crying, shaking, wanting to my life to be over. I couldn't have a moment to myself without thinking negative thoughts. I had some bad news this morning from my energy provider which would normally send me into melt down, but I handled it with calmness. Very surprised and proud of myself. Bottom line: I'm bracing myself for side effects to worsen, but fingers crossed they don't. Right now they are certainly manageable and I'm glad I didn't let the reviews put me off.

For Anxiety and Stress: Started Zoloft 15days ago and have been having a tough time with the up and downs. The past two day’s have been bad with lots of anxiety, and shaking with lots of crying on the floor. The doctors warned me of these symptoms and encouraged me to be strong and that it will get better with time and to trust its the process as it balancing me out. I’m not having suicidal thoughts anymore so that’s a relief. My appetite has surely decreased although it seems that smoking a little marijuana helped me with that but would prefer not to have to smoke to eat. I should feel grateful that I’m actually feeling something again even if it hurts because nothings is as bad as the place I was at — I look forward to happy days again. Stay strong