Prazosin Compared to Alternatives

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 Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: This is the first medication in several years that I’ve actually taken. At this point, I figure there’s really not much to lose. Started last week on 1mg. This week I am bumping up to 2mg. Last week, almost instantly, my dreams changed. I’m still dreaming. It seems I can remember more details once I awake. But the way I wake up.... AMAZING. Last week I didn’t awake once in a murderous rage ready to fight. I also haven’t woken in pain. Which I’m not sure if it’s the meds or just coincidence. This week however, after bumping up to 2mg, I can’t wake up! And I’m not staying asleep. Holy crap, it’s either stay up until 0330, or fall asleep before 2200 and open my eyes, seemingly every 20 minutes. I do hope this passes. Good thing I have nowhere to be during the day.

For Depression: I take this medication for my depression, anxiety and OCD and I gained some weight and other side effects but only for the first week. I felt more confident in college at first but I noticed I was having trouble sleeping and now I have insomnia, I mean I’m writing this at 3 am. Everyone was telling me how much happier I’ve been like they know what’s going on in my head so I quietly just nod. I haven’t felt any emotions in the longest time and I just give up.

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 Depression: Sertraline. I am just starting week 3 of this medication. I went through a bad break up and after 7 weeks of no sleep and no appetite, I sought help from a doctor. The first 2 weeks on sertraline have been tough, shaky and tiredness mainly. My sleep is a little better but I still have no great appetite. I have lost 14 lbs in the last few weeks. The drug 50mg has helped my mood so far and my stomach has stopped churning which I am grateful for. The mornings are the worse, I have to drag myself into the shower but I find I improve as the day progresses. I just want to get back to my normal chatty self , as I have two kids and a job to hold down , so I can’t afford to be unwell. I am hoping week 3 and 4 will see further improvement.

For Depression: Watch out if your pharmacist gives you a different brands of sertraline. This has just happened to me (in the UK). Firstly because these pills are more rounded I can’t cut them equally in half using a pill cutter (I take half a 50 mg tablet daily) so even though I was taking exactly 50mg every 2 days it did make me feel a bit up and down when I was taking a larger or smaller dose on alternate days; secondly, the new brand didn’t seem to work as well for me – I found a few of my old pills during a tidy up, and when finishing them off I noticed that I felt better again. Interestingly all my local pharmacists are now issuing sertraline made by this new manufacturer (Ranbaxy). Boots explained that the old make (Aurobindo) had actually changed their name to Milpharm and changed their packaging – luckily they were able to order this for me. Boots told me I was not the first person to have an issue with the new make (Ranbaxy) not working as well.