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Old 08-29-2007, 05:32 AM   #5 (permalink)
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My husband just got that diagnosis. He would never open up to the VA drs, so I went with him and told on him as the nightmares were getting worse and worse.
They gave him a pill to stop the nightmares, and they are better, his next appointment is for tests and evaluations.

I have a different kind of PTSD and the actual memories are mostly blacked out and I sure don't want to recall them...I know what happened intellectualy and that is enough for me. But my symptoms have been fading for awhile now. Two months ago I was having violent nightmares every night, but the Dr changed my anti-depressant and they stopped immediately.

I have read that the therapy that releases this, is to talk through and etc the actual horrors.
I really would not want to do that. You are being incredibly brave! Best wishes to you!
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