thank you guys, i hoped it wasnt just me. i dont sleep well either but if i get up in the night my wife wakes up . she doesnt like me to be off on my own in...
No magic cure, but researchers are making progress every day with learning more about PTSD. D-cycloserine may be helpful in the reduction or extinction of...
That is what we all are here for my friend. I mentioned this issue before, but for learning purposes I'll repeat. For many years I was I walking pharmacy. The...
When I get up in the middle of the night my wife always comes looking for me. Last night she found me in my easy chair with my cat in my lap at 3 in the...
Suzanne got me a beautiful rescue dog. Her name is Annie. She has bonded to me like you would not believe. Ben with us since May. On my long nights she stays...
I did things like this when I was on ambian so I found a way to get off it. My phsy says events like the one you describe are normal and a part of PTSD. When...
Yup, that was one of the drugs that gave me the munchies and forgetting it.....As said off that crap. ... From: Tina <aberizn1@...> Subject: Re: [Combat...
been married 39 years to a Nam Vet. Would do it again. I have been kicked, punched, slapped, and once awoke to find his hand on my throat. I know not to...
Some of my home remedies I use to help me get back to sleep is reading (Motor Trend, newspaper, etc.), working a crossword puzzle/Soduko, or having a glass of...
In the book An Operators Manual For Combat PTSD the author talks about the two halves of the more advanced part of our brain and how the left side is...
Maybe somebody out there can answer a question for me.I'm 70% PTSD and 30% IU rated at 100%. For 40 years i belong to an area Volunteer fire company and the...
john, i can only speak for how my dr explained it to me and he said that the rating of u.i. for ptsd was different than for other ratings. so if i were to get...
Thanks for the advise Rus and Wade John On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 1:56 PM, Wade and Michelle Baker ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
... Lester My sister in law works for VA in San Francisco, she is looking for Vets with Questions about PTSD!!!! please feel free to ask, she is in ...
... This is good stuff, sure helps me to figure out why I have so many up and down days!! now i know that I am not alone!! I can only do 1 thing at a time,...
How do you help someone with PTSD? I am trying to be supportive, but I find that I am at a loss and feeling like I am completely fumbling. I have been...
First off, you are headed in the right direction by reading about it. But once you have read all that you can, don't expect your Vet to be a "textbook...
Thank you for writing back. I see a lot of what you have described in him. The pushing away and flip/flop are the hardest parts. It is tearing me apart to...
... Sounds as you are a stable person!! so keep that attitude!! He will be there for you, but you be there for him also, some days just do as I would always...
Thank you for responding to my post. I really appreciate the feedback. It has been really helpful for me to be able to talk about it with someone. ... will ...
shel_nature wrote: Thank you for responding to my post. I really appreciate the feedback. It has been really helpful for me to be able to talk about it with...
Thanks Chip, I am really trying to understand more about PTSD and this forum has been wonderful. I like that I can share and discuss PTSD in an open friendly...
Does anyone know if yearly C&P exams are SOP with the VA? Out of the blue back in Februray they sent me notice to show up for a C&P. I went in and they...
... By the way, I went on 6... C and P from 2001 to 2007, not that it was yearly, but for different disability for PTSD 3 times,30%..50%;;70% hearing loss...
... that is the wife i chose to write letter, my first wife!!! Your children, brother and sister, and lastly IN LAWS, they hate us the most as we did nothing...
I have my own way of handling them. I get out the old 45 and start to clean it the formula seems to be 45+PTSD = get the hell out of here. I won't tell anyone...
...You So Funny GI ... John. ... to clean it the formula seems to be 45+PTSD = get the hell out of here. I won't tell anyone else but I do not keep ammo in...
Some times it does not hurt to laugh at ourselves. I remember the time I had an appointment at the hospital here for PT. I rearranged my day just to make the...
Hello Everyone, I am new to your groups and are happy to be here. I come from a family of service. I am proud American of service for 8 years. Presently I am ...
