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Offline midnight Target

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« Reply #90 on: February 20, 2007, 09:51:52 AM »
Some folks need a shot of bovinescatinol.

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« Reply #91 on: February 20, 2007, 09:54:56 AM »
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Suggest to your Dr.
Klonopin  (Clonazepam) for anxiety, panic disorder and insomnia.
Clonidine for high blood pressure.
Wellbutrin for depression.

Beware of some antidepressants out there. If they make you feel different in a bad way get off them immediately.

Good luck to you 53gunner.

Mac


To 53gunner..........

Like AWMac is saying............

CAREFUL with some of these drugs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have known people that tried to sucide on some of em.

So far the only meds I've taken are non-prescription.

Hate the way drugs make me feel.

BUT hey I don't like many/most drugs legal or illegal!  Don't like where they send me!

Tried taken Zyban (aka Wellbutrin)  to quite smoking, didn't work for me, got some of the BAD side affects.  Had to quite takin em.  The drug did seem to help me smoke less too :(

I remember that as soon as I walked into the VA hospital the Doctors started tellin me "You want drugs?  I'll give you drugs".

Many of them kept telling me that.

I told then NO I DON'T WANT DRUGS, I want to be healthy, that is what I want!
It's been said we have three brains, one cobbled on top of the next. The stem is first, the reptilian brain; then the mammalian cerebellum; finally the over developed cerebral cortex.  They don't work together in awfully good harmony - hence ax murders, mobs, and socialism.

Offline Hawco

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« Reply #92 on: February 20, 2007, 10:32:12 AM »
Xanax seems to work for me, Doesn't really make me bad in a anyway, makes me about 2 steps slower than anyone else, but that's ok. I like to use something as otherwise I'd drive people around me crazy, so as  I would like to remain married for the forseeable future, I'll keep doing what I'm doing. To be honest, the most supportive person I have in my life is my friend and business partner Jack, he's 62/63 now, he was in the Air Cav or sommething like that in Vietnam, he's been married 3 times, been rich, lost it, been rich and lost it again, he's probably saved me around 20 years of torment, He never judges me, he listens, he understands everything I feel and say as he's been there and done it,
I never knew the first thing about Vietnam or anything about it  till I met him and he opened up to me, he's introduced me to these other guys who were there, guys from skyhawk pilots, Helicopter pilots, a whole host of guys, that we all meet at the CA DVBE lunches and get togethers.
Nice thing about them is that you can basically say what you like and nobody gives a F$$k, there isn't any Internet detecives analayziing posts for  information and then posting sh$t about people that p$$ people of and wish that there was a AH convention coming up so you could say hello to them.

Offline AquaShrimp

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« Reply #93 on: February 20, 2007, 11:23:58 AM »
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Propanolol only blocks the physical symptoms of PSD...sweat, heart racing etc..  The PSD is still there and other sympoms like depression etc..  will also still be there.


Thats what I originally thought too.  But there is a critical window of time right after a traumatic event in which the brain uses adrenaline to burn the memory in extra strong (thus leading to PTSD) where propanolol can prevent that from happening.  It was all over the news a while back.

Offline Hawco

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« Reply #94 on: February 20, 2007, 11:52:38 AM »
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Hawco and all the folks out there dealing with PTSD...  I feel for you guys... I've been Dx'd with it too (I'm not a vet, some guy tried to kill me with a screwdriver during a car jacking attempt...I'm not going to go into what I've experienced out of respect for the fact that this thread is geared towards combat-vets)

What I wanted to tell you is that I work for the VA (Please note I am not an official spokes person for the Department of Veteran's Affairs) but right now there is a major push to develop and provide trauma services.  I really encourage you guys to contact your primary care provider at the VAMC and ask about what services are available to you and for a assessment/referral.  Keep in mind that OEF/OIF guys are priority at the moment, but I'm sure your local Trauma Services Team can get you in quickly.

Also... don't be shy applying for service connection benefits.  Talk to a VSO or VBA rep.  

Thank you for your service guys <>

I'll be seeing you around the VA :)

Don't think this should just be for combat vets, think it should be for a anyone who lves with this, your condition is probably no different from mines or others you need to talk and deal with it too. so if yuo ever want to just vent/rant cuss or wahtever then here's the place to do it my friend.
again, I started this thread with the good intention of having a discussion with like minded people, doesn't matter what you did/ or happen to you, it's important for your voice to be heard the same as anyone else,

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« Reply #95 on: February 20, 2007, 01:45:05 PM »
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wish that there was a AH convention coming up so you could say hello to them.


You live in the Bay Area? Me too. Maybe we could meet for a beer.

Offline Hawco

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« Reply #96 on: February 20, 2007, 01:49:56 PM »
sure pm me some time, I'm in Sacramento, where are you about?

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« Reply #97 on: February 20, 2007, 01:58:13 PM »
Don't know anything about it, never experienced it...luckily lived a trauma free life (knock on wood)

My condolences, I truely hope you feel better and your suffering ends soon.

I have to wonder though if playing a war game is maybe not the best thing.

Offline GtoRA2

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« Reply #98 on: February 20, 2007, 02:54:00 PM »
SO was the first post deleted cause it was fake or what?