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Not necessarily. PTSD is a lot more complex than simple depression. Doctors will try and fix the depression, but then something else will "arrive" and wreck ha
by veb 14y ago
Not necessarily. PTSD is a lot more complex than simple depression.
Doctors will try and fix the depression, but then something else will "arrive" and wreck havoc. Whether that's anxiety, flashbacks or something else that's not "always there" when you're simply "just" depressed.
It's nearly impossible to treat PTSD as a whole with conventional medicine.
- dmix 14y agoYep, I'm not saying SSRI's are more effective, but theres a good possibility that someone with PTSD is already on it and self-medication could be dangerous. > The most commonly prescribed class of medications for PTSD (and the one approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration) are the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants. http://psychcentral.com/lib/2006/an-overview-of-treatment-of-ptsd/ http://psychcentral.com/lib/2006/an-overview-of-treatment-of...