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2185074 tn?1340264732

Coming Home with Problems

I am so depressed. I just got back from Afghanistan and my wife moved out right a way. I don't understand. I came home and she said that she couldn't handle my depression along with my PTSD. I only been home for a month. I feel as if I am losing everything. I am not violent with my wife. She is afraid of what she has heard about some of the guys that I deployed with. I am on so much medication. I take Lithium 100mg 3x's a day, Prozac, Xanax 1mg PRN. Up to 4x a day. I feel more depressed when I get up in the morning and it is so hard to pull out of it. I have a daymare at lease every 3-4 hours. I just started on this medication. How long does  it take  to start working?
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2185074 tn?1340264732
That was very funny, it was nice to laugh for once!!
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2185373 tn?1337926998
You are very welcome. Feel free to write whenever you need to. . .Here is a joke to cheer you up today:

A wealthy man sat by the front of his house in Tucson, Arizona, thinking about his stocks and shares and sipping a large margarita.                    
            Meanwhile, a poor Irish hobo made his way up the long drive  to the house and stood humbly, cap in hand, in front of the rich man.      
          "Excuse me sir," he said, "but I was a wonderin' if you'd have an odd job or two for me to do, as I am poor and hard up and haven't  eaten for two days."      
          The rich man drained his margarita and - feeling rather light-headed - and a bit more agreeable than usual, said...      
         "Well, let's see.  I will pay you twenty bucks if you go round the back of the house and paint the porch. There is a new bucket of pink paint on the steps."      
          "Thankee, sir, God bless ye," said the poor man and ambled off as fast as he could round the back of the house.      
          The rich man made himself another margarita and sat back down on his chair at the very same moment that the poor man came back, covered in pink paint and breathing heavily.        
           "What's wrong?" said the rich man.        
           "Nothin' sir, I am finished the job and I have come for me pay."        
           "What!" exclaimed the rich man, you haven't been gone for more than 5 minutes and you're telling me you painted the whole porch?"        
           "Oh yes, sir, " said the man beaming. "I work fast - and I'll tell ye another thing:  It isn't a porch, sir, it's a Mercedes."
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2185074 tn?1340264732
Thank you very much. It just seems like it is taking forever, specially when you want sleep without the nightmares just as much as wanting to be a wake without them as well. Thank you for your info.
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2185074 tn?1340264732
Thank you so very much . I have seen a lot of action over the last 11 years, but it now just is coming all out...I greatly appreciate your advice.
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2185373 tn?1337926998
Hi - I just read about your situation, and I am really sorry you are having such a hard time.
I am not a doctor, but I have had anxiety issues and depression for 65 years due to childhood problems.
I was recently given Buspar (buspirone) 10 mg 3 times a day for anxiety. You may well need something stronger, or a stronger dose, but I have found it more effective for me than Fluoextine which I have taken for 20 years. That did help me. But as I have gotten older anxiety attacks are getting worse and Buspar is a marvelous help for me.

I was in Her Majesty's Royal Marines in England when I was 18, but I never saw action.

Cheers Chris,

Jonathan
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Hi chris,sorry to hear about everything you have been through but as far as the meds go,the ssri's like prozac will take a while to work but the benzos should work very quickly,especially xanax.It will work in a few hours where as prozac might take 4 to 6 weeks to kick in.I wish you all the best.
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