Originally Posted by PCS McGee

Yes, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder was definitely a key contributing factor to my brain not healing properly when I originally had my injury. A lot of people seem to think that only combat veterans and rape victims get PTSD, but people get it every day from car accidents, falls, and all sorts of other stuff.

I used Xanax for a while as a sleep aid. It was very helpful to that end, but you have to be VERY careful when using Xanax as it's an extremely powerful drug and one of the most addictive prescription drugs on the market. You can very quickly go from "using xanax when I can't sleep" to "not being able to sleep without xanax" if you're not careful. It's no surprise that it lowers your symptoms though, that stuff taps into a part of your brain that tends to make people feel like they're getting a backrub from Jesus, at least for a little while. The only real problem I had with the stuff is that once the drug would wear off I'd become extremely irritable, sort of like someone coming down from heroin or crack or something.

Anyway, if you don't mind my asking where are you located? There is a man in Denver who has light therapy that is just PROFOUNDLY effective for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. If you have any ability to see him I would recommend his services above all else.