ptsd Ptsd

[bigjim]

In fed 1997 i was denied service connection for ptsd.

the last statement in the letter says: VA examiners diagnosis of the veterans

condition in bipolar effective disorder. what in the world does this mean?jim

[bigjim]

In fed 1997 i was denied service connection for ptsd.

the last statement in the letter says: VA examiners diagnosis of the veterans

condition in bipolar effective disorder. what in the world does this mean?jim

tks ya'all, yes i have reapplied for ptsd and bipolar, currently drawing ssd

for open heart, lungs and kidney failure,, but thanks to all,,,jim

[Josephine]

My daughter has Biopolar diorder and believe me, it is horrible.

I watched her take an overdose of 27 Klopin be admitted to a mental hositpal and have electric shock treatments.

I have gone to her home to retrieve a butcher knife from her, as she was ready to slice her wrist.

It has been Hell for her.

She receives 100% SSA.

She is doing much better now and her meds seems to be working for her.

Her Psychiatrist states she is the closest thing to having multiple personalities.

Keep fighting.

You can have Biopolar and PTSD with Anxiety, Depression and all in between!!

Josephine

[bigjim]

Dear Veteran

That means they feel you have mood swings of high and low. They have medicatons for that. If you can prove you had that in service, you can get service connecton for it.

Terry Higgins

I remember now of being treated for somehting , in pearl harbor, hi

it had to do with highs and lows in hospital for abut 10 days , i think

they thought i was sort of crazy,, put me on a lot of medicine, quit

the medicine when shipped out, it too is in my health record if not lost ?

thank you all for the help.. smooth sailing//jim

[BoonDoc]

Shrinks say that if you have co-morbidity of having more than one emotional disorder you are less likely to get better and more likely to get worse. Drug and alcohol abuse are very common for those with bipolar, PTSD, panic and all axiety disorders as well as schizophrenia. People who feel anxious and depressed tend to self medicate. The military of old tended to wink at drinking problems as long as the soldier could do their jobs. Drug abuse they treated as a criminal problem even if the soldier was crazy or PTSD typed. Even today if you tell the VA that you do any illegal drugs you are dead meat. You tell the shrink that and you will probably be labeled a personality disorder.

I'm probally dead meat...I admitted to using a common weed for self medicating constant chronic pain years ago, but since I had signed a pain contract I had not used it since.

she told me that I was just self medicating and that with severe nausia and chronic pain from migraines and PTSD, etc. I should tell the pschyatrist on my next appointment since our body chemistry's are different and it would help him know what medications to give me. After I could, and plan to, move to one of the states that have passed State bills protecting patients from being prosecuted for using MJ in the treatment of many diseases. I have a physcian who will prescribe it to me, so if the VA says anything I will pay the $ and get his prescription.

I was caught by one of my Corps School instructors wearing his "Trident" I don't remember doing it, but I sure found out the next day!!! He was a really nice man, and accepted my appoligy, and didn't beat me senseless...he figured I was already that way

Boondoc

[Wings]

VA will prescribe Synthetic THC (Marinol/Dronabinol) under limited circumstances: typically for cancer/chemo patients. It's in the VA Formulary - but it's very expensive!

see http://www.hiv.va.gov/vahiv?page=cm-411_nausea

"Dronabinol (Marinol) may relieve nausea, especially when nausea is accompanied by a loss of appetite. This remedy is best tolerated by patients who have tolerated inhaled marijuana. The starting dosage is 5 mg 2 or 3 times daily."

Edited October 13, 2006 by Wings

[john999]

Boondoc

Were you ever seen by a shrink while in the military? I believe that the VA is trying to get out of paying you by saying bi-polar instead of PTSD when you can easily have both and the symptoms can be similar. The stressor would be the thing if you have it. Some bi-polar types are mostly depressed and others are mostly manic. Bi-polar people don't usually have flashbacks and hypervigilence and nightmares about their stressful events, but they do drink and self medicate to try to cheer up or calm down. All the bi-polars I know do self medicate to some extent and many used pot and alcohol. I have been in a group therapy for years and many bipolars have come and gone. The guy who had PTSD could not stand the sound of choppers and had fits of rage.