Hi Mystic :) it's nice to have you here
I'm sorry to hear about how PTSD has impacted your relationship.
When I first went on medication, I acted very similar.
Sometimes when the meds were adjusted, I would sleep all day... other times I was spaced out or in pain.

And you know what? I was in way too much mental and physical pain that I didn't even think about my partners needs either!!!
Only after reading your last post, did I realize just how horrible I must of made my partner feel... :(

At the time (and even now sometimes) all I wanted was "quiet".
With all the millions of thoughts racing through your mind constently, it gets really overwhelming and tiring.
Sometimes it's just easier on us to sleep away the effects of the med changes, but as you have shown, this is selfish.
We still need to ask our partner how there day has been, or share a intimate moment.
Unfortunatly we don't see this while we are doing it, we just want to stop hurting, and the last thing we want to be doing is destroying our loved ones!

You need to talk to you husband openly about how you are feeling.
Don't talk when either of you are upset.
Make sure you don't use accusing language ("you always...")
instead tell him how it is affecting you ("I understand that med changes are hard on you, and I'm trying to give you the space you need.... but at the same time, I still need some attention... if you would _______ (backrub, coffee date, conversation) once a day it would really mean alot to me")
By telling him what is bothering you and how he can easily fix it, hopefully things will get better for the both of you. (fingers crossed!)



Myself? Spaced out last couple of days.
Been busy cleaning my bedroom today.
Mom's coming to town on Friday, and I want the house to be clean.

Otherthan that...
the pain is escalating and I don't know how much more pain I can take.
My pain meds have been doubled... they do provide a "buffer" but definatly doesn't get rid of the pain, just brings it to a more managable level.
I've been waiting for a couple of months for an appointent to the pain clinic I was referred to.
Why would a cronic pain clinic make you wait so long??? Don't they understand I'm in cronic pain!!!!!!
And then... the biggest fear of all... will the pain ever go away???

ANyways.... I'm out of medication as of tonight.
It costs me something like $161.00 for only 1 week worth of meds... :(
I have to borrow money each week so that I can pay for my "drugs"... Right now I'm going week-by-week.
Trying to stretch the meds to last until I can afford a refill...
My doctors are trying to help as best as they can... often giving me "free trial samples" of my medications they have at the Dr. office.
The problem is... a whole case of trial samples only barely last a week because of the low dose they are distributed in!

I'm just ranting...
Y&A