Hi Bec, and welcome to the forum.

Now you have me curious, in that you have PTSD and your 11 year old son. How did you both get PTSD? Is your sons PTSD a direct consequence of your PTSD or is this more to do with a relationship previously?

I see you have had issues with EMDR. I am not surprised to be honest, and I have no idea why the therapist was performing EMDR upon you actually if your at the severe end of the PTSD spectrum. Why? Because from what I know about EMDR from the leading world experts who where part of the creation and implementation of EMDR, is that it is not recommended for severe trauma because of the deep mental issues that significant trauma inflicts upon our brains, thus EMDR could cause exactly what has happened for you, and even worse again, basically turning people into vegetables mentally because too much is released with no real control barriers in place. This is why CBT and other methods are used, especially for military and those who have suffered prolonged trauma, ie. childhood abuse, because the risks of damage far surpass the benefits of EMDR in these circumstances.

Bec, to be honest, before you go and get yourself into a whole nother realm of issues with medication, I would actually look for alternative methods first, as they work without all the severe implications prescription medication inflict with anxiety and depression. I would be looking at naturopathy, homeopathy and acupuncture first before pharmaceutical options are taken. Just read through this forum for an idea of the many implications people are suffering, and the benefits when they remove themselves from the medication. Medication seems to prolong the exact symptom your being medicated, and makes it much harder to get beyond the symptom opposed to just dealing with the symptom head on.