I was put on diazapam for a while which only helped a little bit but spacing me out and not makeing me care but the thoughts were still there. Then i went onto Effexor xl also known as venlafaxine and they decreased the frequency of a lot of my worst symptoms like the intrusive thoughts and the flash backs and panic attacks, however they really didnt help long term - it was just a way to hide my issues under the carpet untill i had the strength to deasl with them and they made my sleep and nightmares worse. Now im off all meds and things are worse again but not quite as bad as they were before the meds. I'm one for counselling.