Hmm, SM... How do you feel about the meds? Keeping with your use of metaphors, do you think a 'sidearm' might be more suitable than a bazooka?

SM, if you are okay with the meds for right now, then education might be your best weapon. Perhaps, the more she understands, the less she'll hate it. If you were taking insulin to manage diabetes, would she feel the same?

For every human being, PTSD or not, sleep effects our ability to function. I, personally, tried just about every non-prescription sleep aid. It did take bringing out the big guns to help me sleep. I don't take the prescribed dose of Seroquel, I take half because it knocks me out too much.

Good luck with this, Shadowmedic.

tude