How Long Have You Taken Prescriptions For PTSD?

[2quilt]

I don't know how to set up this poll to look like all the others, so I would appreciate help from those people who know how to do it. If you think my time limits are too close together, please change them for me to be more appropriate.

I did this poll because I am now on my seventh antidepressant in 14 years, and it is now failing, so I am seeing a psychiatrist next week to probably change my medication. Again. I wonder if long-term depression, life-long depression, means a life long prescription for antidepressants. If so, are many of you having the same experience?

[nic]

More than 3 years for me...I think going on six or seven.

nic

[morgan]

I've been on meds for over 13 years but I've only been diagnosed with PTSD for 2 1/2 yrs. I guess I've only been treated for PTSD for 2 1/2 yrs then.8)

[anthony]

I have now fixed this poll so that it is a poll, not a thread with a question. 2quilt, all the information you require on how to post a poll is contained in the FAQ section which also contains the vbulletin manual, which is an online searchable index of the how to use the forum software.

[She Cat]

I am off all meds now, but in the past been off and on, off and on. So I voted 3+ yrs.

[2quilt]

Thanks, Anthony! I could not find that information the first time i looked. I will look again.