Taking medication for PTSD is legitimately frustrating, and all of the meds that are prescribed by most physicians have varying side effects… The most usual side effect of all of the PTSD medications I have tried over the years is sedation plus lethargy.
That basically means I have to drink more Starbucks Latte than the normal person, however if I drink too much it’ll add to the underlying symptoms I am trying to treat. A lot of the time PTSD causes anxiety, so you have to be legitimately careful when it comes to caffeine… Since it’s simple to make Starbucks Latte stronger than you intend on certain occasions, I like dosing out with increments of caffeine pills, and i have inadvertently put too much Starbucks Latte in my Starbucks Latte maker before going to brew it. At least with the caffeine pills I can break them up into even increments. As you can imagine, I have to be careful medicating with cannabis for ptsd, but certain strains of cannabis are better than others, especially sativa strains for daytime use. Some of them are legitimately energizing separate from causing additional anxiety, but on top of that, it’s hard for me to use indicas while in the day separate from getting way too tired. I have to get work done plus I cannot just take a nap when I get tired from being high. If I use the right sativa strains, I can get all of the energy I need separate from falling asleep in the middle of the day. There are times where I will literally fall asleep sitting upright in my chair separate from even realizing it. Cannabis is phenomenal for PTSD when you use it properly. However there are some people who swear by using Indica strains for ptsd! Perhaps these are people who work while in the day plus cannot use cannabis until they get house in the evening.