How is your post-traumatic stress disorder being treated?

My mother, with full blown PTSD like you have was on several different medications through the years but finally was put on a somewhat larger dose of prozac and a 2ice daily dose of largactil.
now with both of these she hasn't had one flash back, not one, in something like 3 and a half years, though that's also the time that she's been divorced from my father, one of the major influences to her flash backs was drama, water(swimming), screaming, sudden shock and other forms of abuse. Most of which and more my father brought into the home.

Now, for my own, which is very mild, as well as clinical depression and anxiety disorder, as well as Bruxism, Hypopnea syndrome, and Delayed sleep phase syndrome - bruxism has to do with clenching and grinding teeth in your sleep, causing migraines, dilusions, a lot of pain and a lot more... hypopnea is where the breathing slows and sometimes stops completely in a person's sleep and delayed sleep phase syndrome is where you can't actually go to sleep when you want to, and same with waking up, i can't wake to an alarm clock, a phone, a siren, nothing will actually wake me up until my body allows it unless it's a strange sound that i can't make out, or when i have a baby in the house.
(don't worry all but the last 3 have nearly dissapated completely, and none of them are any longer under the influence of drugs at all.

I was on zoloft, largactil, a sleep aid (can't remember the messed up 30 character name haha) and something called risperdol.
over time, especially with how the risperdol decided to take my memory and destroy who i was in making me very violent, and pretty insane, i decided enough was enough when one night, regardless over the fact that i think suicide to be very very wrong, and would never do it of my own will, i decided to go after all of the pills.
After that, that was it, i went off of everything i had other than the anxiety meds (largactil)*i really can't spell these, just know how to say them*
Over the last few years, i've switched completely from meds to herbs, and found that they have completely fixed almost everything, and what they haven't are just stress induced.

prozac works great for my mom's PTSD, and in many ways so does largactil because they relax the body as well as giving you proper hormones necessary to stay in today you know?

Otherwise, here's some herbs that greatly help, one of which my mom is now taking because of how well they have worked on me, that's Gingko Biloba
there's also St. Johns Wort (hope i spelled that right)
Saffron (but you have to be really careful with the amount used as it can be dangerous with excessive usage)
catnip, kava, motherwort, skullcap and valerian... You might want to look up dosage instructions if your planing on using any of these, as i'm not sure what they are anymore, i've cut down to only one now and don't take it that often.

It takes time to work through PTSD. Sometimes years. If your symptoms are intereering with your everyday life, medication is something to consider. I was on Zoloft for a while and honestly, it saved my life.

I have recently found that Niacin really helps me with anxiety and all that stuff. I take a 500 mg capsule every morning and it keeps my anxiety levels normal and my mood completly stable. I found the Niacin at Walmart for only $12. I was told that you only need to take 250 mg but all I found was the 500 (no flush) and it really helps me. I don't like missing it because I can tell.

It is found in the vitiman section

I have severe PTSD and am on medication as well as therapy.I have been for years and I still have bad times for the most part somethings you just don't forget but you have to find the good that came from it that is what helps me I know somethings could have been worse and I am still alive so even though I have alot of bad days I cherish everyday,life has been rough for me,believing in GOD helps alot as well.I wish you luck and will keep you in my prayers and if you need to talk I am a good listner.Have a great day.