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Will taking the meds change who I am?

Dr. Edward MacPhee, Psychiatrist, answers common questions about PTSD.

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I think that people have this impression

that the medications are going to turn them

into zombies, potentially, that they won't be able

to be themselves, or that they would be completely

numbed out, and while that is certainly something

that can happen, those I would also consider to be

side effects to the medications, and I encourage

people to talk with me about any problems,

any changes that they're not happy with, to talk

with me about it, and let's see what we can do.

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