What is complex post-traumatic stress disorder?

Complex PTSD refers to the set of symptoms that commonly follow exposure to traumatic events that are long-lasting and generally involve some form of physical or emotional captivity, such as childhood sexual and/or physical abuse or domestic violence.

How do members experience complex post-traumatic stress disorder?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with complex post-traumatic stress disorder*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for complex post-traumatic stress disorder*

*Data from patients with complex post-traumatic stress disorder, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with complex post-traumatic stress disorder*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Perceived effectiveness
for complex post-traumatic stress disorder (7 evaluations)
Side effects
difficulty processing things at times dissociation 4 more
Total evaluations
8
Tried for
complex post-traumatic stress disorder (10)
Treatment

(Prozac)
Perceived effectiveness
for complex post-traumatic stress disorder (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
complex post-traumatic stress disorder (2)
Treatment

(Zoloft)
Perceived effectiveness
for complex post-traumatic stress disorder (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
complex post-traumatic stress disorder (2)
Perceived effectiveness
for complex post-traumatic stress disorder (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
complex post-traumatic stress disorder (1)
Treatment

(Effexor XR)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
complex post-traumatic stress disorder (1)

*Data from patients with complex post-traumatic stress disorder, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has complex post-traumatic stress disorder on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 12
20s 236
30s 693
40s 1,112
50s 1,257
60s 850
70+ 284

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 860
Female 3,548