I agree with you once again Chery, haha. It's not that I disagree with you or the site, Jur, but as Chery says, I know my own body and my mind better than anyone else. I don't think there is one specific cure for every single person who has PTSD, or any other illness for that matter. I believe that diet and supplements are very important for your overall health and sense of well-being, but not the total answer. Actually, I personally found cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) to be the most helpful for my PTSD... it relieved about 90% of my symptoms, and has helped me to think more positively and rationally about my life (I used to see danger everywhere).
PTSD does sometimes respond well to SSRIs, indicating is is related to depression.
Yes PTSD sometimes does respond to SSRIs, but not in my case. And SSRIs are used for other things besides depression, just like neuroleptics, for example, are used for both depressive illnesses and epilepsy, and prednisone is used for asthma and cancer, etc, etc. But you wouldn't say that because asthma responds to prednisone that it is a type of cancer. Many drugs have many different uses. I still maintain that PTSD is not a depressive illness. It's an anxiety disorder brought on by traumatic events, not the same as depression at all. I had no symptoms before my traumatic experience, and I didn't suffer from depression, either. However, my sister's friend, who has what the doctors call psychotic depression, developed it for no apparent reason. She had no bad experiences, and has a wonderful family who loves her. I have a hard time thinking that our illnesses are closely related, when hers appears to be organic and mine is situational.
However I do agree that alternative therapies are very important. Doctors are too quick to prescribe pills. I will read your website thoroughly. Thanks for your suggestions and help.