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			<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:26:11 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Am I over drugged? ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <strong>TOPIRAMATE 200MG TAB</strong>
<br>
2 Tablets at bedtime for nightmares
<br>
<br>
<strong>QUETIAPINE FUMARATE/Seroquel  100MG TAB</strong>
<br>
1/2 Tablet every morning and afternoon and 1 to 2 tablets at bedtime
<br>
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<strong>CITALOPRAM HYDROBROMIDE 40MG TAB</strong>
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One and 1/2 tablets daily for mood
<br>
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<strong>TEMAZEPAM 30MG CAP
<br></strong>Take at bedtime for sleep
<br>
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<strong>AMLODIPINE BESYLATE 5MG TAB
<br></strong>Supposed to take 1 tablet daily but I... ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ A stressor problem. Your thoughts? ]]></title>
			<link>http://vets.yuku.com/topic/35782/t/A-stressor-problem-Your-thoughts-.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ <p>I just filed a claim for PTSD. I have two buddy letters that I sent with it along with a letter from me describing the incident. ( A man got sucked into an
S-3 intake onboard the USS Independence. ) Also sent photos of the Indy cruise book showing tha I was definitly there. Here&#39;s the delema.
<br>
<br>
While no one doubts the incident or my involvement, the 2 buddy letters fall short of saying that &quot;I WAS ON THE FLIGHT DECK OR NEXT TO THE PLANE&quot;
when it happened. There is... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:01:26 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ I just want to ramble ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ The man that built my home about 10 years ago lost his son in Afgahnistan. He was one of the Stryker soldiers.  I never got to meet this young man, but I know
his father well. I have an 1831 springfield muzzle loader that was my great grandfathers. He was the first to call the valley he moved to home. Others would
follow.  I loaned this gun to my friend who is an active civil war actor.  He and his sons took it apart and then on part at a time, they put it back together,
all lovingly... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:50:47 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Letter from VA ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Filed claim about a month ago and received a letter two weeks ago that they received the claim.  Today another letter came but I am not home to see it.
<br>
My VSO got a copy also. Secretary said it asks for evidence.  Any idea what this is about before I get a call from VSO?
<br> ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ problem at work ADA ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ I need some advice. /i currently work at an office. I have never disclosed that I have ptsd. Many of the workers including me, received a notice that our hours
are changing from 7:30-4:30 pm to 8-5. i commute 1 hour each way, and do not like to drive home late, my anxiety goes haywire till i get home, usually now
since the time change it is dusk, still light out. I asked for an exemption due to my commute, was told since i chose to live out of town, i am s-o-l.
<br>
I decided  with... ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ Possible PTSD Incident at Ft Hood Texas ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Pray for our soldiers.  Check your local news
<br> ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ PTSD--Guns--and self-defense ]]></title>
			<link>http://vets.yuku.com/topic/35713/t/PTSD-Guns-and-self-defense.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ OK so I have PTSD.  With this in mind now do I have the right to have a gun in my own house?  ( I have several pistols and shotguns-none registered) If I can
have a gun in my house do I have the right to shoot at someone who breaks into my house?
<br>
<br>
What if I say they are my wife&#39;s guns?  Comments are welcome.
<br>
<br> ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:27:06 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ THURSDAY ROLL CALL ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ GM Y&#39;all ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ WEDNESDAY ROLL CALL ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ GM Y&#39;all ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:59:53 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ DBII and PTSD ]]></title>
			<link>http://vets.yuku.com/topic/35657/t/DBII-and-PTSD.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Sorry but I don&#39;t know if this is the right place to ask this question but here goes anyway.
<br>
<br>
Got diagnosed with DBII in Dec 2008 AO approved in June 2009 20 percent,
<br>
but ever since been think about the ghost of the past in NAM. Was not a combat vet
<br>
was in the Air Force in the Mekong Delta, Can DBII being from AO have these things come back.
<br>
I fought through a major drinking problem when I returned from
<br>
Nam in 1969, stopped drinking 1975. I am not drinking now... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:48:12 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Tuesday Roll Call ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ GM Y&#39;all ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ C&P exam confusion. Simple question. ]]></title>
			<link>http://vets.yuku.com/topic/35630/t/C-P-exam-confusion-Simple-question-.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ I read here where I will be given a C&amp;P exam. Is this the exam you receive by a PH.D on your first visit to mental health? I read where once you file, the
VA will have you take C&amp;P exam. I already have my AXIS info from a PH.D and a nurse practitioner ( Medicine dispensing nurse ) ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:28:20 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ GAF Score and Dr. change question. ]]></title>
			<link>http://vets.yuku.com/topic/35629/t/GAF-Score-and-Dr-change-question-.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ I am ready to file my claim. I went to the VA and obtained the latest mental health records. My original GAF score by a PH.D was at 65.
<br>
<br>
I had a 45 minute appt with a nurse practitioner. My GAF score is now 50.
<br>
AXIS 1: EtOH induced mood disorder with mixed features, EtOH dep-continuous use pattern, PTSD
<br>
AXIS 2: No Diagnosis
<br>
AXIS 3: See Medical
<br>
AXIS 4: Traumas related to military experiences.
<br>
AXIS 5: GAF-50
<br>
<br>
Which GAF is applicable? I know the GAF... ]]></description>

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			<author>feeds@yuku.com (Turnip579)</author>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Thanks to fanaticbooks and her record organizing tips site ]]></title>
			<link>http://vets.yuku.com/topic/35624/t/Thanks-to-fanaticbooks-and-her-record-organizing-tips-site.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ I just returned from a unscheduled and unexpected VocRehab VRE session and just happened to have a draft copy of my medical issue binder with most everything
in it. With this I was able save hours of time for the counselor on finding the right medical records, letters from employers, school transcripts and findings
from C&amp;P&#39;s to get me approved to get started on getting started for one of the Voc Rehab programs.
<br>
<br>
Without the binder I probably would still have been approved... ]]></description>

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			<author>feeds@yuku.com (technologywillfail)</author>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:12:15 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Dallas VA Hospital ]]></title>
			<link>http://vets.yuku.com/topic/35612/t/Dallas-VA-Hospital.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Have any of you had dealings with the VA Hospital in Dallas? I am in Ft. Worth and need to set an appointment up.
<br>
I just got my appointments for my C&amp;P Exams, they all are on Nov.24. I&#39;m ready to show my true ccolors.
<br>
Thx in advance
<br>
Currahee-rip ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:18:42 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Please help !!! I don&#39;t know what to do... ]]></title>
			<link>http://vets.yuku.com/topic/35591/t/Please-help-I-don-39-t-know-what-to-do-.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Please help.  I&#39;ve been reading this forum for about two weeks now trying to find if anyone similar to me, but I couldn&#39;t find anything.  I&#39;m new
to this board.  After my return from Iraq, I&#39;ve been rated PTSD sc 80%, and got the 100% because of the UI for three years now and I got SSDI as well.  I
really like to try going back to school using my CH.35.  Is it possible?  Or if I do go back school, they will think that I am &quot;normal&quot; again and
will be taking everything... ]]></description>

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			<author>feeds@yuku.com (imri)</author>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:42:06 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Questions.... ]]></title>
			<link>http://vets.yuku.com/topic/35569/t/Questions-.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Diagnoses:
<br>
Axis I :  PTSD;   depression not otherwise specified  ( secondary to PTSD ).
<br>
Axis II : Deferred.
<br>
Axis III : See medical history.
<br>
                 This is what is listed in medical history on the eval
<br>
                   1. Shoulder pain
<br>
                   2. Angioplasty
<br>
                   3. Hypertension
<br>
                   4. Feet problems requiring orthotics
<br>
                   5. Lower back pain including small radial tear
<br>... ]]></description>

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			<author>feeds@yuku.com (Troutzilla)</author>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:36:02 GMT</pubDate>
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