is PTSD a symptom of depression?

[fancy311]

Is PTSD a symptom of depression?
I have been diagnosed with dissociative disorder and ptsd before i had a major psychotic episode where i felt everything was repeating itself war, protests from the native people blocking major highways, noise of airplanes, it was canada day.
I am a survivor of a war, my city was under siege for two months i lost friends at 14, I've seen a lot of sadness in my younger years but i don't understand why this hit me at 41. I am scared to be in that mental state again.When i went to emergency they kept me for 22 days and the diagnosis was psychotic depression.

I was taking effexor and zoloft but six months after i was hospitalized out of nowhere i started having visions of me dying, I would hide the knives, and other horrible visions crossed my mind. but I would not harm myself and was crying everytime i saw my children's pictures, a sense of guilt but i could not control the sadness that enveloped me. I blame effexor for that.

[chrissy108]

You said you were taking Effexor? Are you still?  The crying, vivid dreams, feeling bad are all side effects of stopping the Effexor.  Talk to your doctors soon please. Take care...  

[drifter0213]

i take pills for this :)

[Weffette]

PTSD involves depression. PTSD is a diagnosis, as is depression. Those with PTSD also have depression. I would say "No"...PSTD is NOT a symptom of depression. Sufferers will also experience isolation, anxiety, and in your particular case...vivid hallucinations, nightmares, and psychotic episodes.  Perhaps you should talk with your healthcare provider and try an anti hallucenogenic (sp?) to help curb your visions.
I really hope you are doing better, as I am seeing this post in late June.
I wish you recovery and peace in your mind and heart...
Weffette