PTSD guide

Online support for PTSD symptoms

For adults 18 to 64 with ongoing symptoms after a traumatic event that began more than 4 weeks ago and have lasted more than a month.

Start online

Start a $59 online review for PTSD symptom support.

Trauma-focused therapy has the strongest evidence, so a therapy referral is part of the plan. If it fits, the physician may also prescribe a non-controlled SSRI individually (sertraline is FDA-approved for PTSD). No prescription is issued automatically, and no benzodiazepine or other controlled medicine is ever offered.

If treatment is appropriate, your physician can send a non-controlled prescription to your pharmacy and provide portal instructions for the next step.

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Quick facts

You must be physically located in Virginia or West Virginia at the time of request.
Starts at $59
No insurance needed
No app download
Physician review around the clock
Non-controlled prescriptions can be sent to your pharmacy when appropriate
A work or school note can be included when medically appropriate
Response times apply 24/7, every day

Common symptoms

Unwanted memories or nightmares about a traumatic event
Avoiding reminders of what happened
Feeling constantly on edge or easily startled
Feeling emotionally numb since it happened

May fit online care

Adults 18 to 64
The traumatic event happened more than 4 weeks ago
Symptoms have lasted more than a month
You are not in an unsafe situation now
You are open to a referral for trauma-focused therapy

Look for another care setting

Any thought of harming yourself or ending your life, or of harming someone else (call or text 988, or call 911).
An unsafe situation that is still going on.
A traumatic event within the last 4 weeks (early reactions need a different, in-person approach).
A past period of mania or hypomania (an SSRI can trigger mania).
Hearing or seeing things others do not, or dissociation that makes daily life hard.
An active problem with alcohol or drugs, or recent withdrawal.
A past allergic reaction to an antidepressant, liver disease, low blood sodium, or narrow-angle glaucoma.
Pregnancy, trying to become pregnant, or breastfeeding.
Age 65 or older.
An MAOI, linezolid, methylene blue, pimozide, another serotonin-raising medicine, or a medicine or condition that lengthens the QT interval.

What to have ready

When the traumatic event happened, and whether symptoms started then or later
Which symptoms you have had most days for more than a month
Whether you are in therapy now, or have tried trauma-focused therapy before
Every medicine, vitamin, and supplement you take, with the dose and how often

What happens next

Standard

$59

Within 6 hours

Priority

$99

Within 3 hours

Rush

$149

Within 1 hour

Start the request on the website, answer a few questions to check that this visit fits you, and choose how fast you want an answer (the response window). If your concern still fits this service, a physician reviews it and sends you a secure update after you sign in. When appropriate, non-controlled prescriptions can be sent to your pharmacy, and a basic work or school note can be included at physician discretion.

Your physician

Every visit is personally reviewed by Ankur Fadia, MD. He is board-certified, has extra training in heart care (a cardiology fellowship), and is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha, a medical honor society. He is licensed in Virginia and West Virginia, and your care is never handed off to someone else.

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Why is therapy part of the plan?

Trauma-focused therapy has the strongest evidence, so a therapy referral is part of the plan. If it fits, the physician may also prescribe a non-controlled SSRI individually.

What if the event was recent?

A traumatic event within the last 4 weeks needs a different, in-person approach, so this visit is not the right fit yet.

Is a benzodiazepine offered?

No. No benzodiazepine or other controlled medicine is ever offered, and no prescription is issued automatically.

Other conditions we treat

Not quite what you have? Here are other conditions we treat.

Adult ADHD (non-stimulant)Anxiety & depression Grief and adjustment support Insomnia (trouble sleeping)Panic attacks Performance anxiety