cptsd.fyi
A patient-run resource on complex trauma, treatment self-advocacy, and lived experience with low-dose buprenorphine.
About this site
Complex PTSD is one of the most painful conditions in mental health. People living with complex trauma experience persistent emotional dysregulation, disrupted relationships, chronic emptiness, and often recurring suicidality, because of how repeated, inescapable trauma reshapes the nervous system’s response to emotional and social signals.
cptsd.fyi is for people living with the aftermath of complex trauma who want to understand, evaluate, and self-advocate around potential treatment options, especially when standard approaches haven’t helped. This site documents how low-dose buprenorphine significantly reduced and stabilized my own emotional dysregulation and interpersonal instability — patterns that developed in the context of chronic, repeated trauma — alongside the reasoning, research context, and limitations of that experience.
This site does not provide medical advice or individualized treatment guidance.
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Treatment →
What CPTSD is, how buprenorphine works, dosing considerations, safety information, and what patients should know before talking to a clinician.
My Experience →
A personal account of what changed and what didn't after starting low-dose buprenorphine.
Research →
Selected papers on buprenorphine, the endogenous opioid system, and related conditions, with plain-language summaries.
Resources →
Clinical guides and reference materials for primary care clinicians and prescribers considering this treatment option.
Clinicians, researchers, and educators interested in this work should use the Contact page. Have a question first? Check the FAQ.