Medication: Two drugs, sertraline (Zoloft) and paroxetine (Paxil), have been approved for the treatment of post-traumatic stress. They work much like Prozac and similar antidepressants in helping to overcome the symptoms of depression and anxiety.
With medication or counseling and usually both, the movie inside a person's head stops playing and fades with time. Symptoms may get better without treatment, too.