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Prazosin Fails to Prevent PTSD Dreams

Posted by Jay2112 on February 13, 2022, at 17:32:52

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1507598?query=recirc_curatedRelated_article

Re: Prazosin Fails to Prevent PTSD Dreams

Posted by SLS on February 14, 2022, at 10:59:19

In reply to Prazosin Fails to Prevent PTSD Dreams, posted by Jay2112 on February 13, 2022, at 17:32:52

> https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1507598?query=recirc_curatedRelated_article

The authors' caveats regarding bias in subject selection (symptomatically stable) requires further examination.

- Scott

Re: Prazosin Fails to Prevent PTSD Dreams

Posted by Jay2112 on February 14, 2022, at 18:09:58

In reply to Re: Prazosin Fails to Prevent PTSD Dreams, posted by SLS on February 14, 2022, at 10:59:19

> > https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1507598?query=recirc_curatedRelated_article
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> The authors' caveats regarding bias in subject selection (symptomatically stable) requires further examination.
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> - Scott

A smaller study found Prazosin made suicidal thoughts worse.

https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/news/20181227/ptsd-drug-may-do-more-harm-than-good

Point being, this drug is not for everybody. It made me much worse, whereas clonidine was much, much more effective.

So, both medications show efficacy in PTSD

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6364812/

Jay

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