Posted by TSA West on January 24, 2002, at 2:17:58
In reply to advice?, posted by pathetic_n_useless on January 23, 2002, at 7:57:51
Dear ma'am (P n U),
I'm thinking of nefazodone (Serzone) for you, because it works well for your possible diagnoses:
*Borderline Personality Disorder (http://www.dr-bob.org/tips/split/Treatment-of-people-with-b.html)
*Insomnia, Sleep Disorder (http://www.dr-bob.org/tips/split/Nefazodone-and-sleep.html)
*Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (see below)
"Patients with chronic PTSD (N = 36) were enrolled in an 8-week open-label trial of nefazodone... Improvements were also seen on the Hamilton Rating Scales for Anxiety and for Depression. Nefazodone treatment was well tolerated by this patient population, with only four patients discontinuing because of adverse effects. In summary, nefazodone treatment improved the symptoms of PTSD, including the core symptoms."
From:
J of Clin Psychopharmacology, April 2000 "Nefazodone Treatment for Chronic Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: An Open Trial"
poster:TSA West
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URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20020116/msgs/91378.html