Posted by Escapee on December 15, 2015, at 20:36:12
In reply to Re: Morning Terror. Please, please read this. » SLS, posted by SLS on December 15, 2015, at 10:56:33
> > The main reason why I was looking to differentiate between sleep terrors and PTSD is that prazosin can suppress nightmares in that disorder. I don't know if this is also true of prazosin in sleep terrors.
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> What I wrote here is confusing.
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> prazosin = PTSD
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> propranalol = PTSD
> propranalol = sleep terrors
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> Prazosin can often suppress nightmares in PTSD completely, as well as reduce daytime depression and anxiety. However, it does not erase or reduce the strenth of PTSD memories as the 60 Minutes video suggests occurs with propranolol. I hope propranolol also improves chronic daytime anxiety and depression in addition to acute episodes.
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> Very interesting.
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> - ScottInteresting indeed. I recently requested a beta blocker from my pdoc, purely to help lessen the 'visible symptoms' of my SA. Things like shaking, hyperventilation, fast heart beat, blushing & sweating, etc. I asked for propranolol. Instead he gave me pindolol, and added that it has a unique separate beneficial effect on anxiety
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