Posted by Hugh on February 17, 2014, at 11:37:12
In reply to Advice on which medication is best for my case, posted by kavinsky99 on February 16, 2014, at 17:02:18
For your PTSD, you might try the beta blocker propranolol. This quote is from The Atlantic:
He and his colleagues administered propranolol 75 minutes before the reactivation of frightening memories in 40 patients. "It really did wonders," he told me. "After six sessions, 70 percent of patients no longer met the clinical criteria for PTSD."
The whole article is here:
This story about using propranolol to treat PTSD was shown on 60 Minutes several years ago:
Part one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhK0EX4G018&feature=related
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