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Re: Morning Terror. Please, please read this. » Hugh

Posted by SLS on December 15, 2015, at 10:21:53

In reply to Re: Morning Terror. Please, please read this. » SLS, posted by Hugh on December 15, 2015, at 9:32:48

> If the sleep terrors are caused by an adrenaline surge, then a beta blocker could help.
>
> The Atlantic published an article that describes how propranolol can be used to treat PTSD:
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> http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/02/ending-the-nightmares-how-drug-treatment-could-finally-stop-ptsd/252079/
>
> This story about using propranolol to treat PTSD was shown on 60 Minutes:
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> Part one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhK0EX4G018&feature=related
>
> Part two: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rJ-NLSyS_w&NR=1

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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