Posted by Hugh on January 5, 2020, at 17:25:40
In reply to Best med for complex-PTSD?, posted by Limone on January 5, 2020, at 16:16:35
For your PTSD, you might try the beta blocker propranolol (Inderal). This quote is from The Atlantic:
He and his colleagues administered [80 mg of] 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 televised on 60 Minutes several years ago:
Part one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhK0EX4G018&feature=related
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