Posted by nolvas on December 16, 2006, at 18:18:05
In reply to Propranolol - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, posted by dessbee on December 11, 2006, at 8:49:45
Adrenaline affects memory, a traumatic event is hard coded in to the brain. Extreme traumatic events cause permanent changes in the brain. It's the bodies way of surviving, you could argue though that it's screwed up by such traumatism. Beta blockers would interfere with the adrenaline system and the memory effect wouldn't happen.
Beta blockers are notoriously poor at stopping panic attacks though, so it seems they can be used as a preventative of development of serious anxiety disorders but once you have one they are of little use.
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