tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137045133143058811.post6693190679114661314..comments2023-09-15T06:15:10.399-04:00Comments on PTSD News: Can lowering your blood pressure reduce your nightmares?John R. Platthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18031328798487186988noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137045133143058811.post-12602767103004655352010-09-23T16:44:16.958-04:002010-09-23T16:44:16.958-04:00I am a combat vet and do not have high blood press...I am a combat vet and do not have high blood pressure. I take Prazosin for chronic PTSD, it is a miracle drug and I sleep better than I have in 18 years. I have major symptom relief and <br /><br />They do not know why the medicine works, only that it does relieve major symptoms of Combat PTSD. The medicine works the day you take it!<br /><br />I have been in treatment for PTSD for the last 6 years and on and off for 19 years and was never offered this drug. I read about it on the internet and told my doctor at the VA I wanted to start taking it.<br /><br />I think we should raise an additional question.<br /><br />Why is this inexpensive and relatively safe drug not, a first line of defense used to treat Combat PTSD?Scott Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17861938200417302754noreply@blogger.com