How Do You Treat PTSD With High Blood Pressure Medications?
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is characterized by feelings of detachment or emotional numbness, a feeling of distorted or altered reality, amnesia, insomnia and nightmares, or even repeated reliving of a stressful event like combat or a serious accident. Doctors usually treat it with a combination of psychotherapy and antidepressant, anti-anxiety or antipsychotic medications. In recent years, doctors have recognized that prazosin, a medication usually prescribed for high blood pressure or prostate enlargement, also seems to help patients with PTSD. If you suspect you may have post-traumatic stress disorder, talk to your doctor. She may refer you to a psychiatrist, who will evaluate your case and determine the best mode of treatment for you. Once you have a diagnosis of PTSD, ask specifically about prazosin and educate yourself on all the recommended medications by going online and searching for each drug by name. Prazosin is in a class of medications called adrenergic antagonis
