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2. List of drugs known for off-label use - Wikipedia

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   Modafinil is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant medication used to treat sleepiness due to narcolepsy, shift work sleep disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea. It is often used off-label as a nootropic. Prazosin (Minipress) for nightmares: prazosin is approved for the use of hypertension. A 2012 systematic review showed a small benefit for ...

3. Prazosin - Wikipedia

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   Prazosin, sold under the brand name Minipress among others, is a medication used to treat high blood pressure, symptoms of an enlarged prostate, and nightmares related to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). [6] It is an α 1 blocker. [6] It is a less preferred treatment of high blood pressure. [6] Other uses may include heart failure and ...

4. Nightmare disorder - Wikipedia

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   Prazosin would significantly decrease the number of PTSD related nightmares and would therefore improve sleep quality. [12] However, only few studies considered the effect of Prazosin in idiopathic nightmares. [12] Benzodiazepines are also often used to treat nightmare disorder, despite the lack of efficacy demonstrated in empirical studies. [12]

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   However, fatigue during the day is a common symptom experienced by people in the later stages of dementia or even earlier with certain types of dementia, such as Lewy body dementia, due to changes ...

6. A simple tool may be able to predict your risk for both ...

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   The authors also found a substantial link between baseline BCS and depression risk among those younger than 50 — which they considered surprising since they expected only older adults may have ...

7. Alpha-1 blocker - Wikipedia

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   Prazosin is commonly used as an antihypertensive, but because alpha-1-adrenergic activity has been connected to fear and startle responses, it sees use as a PTSD treatment. [19] [20] Prazosin has been established as an effective and safe centrally active alpha-1-adrenergic receptor antagonist. It can be used to treat trauma-related nightmares ...