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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 ...
High doses of the α 1 blocker, prazosin, have been efficacious in treating patients with PTSD induced nightmares due to its ability to block the effects of norepinephrine. [27] Adverse effects of prazosin to treat PTSD nightmares include dizziness, first dose effect (a sudden loss of consciousness), weakness, nausea, and fatigue. [27]
Prazosin (Minipress) for nightmares: prazosin is approved for the use of hypertension. A 2012 systematic review showed a small benefit for the treatment of PTSD-associated night terrors. Other non-FDA-approved uses for prazosin include the treatment of Raynaud's disease and poisoning due to scorpion venom.
Vivid nightmares related to the trauma or those involved. Intrusive memories of the trauma. ... Alpha-blockers, like prazosin (Minipress®), are typically used to manage high blood pressure.
The risk of first dose phenomenon may be reduced or eliminated by gradual-dose titration, since the adverse effects of Prazosin are dose-related. [7] This is also the case for Tamsulosin and it may be assumed that the others alpha-1 blockers work in a similar manner, since Tamsulosin is an alpha-1-a blocker and Prazosin is an alpha-1 blocker. [30]
Prazosin (alpha-1 blocker) appears useful in decreasing the number of nightmares and the distress caused by them in people with PTSD. [28] [29] Risperidone (atypical antipsychotic) at a dosage of 2 mg per day, has been shown in a case report to lead to the remission of nightmares on the first night. [29]
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]
Prazosin: Selective alpha-1 blocker: Hypertension, benign prostatic hyperplasia, PTSD associated nightmares and Raynaud phenomenon [28] APO-PRAZO [29] Tamsulosin: Selective alpha-1 blocker: Benign prostatic hypertrophy [30] HARNAL D [31] Yohimbine: Selective alpha-2 blocker: Not used clinically, but available for treatment of male erectile ...