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Old Feb 14, 2017, 12:25 AM
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If one or 2 other things don't work I'm going to be trying this soon. I've been waking from nightmares every night for weeks and the things we've tried haven't worked. I'm hesitant because I tend to have a low BP but I'll do anything to sleep all night and wake up rested. If you've tried it is it really sedating or more just stops the nightmares? How quickly did it help?
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Old Feb 14, 2017, 09:18 AM
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i'm going to reply to this anyway (not that i've actualy used it), a friend of mine uses it though and he says it's helped him so much. 1 of the best things he did
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Old Feb 14, 2017, 12:03 PM
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I take prazosin for nightmares. It works really well and isn't sedating at all. It actually helps with flashbacks as well for me. I have a low BP too but it's not so low that I can't take it. I started it in the hospital and the first night I took 1mg and that didn't help but the next night it started working at 2mg so you don't really need to build up levels in your system.
Hope it helps you if you do decide to start taking it.
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Old Feb 15, 2017, 12:48 PM
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I used it a long time, either it eventually stopped bad dreams or the dreams stopped cause when I stopped taking it the dreams and nightmares didn't return.
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Old Feb 15, 2017, 01:35 PM
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I took it a couple years ago for nightmares. It really helped but it dropped my blood pressure way to low.
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