i'm asking this on behalf of a friend

wants some information on experiences- they know what it's for and that it will help, just interested in people's experiences with using it

[Ndscisyv]

I've been on it since Sept last year, 3 mg now. It's helped tremendously with nightmares. I haven't noticed any negatives if that's what you're asking about.

[GeminiNZ]

I've been on it for around two years now. Pdoc started me on 1mg and slowly titrated up and it turned out 10mg is perfect for me. It really has worked well - i've gone from 4-5 hours frightening and broken sleep each night to 7 hours solid.

I've still had times when the nightmares/night terrors flared up again - mostly around particular trigger times - but it settles down much faster now. Only lose two or three nights, rather than several weeks!

(Although recently I was started on low-dose nortriptyline, for neuropathic pain, and that's giving me horrific nightmares - more generalised though, rather than trauma-specific. If it doesn't settle down soon i'm going to stop taking the nortrip so i can get my good sleep back.)

One thing to watch out for is changes to blood pressure. Prazosin lowers b/p, which for me worked out okay as my blood pressure was high, but if your friend's b/p is normal or low their doc would need to monitor it. Occasionally i get a bit dizzy if i stand up/get out of bed too fast, but that's the only side effect i've experienced (and i have a neck injury so that's more likely to be the cause anyway).

[MtnTime2896]

Really helped with nightmares and made my flashbacks easier, as well. It does lower blood pressure quite a bit, though. If that wouldn't be a problem then I say go for it. Mentally and physically, I didn't noticed any bad side-effects. I'll probably be getting back on it.

Originally Posted by Ndscisyv

I've been on it since Sept last year, 3 mg now. It's helped tremendously with nightmares. I haven't noticed any negatives if that's what you're asking about.

thanks for the information!

i'll pass this on (still can't get him to join the site)

Originally Posted by Só leigheas

Really helped with nightmares and made my flashbacks easier, as well. It does lower blood pressure quite a bit, though. If that wouldn't be a problem then I say go for it. Mentally and physically, I didn't noticed any bad side-effects. I'll probably be getting back on it.

interestingly, from what i read up about it on the internet- it lists various side affects.

but then i guess it's like anything.. it depends from person to person

I took it a few times in inpatient, but my blood pressure is naturally low so I wasn't able to continue taking it on a regular basis. Too bad because it did help with my nightmares.