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Will medications help nightmares?

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As far as medications for nightmares, there is one medication,

which is called prazosin, which has proven to be

very, very effective in preventing traumatic nightmares.

Prazosin works in a way that takes into account

the brain mechanisms that are responsible for

dreaming and nightmares in the first place,

and it blocks those mechanisms so that people can have

a good night's sleep without the nightmares.

It's a very powerful medication, very few side effects,

and there is evidence that it may be effective

for full PTSD symptoms as well.

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