A medication commonly used to treat post-traumatic stress disorder in combat veterans may not be effective in reducing overall PTSD severity, a new study shows.
The six-month randomized, controlled trial found that the antipsychotic medication risperidone worked no better than a placebo in alleviating typical PTSD symptoms in patients who had been suffering from the disorder long-term or who continued to suffer symptoms after being treated with antidepressants.
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4 comments:
Having been a combat veteran , I have always used beer , wine and some other legal drugs. It's a fix that's available.
Having been a combat veteran , I have always used beer , wine and some other legal drugs. It's a fix that's available.
August 3, 2011 11:03 AM
But it's not a fix. You're just drunk. But, if it works for you, fine. But you should find a better way. Getting a buzz will never be better than counseling.
Getting a buzz before counselling will help the medicine go down.
PTSD treatment for Veterans found ineffective.
Eli Lilly Zyprexa can cause diabetes I took Zyprexa a powerful Lilly schizophrenic drug for 4 years it was prescribed to me off-label for post traumatic stress disorder was ineffective costly and gave me diabetes.
FIVE at FIVE
The Zyprexa antipsychotic drug,whose side effects can include weight gain and diabetes, was sold for "children in foster care, people who have trouble sleeping, elderly in nursing homes."
Five at Five was the Zyprexa sales rep slogan, meaning 5mg dispensed at 5pm would keep patients quiet.
-- Daniel Haszard www.zyprexa-victims.com
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