Note the studies for circadian rhythm were all done on old folk because endicrinologists worry about interfering with systems and the outcomes - there was an obesity drug that worked wonders on weight loss but made many people kill themselves - and was withdrawn from the market . People with PTSD often already are suicidal but there are 12:1 studies published and unpublished in the US that say SSRIS are ambiguous, no impact or harmful compared with 1 study that says they are helpful for depressionhttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/17/health/17depress.html. So hydrocortisone is a prospective treatement and preventative but only studies and time will tell. The expense comes with testing and knowing you have low cortisol and then being ready with hydrocortisone jab at 6 hours notice. And we all know some traumas go on for yearsThere is a bit of a bit on this on page 267 of the study I posted
n the context of the above discussion,...