Prazosin

[cypher]

Anyone taking prazosin? It helps with nightmares, been on it for a bit slowly going up in dosage. It is usually used to lower BP, but helps with nightmares as found out in a VA hospital a while back.

 

[2notbedefeated]

Hi cypher, I take Prazosin and have been for atleast 14 years now. I was taking it for another reason. I have difficulty with my bladder and this med helps relax the sphincter muscle to all it void more completely. It helps me to empty my bladder more completely and also helps with spasms in the bladder.

I didn't know it helped with nightmares though. When I think back it does seem to reduce my nightmares. do you take it just before bedtime and how many mg. do you take and at what level of mg. is optimal? I'm interested to know.

I would chat more but it's late my time and I got two little ones to get up 6:15am in the morning and for my 9 and 10 year olds this is not an easy task.

 

[cypher]

Hi. Well, right now I take it at night for nightmares. I take 4mg as of now, but am going to go up in dosage soon.

The story is interesting. In the VA, patients were given it to lower blood pressure. And they found that those that took it had considerably reduced number of nightmares as opposed to those not taking it. So I've been on it for about a month now and it has helped a bit, but am going up in dosage to find the right strength. I guess it can be given up to 25mg for nightmares. My T has other patients on it and it has helped them with their nightmares as well.