News Xenon Exposure Shown To Erase Traumatic Memories

[MyPTSD]

Xenon gas, used in humans for anesthesia and diagnostic imaging, has the potential to be a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and other memory-related disorders, researchers report. "We know from previous research that each time an emotional memory is recalled, the brain actually restores it as if it were a new memory. With this knowledge, we decided to see whether we could alter the process by introducing xenon gas immediately after a fear memory was reactivated," explained an author.

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[shimmerz]

Scholarly documentation also exists for Xenon and PTSD. Interesting thought. I wish they would really dig into these things. MDMA and LSD at one time (before they became scheduled drugs) also showed great potential for relieving PTSD symptoms.