Prazosin for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder User Reviews (Page 5)
Brand names: Minipress
Reviews for Prazosin
- Tri...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- May 8, 2022
"CPTSD (also have anxiety and non-responsive depression), nightmares, night terrors, sleep paralysis. Never a 'good sleeper' as a kid. Bad side effects from drugs for sleep increase side effects. Immediately, prazosin 1 mg helped with dreams, no longer stuck in a loop BS. Finally free my own mind back. Doctors do, and they kept pumping up dosage despite my objection I was having erratic BP and high HR plus arrhythmia. Two days ago, collapsed in a supermarket after a light walk for 2 hours. Bent over, stood up, went down like a rock, felt like I was dying, not a panic attack dying, but I don't know what was happening dying, muscles useless and spasms all over, cold and blue lips. Ambo trip to hospital found nothing in bloods and cardiac. But while I was there, I did some bending over and found HR decreased then escalated rapidly. I assume it was dehydration and bending over. Took three days to recover, mind is still a mess, I'm exhausted. Staying at low dose for now. Sleep is GOLD, but no more of the other."
- Ben...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- November 19, 2021
"I've been put on Minipress to help with PTSD symptoms because of the dangers of addiction with Klonopin. This drug has made me relive trauma in greater detail than ever before. I'm on month three on this medication, and I really want to just stop. It helps me fall asleep, but I wake up in a cold sweat after having dreams that seem to combine all my worst traumatic experiences into one night. Unless this is some type of exposure therapy, then this is just torture and isn't helping with PTSD or anxiety. My heart is racing right now. I wouldn't recommend this personally and will be scheduling an appointment with my psychiatrist as soon as possible to insist the dangers of this medication are far worse than becoming dependent on the relief that Klonopin gave me. I was only on 1 mg of Minipress. Nope, I don't want to increase and see if it works better."
- Jew...
- Taken for 10 years or more
- December 16, 2024
"I was taking prazosin for almost 10 years for PTSD-induced nightmares. If you're capable of taking it or you're on the fence, do it. I was on 0.5 mg for years (as I tend to be sensitive to medication), and I went from having at least two nightmares a night for two years to having maybe two a week or less. Prazosin was genuinely a life changer. The only reason I stopped was because of the shortage. I was offered 1 mg pills, but they were way too strong for me. I wound up in the ER twice with tachycardia, but I have low blood pressure to begin with. For me, the 0.5 mg worked the best. If ever I'm able to go back to it, I will in a heartbeat. My nightmares have been so much worse without it."
- Gfi...
- November 21, 2019
"I was diagnosed with C-PTSD in July, was given quetiapine. Today, I'm getting weaned off of them and starting tonight on 500 mcg of prazosin. Next week, I will go up to 1 mg once the quetiapine is finished. I also see my psychologist every 2 weeks and psychiatrist every 6 months. Any advice, good or bad, about this medication for my diagnosis would be greatly appreciated because I'm nervous about new meds and side effects. TIA."
- RN ...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- April 2, 2017
"My 21-year-old son died Jan 2017. After this, I immediately started having vivid, horrible nightmares. My doctor put me on prazosin, the nightmares have stopped. It works great for me."
- bun...
- July 31, 2011
Prazosin "Vivid nightmares have been greatly reduced."
- 007...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- January 13, 2017
"This medication has been a life changer in so many ways. I suffer from PTSD and have not had any night terrors since starting this medication. Simply a wonder drug."
- Anonymous
- October 8, 2009
Prazosin "The very first night I took this, I slept through the night without any more nightmares! A week and a half so far, and it feels wonderful to have slept through the night each night!"
- ann...
- Taken for 1 to 2 years
- October 29, 2013
"Great medication. I have been on this for a year now, and it has helped relieve most of my nightmares from PTSD."
- Tor...
- Taken for 6 months to 1 year
- March 29, 2020
"Minipress gave me severe nightmares and insomnia. It also made me urinate myself many times."
- Anonymous
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- February 14, 2015
"Taken to relieve nightmares caused by PTSD. Works well but lowers my blood pressure. Leaves me short of breath and dizzy at times. Worth it to prevent horrible flashback dreams."
- Kat...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- August 1, 2015
"This actually elevated my blood pressure dramatically and induced tachycardia and also gave me terrible headaches and nasal congestion. Same as another user above. How odd."
- Kha...
- September 23, 2009
"The VA gives me this pill, and I no longer beat up my wife, whom I love very much. My bad dreams are gone, I sleep good, and my wife does not have black eyes from my dreams. Thank you so much."
- Nic...
- May 24, 2016
"A godsend drug for PTSD. No more nightmares!"
- Big...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- December 22, 2015
"No more gruesome dreams."
- ban...
- Taken for 2 to 5 years
- March 30, 2018
"Like all medications, prazosin works only temporarily. Deep meditation, allowing the feelings and traumatic experiences to be felt, has helped me more than medications."
- Non...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- November 22, 2019
"I woke up more often with flashbacks at night. A side effect is low blood pressure, and my new doctor said the high dose could have made me pass out at any time."
- Kwi...
- September 27, 2015
"My blood sugar became very elevated, and whenever I stood up, I felt dizzy and nauseated. I felt chest pressure and had headaches."
- Lou...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- November 16, 2012
"I have just started this medicine, and it is working. I may have to go to 5 mg, though."
- NYC...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- April 11, 2019
"Prazosin and me were not a good match. Worsened insomnia, tension headache, mouth pain (?!?!), metallic taste in mouth, and more."
- Coc...
- Taken for 1 to 2 years
- October 17, 2018
"Works really well for nightmares, but not for night sweats."
- Izz...
- July 4, 2016
"I've been on this med for almost 2 yrs. It never really helped my PTSD, panic attacks, and my anxiety due to my accident almost 2 yrs ago. Going to Dr. tomorrow to see what I can take now."
- Svt...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- May 20, 2022
"Makes my heart race, which feels terrible, as I already have a racing heart. Kept me up all night, even on the lowest dose."
- Jay...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- July 21, 2018
"Initially worked well, however, within 2 weeks, the effects were non-existent. Extremely short lifespan of effectiveness before being required to increase the dose."
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"Prazosin made my life so much easier when I was on it. I ended up being well rested, didn’t have nightmares, and it helped get my chronically high blood pressure in check. Took 1 mg for half a year. Probably going to ask my doctor if I can be put back on it soon. I will say though, if you have to wake up early, you’re definitely going to need to give yourself a good amount of time before you attempt standing up."