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Prazosin initiation and dose titration in a patient with posttraumatic stress disorder on concurrent carvedilol

One mechanism involved in the pathophysiology of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is increased noradrenergic stimulation. Prazosin, a commonly utilized treatment for PTSD nightmares, works to block noradrenergic stimulation of the alpha-1 adrenoreceptor. Dual antagonism of this receptor would be...

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Autores principales: Khaw, Chelsea, Argo, Tami
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: College of Psychiatric & Neurologic Pharmacists 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6728122/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31534876
http://dx.doi.org/10.9740/mhc.2019.09.326