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Saw this online regarding a medication being tested for treatment of PTSD symptoms. Has anyone heard of this medication ? It contains an ingredient used to treat sleep disorders found in Fibromyalgia. There is some more information online which goes into the clinical testing results.
Health Beat: New treatment for PTSD
Posted from wfmz.comPosted in these groups: 
PTSDPTSD Survivors of America
PTSDPTSD Survivors of America
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Flexeril has been around for a long time and a very effective muscle relaxant. I used it as a patient, made me very drowsy and did indeed relaxed my muscles and ENTIRE body. As with any med it has it's side effects. My patients stated it worked. It is also additive.
Below is a brief description:
Flexeril is used together with rest and physical therapy to treat skeletal muscle conditions such as pain or injury.
Flexeril may also be used for other purposes that I did not include.
Do not take Flexeril if you have used an MAO inhibitor such as isocarboxazid (Marplan), tranylcypromine (Parnate), phenelzine (Nardil), or selegiline (Eldepryl, Emsam) within the past 14 days. Serious, life-threatening side effects can occur if you take Flexeril before the MAO inhibitor has cleared from your body.
You should not take Flexeril if you have recently had a heart attack, or if you have a heart rhythm disorder, congestive heart failure, heart block, or an overactive thyroid.
Flexeril can cause side effects that may impair your thinking or reactions. Should not drive or do anything that requires you to be awake and alert. Avoid drinking alcohol, which can increase some of the side effects of Flexeril.
Below is a brief description:
Flexeril is used together with rest and physical therapy to treat skeletal muscle conditions such as pain or injury.
Flexeril may also be used for other purposes that I did not include.
Do not take Flexeril if you have used an MAO inhibitor such as isocarboxazid (Marplan), tranylcypromine (Parnate), phenelzine (Nardil), or selegiline (Eldepryl, Emsam) within the past 14 days. Serious, life-threatening side effects can occur if you take Flexeril before the MAO inhibitor has cleared from your body.
You should not take Flexeril if you have recently had a heart attack, or if you have a heart rhythm disorder, congestive heart failure, heart block, or an overactive thyroid.
Flexeril can cause side effects that may impair your thinking or reactions. Should not drive or do anything that requires you to be awake and alert. Avoid drinking alcohol, which can increase some of the side effects of Flexeril.
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Capt Tom Brown
Col Dona Marie Iversen Thanks for those insights. Treatment of PTSD symptoms seems to be a new use of the med. Hopefully it will turn out to 'work'. I did not know that PTSD was 'incurable'. Don't know where I got that impression but that is the first time I have ever heard it said. I always thought that treatment over time would result in a 'cure' or strong control of the symptoms which would make normal daily life more possible.
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Col Dona Marie Iversen
PTSD is like a cancer, can go into remission for years but one trigger can set it off again.
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