Medication Guanfacine
A new study has found that a medicine commonly used to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may not be effective at reducing symptoms of PTSD in combat veterans. Researchers gave combat veterans who suffered from PTSD either guanfacine or a placebo. The veterans who took guanfacine showed no greater reduction in PTSD symptoms than those who took the placebo, and they experienced significantly more side effects.
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