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Thursday, July, 24, 2008

Teaching an Old Drug New Tricks

by  Chris Ballas, M.D.
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
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Christos Ballas, MD, is an academic and forensic psychiatrist. He g...

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There is some new data concerning an old drug. Mecamylamine is an old medication originally used to treat hypertension. It had numerous side effects, such as hypotension and sedation, and thus was not often used. It had a bit of a resurgence later on as an anti-smoking drug (it is a nicot...

  1. Very Interesting
    a work in progress
    Tuesday, April 08, 2008 at 01:22 AM
    Thank you for sharing!  Your posting was quite informative and shed some new light on some old stand bys.  Thank you!Huh?
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  2. 'off-label medications'
    Debj
    Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 03:02 PM

    Thank you for your info-just a thought about what you wrote.

    I take provasin, an old blood pressure drug, for PTSD.

    It is used 'off label' for nightmares. I have found it is effective and inexpensive.

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