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    Prazosin, sold under the brand name Minipress among others, is a medication used to treat high blood pressure, symptoms of an enlarged prostate, and nightmares...
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  • Syncope occurs in approximately 1% of patients given an initial dose of 2 mg prazosin or greater. This adverse effect is self-limiting and in most cases does...
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    Selective α1-adrenergic receptor antagonists include: Alfuzosin Doxazosin Prazosin (inverse agonist) Tamsulosin Terazosin Silodosin Selective α2-adrenergic...
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  • several relatively selective alpha-1 antagonists are available. As of 2018, prazosin is the only alpha-1 blocker known to act as an inverse agonist at all alpha-1...
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    symptoms. Given its long half-life, doxazosin lasts much longer than prazosin. While prazosin is dosed up to 4 times daily, doxazosin is generally dosed only...
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  • nightmares. Prazosin is an α1-blocker that acts as an inverse agonist at α1-adrenergic receptors. Raskind and colleagues studied the efficacy of prazosin for...
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    Scorpion antivenom has little effect in clinical treatment but application of prazosin reduces the mortality rate to less than 4%. As in other scorpions, the...
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    prescribed aspirin. Sympatholytic agents, such as the alpha-adrenergic blocker prazosin, may provide temporary relief to secondary Raynaud's phenomenon. Angiotensin...
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  • and their use may delay or inhibit more definitive treatments for PTSD. Prazosin, an alpha-1 adrenergic antagonist, has been used in veterans with PTSD...
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    efficient is an alpha-blocker, Prazosin, which reduces tone during sleep by blocking noradrenergic receptors. Prazosin would significantly decrease the...
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  • sleep apnea. It is often used off-label as a nootropic. Prazosin (Minipress) for nightmares: prazosin is approved for the use of hypertension. A 2012 systematic...
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  • include propranolol, oxprenolol, and metoprolol. The alpha-1 antagonist prazosin could be effective for PTSD. The alpha-2 agonists clonidine and guanfacine...
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  • January 2011). "Efficacy and safety of scorpion antivenom plus prazosin compared with prazosin alone for venomous scorpion (Mesobuthus tamulus) sting: randomised...
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    monitored carefully while taking tamsulosin. Alpha blockers, including prazosin, terazosin, doxazosin, or tamsulosin, do not appear to affect all-cause...
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  • may be effective in reducing attacks. Prophylactic use of nifedipine, prazosin, and terazosin has also been reported to prevent attacks. Topical analgesics...
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    clonidine (a central α2-agonist), diltiazem (a calcium channel blocker), and prazosin (an α1-blocker) on pulse pressure and found that, after one year of treatment...
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    of some pharmaceutical drugs including amiquinsin, hoquizil, piquizil, prazosin, quinazoline, tiapamil, toborinone, verazide, and vetrabutine.[citation...
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  • Louis A. Faillace, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Prazosin, an alpha-adrenoceptor antagonist, is often prescribed, particularly for...
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    Quetiapine Flupentixol Sympatholytics (Antiadrenergics) Alpha-1 blockers (e.g., prazosin) Alpha-2 agonists (e.g., clonidine, dexmedetomidine, guanfacine) Beta blockers...
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  • admission are given a single dose of 5 mg sublingual nifedipine and oral prazosin. The blood pressure in patients with hypertension is controlled with sublingual...
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  • similarly effective for this purpose. First-generation alpha-1 blockers, like prazosin, are not recommended to treat lower urinary tract symptoms because of their...
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    Quetiapine Flupentixol Sympatholytics (Antiadrenergics) Alpha-1 blockers (e.g., prazosin) Alpha-2 agonists (e.g., clonidine, dexmedetomidine, guanfacine) Beta blockers...
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    include: Acutrim (phenylpropanolamine) Adalat OROS (nifedipine) Alpress LP (prazosin) Cardura XL (doxazosin) Concerta (methylphenidate) Covera HS (verapamil)...
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  • and the degree to which exposure therapy is included in the protocol". Prazosin (alpha-1 blocker) appears useful in decreasing the number of nightmares...
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  • treat seizures. Melatonin – a hypnotic used to treat insomnia Minipress (prazosin) – atypical psychotropic used to treat PTSD Memantine (Namenda) - treats...
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    vasodilator and antihypertensive agent hydralazine, the alpha-1 blocker prazosin, anticholinergics, and sympathomimetic agents like beta-1 agonists. However...
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    g., hydroxynefazodone, nefazodone, trazodone, triazoledione) Piperoxan Prazosin Quinazosin Quinidine Silodosin Spegatrine Spiperone Talipexole Tamsulosin...
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    g., hydroxynefazodone, nefazodone, trazodone, triazoledione) Piperoxan Prazosin Quinazosin Quinidine Silodosin Spegatrine Spiperone Talipexole Tamsulosin...
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  • antagonist) Metoprolol (β-receptor antagonist) Atenolol (β1 antagonist) Prazosin (α1 antagonist) Oxymetazoline (partial α2 adrenergic agonist) Sympathomimetic...
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    Quetiapine Flupentixol Sympatholytics (Antiadrenergics) Alpha-1 blockers (e.g., prazosin) Alpha-2 agonists (e.g., clonidine, dexmedetomidine, guanfacine) Beta blockers...
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