THC Drug Eliminated Nightmares for over a Third of PTSD Patients in German Trial
Researchers found dronabinol stopped nightmares in 37% of PTSD patients, compared with 15% on placebo, in a 10-week trial.
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THC Medication Eliminates PTSD Nightmares for a Third of Patients
Nightmares are among the most distressing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a condition that can develop after a person experiences a disaster, serious accident, violence, combat, or another severe trauma. During sleep, people with PTSD often relive the event in vivid detail, waking in panic and sometimes becoming afraid to go to bed. Available medications provide limited relief, and no drug has been approved specifically for tr…
A Charité study investigates THC against nightmares at PTBS. Dronabinol alleviated the nocturnal stress, and more than a third remained free of nightmares.
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Researchers found that ‘nightmare burden’ in PTSD patients taking the drug decreased compared to the placebo group A cannabis-derived drug significantly reduced nightmares in patients with PTSD, found researchers in Germany after a double-blind study, and more than a third of patients taking the drug reported that their nightmares completely disappeared.
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