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Reviewer: Godspeed, 55-64 Male on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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Works like instantly like MAGIC to totally eliminate NIGHTMARES for me.
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Reviewer: 2cor913gmail.com, 55-64 on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)
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I am a 62 year old male, taking 1-mg 3 times a day. spreading them out seems odd after reading the reviews, gonna ask my doctor about it. I have had no side effects, I do have very odd dreams, but no more terrors, and no inhibitions in my dreams, I do some weird stuff in them sometimes. I also wake up feeling good, instead of suicidal like I did for years. And for some reason, the medicine give
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Reviewer: MMS33, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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This has been a really rough month on prazosin. I have toughed it out hoping things would get better. I wake with panic attacks all night, I feel like I have asthma, I am eating constantly, and I want to sleep all day. I have missed tons of work. I still have nightmares but, my inhibitions are gone in them because the adrenaline doesn't freeze me. So, I do bad stuff in my dreams. It sucks. I a
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Reviewer: Jenn, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I have had nightmares for years...i started with 1mg and increased weekly. I am at 5mg now. My nightmares are gone and i have had no significant side effect.
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Reviewer: 65-74 on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)
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This medication has been a godsend to me. I've had nightmares for years since the Vietnam war. The doctor put me on this medication a year ago and my nightmares have been cut by 90%.
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