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Originally Posted by VitaminH
Beta blockers have for a long time been used to help stop performance anxiety and the like, what this is doing is more or less helping to block the anxiety experienced in PTSD when you something triggers that bad memory. It wouldn't actually "block" out the memory as the article seems to imply, rather just kill some of the anxiety from flashbacks, or the memory in general.
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If that's the case then I guess it would have been beneficial when I first began to have anxiety/panic attacks. Part of the trouble they caused is that they primarily occured while I was driving. When you are shaking, heart is racing, unable to breath, and sweating it's difficult to drive. It might make people more safe until they are able to deal with the memories.
It's unfortunate that they biased the article by not clearly describing what the meds actually do.
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