Stress. Dealing with stress. One of the oldest methods of dealing with stress is drinking. To excess. How old? Evolutionarily old. Which explains why addiction is such a difficult problem for us humans to control.
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I reported the other day that by sheer happenstance, we have found that taking blood pressure medicine helps alleviate PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) episodes. The medicine suppresses norepinephrine secretion, which then affords the brain the capability to process the negative experiences. It turns out that effecting a stellate ganglion block (SGB) may have merit as a treatment.
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