New treatment for Veterans’ old headaches
After hearing a lecture by Dr. Murray Raskind on prazosin’s beneficial effects in treating combat-related PTSD symptoms, Dr. Robert Ruff–then VA’s national director for neurology–explored using prazosin to treat PTSD-related nightmares and sleep disturbances among Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans who had experienced post-concussion headaches. Dr. Ruff observed that, in addition to experiencing substantially improved restorative