THC medication made PTSD nightmares disappear for more than a third of patients
Researchers at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin have found that THC-based medication can significantly reduce or eliminate trauma-related nightmares in patients with PTSD. The study, published in Nature Medicine, suggests a potential new treatment path for a condition that often resists traditional antidepressants.
Nightmares can be one of the most distressing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a condition that may develop after a person experiences a disaster, serious accident, violence, combat, or another severe trauma. During sleep, people with PTSD may feel as though they are living through the event again in vivid detail. These repeated episodes can cause severe sleep loss and make some people afraid to go to bed.
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