Aug. 2, 2011 -- Risperdal, an antipsychotic medication commonly prescribed to veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) when antidepressants have failed to help, does not alleviate the symptoms of PTSD, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
“[T]hese findings should stimulate careful review of the benefits of these medications in patients with chronic PTSD,” the authors conclude.
Two antidepressant medications, Zoloft and Paxil, are the only drugs that the FDA has approved to treat PTSD. Women are more likely to benefit from them than men, and neither drug is very effective at treating those with a chronic form of disorder.
via webmd.com
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