what?...and take away all the disability claims for PTSD???.....that won’t go over...
It’s one thig to help people with PTSD or depression. It’s another thing to prevent it from happening. There’s always a trade-off. Antidepressants create chemical sociopaths. A drug that eliminates fear in a fearful situation can - obviously - create a killing machine monster.
Pharmaceutical companies - once again landing invasion forces where angels fear to tread.
Blowback is a bitch.
Sounds like they are going to make a “Zombie Robot Vaccine”, as if the American population isn’t Zombiefied enough...
A pill? Thats it, 48 months of counting bodies of friends and enemies, kids and women with limbs ripped off, faces gone.. Take 2 and call me in the morning, poof.. Excuse me, but count me skeptical.. I’d love to be wrong, wouldn’t be a first..
Some of the lesser known hormones have powerful effects.
One such is Oxytocin, you can feel the effects immediately. You can get it as a nasal spray. Another is Melatonin which is available over the counter.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melatonin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxytocin
But beware! Some hormones are extremely dangerous if misused.
This sounds like it only adresses two possible symptoms. And not even two of the more debilitating ones.
Rush it to the Republican Congressional leaders if it works for post uproar stress disorder (PUSS).
Yeah, I think it doesn’t work that way, they can’t just change the gherkin levels before soldiers go off to battle. But now they know that gherkin plays a part, they may find ways to treat the people who do come down with PTSD, and, like they say, this can happen to anyone from a sudden traumatic event. Better to help those affected than try to prevent.
It’s called a placebo
I trust MIT’s investments in the cognitive/cerebral sciences are worthwhile. And hopefully valuable to those psychologically hammered by traumatic engagements.
Ghrelin also plays a role in the hunger mechanism and a role in maintaining body weight.