I take a blood pressure pill for one thing only PTSD the drug is known as Mini Press, and it stops nightmares, and it does this well, but I can only take it when my blood pressure is above 110, and as I normally have low pressure, I can take it 1-2 times a week. It is recommended for veterans with nightmares. So I am sure there would be no side effects for taking it rarely.
Brodie, Mercola is a paper that is put out by a natural medicine person selling supplements. This is the problem we have with information on the web. It may, or may not be true. He quotes famous people and does not mention particular situations. Its better to go back even further to the source, i.e. the institution that did the research and then determine (or try to) where their funding came from and if it was valid research.
Thank you Guru I agree with the need to verify claims made. The same can be said of anything we have been told throughout life and in most cases we have blindly believed it without question.
Ironically it is the very internet that has made it possible for us to be exposed to other views and further opportunities to do our due diligence.