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SUPER interesting article because 1) the topic of many a thread I see is personal fears and 2) I have several serious phobias of my own that very direly affect daily living. With personally garnered interest in melatonin and sleep, this news regarding cortisol is, at first glance, extremely exciting..
Hormone May Help Control Unwarranted Fears
RESOURCE: Forbes.com, 2006-03-29, 12:00am ET
TUESDAY, March 28 (HealthDay News) -- Could a simple hormone "cure" debilitating phobias?
Swiss researchers have found that giving people the stress hormone cortisol shortly before they entered an anxiety-provoking situation actually reduced fear and anxiety.
While promising, the results are too preliminary to warrant a sea change in current treatments, the study authors said.