In the same way that benadryl can sometimes help with insomnia, sometimes medications that were developed to treat one condition can end up being extremely useful for seemingly unrelated ailments! Join Michael Aranda and learn more about secondary use medications in this new episode of SciShow!
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Sources:
Dextromethorphan
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19137121
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21476614
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3849173/
Memantine
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0123289
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/obsessive-compulsive-disorder-ocd/index.shtml
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23525525
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4540409/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24406251
Naltrexone
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2851054/ https://www.samhsa.gov/medication-assisted-treatment/treatment/naltrexone
https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/programs_campaigns/medication_assisted/efficacy-naltrexone-treatment-alcohol-dependence.pdf
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2666924/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3164585/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28877518
https://academic.oup.com/alcalc/article/48/4/402/533312
Sildenafil
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/pulmonary-hypertension/symptoms-causes/syc-20350697
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1994020/
http://www.phauk.org/treatment-for-pulmonary-hypertension/phosphodiesterase-5-inhibitors/
Spironolactone
http://www.internationaljournalofcardiology.com/article/S0167-5273(15)01190-0/fulltext
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10760075
http://www.academia.edu/13992257/Vanders_Human_Physiology_-_The_Mechanisms_of_Body_Function
https://academic.oup.com/endo/article-abstract/97/1/52/2619110?redirectedFrom=fulltext
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3315877/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1994020/
Propranolol
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/high-blood-pressure/in-depth/beta-blockers/art-20044522
http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/HeartAttack/DiagnosingaHeartAttack/Angina-Pectoris-Stable-Angina_UCM_437515_Article.jsp#.Wn-zBJMbO-o
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26487439
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/027858469290004X?viaihub
Minoxidil
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1524-6175.2004.03585.x/full
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14996087
https://www.hshairclinic.co.uk/hair-loss/all-about-hair/hair-cycle/
https://www.karger.com/Article/Pdf/248894
Bimatoprost
https://www.aao.org/eye-health/diseases/what-is-glaucoma
https://www.latisse.com/AboutLatisse.aspx
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20384750
https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2011/021275s022lbl.pdf
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2769924/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2861943/
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Images:
http://www.thinkstockphotos.com/image/stock-photo-bottles-of-pills-in-cabinet-close-up/103583051
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dextrometorfano.jpg
http://www.thinkstockphotos.com/image/stock-illustration-body-organs/510154886
http://www.thinkstockphotos.com/image/stock-illustration-brain-polygon/666908262
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pachinko_parlor_dsc04790.jpg
http://www.thinkstockphotos.com/image/stock-illustration-acne-vulgaris-or-pimple-healthy-hair/875814728
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Propranolol_tablets.png
http://www.thinkstockphotos.com/image/stock-illustration-man-scratching-his-head-and-hair/840062408
http://www.thinkstockphotos.com/image/stock-photo-closeup-young-man-serious-hair-loss-problem/596370890
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