Updated 2 years ago
“Hydrocortisone works by calming down your body’s immune response to reduce pain, itching and swelling (inflammation). It can also be used as hormone replacement for people who do not have enough of the natural stress hormone, cortisol.”
The idea is that your brain runs out of cortisol after a traumatic experience, and then the damage happens.
Sadly, the oral form is available only with a doctor’s prescription, but this treatment will probably become standard in hospitals and the military.
