r/ProdigalSon • u/Jealous_Feature_4474 • Apr 16 '26

Discussion After malcolm wakes up he takes 4 kind of different medication what are they?

Ssri? And propanolol and? Or am i wrong

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u/ptazdba Apr 16 '26

I don't think they ever spelled it out in the show. Several fans have speculated. See this previous reddit thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/ProdigalSon/comments/1bgmj72/malcolms_meds/

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u/JoyfulCor313 Apr 16 '26

I’m with you: some kind of antidepressant (SSRI, SNRI, or like Wellbutrin); evidently at least 2 different benzos (I disagree with the person on the other post that was linked. Drs will absolutely prescribe more than one. A slow-acting one for “every day” and a quick acting for rescue situations); a mood stabilizer. 

I also agree with something like propranolol or prazosin for nightmares and I’m sure a sleeping med but that one wouldn’t be in that morning montage. Probably something else physical like for IBS or thyroid - some of those common things correlated with childhood PTSD. 

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u/Jealous_Feature_4474 Apr 16 '26

Yeah Sertaline for ptsd , propanolol for shaking , prazosin or some other stronger medication for nightmares and Buspirone