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Beta Blockers For Anxiety?
- Thread starter Pebble mouse
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Hey there @Pebble mouse . Yeah, beta blockers are pretty handy for managing the physical symptoms of anxiety. Not sure where in the world you are based, but in the UK propranolol has been an established and licensed med for the relief of situational and generalised anxiety. Normally it's 40mg once a day though that can be upped to 40mg three times a day if need be.
Though I've never taken it myself, I've known many who have including couple of friends way back during Uni days who were given a 40mg dose literally just before sitting exams. There can be side effects yes, commom ones being cold hands/feet, sleep disturbances, fatigue and or lassitude. Of course with all meds, some people may and some others may not experience side effects because as you're probably aware, it's a an individual thing.
Whether beta blockers will be suitable for you would naturally depend on your clinical history as just as with other drugs, there can be contraindications for use. Naturally that will be assessed by your healthcare team.
But anyways, if you do get prescribed it, then I do hope that it will be of benefit to you.
Though I've never taken it myself, I've known many who have including couple of friends way back during Uni days who were given a 40mg dose literally just before sitting exams. There can be side effects yes, commom ones being cold hands/feet, sleep disturbances, fatigue and or lassitude. Of course with all meds, some people may and some others may not experience side effects because as you're probably aware, it's a an individual thing.
Whether beta blockers will be suitable for you would naturally depend on your clinical history as just as with other drugs, there can be contraindications for use. Naturally that will be assessed by your healthcare team.
But anyways, if you do get prescribed it, then I do hope that it will be of benefit to you.
I have been on beta blockers for at least 20 years. I started on propanol as a treatment for migraine, POTS ~ (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome). When I saw a psychiatrist, the beta blocker was changed to Pindolol. It’s an older BB. As a 5HT1A receptor antagonist it reduces anxiety symptoms. I take 10mg three times a day. I am calmer. I still have anxiety at times. But not 24/7. If you have any other questions I will try to answer.
Let me know if you talk to your dr and try a BB. I hope you can find something that helps with your anxiety.
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Let me know if you talk to your dr and try a BB. I hope you can find something that helps with your anxiety.
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I’m on a beta blocker (metoprolol) and it seems to help. I’m prone to panic attacks, and it seems to lessen the occurrence of them. To be fair, multiple medications (plus learning coping techniques in therapy) make it hard to know for sure what is helping and how, but it’s part of my treatment and said treatment is somewhat better for me than doing without, if that makes sense.
Edit: it was my cardiologist who put me on it, after my heart attack. I started seeing a psychiatrist later who asked him if she could up the dose.
Edit: it was my cardiologist who put me on it, after my heart attack. I started seeing a psychiatrist later who asked him if she could up the dose.
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Medication can be good - but take as well care: Most medication you take will have the double opposite effect when you stop it. So sleeping pills might help for some days - then your body gets used to it - then you need the medication to just sleep "normal" - and when you stop, you know what happens... -> so easy, just take care, weight it carefully.
