PROPRANOLOL to treat heart racing, stuttering, shaking

signs05 · Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 9:37 pm Post subject:

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How much do you take? 20/40mg?

always_drunk · Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 9:37 pm Post subject:

I find propranolol quite handy. I've been taking the 80mg casules for about a year now and they do help.

OnTheEdge · Newbie User Joined: Nov 25, 2006 Posts: 4

Hi,
I'm keen to try propranolol.
I've been suffering from SP for about 18 years and feel those years have been wasted, I'm willing to try it if its going to help.
Where abouts do you get it from ? (The Doctors is out of the question!!)

Dave

Forgot to mention I live in the UK.

bird · Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 9:08 pm Post subject: Propranolol

Hi there you get it from your docs, they will prescribe it for you if your sympthoms and health allow. I am only prescribed 20mg twice a day which i dont think fo someone that has suffered SP for over 7 years is enough... i advise you try it though got to be worth a go Surprised

OnTheEdge · Newbie User Joined: Nov 25, 2006 Posts: 4

Hi Bird,
Thanks for that. So how does it help you ? does it stop anxiety, nervously trembling etc ?

Dave

Marlene · Newbie User Joined: Mar 21, 2007 Posts: 26

Does yours psychiatrist prescribes this drug or someone else?

bird · Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 2:46 pm Post subject:

hi there! Well i have been back to the doctors and told im that ididnt think 20mg was enough and he has prescribed 40mg a day. I have to say i have beeninthe feared situations and i cant seem to get my heart ponding or get nervous to the point of walking off!!! Obviously some of the is there but when the pounding isnt- it stops the other usual symptoms arising!
You have to also put yourself out there using these too, they dont just work or cure you.
I am notone to bull***t anyone asi have suffered SA for years and so really really recommend you guys try this drug as it is non addictive, my nurse who once supplied it uses it on occasion.You can use it daily or just when your about to go into a feared situation.No side effects really ..maybe feeling a little tired but hell it beats the fear feelings i have lived with for so long.
I cant explainexactly what it does to you but i suppose it numbs the fear.
hope this helps x

Copache · Newbie User Joined: Feb 27, 2008 Posts: 6

yea it works, my mom is a doctor and she prescribed it for me. I had a presentation in class, and usually I am very afraid to stand in front of the class. My mind goes blank, I start turning red, my mouth goes dry, my palms are very sweaty. I took it before a presentation in my english class and it really works. I was actually standing in front of the class not worrying at all, just looking at everyone and my thoughts were really clear. The only thing is if you are not a talkative person it will not make you more social or make you become more talkative. If you are quiet you will stay quiet but at least won't be nervous about it.

tool1919 · Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 9:06 am Post subject:

Hi there! This is my first post and thought this would be relevent as i was prescribed beta-blockers (propranolol) for my anxiety. I've always been a fairly shy guy but anxiety symptoms only started about a year ago. I can usually interact with people ok but my biggest problem has been that since i first got anxiety symptoms (fast heart rate, sweating, blushing) the thing that keeps them coming back is the fear that it will happen again in these situations, and i can never tell when it will happen!

Anyway i find that 20mg about an hour before a stressful event is quite helpful. Keep in mind these are not prescribed for the mind but for the body. But i find it prevents my physical symptoms and because it is fear of these physical symptoms and people noticing them that make my mind stressed and anxious, it also helps my mind. So i think that if your main anxiety is the fear of anxiety symptoms and people seeing that you're anxious, these are good. It by no means fixes the underlying problems (which i'm sure me and everyone has to try and deal with in their own way), but the fact that it lets me function in these situations and makes me realise i can deal with them gives me confidence to face them next time. These drugs are extremely safe (for most people), not addictive, and i haven't experienced any side effects at all. It sucks that once the mind gets anxious in a particular situation and triggers an anxiety response then it knows to do it the next time. Then you worry and it triggers it again. A self-perpetuating, cruel cycle.

Hope this helps anyone who reads this.

julie1961 · Newbie User Joined: Mar 29, 2008 Posts: 7

I have been taking these tablets for about 2 yrs now. I take 80mg a day & to be honest wish I didn't. Yes they do make my anxiety feel better but I have no energy, my blood pressure drops when I stand up so I go very dizzy & have on a couple of occasions been near to passing out while out shopping. I can also hear a whooshing noise on standing.
My GP has tried to lower the does but it sets my heart racing even if I am not having an anxiety attack.
I really wish I had been given a lower dose in the beginning then maybe I would feel better.