anxiety medication beta blockers

d beta blockers, both for cardiac symptoms and for anxiety. While all beta blockers have a similar mechanism of action, some work better than others for some people depending on the reason it's needed in the first place. Start by having a discussion with your doctor...ask him why he chose the med he did for your condition, and if it would be the most optimal choice for treatment of concurrent anxiety in addition to the heart issues. Then you could ask about the Inderal.

Beta blockers are a class of drugs that block beta-adrenergic substances such as adrenaline (epinephrine), a key agent in the "sympathetic" portion of the autonomic (involuntary) nervous system and activation of heart muscle. So that being said, we can see why it helps with anxiety - it blocks epinepherine. It is also perscribed for many other things as well, from hypertension to hyperthyroidism (as mentioned above).

I have never taken any medication specifically for anxiety but I have many years on beta blockers which I believe cause me some fatigue problems, maybe add to a dreaming problem. I'll step back to read only on this post.

Metoprolol is in a group of drugs called beta-blockers. Beta-blockers affect the heart and circulation (blood flow through arteries and veins). Metoprolol is used to treat angina and hypertension for high blood pressure. It is also used to treat or prevent heart attack. My regimen is Lisinopril and coreg (beta blocker).

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I really need to figure out what is causing it.I keep going back to these beta blockers thinking it must be these....I never had mood swings b4 not even when I was pregnant.

Those I believe are calcium channel blockers? not beta blockers, they are very different. It has basically been agreed by my regular Doctor and Cardiologist that I do not have spasms, so I was allowed to stop taking those. Calcium channel blockers work in a different way. When arteries want to narrow, they use the layer of muscle along the wall to constrict it. To do this, the muscle obtains calcium from the blood, by drawing it through tiny channels in the artery lining.

I was recently trialed on atenolol for anxiety and labile hypertension. As I have mild asthma my doctor was rather cautious. After 1 week, I noticed that the anxiety was much less. With the blood pressure, it sometimes worked and if I am not mistaken once I got the highest ever systolic reading at home whilst on atenolol. I was okay until I came down with the cold and I think the cold and the atenolol must have triggered my asthma .

he shouldnt give you beta blockers unless he knows what the cause. if you stop taking beta blockers just like that without consent of a doctor then you will have palpitations, but not if you're weaned off them. a resting heart rate should be around 60-80 some say 60-100 bpm. the first doc you saw prescribed you a too high of a dose, the second doc gave you too low of a dose, you need a dose in between these. if u get me you really need blood tests too, have u had these?

Im afraid of becoming addicted to them, and from what I hear most anxiety medication is highly addictive so I have put off any sort of treatment for my anxiety.

Have any of you been on beta blockers for your hashi symptoms if so which ones, also, I have been having frequent attacks, but is it anxiety, or blood pressure actually raising from these attacks? Chest tightness and hearing loud racing pulse in ear. It feels like anxiety?????

I take Metoprolol ER which is in the same class beta blocker, 25MG 2x day. Beta Blockers slow your heart rate, but I don't feel a difference with mine. The only thing is when exercising, it's harder to get your target heart rate up, but I don't think with your dosage it should make a difference.....

I have been referred for cognitive behavioural therapy and have been given beta blockers to help me get through situations that make me anxious. I have taken them a couple of times now, but both times I have said and done things that are out of character for me. I have gotten quite angry with people or have been really open and revealed things to people that I normally wouldn't.

m only 22 and started taking beta blockers when I was 21. There are some people who have had to start beta blockers in their early teens. And I really agree with everything is_something_wrong said =] I think beta blockers are certainly a better way to go than benzo's and so on. Beta blockers are VERY safe. If your doctor wants you to start beta blockers, I would say go for it. They're very safe. How fast does your tachycardia get?

Beta Blockers are normally given for palpitations and high blood pressure and you did not describe these syptoms in your message. The Beta Blockers will calm your heart rate and reduce the blood pressure but do not expect them to miraculously "cure" your anxiety as they are not necessarily the typical "anxiety" med I have heard mentioned here. Perhaps though you became anxious because of the palpitations and blood pressure, in which case it will make you feel better.

Metoprolol is in a group of drugs called beta-blockers. Beta-blockers affect the heart and circulation (blood flow through arteries and veins). Metoprolol is used to treat angina (chest pain) and hypertension (high blood pressure). It is also used to treat or prevent heart attack. It seems to me if you have high blood pressure the medication should be taken regularily and not as needed. I don't know the effect it has on chest pain.

I dont want to take anything that will lower the two anymore than what they are and I read that channel blockers do lower both as does beta blockers. Is there anything I can take without lowering.

Thank you for your response. Yes, my doctor does know about the extra beta blockers. I'm happy you've been spared nausea symptoms. That's always good! :) If anyone else knows of a safer medication, I would be grateful.

My guess is that the doctor may be using the beta blocker for control of the anxiety related to the hyperthyroid--it is the only thing other than an antithyroid med that controls the anxiety related to the thyroid---it worked for me--I was having these strange panic attacks and just shaking all over and unable to control it and the beta blocker stopped all of that--of course the beta blocker also is used primarily to control the rapid heart rate.

beta blockers are known to cause depression ask your doctor to prescribe something different for panic attacks, since beta blockers only prevent your heart from racing -- only one of the symptoms and it doesn't treat the underlying chemical imbalance

Hi, The medication's generic name is "Nebivolol". It's Brand Name is Nebilet, you may have the spelling off a little. From what I read, the drug "is a so-called vasodilating beta blocker. Thus, in contrast to traditional beta blockers, it is more patient friendly in that it maintains systemic flow and blood flow to target organs, lowers vascular resistance, and has very little, if any, metabolic adverse effects," Messerli explained.

You may want to discuss this with your doctor and look into beta blockers. Anxiety related specifically to performance issues can be overcome without the use of benzodiazepines. Lots of athletes, musicians, public speakers use beta blockers before an event. Check this out: http://www.ethanwiner.com/BetaBlox.

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