Propranolol half life

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1243620 tn?1274790697 I have been taking Propranolol for about 3 years. I was prescribed by a psychiatrist who knew I was alcoholic (although so far never misused meds), in any case we didn't want to go with benzos since highly addictive and my experience, stop working or need more. He said there was new evidence that a beta-blocker in small doses 3 times a day (in my case 10mg) will help. I also happen to have a fast heartbeat, resting pulse always 100 bpm, seems to help slow it down a bit.
Avatar f tn The half-life of a drug is how long it takes for half of it to be eliminated from the bloodstream. Hope that helps.
6298176 tn?1380134459 It has a very long half life, though I can't give you specifics. The dose and how long you were on it does factor in. Your doctor should be able to help you with your questions on this.
Avatar m tn Was this med prescribed by your doctor for that purpose? If so, you should discuss the side effects with him/her. As for the surgery, they always ask what meds you take. Do mention this to them and also how it makes you feel. They need to know which meds might be in your system before they do anesthesia. I don't know the half life of propranolol but still say something to them. They'll sort it out. (Well, shoot. . .
4155003 tn?1351614311 The half-life of propranolol is 8-11 hours. I don't mean to assume you don't understand what "half-life" means, but most people don't. In short, it means that every 8-11 hours, 1/2 the amount of a medication is eliminated from your body. So, if you've been told to cut your dose to 20mg qd, 8-11 hours later, there will only be 10mg in your system. After another 8-11 hours, there will only be 5mg in your body. 8-11 later, 2.
Avatar f tn Has anyone tried PROPRANOLOL for prevention of Migraines? I have struggled with headaches almost every day & Migraines aprox every 7-10 days for the last 10 years. Feverfew has helped but they now seem to be getting worst so I was thinking of asking my GP if I could try Propranolol.
Avatar n tn Many people are perscribed propranolol for dealing with cocaine problems. How does it raise my blood pressure but lower my heart rate? That part doesn't make sense to me. I know i should stop and i'm making efforts to stop, however i always thought the propranolol would save my life because it reduces my heart rate.
968908 tn?1274871115 Several sources claim that given the prolonged elimination half-life, tolerance does not develop. This is a lie, as the prolonged half-life pertains only to the "active metabolites" produced by the hydroxylation of Diazepam (Desmethyldiazepam, Oxazepam and Temazepam). The former is stored chiefly in fat, while the latter two are conjugated and rapidly excreted via kidney. Therefore, they aren't very "active". Diazepam itself carries a half-life of about 20 hours.
2080475 tn?1332126191 decided to quit taking it on a monday felt fine all week untill sun when i went into serious withdrawl! so as far as half life im not sure? but you can bet i was back on it mon! so i guess it was in my system for 6 days after i stopped. p.s.
Avatar f tn ?? Does anyone know the Half life of SUBOXONE - Beprenorphine.? I HEARD it was 70 hours, but that's what I heard....unsure if that is even accurate?
535882 tn?1396576685 whats the half life for syntriod. about how much time does it take to build up in you and also leave your system?
Avatar f tn I've been taking Propranolol for high blood pressure and tachycardia(10mg at 8am, 2pm, and 8pm) for about 18 days now, and four days ago I woke up feeling quite dizzy. Since then it seemed to get better, but now I feel lethargic, dizzy, and generally unwell. Is it my drug? Note: I'm a 15-year-old male.
Avatar f tn Thank u I did try it but it made my blood pressure low so my doc started me on propranolol 10mg 2x daily have u ever heard of that I use to take 40mg of propranolol for having fast heart rate I took it for ten yrs and on july 1, 2013 I got the gastric bypass surgery and I took myself off the propranolol cuz my heart rate stayed low and I was scared to take it because it lowers ur heart rate more after all that's why they prescribed the propranolol in the first place ten yrs ago but it wasn&#
Avatar f tn If any one can help answer my question, I would be so grateful. I have been hospitalized in the ER three times in the past two weeks for bradycardia. All this suddenly started happening in the last two weeks. I start to feel weak, have a seizure, this last time, I fell down on the kitchen floor and hit my head pretty good. I am a 28 yr old female who has been on propranol for almost 4 years. I have a at home blood pressure monitor, that also checks my pulse and I do it religiously.
Avatar n tn The half life of Methimazole is only 3-5 hours, which means that your serum levels should reflect your dose in the same day. However, T4 has a half life of about a week. This means that if all T4 production by your thyroid gland was stopped, It would take 4-5 weeks to be fully reflected in serum levels. Because of that, this is info I found. "The decreasing rate of free T4 level per one tablet of methimazole during 1 month, was 4.
Avatar n tn Sertraline and other Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) inhibit a certain enzyme which usually metabolizes Propranolol. Due to this inhibition, Propranolol action may be enhanced. But it will not be appropriate to look at this isolated piece of information and ignore other evidences. We do have a lot of trials and reviews exploring the combination. There is no conclusive evidence which allows us to deem this combination unacceptable.
Avatar n tn Akathisia sometimes responds to beta blockers. Clonazepam has less of the rebound effects since it has such a long half life;; you can dose it twice per day, or even once every night-- the half life of 24 hours means it will hang around the entire next day to help keep the anxiety at bay.
Avatar n tn Hi, i am a 19 year old girl and weigh approx 8 and a half stone, I am taking a dose of propranolol 10mg twice a day for anxiety, I don't do cocain that often but I was wondering if there is any possibility it can harm me or kill me in any way if the two were mixed?
Avatar n tn Now my daughter is on propranolol 20 mg/5mL at 2 mL per day, Concerta 27 mg, and cetirizine all together. My problem now is that the Concerta seems to not be as effective when she was doing so well before. I asked to take her off the propranolol to see if it would make a difference but the cardiologist said that she is in danger of morbid arrhythmia and that her arrhythmia was wildly out of control. They told me she was having 3-4 PACs in a row constantly. Is this really dangerous?
967168 tn?1477584489 Inderal is a beta blocker. I'm using Inderal too (or Pranolol as the brand name is in Norway) - it's the same drug, Propranolol. To answer your question; Half-time of propranolol is 4,5 hours. But it's often prescribed as capsules that release propranolol through 24 hours, in that case it lasts a bit longer ;) Inderal is often used for "non-cardiac" problems such as tremors, anxiety, migraines and hyperthyreoids (symptomatic).
Avatar m tn Does anyone know how propranolol effects exercise? I do triathlon and train using a heart rate monitor. I am wondering if I would be able to progress athletically given my heart rate would be lowered substantially?