Propranolol used for anxiety

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I just got Propranolol prescribed to me by my doctor for anxiety. I was reading side effects online and decreased sex drive and having a hard time orgasming were listed. I used to be on Seroquel and for the 3 years I took it I could not reach an orgasm. Will Propranolol have the same effect? Or is there a better medicine for me?

i keep having images in my head about it and i get really depressed over it. so i told the doctor this and he gave me propranolol hydrochloride 160mg.does this help the problem plz let me knw?

I take propranolol,i take it u suffer from anxiety?do you get chest pain because thats why the doc gave it to me babe.

Does anyone take propranolol for anxiety and panic attacks? I've had crippling anxiety for my whole life. Antidepressants increase it to the point where I'm in such a state I almost pass out from hypervenitlating. I've heard propranolol is good for this, and is effective.

This medication is used used for several conditions, as you already know. One of them is anxiety, so I'm a little surprised you're still having anxiety. I'm not finding much information on the side effects of this med. It could be possible that the sweating and hair loss could be side effects of this med. You can call your Dr or pharmacist. Either of them can tell you if these are side effects of this med.

i have recently been taking prozac 20mg per day and 40mg of propranolol for my anxiety since the prozac has started kicking in ive started to notice servere lack in concentration and feel on edge all the time,kind of a high feeling,but then sometimes i can feel really tired all of a sudden..are these normal side effects? will they go away when my body starts getting used to the med?i also feel very on edge like i need to let the steam out.

Can you tell me more about the safety of Propranolol and it's long term use? I know it causes fatigue etc... but how about the more serious side effects like bradycardia and bronchial spasm etc...? Are these very rare occurances? I am a 41 year old female and all of my tests have been normal... stress, echo, ekg etc... Thanks so much for your reply.

They didnt hurt but just felt like nerves. I figured anxiety due to all that had happened. Then 2 weeks ago I started to get thumps once or twice a day. By the end of last week they were happening every time I moved quickly. Had a stress test Thursday and 4 minutes in they started happening repetedly and we had to stop the test because of the pain. They said that they were PVc's and they were benign. The doc would call me Friday.

My husband, who has Type I Diabetes, was recently diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder II. His doctor prescribed Oxcarbazepine (daily) and Propranolol to use as needed for anxiety/mania attacks--but I see Oxcarbazepine AND diabetes drugs listed in the "caution" section of interactions for Propranolol. My question is, of course, are they safe to use in combination if he is also a type I diabetic, and secondly, why didn't she prescribe a more specific anti-anxiety medication like a valium?

Will any doctor prescribe propranolol to me for need based public speaking anxiety, or is the only place the psychiatrist?

I am going to have an interview next week for a good position, is there any way I can get a doctor in the Dallas/Greenville area to prescribe Propranolol (Inderal) to me by then, using Aetna?

i am just concerned for the fact that the prolonged use of propranolol might cause any sort of memory loss to me. Kindly advise me in this regard.

Sertraline + beta-blocker (such as Propranolol) + Viagra? (Assuming no other condition is present and subject is a healthy 21-year old male who takes sertraline for depression, beta blockers for anxiety-caused tremors, and viagra for obvious reasons.) Thanks!

Prior to being pregnant I would take 5-10mg of Propranolol a few times a month for performance anxiety. I have withheld using it so far but it has really hindered me at work. I have a big presentation I need to give this week in front of 150 people and fear getting on stage without taking it. However, I am also nervous about any potential harm to my baby. Can you clarify if it is safe to use propranolol (5mg) infrequently during the remainder of my pregnancy??? thank you very much!!

You are absolutely right about the propranolol helping with the physical symptoms and if you only have the physical symptoms, then sometimes a doctor will prescribe it alone. Reason being that if the physical symptoms go away, then the anxiety does too. (Propranolol is prescribed for people who have essential tremor. Some times these people who have the tremor become anxious because of it. Once the tremor is gone, generally by taking the beta blocker, then the anxiety goes too.

You're starting the Celexa and Inderal all at once? The Celexa will take time to work, up to 4-6 weeks. The Inderal should be effective for anxiety (is that what you were given it for? ) fairly quickly, however I have some concerns, 40mg three times a day is a pretty hefty dose. Inderal can lower your BP, so you want to be very careful. I would keep an eye on your BP for a few days until you adjust to the med. What were your symptoms that led the doc to prescribe this regimen?

I've been on Propranolol for HBP, Tachycardia and Anxiety for 3 weeks. Before Taking the drug, my BPs were always around 140-150 systolic and 85-90 diastolic and my pulse hung around 100. After 3 weeks of taking Propranolol, my blood pressure remained about the same but my pulse had gone down to around 70. MY question is: Can a non-selective beta-blocker reduce pulse but not blood pressure.

I am 22 and I've been on propranolol for about 3 years starting at 160mg for panic attacks and anxiety. I have weaned myself (with the help of my doc) down to 10 mg in the morn and 10 mg at night. It's taken about a year and a half! Last week I found out I was pregnant! Unplanned but exciting! however I have to come off my propranolol now for good. I've started to miss my evening dose and then next week they want me to do 10mg on alternate days, then cut it out completely.

All I could get off the net was that one should avoid cocaine while taking propranolol . Is combining propranolol (beta-blocker) with cocaine dangerous and why?

I now take Propanolol and Citolopram and still no problems. Propanolol is used to treat anxiety, high BP, cluster headaches, tremors, aids in sleeping, and maybe more. It has a short life which means it doesn't stay in your system very long, probably much like the Xanax. But they're safe together.

Any views on the usefulness of these (or other) alternatives and their suitability for performance anxiety? Many thanks people!

Hi. I've used Pranolol for some time now. I really doubt they have any significant side effects in dosages used to lighten PACs or PVCs. Anyway, and this is important, they will possibly make your problem worse. As Bypeep said, they are excellent for palps occuring with stress, adrenaline, caffeine, high heart rate, (that's my personal experience too) but they significantly reduce the heart rate and can cause more bradycardia-induced PVCs (and PACs).

ok that is difficult for u ---inderal/propranolol is used in anxiety situitions as well -like public speaking -things like that --i dropped to 10 once a day for 2 mths than a half of 10 for about 3 weeks and then just stopped ,,i was on it for a good lenth of time cause i had problems with the anit-arrhythmias drugs ,,i too am very sestivite to meds ,,and it is difficult to find a balance ,,,my hr goes up all the time now most morning it 110-120 but dips down after a while ,i have an another are

Im 46, haven't touched alcohol or smoked for 12 years, BP around 120/70, cholesterol 3.3, normal weight, but do suffer from anxiety (but also a single Mum to three LIVELY teenage boys...) Last week I had a corking SVT episode (HR 180) which I couldnt stop, and ended up in hospital after an hour and needed 2 doses of Adenosine to regulate it. The next morning the same thing happened, but I only needed 1 dose of Adenosine.

I read that propranolol is used to treat anxiety. Why am I feeling anxiety (hot flashes, upset stomach, tired, weak, depressed, crying spells) if it is supposed to take anxiety away. I've only been on propranolol for one week.

because it helps with the physical symptoms, this in turn does help with the actual anxiety itself. i find it very effective in treating my heart palps...but i also use it in addition to an ssri. this is something you may talk with your doc about if you continue to have issues.

Let us say the symptom is not inconsistent with anxiety. But that doesn't mean it IS anxiety. And in point of fact, the anxiety tool kit includes all kinds of symptoms, which is why all kinds of things get checked. Please don't get caught up in that "all in the head" business. I don't care what the cause, bee sting or bad dream, everything is in the head and it is reported to us through our body. For more on this please see my journals.

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