Propranolol

[[jo...]]

Was prescribed this today. Anybody tried it?

[[vo...]]

Yes - propranolol, altenolol, hydroxine, lamotrigine. None of them seemed to help me, but maybe the propranolol will help you  

[[jo...]]

7 minutes ago, [[v...] said:

Yes - propranolol, altenolol, hydroxine, lamotrigine. None of them seemed to help me, but maybe the propranolol will help you  

Did it have any nasty side effects?

[[...]]

Hi, @[jo...], once again)

I took propranolol for a few first months in the withdrawal, almost nightly. Can't say anything bad about it. Even kind of soothed me. I usually took it when waking up with rushing heart. 

[[jo...]]

[[jo...]]

I have the rushing heart and anxiety in the mornings atm.

[[...]]

18 minutes ago, [[j...] said:

Hi @[...] Yeah thats why they gave it to me. You say it was effective for you in the mornings?

For me, it was usually at 4-5 am, not later. Yes, as far as i remember, it was rather effective.

[[jo...]]

Does it help with the actual anxiety or just the pysical symptoms. Shaking etc?

[[...]]

14 minutes ago, [[j...] said:

Does it help with the actual anxiety or just the pysical symptoms. Shaking etc?

For me, it calmed down my heart beating, i did feel calmer myself and could usually fall asleep afterwards.  But, i think, i never had far too much of anxiety, although enough to feel the withdrawal.

[[jo...]]

[[vo...]]

2 hours ago, [[j...] said:

Did it have any nasty side effects?

No, it didn't 

[[Ch...]]

I was prescribed propranolol throughout the duration of my taper. It helped me greatly with anxiety, racing heart, akathesia.

[[jo...]]

3 minutes ago, [[C...] said:

I was prescribed propranolol throughout the duration of my taper. It helped me greatly with anxiety, racing heart, akathesia.

Hi @[Ch...] Did you take it as and when or regularly? Does it need to be tapered? From what my doctor said it doesn't but I don't fully trust doctors anymore.

Edited July 5 by [jo...]

[[Le...]]

6 hours ago, [[j...] said:

Hi @[Ch...] Did you take it as and when or regularly? Does it need to be tapered? From what my doctor said it doesn't but I don't fully trust doctors anymore.

your body will adjust to anything you regularly use. There are warnings to taper betablockers. lots of them. they focus on the people taking them for heart conditions because thats the common use and those people are at greater risk likely. 

Lots info put there thats easy to find. 

I would expect getting off for you will be like me. The opposite of suppressing adrenal functions. 

I was very cold on them. Other than that I was basically still a lunatic when I tried them and cant really say what of the million things going on at the time could have be from or worsened by them. 

I would recommend not worrying too much if you do decide to use them. See if they help and if not you will likely only have a day or two that is marginally worse. If you use them that is. 

 

hope ya see this. censored atm so not certain.  

[[Av...]]

9 hours ago, [[j...] said:

Hi @[Ch...] Did you take it as and when or regularly? Does it need to be tapered? From what my doctor said it doesn't but I don't fully trust doctors anymore.

I have been taking it for a few months now since my setback started. Have also taken it on and off in the past. It helps with palpitations, racing heart, but doesn't do anything for head symptoms. 

My Dr said the same with regards tapering, but I plan to ignore that and taper to some extent when I decide to stop taking it. After all it's a med which lowers the heart rate and, to some extent,  blood pressure. I don't want either spiking when I come off it.  

One thing to be aware of is it can cause depression or worsening of depressive symptoms. 

[[vo...]]

I understand propanolol is supposed to help and I hope it does help some of the people here! I think the biggest reason I didn't want to take it is because it can cause weight gain and I'm trying to do everything I can to lose weight, not gain it. I found a lot of the non-addictive medications my doctor gave me similar to propanolol can cause weight gain. I guess I'll just have to power through the withdrawal symptoms.

[[jo...]]

18 hours ago, [[L...] said:

censored atm so not certain

Why?

[[Le...]]

breaking rules and mocking people while putting in a token effort to comply. 

1 hour ago, [[j...] said:

Why?

 

[[Sc...]]

I took Propanolol and it works very well at helping physical anxiety sx. However, I lost a ton of hair from it and had to cut my super thick thigh length hair to shoulder length due to the hair loss. 

Upon stopping it in February my hair stopped falling in March and it's ok now, thickness returned etc. It also gave me acute asthma which was not good,. 

I couldn't talk or breathe quite right, stopping it also caused that to resolve in a month. 

Keep in mind though this was just my experience with it. I've seen others who take it and it works just fine with them. 

For me the hair loss and acute athsma were a deal breaker. It's a shame because it did help relax my racing heart. 

If you do take it I hope it works for you, it's great if you don't get these side effects. 

[[Tr...]]

 

Hello @[jo...], I am very sorry that you feel like this. I have a similar problem of sporadic episodes of heart palpitations and elevated heart rate after reducing my Clonazepam dose from 0.5 to 0.375 mg within 2 weeks. 

May I ask how you feel now? Is the Propranolol keeping your HR under control? Do you have any side effects from it?

Thanks in advance for your reply! I hope that you feel better!

 

[[jo...]]

1 hour ago, [[T...] said:

Hello @[jo...], I am very sorry that you feel like this. I have a similar problem of sporadic episodes of heart palpitations and elevated heart rate after reducing my Clonazepam dose from 0.5 to 0.375 mg within 2 weeks. 

May I ask how you feel now? Is the Propranolol keeping your HR under control? Do you have any side effects from it?

Thanks in advance for your reply! I hope that you feel better!

Hi, I dont really take it much have just used it as an as and when so I'm not really sure. I'm sure there's some people on here that have though that you can find. Good luck with it.

[[Ca...]]

Propanolol can have its own withdrawal syndrome! I am experiencing it right now! I know of members here on BB who decribe it just as bad as benzos only not as long in duration! I am currently 4 weeks off of Propanolol. Eversince then my fatigue is back full blown and I am 85%bedridden again amongst many many other nasty symptoms. I started it in acute last year for anxiety and fear of akasthisia that I had on Klonopin. It helped me with both! I think it was great help probably or I just took it because I was scared in getting the akasthisia back. I didn't. ....But nowadays I wished I wouldn't have taken it because it definately prolonged my Withdrawal/BIND as well as methylphenidate that I got off 4 months ago (setback ever since then) getting off other meds can cause BIND Setbacks. It definately did in me! I wish I wouldn't have taken all this because now I am sick again!

Edited August 7 by [Ca...]

[[Tr...]]

23 minutes ago, [[C...] said:

Propanolol can have its own withdrawal syndrome! I am experiencing it right now! I know of members here on BB who decribe it just as bad as benzos only not as long in duration! I am currently 4 weeks off of Propanolol. Eversince then my fatigue is back full blown and I am 85%bedridden again amongst many many other nasty symptoms. I started it in acute last year for anxiety and fear of akasthisia that I had on Klonopin. It helped me with both! I think it was great help probably or I just took it because I was scared in getting the akasthisia back. I didn't. ....But nowadays I wished I wouldn't have taken it because it definately prolonged my Withdrawal/BIND as well as methylphenidate that I got off 4 months ago (setback ever since then) getting off other meds can cause BIND Setbacks. It definately did in me! I wish I wouldn't have taken all this because now I am sick again!

Hello @[Ca...], thank you so much for sharing your experience! I am so sorry that you have these problems. I wish you a very speedy recovery! ❤️🌺❤️🌺❤️

Edited August 7 by [Tr...]

[[ty...]]

Propranolol saved me. It took away my akathisia 100% or i dont know what i would have done, as the situation was dire.........i went off it after about 6 months without issue and no side effects.

[[Kr...]]

9 hours ago, [[C...] said:

Propanolol can have its own withdrawal syndrome! I am experiencing it right now! I know of members here on BB who decribe it just as bad as benzos only not as long in duration! I

Same was for me. It is a nightmare coming off of it. But he heart palls and breathing issues intense as was the insomnia and anxiety