Propanolol

[Moll98]

Hii, I just signed up to question if anyone had been prescribed propranolol for anxiety?? My doctor said to take 40mg 3 times a day but that seems a bit much? Just worried I'll become dependant instead of Facing my anxiety for real.

Also the pharmacist said to be cateful since it's my first time..I'm only 16 and wondering what it will do?

[marshall00]

I take it but I only take 10mg 3 times a day and that's enough for me u have to wean off them once u start taking them there the best thing I could have taken the help me so much hope they help u hun

[Moll98 in reply to marshall00]

Thankyou! I just doubled checked she printed 40mg but she given and meant 10! How long does it take to wean off do you know??

[marshall00 in reply to Moll98]

I think they go down to 2 for 2 weeks then down to 1 for 2 weeks then take u off it but they cant just stop it hun x

[Moll98]

Thanks really helped think I'm going to start with just two a day

[AileenT]

I was recently given propanolol, for shaking, pounding heart & breathlessness - but was aghast to find the dose was only 10mg twice daily - I'd checked out the range of dosages, and this is well under the lowest I found for tremor, etc.

It has had no effect at all; but everyone reacts differently, and I trust my common sense & research more than any doctor - from experience, I want to be clear.

So your plan to start with 10mg twice a day is very sensible.

Hope it works for you.

Aileen. x