Propranolol issues

[Mv2305]

I am a 23 year old female and I am 5”4 average weight. I don’t really have health problems apart from anxiety and migraines. I’ve been on Propranolol for about 16 days for panic attacks. I was going through a period of severe anxiety brought on by something happening in my personal life. I began taking 3 x 10mg a day. I found it helpful for my panic attacks but was waking up several times during the night and started to have depressive symptoms after being on them for a few days. I was also extremely tired. I reduced the dose to 5mg 3 times a day on the advice of my doctor, but was still having sleep problems as well as the depressive symptoms. I reduced again to just 2 5mg and took them earlier in the day which helped with the sleep disturbances but not my mood.

I spoke again with my doctor a few days ago and she suggested I stop the propranolol all together to see if that was what was causing my depression symptoms. I woke up the following day intending not to take a tablet but felt I needed to as I woke with a very fast heart rate and have taken 1 5mg each morning for 3 mornings as I keep waking up with a fast heart rate. I have noticed some improvement in my depressive symptoms, especially in the evening when it’s been hours since I took a tablet.

I am just wondering if the fast heart rate in the morning is something I need to push through in order to get myself off this tablet for good. I have been on it before but it doesn’t seem to be suiting me well at all this time and I really feel it might be affecting my mood. I would almost rather have the panic attacks that this low mood, which I have never had before. Is it possible I would get withdrawal symptoms such as the fast heart rate on such a small dose? Or is this me working myself up because I know I’m not meant to be taking it? Any advice would be appreciated, thank you!

[Agora1]

Mv2305, I would say that stopping it suddenly has caused the fast heart

rate. I am not a doctor but at one time was on that med just for a few days.

Personally, I would say that is not your anxiety causing those symptoms... xx

[Mv2305 in reply to Agora1]

Thank you for your reply. I haven’t taken one so far today and have had fast heart rate but have found I can calm it down after a few minutes!

[Agora1 in reply to Mv2305]

That med is nothing to play with. It is always in your best interest to

contact your doctor. xx

[Viky17]

Hi,

It is the medicine, you will have to wean it off step by step.. it did cause come depression symptoms but the dosage you have taken is very low, so it should not be hard coming off those ?good luck to you