propranolol

[Mama198]

Has anyone taken propanolol for anxiety.

If so how did they find it ? Xx

[Chelsey1991]

Yes I have been on propranolol for years and it works well for anxiety. Hope you find it useful

[Mama198 in reply to Chelsey1991]

Thank you. Im glad to hear its worked well for you. X

[Maria_at_APP Moderator]

Hi Mama198,

I have no experience of taking propanolol, only been on the benzodiazepines for anxiety. I hope that it goes well for you. Anxiety can be so crippling sometimes, I am glad you spoke to your doctor and they have taken action. Take good care, it will get better.

[Mama198 in reply to Maria_at_APP]

thank you. I hope so. Iv never been keen to take medication but im hoping it helps for the short term.

Xx

[Maria_at_APP Moderator in reply to Mama198]

Hi Mama198,

I know what you mean, I am also very reluctant sometimes, specially if it involves any weaning to come off the meds. It is a hassle.

I think I mentioned I am doing CBT and currently I am trying some relaxation techniques. To be honest I am not very good at finding the time yet to practice them as much as I should, but I aspire to. Deep Muscle Relaxation is one, and there are some guided videos for it in you tube. I try it when I wake up in the middle of the night, helps me get back to sleep. Controlled Breathing is easier to do on the go and I use it whenever I start feeling like my pulse is going up, my stomach has a pit in it or I am grinding my teeth.

Take good care Mama, hope things are better very soon, and that your little one continues to grow and surprise you in so many great ways.

[Teresa_K_S Volunteer]

Hi mama198,

I have suffered a lot of anxiety in the past year and was prescribed propanalol to use when required.

It helped when I returned to work afted a period off sick. I would take it half hour before I arrived at work. It prevented me having panic attacks.

I did make me feel dizzy at first until I got used to it. Without it though I would have undoubtedly had panic attacks and ended up back on the sick. I didn't have to take it for too many weeks once my anxiety had lessened.

Hope they are helpful for you.

Take care

Teresa x

[Mama198 in reply to Teresa_K_S]

Thank you Teresa. Im hoping i won't be needing it for too long too. Im glad to hear your better now xx

[rimhoff]

Hi there, I was prescribed propranolol years ago for performance anxiety. When I would have high anxiety my heart rate would spike and I would get shaky. It definitely helped mask those symptoms and then when I didn’t feel them physically, I was able to control my anxiety better. I always stayed on a low dose so never really noticed any side effects. Now it’s something I only take as needed but still seems to do the trick!