Hello everyone,
I'd love some advice...
Basically I have terrible anxiety which means that often in public or social situations my hands are shaking uncontrollably, my heart is pounding, and my vision goes black. Doing anything outside my home is so exhausting and takes it out of me! In a practical sense, this meant that I couldn't get a job that involved being around other people. But then I discovered propranolol/ beta blockers.
And they stop me from shaking, which is so wonderful! I can't tell you how many times my main fear entering a social situation is that I'll shake. Now I can know for a fact that I won't, because I physically can't, and it makes it soooo much easier. I've tried anti-depressants in the past and I hated them. I've tried so many supplements, homeopathy etc with no results, so the beta blockers are a perfect solution. They don't help the internal anxiet,y but at least I can actually do more things.
Therefore, recently I got a part time job in a pub as I need a bit more income, and I can do a shift without having a panic attack. But it does mean now that I have to take beta blockers three times a week, or more if I have other things going on. I'm concerned about the long term health implications of using something which impacts your heart rate and blood pressure.
What didn't help was that the doctors I've seen about it have been useless: one doctor told me that they would give me seizures and would probably kill me (-thanks, really good grasp on how to handle patients with crippling life-long anxiety-) , another told me I can take literally ten times the dose every day and I'll be absolutely fine. Another one told me they are not ideal as long term could give me low blood pressure.
So I'd love the opinion of anyone who has been on them long term. How often do other people here take them? Being an anxious person obviously means that if I'm taking something I think is bad for me then I'm going to fixate on whether my blood pressure is too low etc (even though I know I'm young and healthy, and have never had any issues). Although they have genuinely been a blessing, maybe I shouldn't get too used to them if I'm going to make myself ill...
Much love
xx
I'd love some advice...
Basically I have terrible anxiety which means that often in public or social situations my hands are shaking uncontrollably, my heart is pounding, and my vision goes black. Doing anything outside my home is so exhausting and takes it out of me! In a practical sense, this meant that I couldn't get a job that involved being around other people. But then I discovered propranolol/ beta blockers.
And they stop me from shaking, which is so wonderful! I can't tell you how many times my main fear entering a social situation is that I'll shake. Now I can know for a fact that I won't, because I physically can't, and it makes it soooo much easier. I've tried anti-depressants in the past and I hated them. I've tried so many supplements, homeopathy etc with no results, so the beta blockers are a perfect solution. They don't help the internal anxiet,y but at least I can actually do more things.
Therefore, recently I got a part time job in a pub as I need a bit more income, and I can do a shift without having a panic attack. But it does mean now that I have to take beta blockers three times a week, or more if I have other things going on. I'm concerned about the long term health implications of using something which impacts your heart rate and blood pressure.
What didn't help was that the doctors I've seen about it have been useless: one doctor told me that they would give me seizures and would probably kill me (-thanks, really good grasp on how to handle patients with crippling life-long anxiety-) , another told me I can take literally ten times the dose every day and I'll be absolutely fine. Another one told me they are not ideal as long term could give me low blood pressure.
So I'd love the opinion of anyone who has been on them long term. How often do other people here take them? Being an anxious person obviously means that if I'm taking something I think is bad for me then I'm going to fixate on whether my blood pressure is too low etc (even though I know I'm young and healthy, and have never had any issues). Although they have genuinely been a blessing, maybe I shouldn't get too used to them if I'm going to make myself ill...
Much love
xx