Posted by Elizabeth on July 19, 2001, at 13:02:45
In reply to Re: beta blockers for anxiety/panic? , posted by emme on July 19, 2001, at 9:30:48
> What is meant by peripherally-expressed?
Expressed outside of the central nervous system. What you call "physical" as opposed to "mental." (I don't believe that sort of distinction is meaningful, personally.)
> I'm not sure why my doctor chose atenolol over propanolol, but it's worked well for me.
Atenolol is cardioselective -- less likely to cause or worsen depression.
> It does seem like these drugs are a nice option to make people with anxiety symptoms more comfortable. I wonder how often they're used for this.
Pretty often, I'd say.
-elizabeth
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