Posted by CareBear04 on January 12, 2005, at 13:35:42
In reply to Re: propranolol/beta blockers, posted by med_empowered on January 12, 2005, at 13:26:53
hey med_empowered! thanks for responding!
what dose of propranolol were you on? is 80mg/day pretty typical to calm jitteriness and tremors?
that's kind of scary to think about people taking close to a gram a day of propranolol. i think i've read that propranolol is more toxic than other meds in this class. i don't know if you know anything about that. there was something about it being implicated in a lot of suicides and being more likely to cause seizures than the others.have you tried or do you know about other beta blockers like atenolol? i don't know the names of any others; atenolol was the only other suggested by one doctor. i do like propranolol a lot. it doesn't make me tired, and i think it's pretty clean in what it does for me-- just taking care of tremors and calming me in a different way than benzos.
do you know if the decrease in blood pressure is dose-dependent? i guess from what you said, it probably would be if the high BP people are taking 700mg a day.
thanks again!
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