Posted by Orin on May 27, 2000, at 1:30:25
In reply to Re: CAM!!! What's Propranolol - Orin, posted by Cam W. on May 26, 2000, at 7:06:47
>Cam:
Thanks for extra information on propranolol. I wish I'd received the same benefits from the drug.
I was on propranolol from 1978 to 1980. For hypertension. Don't precisely remember the dose, but 80mg/day sounds familiar. I thought it had a great added benefit of keeping my panic attacks from hitting with full force. It was like adding a resistor to a circuit. It induced bradycardia--at one dose my pulse rate was in the low 40s.
It impaired my memory.During 1979 I went into an extended depressive episode that did not begin to remit until another doc took me off the drug. The doc and I later blamed the drug for starting that one. I recently convinced a long time propranolol user to try a newer antihypertensive. She reported improvement in mood with more energy.
The idea that certain conditions will respond to inderal plus lithium is a new one for me and very interesting.
Best regards. Orin
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