Posted by emme on July 19, 2001, at 9:30:48
In reply to Re: beta blockers for anxiety/panic? » emme, posted by Elizabeth on July 18, 2001, at 21:01:22
> > Hi. I've been using a low dose of atenolol to control the physical/jittery symptoms associated with general anxiety. I find it really helpful. It takes the edge off of things and I don't seem to have any side effects from it.
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> That's interesting. I found propranolol (10-20 mg) helpful, but not atenolol (50-100 mg). I guess you have a lot of peripherally-expressed anxiety symptoms?
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> -elizabethHi. What is meant by peripherally-expressed? My anxiety symptoms are often more physical than mental (not that mental worry is *never* there!). I tend to feel overstimulated, as if I've had caffeine. Thyroid tests all come out nicely normal, and there are no other physical problems, so anxiety it is. I'm not sure why my doctor chose atenolol over propanolol, but it's worked well for me. 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.
-Emme
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