Posted by yxibow on December 13, 2006, at 0:01:53
In reply to Re: Propranolol safe for long term use }} linkadge, posted by Phillipa on December 12, 2006, at 20:48:16
> I know you can't take inderal with autoimmune diseases too. I was once put on 25mg of lopressor to (per the doc) my body for an antidepressant paxil at l0mg as I was so anxious. But it made me very tired. Love Phillipa
Lopressor is metoprolol, a cardioselective beta blocker with somewhat different properties than noncardioselective beta blockers. But in the whole, they can may make you tired, at least to start with. That's part of the anxiolytic use of them, especially with doctors who are benzophobic.
One should be careful though that since propranolol is a beta blocker that one monitors one's blood pressure occasionally as fainting is a possibility. It is given PRN for stage fright and people have occasionally fainted as a result as of not being terribly educated by their doctor. Nothing though that should worry you if you have a normal healthy heart and blood pressure.
But just like benzodiazepines, beta blockers once used in a regular routine and not PRN, must be withdrawn from in a cautious fashion or rebound blood pressure could occur. Probably not as dangerous for propranolol as rebound from clonidine (alpha blockers.)
But yes, they're safe for long term use with occasional prudent cuff monitoring and/or EKGs at a physical and have been around not quite as long as benzodiazepines but many years.-- Jay
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