Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Propranolol vs Anti-anxiety


A wide range of neuropsychiatric side effects are attributed to propranolol including visual hallucinations, somnulence, memory impairment, decrease in response time, dizziness, confusional states, insomnia, nightmares, fatigue, sedation and depression.

depression as a rare side effect of propranolol that was usually reported only after long term treatment at high doses.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6400597
Propranolol and depression: a reevaluation bas... [Psychiatr Med. 1984] - PubMed - NCBI »
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It is also used on occasion for the treatment of medication-induced movement disorders caused by antipsychotic drugs and certain anxiety states in people suffering from a specific form of social phobia .

Beta blockers , such as propanolol, are not useful for people with general social phobia who are anxious in most social situations; instead, propanolol may be useful for people who are anxious about specific performance situations, such as presenting a speech before an audience.

For the treatment of performance anxiety or stage fright, a single dose of 10–40 mg may be administered 20–30 minutes before the event.

http://www.minddisorders.com/Ob-Ps/Propranolol.html#b
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Propranolol 80mg modified-release capsules when used in Anxiety.

Propranolol hydrochloride blocks the effects of certain chemicals in the body. It can be used to reduce heart rate, to help the heart beat more regularly, to reduce the heart's work and to lower blood pressure. It can also reduce the frequency and severity of angina attacks.

Propranolol hydrochloride can also help to reduce some of the symptoms of anxiety and stress such as a rapid heart rate or sweating.
It can also be used to prevent migraines.

http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Anxiety/Pages/MedicineOverview.aspx?condition=Anxiety&medicine=propranolol+hydrochloride
propranolol hydrochloride - Anxiety medicines and drugs - NHS Choices »
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The 19-year-old was told that she was suffering anxiety and panic attacks and was prescribed some propranolol. Two hours after she took the first dosage she died.

http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/2012/06/30/heart-failure-led-to-death-of-young-teesside-mum-84229-31293723/
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A YOUNG mum who died of heart failure five days after giving birth told her mum that a doctor “wasn’t listening to me”, hours before she died. 
Migraines affect as many as 36 million Americans -

One family of drugs designed to treat migraine attacks is triptans, which include Maxalt (rizatriptan), Axert (almotriptan), Amerge (naratriptan), Zomig (zolmitriptan), Frova (frovatriptan) and Relpax (eletriptan).

Preventive medications include Inderal (propranolol), Blocadren (timolol), Topamax (topiramate) and Depakote (divalproex sodium).

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/news/health/migraines-affect-as-many-as-36-million-americans-642897/
Migraines affect as many as 36 million Americans »
Imagine having a terrible, throbbing headache, maybe so bad you're nauseated or even vomiting, perhaps unable to tolerate the touch of a comb to your head or a bright light or noise. Now imagine that ... 
A Pill To Forget? - CBS News -

l study of a drug called propranolol, a medication commonly used for high blood pressure ... and unofficially for stage fright. Pitman thought it might do something almost magical – trick Beatriz's brain into making a weaker memory of the event she had just experienced.

"Propranolol sits on that nerve cell and blocks it, so that, think of this as being a key, and this is a lock, the hole in the lock is blocked because of propranolol sitting there. So adrenaline can be present, but it can't do its job,"'

http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-18560_162-2205629.html
A Pill To Forget? - CBS News »
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Propranolol, a beta-blocker drug, obstructs certain memories in the brain that are known to trigger relapses among alcoholics.  the drug could delete a stimulus in rats' brains if the animals had a craving for drink.

Propranolol targets the beta-adrenergic receptors in the brain which help to create a strong emotional memory. Scientists believe the drug may work by stripping emotion from the memory. The discovery could revolutionise approaches to the treatment of chronic alcoholism.
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Is hair loss a common side effect of Propranolol? Community Discussion: "Yes i've been taking propranolol for about 4 years at 10mg and almost 2 years ago i went all the way up to 160 for migraines. My hair started falling out by the handfulls after the birth of my twins. I thought it was a result of birth and then shortly I went on a 500 calorie diet and blamed my hair following out because of my ...
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