03-31-2017, 02:05 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-31-2017, 02:08 PM by Texas Chemist.)
(03-31-2017, 01:27 PM)suinr Wrote: Woah!! I didn't know it could be so dangerous, thank you people for your explanations, I'll take into account your experiences when using it. Haven't thought deeply the fact that this med deals with heart and blood pressure and these are big words. The two times I took it I felt the way I should be without the stressing situation I was in, no side effects, and thought about using it in other situations, but I know it's a med it must to have some cons.
After reading your words I won't use it so freely and taking a higher dose is out of question. My intentions now are to resort to this med only when needed, presentations (not my job thanks god), job interviews and exams with a lot at stake but very sporadically. Have little faith in losing my public speaking fear and I'm too lazy to work on it so in some way I need it.
Also I had in mind using diazepam but in contrast to propanolol it gives you drowsiness or so I have been told and in these situations I need to be fully awake.
Well many thanks friends, I feel now much more informed about this issue, best wishes.
It's not that they are dangerous, in fact, they are relatively very safe in comparison to other drugs. I would say Tylenol is more dangerous than propranolol. It's just that there have not been enough long-term studies done on the drug to determine to what extent it may change a person's biochemistry, unlike benzodiazepines, where there are decades worth of research showing that once a person becomes dependent on Xanax, it's likely best to keep them on it because of the significant changes that occur in the brain.
The only warning a doctor will tell you is not to exert/strain yourself physically (i.e., working out, hard physical labor) when on beta-blockers because your adrenal glands WANT to secrete adrenaline to facilitate faster heart rate and blood-flow getting more oxygen to the muscles but CAN'T to a significant degree because the drug is preventing that from happening. I'm not sure about the consequences that may pose for an individual but know from personal experience that is the only warning that I was given from a doctor.