Hi Badwolf, I was prescribed Atenolol a few months ago for having high blood pressure, it's also a beta blocker like Propanolol. I also have a lot of anxiety and panic attacks, it really helped with them. I was surprised when I was on it too because I kept expecting my heart to start racing but it never did. As far as I know beta blockers help with, or literally block the physical symptoms of anxiety; racing heart, sweaty palms, shaking, etc. I know that it doesn't help with the anxious thoughts,the mental part of anxiety but it can definitely calm you down physically.