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Jan 30, 2014, 01:04 PM
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Back from seeing my GP, and she seems to think I'm drinking too much (regular liquids) and that all the tea and Coke/Pepsi I'm drinking, is irritating my bladder, causing the problems I've been having (pain, discomfort, disrupted sleep, peeing a lot, struggling to pee, etc), alongside the anxiety. Basically, the anxiety keeps causing problems, physically, ... it's definitely not just a mental thing, anymore. Having "health anxiety" doesn't help, either.
I've FINALLY, after years of asking/wanting, been given anti-anxiety medication, but, unlike a lot of other meds, I can take these as needed (no more than 2 a day) which is awesome. The medication is called Propranolol, and apparently it's a low dose, to keep from getting things like nasty side-effects, which was a worry of mine, also, I don't want to be addicted or anything. It's a 40MG dose. Any thoughts? Good idea, do you think? I think they're "beta blockers", or some form of it, that physically stop your body from being anxious, but I'm just guessing. I'll still be taking the herbal remedy, Kalms, but I'll use Propranolol as a sorta ace up my sleeve. Has anyone got any good/bad experiences with Propranolol? I'd just Google it, but I don't want to get myself all worked up over nothing, so I figure real experiences would better help me.
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Translation: Not a devil [ `id -u` -eq 0 ] || exit 1 Last edited by IchbinkeinTeufel; Jan 30, 2014 at 01:22 PM. Reason: I got the name of the medication completely wrong. ¬_¬ |
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Jan 30, 2014, 02:04 PM
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OMG Propanolol is a lifesaver for me. I sufferred from migranes for years and a doctor in the emergency room, when i went for help with a splitting migraine, said it works for migraines and i haven't had a migraine since i started it 3 years ago. It is also a blood pressure med. It does help me alot in more than one way!!
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Jan 30, 2014, 02:17 PM
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I loved propranolol for my anxiety- which manifests very physically when I have it.
I'll write more when I'm less dumb- remind me to tell you about it because it may be helpful infor I'm just tired. [I wanted to comment so I'd be reminded though sorry it's annoying] |
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Jan 31, 2014, 07:51 AM
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Thanks, guys.
 I've just popped the first one. It's morning... well, my morning - it's actually 12:50pm. ¬_¬ Feeling a little "weird", but that could just be that I'm very tired, and probably overly self-aware, physically, thanks to my worrying about it. I have this horrible image of it stopping my heart, or something equally fudged up.
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Feb 01, 2014, 05:09 PM
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I've taken these for years, I don't have as many migraines or headaches as before plus my anxiety attacks are not as severe or as often as previous years.
To be honest I wouldn't be without them now Take care J |
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Feb 01, 2014, 07:18 PM
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Today was my 3rd day taking them, I believe. Anxiety is improved, but definitely not gone. >.< I could up the dose, but I'm not wanting any side-effects, and I'm worried about becoming addicted.
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