Posted by med_empowered on January 12, 2005, at 13:26:53
In reply to propranolol/beta blockers, posted by CareBear04 on January 12, 2005, at 2:56:03
hey! I've taken propranolol in high-ish doses as well, and I have normal blood pressure. Anyway, for high BP, propranolol can be RX'd in the hundreds of mgs-I think the ceiling is around 700mgs total, so for most people that'd be in or approaching 200mgs a dose, depending on how the total is divided by the prescriber. There are a few problems, though; higher dose prescribing can push the total amount provided to you when the Rx is filled up to and beyond the amount needed for suicide, some people develop abnormally low BP, tapering can be a pain (risk of irregular heart beat, heart attack in some), etc. Personally I found that, at most, propranolol pushed my BP down maybe 10pts...significant, but not dangerous, if your BP is at or around the normal range. Although i can understand some reluctance on the part of prescribers in your case, I hope that would just result in cautious RXing (monitoring, etc.) to make sure everything's cool with your BP, rather than outright refusal to prescribe. That said, some docs will flat out refuse, in my experience, without even taking checking BP...one of my former shrinks said he "didn't like" propranolol...however, he felt fine RXing a benzo for the same condition. Go figure. At any rate, I wish you luck with your condition...is there anything you can get easily that helps? Or anything else you've ever wanted to try?
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