Propranolol - I got bad chest pains after my first dose. What does this mean?

BB? Sorry I don't know this term.

You have stopped taking this? Then if you are still having a racing pulse and are not on other meds, you don't drink lots of coffee or red bull and its like, then you are experiencing anxiety. It really works that way. I suggest you go online and read about anxiety. A good therapist and proper understanding will help you. Definitely worth checking out. Far better than worrying about your health and getting more anxious, right? There is a way out of this. Write me if you wish. Karen

Thank you Karen. BB means beta blocker. Maybe it is anxiety. But it's weird that it happens right after a pill that interferes with the heart. My anxiety stems from my heart... You know... I feel like I'm goin crazy :(

When someone has anxiety the first place one tends to feel it is the heart pounding. Or the stomach becomes nauseated and then A pounding heart that tells our adrenalin to kick in. Muscles tense. Fight or flight. It can quickly accelerate until it is overwhelming. Push it one tiny bit further and you have a panic attack. Then one feels as if they will die. But you don't and never will. At some point one calms down and a nap is in order with a whole lot of tears. Been there, done that.

I do encourage you to read up on this. It will make sense to you and give you some hope. Anxiety can be conquered until you are being no different than what anyone else has. You have to work hard and you have to have a very good therapist who specializes in this. What do ya think?

I just feel like something in that pill through off the natural rhythm of my heart. I have never been an anxious person. All my life I dealt great with things. I was on the beta blocker for public speaking. Not anxiety. However, I guess I have some form of it now.

Thank you so much for talking to me. I have never felt so isolated.

I will talk privately with you. I will send a friend request and help explain more of this to you. Ok?

I don't know how to do that...

You will need to change your settings to: ask a private question. Then we can talk. :-)

However public speaking use is for anxiety created when we wish to give a speech. Just as my daughter will use it to play the violin, say, for auditions. Your heart was not changed. Your awareness has changed.

What has your doctor said about this?

I've taken 10mg propranolol 3 times a day for less than a week the side effects were awful: dizziness, feeling if being in another planet. Nearly two weeks later feel a little better. But I Beleive the stress my body has gone through has turned my mild anxiety to extreme. Still dizzy and off balance and unable to concentrate. The doctors have just put it all down to anxiety and maybe I agree it is. But the anxiety was deffinetely caused by my reaction to this pill I'm sensitive to medication anyway. You are not crazy I Beleive you've had a similar experience to me. Because this pill had caused my body so much stress it's left me unable to function at work etc and I deffinetely could before. I don't blame health care professionals as everyone reacts differently and I know this drug is useful to others. For me it has been a nightmare and now I'm just working on healing my body and mind from how I have been left.