20mg tab twice a day
What is propranolol used for?
Question posted by Teresa6383 on 27 Oct 2023
Last updated on 27 October 2023 by Alphabravo33
3 Answers
Alphabravo33
28 Oct 2023
I second the anxiety prescribing. 40mg is a good dose for the physical symptoms of anxiety as a previous comment mentioned. By blocking the production of epinephrine, it relaxes the heart. It’s a magnificent medication. Although it was invented in the 1960’s, gaining full FDA approval in 1967, the pharmacologist who invented it won the Nobel prize for medicine in 1988 because of its benefit to the world. For me it works like Xanax and I take it as needed for panic.
WildcatVet
27 Oct 2023
Sometimes it’s also used off label to help control the physical symptoms of anxiety/panic disorder…racing heartbeat, sweating, respiratory distress, etc.
Wildcat
masso
27 Oct 2023
Hello,
Propranolol is a beta-blocker. Beta-blockers affect the heart and circulation (blood flow through arteries and veins).
Propranolol is used to treat tremors, angina (chest pain), hypertension (high blood pressure), heart rhythm disorders, and other heart or circulatory conditions. It is also used to treat or prevent heart attack, and to reduce the severity and frequency of migraine headaches.
Hemangeol (propranolol oral liquid 4.28 milligrams) is given to infants 5 weeks to 1 year old to treat a genetic condition called infantile hemangiomas. Hemangiomas are caused by blood vessels grouping together in an abnormal way. These blood vessels form benign (non-cancerous) growths that can develop into ulcers or red marks on the skin. Hemangiomas can also cause more serious complications inside the body (in the liver, brain, or digestive system).
Source: https://www.drugs.com/propranolol.html
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Regards, masso
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