Inderal and Nightmares: What Users Say

• Rob...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• April 28, 2013

For Migraine Prevention "I was prescribed Inderal to help with primary orthostatic tremors. I did not get any relief with this medication for that condition. However, I discovered that whenever I stop taking Inderal, I end up with a migraine headache. I take 20 mg at bedtime. It makes me sleepy and gives me nightmares, which continue to this day. However, the side effects are tolerable and well worth putting up with to prevent getting migraines. I highly recommend this medication for preventing migraines."

• cop...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 27, 2015

For Migraine Prevention "I can't begin to describe to you the kinds of nightmares that this medication gave me. Believe me. You don't want to know about them. It did, however, prevent a migraine that would have most certainly occurred. (It rained one day, and weather changes are my biggest trigger.) Yes, this medicine worked for me in the sense that it prevented a migraine. But!!! I would rather treat an existing migraine than have these terrifying dreams every night."

• Anonymous
• October 4, 2011

For Migraine Prevention "Inderal has definitely helped with my migraine prevention. I started getting migraines when I was 13. Now, in my late 20s, I am finally migraine-free besides the odd one I get due to hormones or when really stressed out! I reduced to taking 40 mg in the morning rather than 40 mg morning and night and have found the migraines still stay away. The only side effects I've had were nightmares initially, that soon went away after a couple of months. I get very cold hands and feet, sometimes in warm weather, my feet are still cold! I also feel slightly more tired/sleepy, but it's worth it compared to the regular migraines I was experiencing beforehand."

• Bob...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• April 28, 2013

For Benign Essential Tremor "I was prescribed Inderal to help with primary orthostatic tremors. I did not get any relief with this medication for that condition. However, I discovered that whenever I stop taking Inderal, I end up with a migraine headache. I take 20 mg at bedtime. It makes me sleepy and gives me nightmares, which continue to this day. However, the side effects are tolerable and well worth putting up with to prevent getting migraines. I highly recommend this medication for preventing migraines."

• Cai...
• November 13, 2016

For Migraine Prevention "Migraines started at age 50. Just about every day at 3 PM. They were severe, but only lasted 2-3 hours. My eye area, cheek, and ear were always sensitive to touch. Inderal was a lifesaver. 10 mg twice a day. Sometimes I would feel slight pain behind my eye, but never needed a pain reliever. The nightmares were something else, 3-4 times a month. I was actually afraid I would give my husband a heart attack when I would wake up screaming and thrashing at night. When I hadn't felt that pain behind my eye for about a year, I gradually went off Inderal (around 60 years old)."

• mon...
• March 29, 2016

For Migraine Prevention "I had migraines from age 10 to age 26 when my doctor prescribed Inderal 10 mg in the morning and evening. No migraines since. Now I am 72, whenever I feel there is a trigger, I swallow Inderal as well. Works great for migraines. It has terrible side effects too. I started getting nightmares after the first month of starting Inderal. To this day, the nightmares continue. I feel sleepy the whole day and gained weight, which went out of control. I can tolerate the side effects, but I'm happy no more migraines."

• Pet...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 4, 2021

For Migraine Prevention "It's helping me a lot, no more headaches. Even my stress and anxiety are numbed. I always wondered what drug people were on who always seemed to remain unnaturally calm, and now I know! I think it makes you more fatigued though and causes nightmares, which the antihistamine I'm taking already does, so together they cause severe nightmares, but the good effects outweigh the bad effects for me."

• Jac...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 17, 2019

For Performance Anxiety "I take Inderal with Klonopin and other psych meds. Helps blood pressure but not a great anti-anxiety drug by itself. The only side effect that bothers me is too many nightmares at bedtime and blurry vision."

• glo...
• March 11, 2010

For Migraine Prevention "I had a very nasty side effect of intense nightmares with Inderal."