Anyone take beta-blockers?

[Deleted member 4644]

Why do you take them? (What condition/symptoms) How do they make you feel? How old are you?

 

[Paulson]

I probably should since I believe I have Mitro Valve Prolapse... (I'm 20)

 

[Deleted member 4644]

Originally posted by: Paulson
I probably should since I believe I have Mitro Valve Prolapse... (I'm 20)

Have you seen a doctor about it? I am severely out of shape (but not fat) and have had a cardiologist tell me I should take some. (I am 23)

 

[imported_Phil]

Nope. Should I give them a go?

 

[Deleted member 4644]

Originally posted by: Phil
Nope. Should I give them a go?

um.. only if your doctor says you need them?

 

[Deleted member 4644]

Anyone else?

 

[Pepsi90919]

the hell is a beta blocker

 

[Scarpozzi]

I take whatever my dealer can get me...

 

[JohnCU]

i take inderal LA for anxiety. keeps my heartrate down when doing something that causes anxiety.

 

[Deleted member 4644]

Originally posted by: JohnCU
i take inderal LA for anxiety. keeps my heartrate down when doing something that causes anxiety.

So do you take it on an as-needed basis?

 

[BoomerD]

I take atenolol daily for high blood pressure. No noticeable difference usually, but they do have some potential side effects to watch for.

 

[JohnCU]

Originally posted by: LordSegan

Originally posted by: JohnCU
i take inderal LA for anxiety. keeps my heartrate down when doing something that causes anxiety.

So do you take it on an as-needed basis?

yes.

 

[cherrytwist]

I take atenolol, lisinopril and warfarin daily since I had a synthetic aortic valve replacement 6 years ago (I'm 35 now).

 

[Deleted member 4644]

Anyone else?

 

[Firus]

I take propranolol everyday to reduce headaches and migraines...just seems to make you slow down a little, heart, thoughts, everything...but nothing too extreme

 

[Eeezee]

I use beta blockers to protect me from that particular type of fish, the carniverous beta.

 

[1sikbITCH]

When I started using beta-blockers, I found I could no longer install anything from EA Games

 

[cjgallen]

I take gamma-blockers, gotta keep those pesky photons away!

 

[altonb1]

I take Inderall daily. My hands shake a lot. I spoke with a doctor, because I jokingly mentioned that it was Parkinson's and I realized that I didn't exactly know that it WASN'T. In any case, the doctor advised there were different types of shakes. 1 is caused by Parkinson's. Another is the type of shake where you can't control it (and when you think about stopping your hands from shaking, the shaking gets worse.) (I'm not talking freaky shakes or anything, really--just if I hold my hand out like one would to show someone else they are nervous, my hands shake a bit. The more I try to control it, the worse it gets.

Anyway, the doc prescribed inderall because he said it would help. It definitely did. I still shake a bit, but nothing real noticeable any more.

BTW...I'm 34.

 

[imported_LoKe]

Councellor Troy would not be pleased with your actions. *Shun in your general direction.*

 

[TraumaRN]

What would you be taking beta blockers for OP?

They arent something to mess around with, once you start them on a daily regimen its something you'll probably be on for life.

 

[Cattlegod]

Originally posted by: 1sikbITCH
When I started using beta-blockers, I found I could no longer install anything from EA Games

hehe, i was going to post something like this

 

[randay]

About 6 or 7 years ago when I had hyperthyroidism. For a short while. Don't think it made me feel anything but normal. I think it was beta blockers... some kind of blocker. Something for my heart. Am now 25.

 

[vital]

I take them during speeches for anxiety.

 

[Shawn]

I've taken Inderal before. It works but it's dangerous. I think they've even taken it off the market before because people were dying of heart attacks. However the side effects I had were it just made me feel weak and achey. Also for some reason it made it extremely easy for me to pull a muscle. I guess it weakens the muscle tissue also. I dunno for sure but it was why I stopped taking it.

That said, it really really helped my high blood pressure and migranes and it does have a calming effect.