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[kimmyi]

Your welcome, I hope things get better for you too.

Night times are the worse times for things going around in your mind...and also when you first wake in the morning.

Life is a test I'm sure x

[Sparrow]

I know very little about Beta blockers except a family member was prescribed them but had a bad reaction. He only took them for a week and a don't know which drug it was though.

Are your problems purely due to anxiety or do you have cardio vascular trouble?

[Hurdity]

Hi Bluebell

Like you I don't like taking medication (bio-identical HRT does not count as medication in my book!) but recognise that some conditions and some individuals, of course need certain medication!

Also like you I have very low blood pressure - sometimes in the morning it can be in the 90's/60 with slow heart beat. Notwithstanding your doctor prescribing this for you, that being the case (low blood pressure), in your position, personally I really would not want to take beta-blockers - - a heart medication designed to slow the heart and lower the blood pressure.

Palpitations and anxiety without an obvious cause (the former - heart problems. the latter - specific life events or stresses) are among the symptoms of menopause. May I ask if you take HRT? If not your oestrogen levels will now be low and in some women these symptoms you are experiencing seem to continue well beyond the cessation of periods. There are other ways of treating anxiety.

I don't know how old you are but depending on any other symptoms I would try to find another route than beta-blockers - maybe a low dose HRT if you haven't already tried it and are able to take it? This may help with the anxiety along with non-medication methods tried by many on here.

Sorry - not what you wanted to hear when you are looking for reassurance, but I am just saying what I would do in your position with similar blood pressure. I do experience dizziness sometimes on standing etc so would not want BP to be artificially lowered further.

I do hope you are able to decide to do what's best for you and then take those steps free from worry - and that you see an improvement as a consequence

Hurdity x

[alibeau]

HI Bluebell,

Like you I was pretty petrified to start taking them, partly due to my circumstances.....

At the beginning of April my 15 year old daughter passed away, suddenly without any warning signs at all.....

We will not get any answers until the autumn if we get any at all, so as you can imagine, I was petrified to take any medication at all, I had thoughts of it finsihing me off!

I also struggled in the night with symptoms that I found terrifying. I also have quite low blood pressure and so perhaps that is why I felt so bad on the Propranolol initially.  However as I say, my symptoms have settled down quite a lot but still having flutters and chest ache.  GP did not want to up my dose but encouraged gentle exercise etc, I also paid to see a private cardiac consultant just to rule anything nasty out.....

Ali x

[Anjia]

alibeau. My heart goes out to you it really does xxx

[Bluebell]

Alibeau, what can I say...you've had the worst experience a Mother can ever have.

It's totally heartbreaking. I hope they can give you some answers  so you can get some sort of understanding as to why it happened.

Thank-you for telling me your experience with the Propranolol.

I hope things get more bearable for you soon.

I doubt I can say anything that can make you feel better...but I'm sending you a huge virtual hug. 😘

 

[CLKD]

If your GP has taken your blood pressure Bluebell and prescribed beta-blockas then what's to lose?  I never considered not taking them, I was so ill with anxiety that I would have tried anything.  If given a new medication I always take the first week's worth in the evening ........ any side effects happen at home and if I'm asleep, I don't know about them ;-)

[NorthArm]

Alibeau, I am so sorry for your loss. Love and hugs to you xx

[Foxylady]

Alibeau, how devastating for you, I hope you have good support and lots of love around you. x

[CLKD]

Sudden teen death is more common than is realised.  Was she doing sports, sometimes it can be an un-known heart condition.  The shock must be enormous!! Aliebeau ......... 

[Sparkler]

Hi all

I was in beta blockers for palpitations, bisoprolol 2.5 mg for about 4 years, then found 1.25 was enough to control palpitations. I don't need them anymore now I am on hrt, but it was absolutely fine taking them while working - they did the job! I did get some acid reflux while taking them. Good luck and I hope they work for you.

Meditation is also pretty effective at reducing palpitations.
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[Bluebell]

Thanks Sparkler, good to know you can be on them for a long time. 😉 x

[CLKD]

I've been on Propranolol since May 2002.  No problems.

My neighbour however, had exact opposite reaction to what they are designed to do  .  Am about to swallow my evening dose with a cuppa 

[Bluebell]

Hi CKLD, that's a long time to be on them. Are you post menopausal?
I'm six years post menopause but still get lots of flushes, night sweats, palpitations.
I do everything to help myself to deal with it all naturally - but must confess enough is enough and I'm going down the BB route. Also others say it helps with the morning anxiety which I tend to get on the odd occasion too. x

[Hurdity]

Hi Bluebell

Is there any reason why you don't want to take HRT? This would be the best way to cope with flushes and sweats etc as well as palpitations and anxiety that have hormonal origin. Using bio-identical HRT ( Oestrogen and progesterone) is a perfectly natural way to treat your symptoms - you are simply replacing what your body no longer makes. Taking the BBs will only treat part of your symptoms. Do give this some consideration if you haven't done so already and we can help further if you would like us to.

Alibeau - so very sorry to hear about the tragic death of your daughter at such a young age. I can't imagine anything worse than losing a child. I do hope you have friends and family or other people you are able to talk to you to help you through these terribly difficult times

Hurdity x