4me sons I have no experience at all of propranolol but i googled taking double the dose and this came up....does it help?
This is whats Drugs.com says:
http://www.drugs.com/propranolol.htmlPropranolol dosing information
Usual Adult Dose of Propranolol for Hypertension:
Initial dose:
Immediate-release: 40 mg propranolol orally 2 times a day
Sustained-release: 80 mg orally once a day
XL sustained-release: 80 mg orally once a day at bedtime
Maintenance dose:
Immediate-release: 120 to 240 mg orally per day
Sustained-release: 120 to 160 mg orally per day
XL sustained-release: 80 to 120 mg orally once a day at bedtime
Maximum dose:
IR/SR: 640 mg orally per day
XR: 120 mg orally per day
Comments:
-The XL sustained-release formulation should be administered once daily at bedtime (approximately 10 PM) and should be taken consistently either on an empty stomach or with food.
-Dose titration should be done gradually until adequate blood pressure control is achieved.
-The recommended dosing is the same whether used alone or added to a diuretic.
-The time needed for full hypertensive response to a given dosage is variable and may range from a few days to several weeks.
-While twice daily dosing of the immediate release formulation is effective and can maintain a reduction in blood pressure throughout the day, some patients, especially when lower doses are used, may experience a modest rise in blood pressure toward the end of the 12 hour dosing interval. This can be evaluated by measuring blood pressure near the end of the dosing interval to determine whether satisfactory control is being maintained throughout the day. If control is not adequate, a larger dose, or 3 times daily therapy may achieve better control.
So, you could easily take 120mg in one dose of immediate release, 80mg of sustainted release or 60mg of XL sustained release in one dose in the maintenance phase.
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I am sure you are still here this morning darl! 2 pills won't kill you. xxx
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Re: feeling like I took too much propranolol :/
I see, thanks Terry for that information. I didn't know the body could tolerate such high doses regularly, so that's quite reassuring.
I was panicking because my heart slowed down to just under 60bpm which feels very slow and sluggish for me.
I'm feeling a little dizzy, but I think it's because I didn't eat much today. I read a study that showed that anyone who had OD'd became symptomatic within 6 hours, and it's been more than 6 hours so far, so that can only be a good thing.
I'm going to buy a new pillbox and be a lot more careful. Thanks guys.
Thats what I found..............
For you not sleeping that is tough. I remember you had the same lunchtimes as me a box set of pipkins or the sullivans could send you off to sleep!!!!
Seriously I hope that your mind is at rest, its easy to take extra Ive done it with other things.....take care xx