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This does not surprise me one bit. I was prescribed beta blockers for "heart problems" that turned out to be panic attacks and I noticed the same effects. On be
by Uptrenda 8y ago
This does not surprise me one bit. I was prescribed beta blockers for "heart problems" that turned out to be panic attacks and I noticed the same effects. On beta blockers you're able to talk about unpleasant memories as casually as one would note the weather. It's a surreal experience, but a useful one.
Before this it was easy to shut down and avoid confronting bad memories. Now I can just brush away everything. Another great property to propranolol is it reduces the jitteriness from caffeine. Granted, if your anxiety is bad enough to need beta blockers that's definitely not a good thing, but at least the medication works well for what it does.
This kind of medication is far superior to benzos for anxiety disorders. It was pure luck to have been prescribed this instead of getting put on some horrible downer, developing a tolerance in a few months, and then having to detox with rebound symptoms that are worse than the illness being treated. There seems to be a lot of promising developments in psychiatry recently.
- cwilkes 8y agoIf caffeine is making you jittery then why drink it?
- defertoreptar 8y agoIf caffeine makes you jittery, try out those time-release caffeine pills and a tall glass of water. I've replaced morning coffee this way, and it's great.
- TrevorJ 8y agoL-Theanine + Caffeine is a great combo and mitigates the jittery effect. Better still, both occur naturally in green tea, so taking supplements is not needed.
- carom 8y agoWhy not just cut out caffeine? You'll be in a slump for a month but once you're past that energy levels and alertness will be back to normal. I used to drink caffeinated water after I gave up soda until I realized it was kind of ridiculous. Taking a caffeine pill strikes me similarly.
- copperx 8y agoIf you really like the effects of caffeine, with a pill you don't have to worry about the carcinogens (acrylamide) in toasted coffee. Also, pills can be cheaper than any bought or made-at-home coffee It's not ridiculous.