HealthCareMagic is now Ask A Doctor - 24x7 | https://www.askadoctor24x7.com

Suggest Treatment For Palpitations While On Propanol For Anxiety

Posted on Tue, 9 May 2017

Question: I currently take 40mg of Propanol for anxiety once a day. My anxiety is really bad at the moment and I suffer from palpitations which makes it worse. Can I up my dosage to see if it helps my anxiety and palpitations

Answered by Dr. V. N. S. Parinam (28 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Propanolol can be increased

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

You can increase the dosage of propanolol if the symptoms are not subsided. In fact your doctor has prescribed the safe dose and lowest dose. If you have additional symptoms you should opt for other antianxiety medications which may be short lived like Clonazepam or Alprazolam. These are with addiction potential.
All in all propanolol and other medicines that I mentioned are prescription based hence need a doctor's advice even before you increase the dose.

All the best. If I had answered your queston please close it.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Kampana

Follow up: Dr. V. N. S. Parinam (9 minutes later)

I do suffer from terrible anxiety that is always worse first thing on a morning. I have been suffering from palpitations so was looking for a way for these symptoms to be controlled

Answered by Dr. V. N. S. Parinam (1 minute later)

Brief Answer:
Propanolol has instant release variant

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

If you have these problems especially in the morning you can take 'sustained release (SR)' at night and 'instant release (IR)' during the day. You can ask your doctor about these.

Note: For further queries related to coronary artery disease and prevention, click here.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Kampana