Posted by sdb on January 4, 2008, at 7:53:35
In reply to Re: I'm having panic attacks... beta blocker?, posted by sdb on December 29, 2007, at 13:30:59
> > recurrent, persistent, all through today after emailing a letter of resignation to my supervisor and owner of the company this (yesterday) morning...
> >
> > the only medication I take is off label... we treat my anxiety w/a blood pressure med and it helps like a life send BUT that's definitely one that can't be taken a little extra and its effects fade within a few hours of ingestion...
> >
> > the only other med I've ever taken for acute panic/anxiety is ativan and to be truthful, it didn't do much of anything...
> >
> > i've tried progressive relaxation, distraction, listing, breathing and the panic attacks keep returning following each skill...
> >
> > any suggestions for prolonging the benefits of this medication?
>
> a betablocker does not take the anxiety away. But it can be beneficial in the way that you're much more willing to provoque yourself with a certain situation. Nadolol is one betablocker with some benefits compared to propranolol. Nadolol's chemical structure is very similar to propranolol but it differs by having a hydrophile substitute. People with migraine often use nadolol as prophylaxis. It isn't metabolized by the liver and penetrates the blood-brain barrier in extremely little portions. It's half-life is 24h and there is some accumulation over some days. Maybe 10mg-40mg a day.
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> warm regards
>
> sdb
>
> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6148877?ordinalpos=10&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
> PMID: 6148877
>
> http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?sid=7847498
> http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?sid=29207655don't forget that there are psychological treatments. More and more after reading about psych drugs I think that psychological methods could be more used.
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