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Posted by SingleGirl on December 29, 2007, at 4:42:10
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?
Posted by sdb on December 29, 2007, at 13:30:59
In reply to I'm having panic attacks... beta blocker?, posted by SingleGirl on December 29, 2007, at 4:42:10
> 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.
warm regards
sdb
http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?sid=7847498
http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?sid=29207655
Posted by bulldog2 on December 29, 2007, at 18:44:05
In reply to I'm having panic attacks... beta blocker?, posted by SingleGirl on December 29, 2007, at 4:42:10
> 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?I've heard that Nardil can rewire your brain and eventually get rid of panic attacks once you reach the right dose.
Klonopin is good for a quick knock out of panic attacks.
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.
>
> 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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