INDERAL Reviews (PROPRANOLOL HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 3.6 (245 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare INDERAL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR INDERAL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | CHEST PAIN | CAN YOU TAKE INDERAL WITH INSULIN? i HAVE READ THE THE COMBINATION OF THESE TWO DRUGS CAN KILL YOU. | M | 78 | 6 months | 1/23/2002 | 5 | High blood pressure when stressed | Vivid dreams, vision changes (light sensitive) | I was a cardiac nurse and feel this is one of the most manageable beta blockers out there - been around forever. It can be easily titrated (adjusted) to your needs. My suggestion is (with the doctor's ok, of course) is to take you blood pressure frequently and adjust the dose accordingly. I have had horrible side effects with Bystolic, Altace, even Metroprolol. I take 10-20mgs in the am and 10mgs pm. If Bp low I take less. A large dose would put me completely out of commission. I have taken this drug on and off for years - just recently went back on it after all the side effects of the newer drugs. | F | 69 | 3 months | 1/23/2009 | 5 | High Blood Pressure & Essential Tre | (see propranolol) | (see propranolol) | F | 68 | 80 mg 1X day | 8/1/2014 Patient History | 4 | Essential Tremor | Have done well no noticeable side effects | Have taken as much as 160mgm LA twice daily to presently 80mgm daily. Would like to go off of it. Would like to see if I lost some of my weight gain over years. When not taking drug have terrible temors of hands, especially left one. | F | 65 | 20 years | 3/28/2009 | 4 | Migraine | Inderal does a great job of reducing the frequency and severity of migraines, but the down side is that it triggers my gout, which I had successfully suppressed with Allopurinol for fifteen years. Prednisone overcomes the gout, but doctors are reluctant or unwilling to put me on a maintence treatment with that medication. | Very effective in preventing or reducing frequency and severity of migraines. | M | 65 | 75 days | 4/19/2006 | 1 | hyprtension | Insomnia,exhaustion, weakness | My blood pressure was lowered, but it didn't matter,as I was too tired to care. I changed to Avapro and have had no further problems. | F | 65 | 6 months | 9/22/2007 | 5 | migraine | Lethargy, weight gain, high cholesterol and triglycerides, vivid dreams | I've taken Inderal for 15 years to prevent daily classic migraines with visual aura. I could not function without this med but have had to increase dosage over the years from 60mg LA QD to about 100mg LA QD at present (I remove graines from capsules to reduce dosage). Now my cholesterol and TGs are very high and I suspect beta-blocker because my diet is healthy - low fat and low carb. I recently added 300mg CQ-10 QD and it helps greatly with the brain fog and lethargy and prevented the necessity to increase dosage of inderal again. Anyone changed from long-term inderal to topamax?? | F | 62 | 15 years | 10/6/2008 | 5 | anxiety stage fright | slow heart beat | only 10 mg a day | M | 61 | 20 years | 7/30/2008 | 4 | anxiety | none noticted | great for me. | M | 61 | 5 years 15mg 1X day | 2/23/2010 | 5 | migraines | Lowered blood pressure. | Went from 10 migraines a month to 4-6. So far it SEEMS to be a miracle drug, but have had brief periods of fewer migraines with past medications and ended up deciding that the reduction in the number of migraines was in fact, a fluke. This could be the same thing, but so far I feel great. | F | 60 | 33 days 60 MG 1X day | 6/25/2012 | 2 | Migraine preventive | Extremely low pulse and low blood pressure | I felt "loopy" and lightheaded. It prevented a migraine for the 9 days I took it :-( | F | 60 | 9 days | 4/5/2009 | 1 | Essential Tremor | The first side effect I noticed occurred within the first week. I had sleep terrors and hallucinations at night, so bad that I let out blood curdling screams that scared my family to death. This occurred intermittantly throughout the entire time I took the medicine. The second side effect I had was a feeling of heaviness. And that makes sense: I gained 30 pounded within the first few months!! No matter how healthy I ate, I continued to gain weight. The third, rather strange side effect was that my blood pressure went up 30 points! I actually have always had low normal blood pressure (108/70 generally). My blood pressure jumped so high I couldn't believe it. The final side effect I had was extreme bloating and distension in my abdomen. | I actually had very little positive effect from the medicine. My essential tremor had begun to affect my speaking voice in addition to having a jerk in my left arm and hand, and shaky right hand and arms. Once I began to take hte medicine, the only thing I felt some relief with was in my speaking voice. My hands continued to shake and my left arm continued to jerk. My blood pressure jumped so much and I have gained so much weight, I have carefully weaned myself off. My doctor never warned me of any of the side effects and in my opinion, the pros vs cons convinces me... it is not worth it. My blood pressure has already gone back to normal, my voice is still pretty good but my weight really concerns me for the possibility of heart problems. | F | 60 | 360 days 80mg ExRel 1X day | 5/21/2012 | 5 | tremors, anxiety | Some eye fatigue | This has been a drug that has enabled me to just plain live life without fear of going out of control with the shakes. I have had that problem since a young child. When I read about Inderal 25 years ago and my doc prescribed it, I was in awe! 25 years later it still works. I take it only as needed. The dose is only 10 mg. The heart calms down, the tremors don't even start. It is a wonder drug for someone who manifests anxiety by shaking out of control. The only drawback is it takes about 30 minutes to kick in. I can usually predict when I may need one. I probably take 3 or 4 tablets a week. | F | 58 | 25 years | 9/19/2005 | 5 | Hypertension and tachycardia | Good-only medicine that truly lowered my BP and Heart rate Also helps keep me “chilled “ | F | 58 | 8 years 40 mg | 6/1/2019 | 3 | Parkinsons, Blood Pressure, Migrain | Leg weakness, High blood sugars, Weight gain, headaches | I have only been taking inderal 2 weeks in that time gained 5#, lost more strength in body, blood sudar readings doubled, eye sight fuzzy, cluster headaches worse, hard to breathe. I have to take it with lamictal due to meds 7 times a day. So don't know if it is true side effectd or pill reaction. did help with blood pressure and parkinsons | F | 58 | 2 weeks | 3/21/2009 | 5 | essential tremor, social anxiety | Hardly any on low dose--10-20 mg a day. Some tiredness. It is a wonderful alternative to anti-depressants and/or sedatives. It allowed me to keep my job of 30 years. Doesn't seem to be a dependancy issue. | I recently read that hair loss was a side-effect. I'd noticed my hair getting thinner over the years (woman). Anyone else have this side-effect? | F | 57 | 20 years | 4/6/2009 | 5 | Essential Tremor | No really bad side effects. Mostly the worse thing it does is makes it difficult to sleep at night for some reason. | Works really good. I have essential tremor, really bad. It's so bad you would have to actually see it to believe it. I have it as bad as you would see on a very elderly person, but I am not that old. Both Hands and Head and upper body. | M | 57 | 30 days 120 mg 1X day | 9/28/2011 | 1 | high blood pressure and heart rate | tingling in my left arm, cheat aches/pains (mild), H.A. dizzy, felt bad and ended up in an E.R. | This med. may work for some, but please be careful. I suspect my high B.P. and H.R. were from too much Benadryl and Senna-Lax (a stimulant laxative). I took the Senna for several days with little help and it might have built up in my system. Please be careful with all OTC and prescription drugs. God made an amazing body, we need not pollute it with drugs in many cases. | M | 57 | 4 days 10 mg. 2X day | 12/20/2010 | 5 | migraine | Tiredness the first week only. Feet tend to go to sleep if I sit on them. | Ive had migraines for 37 years. Taking too many Triptans...Migraines starting 3/4 times a week. Though I dont like taking this drug, I am extreemly relieved that I now am migraine free for the first time in my life. I have my life back and can feel like a real person. | F | 56 | 14 days | 8/4/2008 | 5 | arrythmias and taccachardia | Normal heart rate and rhythm (from 120-200 beats/minute to 69 beats/minute) but weight gain and exhaustion. I was always so very under weight I tried every method to gain without success. I began taking Inderal (120 mg LA) due to heart arrhythmias and rapidly gained 35 pounds (that was more than 20 years ago). Once I gained the weight, I remained stable (weight-wise), but now, I would love to lose 15 pounds and can't. I eat much less than I did when I was trying to gain (I now consume about 1800 calories/day as opposed to 3500 prior to inderal) and stay at a consistent 160 lbs (I am a woman 5 feet 8 inches). I would love to lose even 10 pounds, and can not. I do have VIVID dreams....sometimes nightmare-like, but I rather enjoy this aspect of the drug. Perhaps Steven King could write an even more graphic and horrific novel if he stayed on a consistent regime of Inderal....who knows......maybe that's his secret!!!!!!! | F | 55 | 25 years | 7/24/2008 |