INDERAL LA Reviews (PROPRANOLOL HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 3.3 (118 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare INDERAL LA with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR INDERAL LA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Migraine and r apid heart beat. | It definately helped me with the Migraine headaches and then they increased the dosage when I had tachycardia. | You can't ever forget to take it as you will get a major headache. It tells you not to stop taking it without telling your Dr. You must wean yourself off the drug. | F | 70 | 20 years | 6/29/2005 | 4 | migraines | I took this for migraines and later found it helped with palpitations, too. I didn't realize this caused dehydration - until I saw reviews - which I've had almost as long as I've taken this drug. I worried it might be diabetes, which tests always came up negative. My doctor never suggested it was the Inderal. Hmm. The other side effect is impotence, total lack of interest, which really didn't start until my early 50's. | It definitely helped my migraines, which were severe. The last 10 years, I've only had 2 when I missed a dose of Inderal. | F | 63 | 22 years 60 mg. 1X day | 12/12/2014 | 4 | Migraine prevention chronic | Extreme fatigue, insomnia, depression, apathy. Did great job in controlling chronic daily migraine. Was having greater then 15 Per mon now maybe 1 per week less servere. At times cold hands and feet. Best control of migraine in 20 years. Hoping side affects get better. Also hair loss even on Initial dose of 60 mg LA. Will try to decrease Dose down To 120 LA to see if less side effects. Also weight gain. Trying to see if can stick it out longer to see if I can break migraine cycle. Also nausea and anorexia. Just forget to eat at times due to not being hungrey. | F | 63 | 1 days 160 LA | 2/12/2015 | 4 | migraines | None | I take 120 mg Propranolol a day. It has helped with my migraines. When I begin to get one, I take a Maxalt and it always works. Whereas before using Propranolol, Maxalt didn't always work for me. | F | 61 | 7 years | 1/17/2009 | 3 | migraine preventative | Tired; below normal blood pressure; less exercise tolerance; possibly related to heat intolerance for me | At first, reduced number of migraines; this was temporary. But it has reduced the severity of most of my migraines. It also helps with panic attacks that I suffer from -- have less racing heat, eetc. | F | 61 | 15 years | 3/28/2009 | 1 | migraines | Shortness of breath, have to sleep sitting up, tiredness, constant cough w/vague taste of blood, noticable bruising of skin....and to think that my physician told me to continue for a little longer. I asked him if he remembered that this medication was primarily for ones with high blood pressure and that I have extremely low blood pressure and he said...yes, but I've given you an "infant dose"...the lowest possible. I took myself off it....slowly, but completely. I feel much better and would rather tolerate the migraines if that's all that's out there for prevention. | Way too many uncomfortable side effects listed here. Be very careful. | F | 58 | 30 days | 7/5/2008 | 3 | migraines | psoriasis on the elbows, so bad they cracked open and bled. Very scary dreams, wierd vivid dreams, nightmares, weight gain.extreme fatigue and blahs, tiredness. | I took a high dose, 160 mg and it reduced the migraines. after stopping, the wierd dreams stopped completely and the psoriasis went away, had more pep and felt better. I took 400 mg of celebrex a day for arthritis and migraines went away. had many migraines a month before celebrex. | F | 57 | 10 years | 7/9/2006 | 2 | Migraine preevention | Excessive and extreme flatulence - so bad that I had a total GI investigation and was being treated as if I had IBS )Which I don't have), SOB on exersion, weight gain, bloating. I was supposed to be taking a higher dose (140mg per day) but I felt too tired on a low dose and thought I couldn't function to go to work etc on a higher dose. The flatulence became socially crippling and I stopped the Inderal cold turkey about three weeks ago. Although I have had the flu, I have also had shocking, bursting headaches at night and have to sleep upright, intense fatigue during the day, emotionally labile and nauseous. The gas has stopped (hurrah!!) but the aftermath is making me feel totally despondent! | While on the Inderal, I did not notice a reduction in frequency of my migraine but there was lessening of their intensity. The one other plus was that I did not have stage fright! | F | 57 | 2 years 30 2X day | 5/6/2010 | 1 | Migraine & High 185/95 BP | Constant headache at temples, ticks (suddend shocks) in neck and Jaws. Confusion and depression | Lowed BP but does not seem to be working properly, will discontinue and try the herbal route. This is a non-typical outcome as lowered BP should reduce migrains ect. Used 20 mg Inderal onca a day as a preventative for 15 yrs, dr recomended chang to lower BP/ | M | 57 | 15 days | 4/29/2007 | 1 | Essential Tremor | Controlled the tremor effectively. I took this drug for 20 years. 80 mg per day. | This drug causes Pulmonary Fibrosis after long term use. I now have the disease. Was not explained to me at the time or they did not know then. Google Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and look under causes. I don't recommend you take this long term. | M | 57 | 20 days | 8/9/2007 | 4 | arrythmias, chest pain, | None, just feel so much better most of the time | Couldn't walk accross the room without chest pain and developing arrythmias without it. Have tried decreasing it over the years with extreme reoccurance of symptoms | F | 56 | 25 days | 11/25/2006 | 2 | migraines | constant cough, tickle in throat, after taste of old blood, hard to breath when lying down. Had to sleep raised up on pillows. | It may work to prevent migraines, but I'll never know because I can't tolerate the side effects. Also, this medication is primarly for those with high bp and I have low bp which is probably why it made me feel so tired...and why it made my breathing so slow. | F | 56 | 2 weeks | 9/19/2006 | 3 | Migraine | Weight gain, insomnia, dreams, tiredness, dizzy spells, lack of concentration. | I think it has helped in the fact that most times pain killers will now have some effect on my migraine where they were having none, but I now cannot sleep at all without sleeping tablets. I still have chronic migraine everyday of my life so I am now considering not taking it anymore as the weight gain is so depressing. I am going to look for another solution, the side effects are just too high a price to pay for the minimal benefit. | F | 55 | 365 days 80mg 1X day | 9/26/2013 | 2 | PVC | Inderal lowered my heartrate down to 40 times per minute and I had NO energy at all. I had to come off of it. | It did help control my PVC problem but I had no energy to function.Now I avoid all caffeine and even decaf tea and coffee and my heart functions a lot better without a drug. I am very sensitive to medications and cannot take much of anything. | F | 55 | 1 years 40 1X day | 2/11/2010 | 1 | vestibular migraines | OMG! I only took it for 3 days. 80 MGS. pills. I had shortness of breath, and I got very dizzy. I do suffer from vertigo, but it was just as bad. It took 4 days to get out of my system..My heart also raced and was so uncomfortable. | F | 55 | 3 days | 10/2/2009 | 5 | High blood pressure & headaches | I do not have any side effects, maybe vivid dreams, though. Satisfied with this medicine. Took away headaches and lowered BP. | F | 54 | 2 years 80mg | 5/29/2014 | 1 | portal vein thrombosis | confusion, can not concentrate, short term memory loss, depression, insomnia, strange dreams that make me wake up in a cold sweat, trouble falling to sleep and staying to sleep. | I took Inderal first for about 8 months, the side effects of this was about the same. Doc changed prescriptionn to Inderal LA thinking that it might be better. NO WAY! Last night I had a very strange dream, woke up in a cold sweat, not knowing where I was. Had to lay there for a few minutes to realize that I was in my own bedroom. My short term memory loss really scares me to, I sometimes I forget the name of very simple things. I am supposed to try Inderal LA for two weeks, that's up on Monday and I'm telling the Doc that I am not taking it anymore. | M | 54 | 2 weeks | 1/30/2009 | 5 | migraine prevention | The worst side effect is insomnia. I have to take a sleep aid, like Ambien, to get a good night's sleep. Also, some dizziness and cold, tingly hands. But the positives outweigh the negatives. I've only had one headache in the past month. I used to get 10 to 15 per month. | I take the 160 mg. dose. I am going to ask my doctor if a lower dosage might help with the headaches, but not cause the insomnia. | M | 51 | 45 days | 1/29/2007 | 5 | migraine prevention | The worst side effect is insomnia. I have to take a sleep aid, like Ambien, to get a good night's sleep. Also, some dizziness and cold, tingly hands. But the positives outweigh the negatives. I've only had one headache in the past month. I used to get 10 to 15 per month. | M | 51 | 45 days | 1/29/2007 | 2 | migraines | sleepiness, thickness of being, overall blahs | I'm checking into other meds for migraines. I don't care for the physical feelings associated with this med | F | 51 | 60 days | 2/23/2006 |
INDERAL LA (PROPRANOLOL HYDROCHLORIDE): This medication is a beta blocker used to treat high blood pressure, irregular heartbeats, shaking (tremors), and other conditions as determined by your doctor. It is used after a heart attack to improve survival. It is also used to prevent migraine headaches and chest pain (angina). Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. Preventing chest pain can help improve your ability to exercise. This drug works by blocking the action of certain natural chemicals in your body (such as epinephrine) that affect the heart and blood vessels. This effect reduces heart rate, blood pressure, and strain on the heart. FDA Approval Date: 1983-04-19 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)