PROPRANOLOL HCL Reviews (PROPRANOLOL HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 3.1 (38 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare PROPRANOLOL HCL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PROPRANOLOL HCL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Blood Pressure, tachycardia | Mild emotional lethargy. Mild short term memory reduction. Slightly increased growth time for some body hair (longer eyelashes/eyebrow hairs/poil). | Completely controls tachycardia and works fairly well with keeping BP in healthy zone. Greatly reduces troublesome PVC's. Eliminated unwanted emotional "highs and lows". Lowered need for daily Xanax used to control panic disorder. | F | 53 | 3 years 40 MG 2X day | 3/28/2010 | 5 | High Blood Pressure, Migraines | Difficulty breathing and shortness of breath if I accidentally take 2 per day. Severe migraine if I miss a dose. | This drug has NORMALIZED my life. I suffer from crippling migraines and I have had none since I started on this. | F | 30 | 2 years 120 MG 1X day | 3/10/2012 | 5 | rapid heart rate | No side effects. I take 20mg three times a day. | F | 60 | 8 years 60mg daily | 7/26/2013 | 5 | High B.P. & Essential Tremor | Don't really notice any. Very pleased with this (5th) drug I've tried to control high blood pressure. | It keeps my blood pressure at a normal level and controls my essential tremor, somewhat. I tolerate this medication very well. | F | 68 | 7 years 80 mg 1X day | 8/1/2014 | 5 | Headaches | If I take it during the day it makes my eyes burn as I have chronic dry eye to begin with. Made me sweat terribly also. Seems like it makes it hard to lose weight.....I am going to go off it and see if thats the culprit. | Totally gets rid of my headaches which I would wake up with if I take it at night. Works very well even at this low dose of 5mg. | F | 52 | 6 months 5mg 1X day | 8/24/2014 | 5 | In youth, migraines, then BP | In my 20s and 30s, 60mg propranolol ER made me dizzy, so I had to take low doses of the short acting version. Later, I also took it to reduce the intensity & cycle of panic attacks. Now, it GREATLY reduces the frequency & intensity of perimenopausal hot flashes in addition to slowing the progression of renal disease. | Has been used very successfully used to treat PTSD, but that treatment has a specific protocol, INCLUDING at least 6 therapy sessions. | F | 51 | 10 years 160mg | 7/10/2016 | 5 | Palpitations/anxiety | Cold hands/fingers Minor hallucinations | I was experiencing severe palpitations every single day from the afternoon up until I'd fall asleep at night. They would distract me from work (I'm a medical assistant) and affect my relationship with my significant other. The palpitations were so severe that they would cause anxiety, which in turn would my my palpitations worse. Propranolol HCL has helped tremendously. I took approx 3 weeks to take effect, but it was so worth it. In the past 2 weeks, I've experienced my episodes only twice. From every day to twice in 14 days? DEFINITELY worth it. | F | 23 | 1.5 months 10mg 3X day | 3/21/2017 | 5 | Tachycardia | Dizziness in the morning | It totally controls my heart-rate, but if I miss a pill, it goes back up. | F | 26 | 1 years | 6/5/2007 | 5 | Anxiety | I was recently prescribed 40MG once a day to help treat my panic attacks before I wasn't taking anything for my anxiety I would experience a fear where I would think I'm going to die and become really paranoid of going out in case someone will harm me I would get a racing heart beat and start to sweat and shake it was a scary feeling I thought I was going to have a heart attack and every time I was in social situations I would start to feel my anxiety attacks coming on it is a scary experience having anxiety since being on this medication I feel more spaced out and relaxed and can control my anxiety very well I experience some common side effects these are slight dizziness when I stand up tiredness and mild nausea but apart from that I am having a good experience on this medication | F | 24 | 2 years 40MG 1X day | 9/27/2020 | 5 | Panic attacks anxiety | No side effects. | I have been on these for many years and never had any problems. I started taking them as I suffered terrible panic attacks and severe anxiety when I was younger. I Used to take 2x80mg but a couple of years ago I weaned myself down to one in the morning. Just before Christmas I started feeling really anxious and had awful palpitations again so started taking two in the morning. I will reduce them soon as I am feeling better again. I have tried to come off them altogether but the anxiety is to much to cope with. | F | 64 | 24 years 80mg 1X day | 1/8/2022 | 5 | High blood pressure and anxiety | Dizziness, diarrhoea, nausea, insomnia, breaking out in very hot sweats . | Side effects were quite bad for the first few weeks but calmed down and eventually went away after around 4 weeks, my blood pressure was super high induced by severe anxiety, I was literally spending my life in my house , tried this med as a last resort no other meds worked, the first 4 weeks were tough with side effects but I stuck it out and I'm so glad I did , the side effects went and I just feel calm , blood pressure is good and I can finally leave my house without all the horrible physical anxiety symptoms, it doesn't stop the emotional side of anxiety just the physical symptoms but those going away made my mind much calmer and I was finally able to get over the constant health anxiety that had plagued me for years , my advice is give it a try if you don't like it at least you tried, and if you do try it stick it out the rewards are worth it if it agrees with you , too many people give up after a couple of days and write bad reviews this is not helpful to others , you really do have to give it a fair amount of time , it's the best thing I've ever done glad I didn't listen to all the negative reviews. | F | 45 | 2 years 60 2X day | 5/26/2023 | 4 | Anxiety | Shortness of breath at first but this disappeared after a while, cold hands and feet, tiredness | Absolutely amazing for controlling panic attacks, went from several a week to a few a month with much less severity, allows me to do all the things my panic attacks stopped me from doing for years! | F | 18 | 5 months 80mg/day | 12/29/2018 | 4 | Miagraine and Hand Tremors | Hairloss | Helped the migraines and the hand tremors somewhat. Doctors say it's good for the heart in the long run. When off for a few weeks and started getting head tension, so I started back. | F | 42 | 7 years | 5/31/2006 | 4 | High Blood Pressure | Tired during the day and difficulty going to sleep. Fitful sleep. | I'm on a very low dose. Dr. wanted me to take 40 mg 2Xday. On that dose I was light headed, dizzy, and fell down a few times. I adjusted my own dose. Drs. go by what drug companies tell them; you have to be your own advocate. I have tried a myriad of BP meds and most have side effects I cannot (or will not) tolerate. So far this controls my BP with tolerable side effects. | F | 54 | 3 months 10 mg 2X day | 9/12/2011 | 3 | PVC's, SVT | Caused breathing problems, pvc's, switched to Atenolol and that works much better. | Inexpensive. | F | 37 | 1 years 50 or 100? 1X day | 4/29/2011 | 3 | boarderline hyperthyroid | very tired and lethargic, heavy eyes, out of breath eg when cycling, worsening psoriasis, cold hands and feet - even white fingertips in cold weather. | this beta blocker effectively controls my tremor, palpitations and irritability | F | 41 | 18 months | 3/21/2005 | 3 | Racing heart and high blood pressure | Lightheaded, loose stools, stomach ache, heavy weak legs, bad nausea. Most of these went away after a couple of weeks once my body adjusted, the lightheaded feeling and nausea still happens on and off but much more mild . | Started taking this after every bp med caused me horrible side effects and I mean horrible mostly severe anxiety, started propranolol because it doesn't cause anxiety also other bp meds were not controlling my bp and were causing tachycardia, my heart rate was literally racing all day from day one on propranolol my heart rate is normal, a bit low on resting at 52 but doctor says that's fine , my heart rate was going to 180 just walking from my bed to the toilet, my bp is also within a normal range now was 170/101 but now 125/84, there are side effects but I'm hopeful they will subside the worst is the nausea it was really bad the first 2 weeks but isn't so noticeable now , with any drug you have to weigh up what is acceptable to tolerate, personally I couldn't live with my heart racing and very high bp that would inevitably cause heart damage or a stroke , the side effects I get on propranolol is worth the trade, and they are more acceptable that what I got off all the other bp meds , people rarely leave good reviews but not every drug is terrible, and everyone is different what is poison to one may be a cure for another, | F | 53 | 2 months 40mg x 3 3X day | 5/22/2023 | 3 | High blood pressure and anxiety | Fatigue, dizziness, aching muscles and joints, weakness, hot flushes and intense sweating, blood pressure all ove the place, heart rhythm erratic, insomnia, weight gain in a very short space of time, depression, jittery, mood swings, worsening of psoriasis. | I really wanted this to work for me , I've stuck it out for 2 months and it's just not worth it, the side effects are terrible and getting worse I had a brief period where after 5 weeks I felt it was helping I felt slightly better with anxiety, fast heart was calming down and bp was reasonable but it only lasted 4 days and I was back to all of the above because I've been on it for 2 months and a total of 120mg a day I've now got to taper slowly off it , I'm dreading how my heart rate is going to hold up , guess I've got to get on yet another med to control bp and heart rate , as for the anxiety I don't know what to try done all of the anti depressants and they are all awful, I'm very disappointed no one told me it would make my psoriasis worse been controlled for 20 years can barely tell I have it , 2 months on this and it's breaking out every where do be careful if you have a skin condition, I'm very upset about this I've now got to get my skin under control. | F | 51 | 2 months 40 3X day | 7/13/2023 | 3 | Tachycardia | Headaches, fuzzy head, lightheaded, sudden hot sweats, painful muscles and joints, constipated, nausea, bloated, rapid weight gain, itching, severe fatigue, worsening of existing psoriasis. | This worked well to control my tachycardia which was caused by a combination of high blood pressure and anxiety, I felt awful the first few weeks and wanted to give up as some symptoms eased new ones started and every week I stayed on it more side effects began and got much worse, I see reading these comments psoriasis is mentioned unfortunately this has happened to me , was completely controlled now I’ve got it breaking out everywhere that was the final straw and I decided to wean off , not off it completely I’m down to 40mg a day but can’t wait to finially be off it, I’m overweight now too tired to be bothered to do anything and feel so unwell it’s just not worth taking it , I basically feel worse than before I started it , I’m yet to find anything that treats high blood pressure and tachycardia that doesn’t make you feel like dear | F | 50 | 3 months 120 1X day | 8/3/2023 | 3 | Anxiety, high blood pressure | Numb feeling feeling off and little trouble breathing.cold hands and feet | It seems to work ok the first couple hours then it's like nothing | F | 32 | 6 days 20mg 2X day | 11/30/2020 |
PROPRANOLOL HCL (PROPRANOLOL HYDROCHLORIDE): This medication is a beta blocker used to treat high blood pressure, irregular heartbeats, shaking (tremors), and other conditions. It is used after a heart attack to improve the chance of 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: 1985-07-30 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)