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 |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 1 | Migraine Headaches | Severe headaches, memory loss, vivid dreams, chest and jaw pain, lethargic | F | 42 | 14 days | 8/28/2007 | 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 | 2 | High BP | Swollen eyelids and conjunctivitis symptoms. Suffered for 10 months, going to eye doctor after eye doctor and no longer being able to wear contacts. Mentioned to my BP doctor and she immediately identified the above as side effects of porpranolol. She took me off the med and my eyes were finally back to normal. | F | 35 | 1 years 60mg 1X day | 4/4/2010 | 2 | Essential tremor, anxiety, high BP | Insomnia, severe depression, fatigue, no energy, bleeding gums | For tremor, anxiety and resultant high BP, my 60-mg propranolol ER dose did not work nearly as well as my husband's 80-mg LA dose which I previously had taken sporadically before I got my own prescription. Also, taking my own 60-mg dose on a regular daily basis gave me EXTREME insomnia. I could only sleep 4 hours a night no matter how tired I was. I tried an Ativan pill to conquer the insomnia, and it worked, but I just don't have enough Ativan pills to be using them every night for insomnia, not to mention the addiction potential of Ativan. The propranolol and resultant extreme fatigue/insomnia worsened my underlying depression significantly to the point where I just quit taking daily propranolol after about two weeks and got motivated to make an appointment with my MD to be put on an antidepressant which I needed anyway. I'm reverting back to just taking regular propranolol, not ER or LA, on an as needed basis and will explore other options for the essential tremor and periodic hypertension brought on by anxiety. | F | 51 | 2 weeks 60 mg ER 1X day | 4/20/2010 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Severe TBI,headaches for 29 years | A little dry mouth but nothing else | Stopped my migraines cold !!! Did not stop cronic headaches from TBI though. | M | 52 | 6 years 100 1X day | 7/11/2012 | 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 | 1 | GAD | RAPID weight gain, hair loss, lethargy. | It slowed down the heart rate a bit, but it also slowed down everything else! After 6 months of watching my weight go up (weekly!) no matter what I did and experiencing the other horrible side effects I listed, I finally gave up and weaned off of this drug. Don't take this if you don't want to gain weight quickly, lose hair, and feel tired all the time! It's not worth it! | F | 58 | 6 months 30 1X day | 8/2/2016 | 1 | Hypertension | Terrible headache. Nothing I take to get rid of headache from this drug works. My eyes hurt bad as well. | I was given 40mg taken twice daily but started slow with only 20. Thank God. The other dose would have been deadly. My head is killing me and we feel it's this drug. Going off this today and back to Topral 25mgs x2 per day. I had high hopes for this new drug working better to lower BP but side effects are bad. I'll give Topral a longer chance | F | 40 | 7 days 40 Bid | 8/3/2016 | 4 | Anxiety | Confusion. | Works great for anxiety, but it does make it hard for me to gather my thoughts. I use this as an alternative of Klonopin which I have become physically addicted to. | M | 26 | 4 months 40 MG 1X day | 1/1/2017 | 1 | Essential tremor and high blood pre | Only lowering bp some and whole body shaking | Been taking 20mg propranolol for 15 years. When I went in to fill my 2015 script I was told the generic I was taking was discontinued, and needed to buy the new generic propranolol at 10x's the price. The 20mg was no longer working to lower bp. Last doctor said I should take 60mg. At 40mg I developed whole body shaking. Every time I reduce to 15mg or stop taking it, the tremor stops. Now doctor says it is from my thyroid meds. Been on same thyroid since 2011, and prior to new generic propranolol, never got shaking from the thyroid meds. In 2016 was able to get a hold of 30 days of old stock propranolol, and at 40mg Inderal LA, bp down and no shaking. | F | 66 | 2 years 40Mg | 3/19/2017 | 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 |
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)