30-05-2014 1:27 PM
I have been prescribed these by my doctor and as with my Amitryptyline am nervous of taking them. Another doctor actually prescribed them as my own was on holiday and i needed to see this other one about arranging my chest xray. She thought its like double protection to try and prevent my Migraines i suppose.
i am going to see my doctor and speak to her about these before i take them but i wondered if anyone else has had them or knows how they make you feel ect? Their modified release ones. they can be for anxiety but doctor said they are good at helping Migraines too. Any advice would be welcome. thanks.
30-05-2014 1:41 PM
Some useful information about Beta Blockers in the link below:
http://www.patient.co.uk/health/beta-blockers
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30-05-2014 2:15 PM
I was prescribed Propranalol for migraines. I dis feel they helped with the frequency of my migraines but they also slowed my heart rate down from 80 bpm to about 55 bpm which left me quite tired and a bit breathless. I spoke to my dr regarding this and she adjusted my dose which helped 🙂
30-05-2014 2:36 PM
30-05-2014 2:44 PM
Yes i thought they did that slowed the heart rate but thats what i dont like about these tablets. Sometimes i get very fast heartbeat but only if i get panicked or anxious about something but thats not all the time. I feel like the Amitryptyline is working enough and controlling the migraines enough for me to cope with, and i want to say this to my doctor when i see her to see what she thinks. I take my Immigran aswell when i get my migraines and this makes me feel a bit strange but they work well. You cannot take them too often i dont think though, thats probably why they think maybe everyday meds are better.
30-05-2014 3:41 PM
I used to have beta blockers for migraines and I found that they did help for a while. My mum has a heart condition and she takes beta blockers for that amongst other things.
30-05-2014 8:38 PM
Did the doc tell you you have to take them every day? I know I only take them as needed (in practice, that's pretty much never!) but because dad's are for his heart and bp, he takes them every morning. I don't know how they work on migraine, but perhaps you would just be able to take them if you're at increased risk for some reason- like if you tend to get migraines after bright sunlight, you'd take one in the morning if you were going to be outside all day, maybe? (I used to suffer a lot from migraines, but I've luckily not had one for years now - turned out chocolate was a big trigger... 😞 )
30-05-2014 8:42 PM
30-05-2014 9:15 PM
31-05-2014 2:06 PM
@hefzi wrote:Did the doc tell you you have to take them every day? I know I only take them as needed (in practice, that's pretty much never!) but because dad's are for his heart and bp, he takes them every morning. I don't know how they work on migraine, but perhaps you would just be able to take them if you're at increased risk for some reason- like if you tend to get migraines after bright sunlight, you'd take one in the morning if you were going to be outside all day, maybe? (I used to suffer a lot from migraines, but I've luckily not had one for years now - turned out chocolate was a big trigger... 😞 )
The prescription for the Beta Blockers is Propranolol 80mg Modified release, once a day.