PROPRANOLOL SIDE EFFECTS

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Hi,

I recently stopped taking this awful drug.

I was prescribed propranolol for anxiety on an 'as needed' basis

and took between 20mg-60mg per day for 5 months.

However, I suffered a whole raft of side effects, as below.

It would be interesting to see if others have also experienced some/many

of these sides:

CIRCULATION

Cold hands with dark red fingers

Feeling the cold more in general

Erectile dysfunction with smaller, flaccid hang

DIGESTION

Black, sloppy poo

Loss of appetite

Dry mouth

MENTAL

Anxiety

Irritable

Intolerant and impatient

Depersonalisation

Derealisation

Felt overstimulated by sound or anything too ‘busy’

Always in a bad mood, never happy, often angry

Feeling like I have changed into a different person

Really unhappy in my own company, feeling lonely

OTHER

Insomnia, cannot sleep as long

Lose taste/interest in coffee and alcohol

Occasional flutter/palpitations in heart

Constant lack of energy, tiredness

Occasional chronic fatigue

Weakness in the gym, etc

Poor recovery from exercise

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    Hi. ive just seen your message. i was prescribed propranolol for anxiety. I had freezing cold feet, so tired, headache, sleep issues despite fatigue. I still had anxiety tho so im taking the minimum dose of 10mg once a day until i can come off it.

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