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Anyone having luck with propranolol?

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patty818
patty818

Hi everyone

Hoow your all less dizzy and having better days. I've been doing ok.

Saw my oto ENT today to check how I did with the eply I had 2 weeks ago for bppv episode I had. Doing better. Yay!!!!! Anywho....I told him I didn't take the nortriptyline and he was ok with it, but suggested trying the propranolol 10mgs to start. I wa curios if your taking it how is working for you? I understand it can also help with anxiety so that's a plus. I'm being very hopeful that it will help. I will be starting it Friday night. He wants me take it before bed, I guess it may cause some tiredness. Can anyone give me any info? Thanks for your help

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  • charlotte57794
    charlotte57794 patty818

    Posted

    Hi Patty,

    Glad the epley helped smile

    I amnot currently on propranolol however i know someone who was on a combination on propranolol and pregabalin and they are doing great on it smile i think 100mg though and 5g of preg. however have been on it for quite a few momths now and starting to wean off it and hopefully will be off it by december completly smile

    But yes i have heard good things, stay positive

    I hope to be starting some meds soon to but i am quite scared about side effects smile

  • clair52750
    clair52750 patty818

    Posted

    Morning patty. You take the propranalol before bed as its slows your heart rate and make you feel relaxed. It's a beta blocker as such . The only problem I had with it was that my blood pressure dropped really low however it does work for a lot of people. Some of my friends are on them for migraines and have no issues at all

    • charlotte57794
      charlotte57794 clair52750

      Posted

      Hi Clair52750,

      Are your friends on them for general migraines or vestibular migraines? smile

      Glad they are working for them.

      Charlotte

    • clair52750
      clair52750 charlotte57794

      Posted

      Morning Charlotte. General migraines my friends take them for. But they seem to work.

      Mine was vestibular like I said no such luck. I've now to take cinnarizine which I'll start at the weekend see how I feel when I'm at home as drive and use machinery as it says a possible side effect is can make u feel sleepy!! Hope they work I'm fed up of trying different things!

    • charlotte57794
      charlotte57794 clair52750

      Posted

      Clair it didnt work but i have messaged you personally on this forum ... Enail me when you get a chance if that is ok smile

      Hope to hear from you soon.

    • clair52750
      clair52750 charlotte57794

      Posted

      Hi Charlotte are you on private messages? It's coming up saying it can't find you lol

  • DizzyLizzy68
    DizzyLizzy68 patty818

    Posted

    As you probably remember, I take propranolol for MAV/vestibular migraine. I started at 10mg, and now take 40. It has helped. But occasionally when things flare up, I have to take my klonopin which stops my dizziness.

    I was a little slow and mellow at first, but then no real side effects except some weight gain (but many of the migraine meds can cause weight gain).

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