Anyone used a Beta Blocker to help with anxiety caused by Benzo withdrawal?

Hey Richard, I was given some beta blockers to help with benzo withdrawals. To be honest they did help a bit with the physical symptoms but after a few days of taking them I didn't feel like I had much clarity in my head, and that was something I really desperately was trying to get back too! I know exactly how hard it is I spent 5 days or so walking constantly, just talking to myself in my head and feeling like i was losing my mind! I found that looking back time was the only healer, after a week or so I started to feel better, your body just needs to adjust and I think putting other drugs in the mix can actually stunt it. I found on an evening having a few beers helped quite a bit, I was just thinking whatever it takes to get through it. If you're 4 days in thats good, just keep doing what you're doing it gets better. Run, try and speak to people as much as possible, eat AS MUCH as you can (i know that can be hard my appetite disappeared) drink water all the time and try to sleep whenever your body allows it. You should be feeling loads better in a few days. Thats my opinion from personal experience and coming out the other side!

Hi Richard My withdrawls were physical and abeta blocker helped slow my racing heart. They dropped my heart rate alot and my blood pressure a little so you have to monitor both. Most doctors dont get it. By the grace of God, family support, and time I got through it! Hang in there !

I feel so much bette now and have my life back.

Lynne

They tried to get me off xanax, but they gave me a weak anxiety pill called adivan. If u dnt want to b on anything for anxiey i would have ur pshyic wean u off with the adivan but a .5 millie isnt enough. Your anxiety im srry 2 say wont go away. I was in detox for many reasons mostly they screwed but my brain meds, but i learned some yoga types of breathing it helps a lot plus passing out does 2...GOOD LUCK hope this was helpful.

Hi Richard,

Years ago i was on Sinequan (doxepin) for panic attacks..10 mg/day for about 3 years. The side effects were not good...weight gain, hypotension, depression and suicidal thoughts etc.

Then I tapered off them too quickly and was hysterical for a month.

I ended up on lorazepam for 17 years and it worked fine for me. I did a very slow taper a few months ago, at my own pace, with almost no withdrawal symptoms.

I feel about the same as i did when i was on them.

Maybe you need to take it more slowly?

Beat wishes.

Shul

Hey Richard, i was detoxed from my xanax, when i got out of detox they gave me .5 mgs of adivan i would have rather gotten a piece of gum. It did nothing 4 me at all. They put me back on xanax but instead of my script of 4 times a day of 1mg im only taking it 3 times a day. My anxiety is gone and them horrible panic attacks as well. They had originally had me on 6mgs a day. Xanax is the devil but unfortunately for me its the only thing that helped me, they tried any and every kinda of benzos to try n help, but in the hospital for my med fix i was on a mood stabilizer they wouldnt tell me what it was. When i got out that pshyic dr gave me another meds i went crazy on so i had to fire him but will b seeing my old dr nxt week and she already knows im on new meds and they are working really good. I dnt think this is what ur asking just letting u know it is probably ur body it just wants to get out of ur own skin sorta speak. GOOD LUCK & talk to the right dr about eats going on a primary dr isnt the right one find urself a psychiatrist that u can talk 2...

Thanks to all responders.  Nothing is perfect.  I have tried propranolol these last 2 days.  They havent helped with anxiety as such, only the physical symptoms. How much is hard to say, because I dont know how bad it would have been without them.  Certainly even though I am down to 3mg Diazepan, a half gramme reduction is still enough to really make me anxious after 3 or 4 days for about a week.  I will just keep on going a little at a time.