Propanolol withdrawals

Hi everyone

I know this has been posted many times but looking for some recent recovery stories from this horrid horrid drug !

I was prescribed 80mg slow release tablets 2x a day for palpitations ? anxiety but wasn't overly keen on taking them.as it says not to if bp low mine was at 96/65 rang gp said unsure about it was told its a really good drug and to take just 1 80mg tablet until its in system. fast forward 3 days and was still feeling the same symptoms nothing much improved apart from the fast heart rate, got a phone all from pharmacy to check in on how it was going told them as above got a telling off saying I need to take them as prescribed and to take the 2 80mg a day me being me i stupidly took the 2 doses so 180mg for 3 days and on day 4 I took just 1 80mg and my god what a hell, not 1 hour of sleep, stomach and chest in knots, constantly crying, extreme anxiety, short of breath and unable to eat. I decided on Friday to stop them cold turkey as I couldn't carry on as I was.

I'm now day 4 and I'm living in hell ive not slept since Tuesday last week not eaten in 4 days, anxiety is crippling me, heart rate is fast, pains in chest.

Has anyone been through this and come out the other side back to themselves before taking this horrid drug ? if so can you please tell me how you coped and how long it will last before I see so improvements in my self.

Thank you

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