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Propranolol for public speaking - staggered dosage?

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ana12345
ana12345

What have people experienced when preparing for a public speaking event where you are unsure of the specific time you are to be presenting?

I have a window of around 2.5hrs and do not know what to do with taking the medication in this case...please help!!!

Thank you!

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  • Anna1980
    Anna1980 ana12345

    Posted

    Hi

    I find that it usually takes about an hr to kick in and keeps me calm for a few hours after that so is suggest just taking it 2.5 hrs before ...

    Hope this helps!

    • ana12345
      ana12345 Anna1980

      Posted

      Ah okay, so far I've been testing it out in either 2 x 20mg or 4 x 10mg, over the period of about an hour,

      I think I find the 10mg don't really seem to have much of an effect, at least not a very noticable one, then again I haven't been able to test it in a stressful situation as such,

      How much do you usually take at once? Assuming you don't stagger it?

    • Anna1980
      Anna1980 ana12345

      Posted

      I normally have 20mg in the morning and the same in the evening. I don't actually take it for anxiety (even tho I do get anxious ) I take it for migraines but it has the benefit of being a calming thing as well. I do notice it wears off towards the end of the day tho... I'd advising asking your doctor!
    • ana12345
      ana12345 Anna1980

      Posted

      Ah I see, okay smile thank you! I've got a pretty big presentation tomorrow, trying to work out how to approach the propranolol taking...
  • john66404
    john66404 ana12345

    Posted

    upto 40mg or more work good for public speaking. I use 80mg around 1 hour before, would drink lot of water as it causes diziness, and sometime increase anxiety for sometime (water intake helps me with that thing), then would take 40mg or 20mg or 10mg whenever I feel it is weaning off , may be 10 min before or immeditely before depends how I feel
  • anna4546
    anna4546 ana12345

    Posted

    Hi Ana, 

    I also take this for public speaking and take one 40mg in the morning (say if the presentation is at 12, I would take it at 7am), then one more 40mg about 1.5 hours before and then a half 40mg about 30 minutes before. This usually works quite well, but find that I am a bit spaced out when it comes to the questions! Hope that helps! I also make sure I have a lot of water, or maybe something sweet to drink as it makes me really dehydrated and also a bit fidgety, so it's good to have something to hold! Would be interested to hear how you got on :-) 

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