Gamereign555
MyPTSD Pro
After doing a little research and talking to my doctor, I am seriously considering one of these types of drugs to help combat my nighttime anxiety/panic and symptoms that make sleep difficult. I have the usual benzos to help and everything and am already on an antidepressant. But I would prefer to not have to commit to taking something like valium or xanax every night.
It is not always as simple as taking something to knock me out, symptoms from the anxiety/panic actually prevent sleep sometimes.
I'm looking for your experiences or opinions about these classes of drugs. How did they help with your anxiety symptoms, do they hold up in a panic attack? Did they help you with things like heart-pounding/heartbeat awareness, tightness with chest that causes pain and breathing discomfort or hyperventilation? Did they drugs have a sedative effect?
I'm also interested in any side effects, reactions, after effects or problems one may have run into taking these drugs. Rebound effects, sleep disturbances, increase in the symptoms you were trying to prevent, ect.
These drugs are used in much higher doses (200mg+ doses) to treat blood pressure issues, but I am more so looking for the smaller dose range used to treat anxiety symptoms however.
Fact is probably as soon as my next appointment I will bring it up with my doctor again and will possibly be getting one of these drugs but there are many of them to choose from, I am leaning towards something like propranolol (not a beta/alpha blocker but a antihypertensive), prazosin or atenolol.
I am a little paranoid about these types of drugs which is why I am asking the community what they think about them.
It is not always as simple as taking something to knock me out, symptoms from the anxiety/panic actually prevent sleep sometimes.
I'm looking for your experiences or opinions about these classes of drugs. How did they help with your anxiety symptoms, do they hold up in a panic attack? Did they help you with things like heart-pounding/heartbeat awareness, tightness with chest that causes pain and breathing discomfort or hyperventilation? Did they drugs have a sedative effect?
I'm also interested in any side effects, reactions, after effects or problems one may have run into taking these drugs. Rebound effects, sleep disturbances, increase in the symptoms you were trying to prevent, ect.
These drugs are used in much higher doses (200mg+ doses) to treat blood pressure issues, but I am more so looking for the smaller dose range used to treat anxiety symptoms however.
Fact is probably as soon as my next appointment I will bring it up with my doctor again and will possibly be getting one of these drugs but there are many of them to choose from, I am leaning towards something like propranolol (not a beta/alpha blocker but a antihypertensive), prazosin or atenolol.
I am a little paranoid about these types of drugs which is why I am asking the community what they think about them.