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(Message started by: splittin_head on Jul 23^rd, 2003, 10:51am)

Title: here i go again
Post by splittin_head on Jul 23^rd, 2003, 10:51am

anybody tried inderal. this is the new drug the docs trying on me let me hear som info ???

Title: Re: here i go again
Post by Bob_Johnson on Jul 23^rd, 2003, 11:14am

One of the old line drugs but woth a try; if it works you will know quickly.

I tried in 20-yrs ago and it did wonderful things for my blood pressure. That's all !

Title: Re: here i go again
Post by Pushkin on Jul 24^th, 2003, 12:43pm

My experience with inderal was the same as Bob_Johnson. No help at all for clusters. It is a very old line drug, and I don't believe it is used much for CH anymore. It only made me feel lethargic and irritable. I believe some physicians tried it on clusters because it was shown to have some sucess with migraine - as I recall in a clinical study of the drug for high blood pressure some of the participants claimed they also had fewer/less intense migraines.

Good luck,

Title: Re: here i go again
Post by Bob P on Jul 24^th, 2003, 1:16pm

inderal is a beta blocker used to treat mindgraines.

My doc gave it to me and it slowed my heart beat down to about 40/min but nothing for my clusters. You won't see beta blockers mentioned in any of the CH articles as a successful treatment.

Title: Re: here i go again
Post by forgetfulnot on Jul 24^th, 2003, 4:26pm

Sounds like it may be time to look up a new Doc. That's from the dark ages and like everyone said, it don't work for clusters. Good luck!

Lee

Title: Re: here i go again
Post by Prense on Jul 24^th, 2003, 6:34pm

Here ya go...

Propranolol
( Inderal, Inderal-LA, Inderide[CD], Inderide[CD]-LA, Ipran )
In Canada ( Apo-Propranolol, Detensol, Nu-Alpraz, PMS Propranolol )

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Propranolol ( Inderal ) is a antianginal, antiarrhythmic, antihypertensive, antitimigraine drug, and beta blocker. Propranolol ( Inderal ) is not a benzodiazepines, it belongs to a group of drugs known as beta blockers. Beta blockers are not FDA approved for the treatment of anxiety or nervous tension but are generally used to do so. Propranolol ( Inderal ) is also used in the treatment of aggressive behavior, angina, certain types of pain, high blood pressure, migraine headaches, narcotic withdrawal, panic attacks, pectoris, phobias, schizophrenia, tremors, to help prevent second heart attack, and the effects of antipsychotic drugs. This drug is not habit forming and may be taken for months or even years.

Hope that helps you move to a new med soon...