Boxing day and I'm posting on here 😩. I'm beyond scared. As you know I'm taking propanalol. Well since starting it I have had some pretty bad side effects. A couple of days after starting I got cramp in my left calf. A few days after this that went and I developed a sharp pain in my left rib. Then a few days after this I developed pain in my left shoulder blade which also tingle. Then a few days after this I've got ear ache in my left side!!. I also have tinnitus in my left ear. I am scared I have a blood clot or something. Why are all my symptoms in my left side only. Why did the.pain start in my calf and over the course of a few days move up my body
Jane try your Mindfulness and Breathing Exercises
Your condition will make you feel the way you are and many problems have no link to eachother
Tomorrow call your GP and make an appointment, make a list of your problems and discuss them with him
Your fears are or can be irrational caused by your Anxiety and you need to learn how to control your fears
BOB
Jane Try not to be scared. How long have you been taking propranolol for and why may I ask?
​It does not sem to be suiting you from what you say . Have you asked your dr to review this drug. Can you ring the OUT OF HOURS drs or a chemist? There are many, many side effects of this drug.
I do not know if it is safe to withdraw from it or if it needs to be tapered slowly.
Hi about 2 weeks. No you need to reduce the dose gradually. I had hoped the side effects would subside in time but nope getting worse.
Hi Bob I plan to call the surgery tomorrow. I need peace of mind. I can't keep fearing the worst. In the past 3 weeks I've led myself to believe I've got so much wrong. Myocarditis, Lyme disease, pulmonary embolism and tonight a brain aneurysm. Not all at once I might add haha. 3 months back I wasn't like this. Going to the Drs was a last resort for me. What went wrong!!
Sorry the Dr put me on them for panic attacks
I recall reading something about this drug causing problems. I would definitely contact your GP asap and request a telephone consultation. I would ring a couple of pharmacies first and ask if you should ask your dr to discontinue this drug which appears to be causing such problems.
Propanolol seems to be causing more problems for you than it is solving
Hi there Jane 🙂
Ive said this loads anxiety is very cruel in it’s symptoms so many. I get tinnitus with anxiety quite often especially when more anxious and worried the scared feeling I totally get this is anxiety. Then the more feel scared about something the more I worry then my heart races and it goes on....Aniexty cruel.
i used to be on Propanol 160mgs slow realease and 40mgs if I needed it morebut had to come off them as I have asthma( they interfere with the respiratory system) I had 3 days to come off them. They helped me very much ive not got on with 2 more different ones and trying to find the right anxiety medication!
was the pain in your ribs a one off ? I mean separate days/ occasions or is it persistent now?
Have you got the tingaling Still?
read the leaflet that came with your meds call your dr about the side affects. Call your dr tomorrow and tell him/her.
take it easy and rest and of course I would always say if you really concerned call 111 the nhs helpline for peace of mind,
take care now
vicky🌈
Hi the pain in my ribs (Sharp ) only lasted a day then I got pain in my shoulder blade. At the moment my head feels tight and I can hear my heart beating in my ears. Keep getting sharp pain in ear and it feels as though there's a tight band around my head. Also my whole head feels Like it's pulsing. I'm scared to sleep. The tingling comes and goes.
Hi🙂
seems maybe the Anxiety is really bad right now this is only my opinion for I am no dr.
my heart races, feel it in my head too. I get cluster headaches also they are awful I also get tunnel vision. Symptoms of this awful illness can be so many.
the pain in the ribs is not there now that’s good isn’t it?
call your dr tomorrow and see what their advice is please! As Said peace of mind.
Maybe try breathing longer out than in. Have you got something totake something for your head and see if it subsides.
Take care
vicky 🌈
H again
More questons am afrad. I trained as a nurse and can empathse wth your sgns and symptoms.
Are you tang any pain klllers?
Certain thngs need checking out , these nclude a vtamn D test and a full thyroid screening to rule out a thyroid disorder, anxety can only be truly diagnosed so my GP tells me when physical thngs have been ruled out. have a vtamn SD deficiency disorder and my rbs were so tender. My shoulders ached lke mad. The endocrnologst sad that this is common in Vitamin D deficiency disorder.
thnk you sad you have anaema. Ths can cause many of your sgns and symptoms. went privately where the gospta dd a full screening.
​ I would urge you to ask for a vitamin D test and also a Vt B12 test as well. Please consider joining a pernicious anaemia forum, if you google pernicious anaemia this will help you a lot if not just to exclude the conditions I have mentioned.
Take care.
Well so far everything I've suspected I have hasn't been the case. I can currently hear my heart beating in my ears. Convinced it's an aneurysm. I feel incredibly sick too and can't stop shaking. I just keep thinking what if it's not anxiety and something really is wrong.
Hi there!
jane if you fear the worst call 111 they can listen to you and see if you need to talk to a dr or an ambulance is needed.
take care Jane let us know how you get on hey
vicky🌈
Jane Your calf pan needs nvestigating. Are u taking any hormonal plls at all?
Can u ring 111 service?
Hi thanks for replying. I took paracetamol. Yes I've suffered with anemia before. I plan on asking for blood tests etc at the drs. My heads not particularly hurting right now but the other symptoms are driving me insane. I'm also concerned that the pain had begun in my calf and over the course of a few days it was in my shoulder blade. I'm still not 100% convinced it was anxiety when the Dr diagnosed me but I believe the way I've been feeling since has now caused me anxiety. If that makes sense.
H Vcky Have you seen your dr about the cluster headaches? Codeine can cause chronc analgesia induced migraines.
No I'm just on propanalol. I'm just feeling terrible since taking them. I don't know what's anxiety and what's not anymore.