I am on 2.5 mg Indapamide..at this dose blood pressure 'usually' stays stable..
My doc was going to give me a stronger tablet, but my blood had slightly lowered.. If it goes back to 'normal' she will give me the stronger one, ONLY if my blood prssure does not drop....
Doctors are too quick to dismiss client observation...It is not scientifically proven, is always the answer.. They need to buy into pharmecutical 'reports' that it does no harm... They have to guard their back...
Indians used willow bark for pain.. The first pharmecutical was asprin from wood bark tree.. 'everyone' knew it helped pain...Now, 'experts' will not acept client observation-not scientific..
To market a product that has certain side effects, and not say so, leaves them open to be sued.....So- it does cause water retention....
Just say to the doc- irrespective of views, let us just try and see what happens, by stopping prop and using water retention pills to see if you go back to normal weight..
Just eat a sensible diet..
Why on earth would you want to go on and off the prop..why subject yoursef to that water problem...
Use the inosital and theanine for the anxiety.....you do not need permission to use it...it is just a supp that actually helps..
You have the right to stop the prop..it is your body..
I am so happy to see I am not losing my mind. I thought it was my diet. I have put on stone and half in the past 8 months, it's gone on very slowly but now others have noticed. It's starting to get me down now and not helping my anxiety. Thinking of coming off them. BAD tablets 😡
I've been on 80mg of gastro resistant propranolol for less than 6 months to treat my anxiety.
In that time I have gone from 9st 10lbs to 11st 4lbs and it keeps rising.
After reading all of the comments on this thread I don't think I can keep taking these otherwise I'm going to end up HUGE as I'm only 5ft 4!!
I agree the weight is mostly around my middle and the top of my legs, I agree it's really uncomfortable and I also feel really unfit but I don't know if that's the extra weight slowing me down or the tablets or maybe a bit of both. Tomorrow I will take my tablet as normal because I have work but I'm planning on going cold turkey starting on Friday.......I am prescribed capsules not tablets so I can't half/quarter them :-(
Don't go COLD TURKEY! This is very dangerous as it messes with your blood pressure. I did this by accident (I had the flu & couldn't keep food/ medicine down) I started having bad shakes & almost convulsing!
When I was on capsules - I opened it up to dump half the pellets out. This was the way I initially reduced the dosage. It's not very accurate or scientific - but it worked for me in a pinch.
Hi, I just read this thread on weight gain and Propanolol, and noticed your post mentioned amitriptyline. I just quit Propanolol after 2 weeks and gaining 11 pounds (I'm in the USA...don't know what a 'stone' is) and just like people here on the thread, it feels like weird, sudden fat, especially in my lower belly area and upper thighs, horrible! I took amitriptyline years ago and gained about 42 pounds in a year, quit, and slowly lost weight. Be careful with the amitrip...at least for me it caused bizarre low metabolism.
Propanolol is EQUAL TO = FAT, FAT, FAT SUDDENLY!!
:-( I think the med should have a warning label next to 'may cause dizziness'...'WILL CAUSE WEIGHT GAIN! Yeesh!
Hope everyone on here is better... I am so relieved I quit. I am also so glad i am not the only one with this experience.
..Hi... I had been speaking on here a few months ago, but depression etc has me 'dead'...
Amytriptalyine/antipsycotics and other meds that affect the brain, put on 'water retention'... it is not 'fat' weight... Last time I was on amy' I dropped two dress sizes in two weeks... this time (and resorting to water retention tablets) I have lost some water, but still wearing my big clothes... it has been 3 x months now...
The amytrip has also induced some brain damage... I feel like a dead blimp wishing to die..... BLOODY MEDICAL PROFFESSION..... They did this to me...
I am trying to find nootroics to handle the depression/anxiety... They are not working.. From what I can acertain, I have blocked channels/debris resulting from the antidepressants... I am still on effexor which I was on with amytrip added.....
I'm sad for what you have been through, and I sympathize. I hope that debris gets out of your system; I know it might sound too minimal but maybe a once a week detox day with a juicer for fruit & veggies. I did that after emergency laparotomy for ovarian cysts and endometriosis with my nutritionist's suggestion to flush out the xenoestrogens and I felt alot better every month & have had no more cysts. I have PTSD with depression & anxiety and have too much experience with meds! I have been on Wellbutrin (bupropion) for about 8 months with zero side effects and any sadness is so brief and i got more energy. If I get sad, it's not crippling anymore. Try it maybe?
I just was told by my shrink she wants to eventually taper me off Xanax because of memory issues. However, Xanax has been awesome with my anxiety. She and I are arguing a bit over this point. *sigh*
I've lost 40lbs on propranolol over the last year. I take 3 x 80mg daily.
It didn't start that way though, in the first month I gained 15 lbs (going to 205, I'm 5'11" without changing what I was eating. For whatever reason, it seems propranolol reduces the amount of calories you burn in a day (which kinda makes sense). I knew I should lose weight anyway so I started to track everything I ate and reduced my daily calories to 1500 from 1750.
I have noticed that my weight will go up as much as 5lbs in a single day if I eat processed foods, especially bread, or potatoe chips. Oddly enough, corn chips doesn't cause this to happen.
99% of what I eat now is vegtables, beans, and nuts and I'm still losing 1-2lbs per week. I'm not hungry as the amount of vegtables that I can eat in a day to get to 1500 calories is ridiculous. If my family wants to go out to dinner, I plan ahead and eat less the day before and the day after. I'm not one to obsess over daily calorie amounts, I make sure that my last 7 days is on or under the 1500/day average. (I use myfitnesspal)
So, there is hope for weight loss, just realize you require less calories while on this drug.
Hi Scott, :-) Thanks! You are right about the kind of food and definitely calories. I appreciate your sharing about your story with the med and weight. I also find that days when I eat any processed food, my colon feels ill and I feel exhaused. I am back to a diet of complete raw veggies and some fruit, occasional wild salmon/tuna, and my emergency but healthier, non-chemical carb: raw oats (oatmeal). I think reducing calories to 1,200 a day is optimal for me, but I suppose it depends on each individual's size and medical needs.
It's so good to hear that it is possible to take proponalol without having to 'stay fat'. I might take it if I get desperate days of too much stress then. Thanks again for sharing, it makes a difference. :-) M
I went cold turkey on my GP's advice and it was fine, no repercussions at all. I was on 80mg at night but the weight gain was horrific and I got fed up and stopped taking them. My GP gave me a prescription for 40Mg just in case I had any side effects from stopping, but she said it shouldn't be a problem and it wasn't. I think it depends on what dosage you are on really and so long as you consult a GP about coming off it will be ok.
Yes, my GPA has told me the same thing. I've been on propranolol for 3 years now twice a day 60mg, I started out with 40mg and my weight went from 160lbs to 235 and gaining and no matter what I do I keep gaining and I'm scared.
Hi I am so glad I found this forum, I have been taking 80mg of
Propanolol for about 3 months and have noticed weight gain around my thighs stomach it's awful I just feel so flat all the time can't muster excitement about anything ,
I did speak to a nurse who told me it's just side effects really I don't know what's worse anxiety or feeling this way 😯
Hi This has happened to me too. I was prescribed propranolol 80mg sr caps. i have put on weight, About 1 and a half stones in a little over three months. I was prescribed it for the panic attacks and stress and anxiety at work. Since taking them i'm absolutley shattered all the time and with little or no energy. I even started weight watches and kept to it but the puonds still increased. I have decided that i want off this medication and took a weeks holiday off work to go cold turkey. I started this on saturday. It's not been too bad. I find i'm clammy and have had strange dreams some times. Also i'm a little lathargic. But i will keep on with it. I will let you know how i go on.
I t really is awful I tried cutting down the dose but found that the anxiety came back really quick I still have panic attacks but not as strong because of propanolol hopefully it works for you think an appointment is needed again with the doctor 😮
Hi my neurologlist said no it doesn't cause weight gain but when I saw his pa this last time she said it most definitely does. so she started me on the first week of 1 tablet of TopiRamate 25mg, then the second week two tablets. I've lost 7 pounds in the first two weeks. I've been on propranolol since 1/2013 and gained 65lbs. I've tried all kinds of diets and just kept gaining now I've finally lost some.
I've put over 4 stone on in 2 years taking propranolol & every time I try & diet I can't even lose half a lb it's really getting me down, my family think I'm in denial about what I eat but I've always been able to loose weight & I don't feel like I'm digesting food properly. in fact I've probably put more on but I'm too upset to weight my self any more & I avoid seeing people because of my weight gain. I'm going to try cutting down from 3 x 40mg a day to just 1 before bed.. I really am at my wits end I left the gym after I never lost anything. I'm so glad I'm not the only one feeling like this..
Hi I'm so sorry to here about your weight gain. You are not alone with putting on weight. What are you taking the propranolol for.?. Is your meds in tablet or capsule form and are they slow release.?. how are you feeling about cutting down on the medication.?. I too left the gym and now go for walks with my head phones on music blaring away. That way i dont feel so open. i've managed to lose 5 pounds through this. still a long way to go though.
They are tablets, as far as I know they are not slow release ones.. I take them for anxiety but I've not been feeling too bad since I cut down in fact I've been a lot better & had more energy but it has only been a few days, I had a rubbish nights sleep last night though having weird dreams maybe down to cutting back or maybe just anxiety I'm not sure. I do feel more mentally positive though so that is a good sign..
Thats exactly what happened to me also. I was waking up 2-3 times in the night and feeling clammy. Well i was on 160mg propranolol caps and i weaned myself off slowly. I was taking them for anxiety but to be honest i was shattered come 3pm at work and i found my concentration levels were bad too. Have a word with your GP. they with be able to advise you better. It took me a month to wean myself off them and i feel a lot better now. They are horrible meds.