Beta blockers help to reduce the physical symptoms of anxiety, including sweating, shaking and a racing heart, by blocking the effects of the stress hormones noradrenaline and adrenaline. Although the medicine can make these symptoms more manageable, it doesn’t treat the feeling of anxiety itself.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original article at https://patient.info/news-and-features/what-can-beta-blockers-do-for-anxiety-symptoms