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Propranolol Treatment Report
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Brand Names:
Inderal, Inderal LA, InnoPran XL, Syprol
What is Propranolol?
Propranolol is a non-selective beta blocker used in the treatment of hypertension, angina, and other heart conditions. It was the first successful beta blocker in medicine.
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Reasons Taken
117 patients in the community are taking or have taken Propranolol.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 47 | 40% |
| Anxiety | 11 | 9% |
| Treat Parkinson's | 8 | 6% |
| Tremors | 7 | 5% |
| General health | 6 | 5% |
| Headaches | 5 | 4% |
| Treat my mood condition(s) | 4 | 3% |
| Hand tremor | 3 | 2% |
| Tremors, hands | 3 | 2% |
| Hypertension | 3 | 2% |
| Headaches/ Migraines | 2 | 1% |
| migraine headaches | 1 | <1% |
| Migrane | 1 | <1% |
| Vertigo | 1 | <1% |
| Agoraphobia | 1 | <1% |
| Excess saliva | 1 | <1% |
| disease-related symptoms | 1 | <1% |
| Stiffness/spasticity | 1 | <1% |
| High blood pressure | 1 | <1% |
| Akathisia - internal tremors | 1 | <1% |
| Slow my MS progress | 1 | <1% |
Duration
How long current patients have been taking Propranolol or how long patients were taking Propranolol before stopping.
Currently taking Propranolol
Stopped taking Propranolol
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 15 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 25% | 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 25% | 1 |
| Slight | 25% | 1 |
| Can't tell | 25% | 1 |
Other
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 7% | 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 20% | 3 |
| Mild | 20% | 3 |
| None | 53% | 8 |
Top reported side-effects include: Dizziness, Sedation, Difficulty concentrating
Summary results are based on 15 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 15)
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- mountabora
- Sex: F
- Depression: 0
- Emotional: 1
- Compulsion: 0
- Anxiety: 0
- Mania: 2
- Physical: 0
- External Stress: Moderate
- 24 F
- Function: High
- Distress: Low
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by mountabora
Aug 18, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsNone
- Headaches
- Advice/Tips
- Extended release version (Inderal-LA or propranolol CR) is much easier to take and, for me, much more effective than regular tablets.
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0 helpful marks
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- Hannah Rose
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: Moderate
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: mild
- Swallowing: moderate
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
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by Hannah Rose
Aug 30, 2008
- EfficacySlight
- Side-effectsNone
- Other
- See full evaluation
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0 helpful marks