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Brand Names: Inderal, Inderal LA, InnoPran XL, Syprol
Generic Name: Propranolol

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. Read more...Click to read more below

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Reasons Taken

32 patients in the community are taking or have taken Propranolol.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 18 56%
General health 2 6%
Hypertension 2 6%
migraine headaches 1 3%
Vertigo 1 3%
Migrane 1 3%
Stiffness/spasticity 1 3%
disease-related symptoms 1 3%
High blood pressure 1 3%
Slow my MS progress 1 3%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Propranolol.

  10 mg Daily 20 mg Daily 30 mg Daily 40 mg Daily 60 mg Daily 80 mg Daily 120 mg Daily 160 mg Daily 240 mg Daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 5 Number of Patients: 5 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Propranolol or how long patients were taking Propranolol before stopping.

Currently taking Propranolol

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
1
0
4
1
9

Stopped taking Propranolol

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
2
1
1
0
0
Why Patients Stopped Taking Propranolol (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 3 50% Doctor's advice: 50%
Did not seem to work 2 33% Did not seem to work: 33%
Side effects too severe 1 17% Side effects too severe: 17%
Course of treatment ended 1 17% Course of treatment ended: 17%
Not indicated 1 17% Not indicated: 17%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 6 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 33% 1
Moderate 33% 1
Slight 33% 1

Other

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 17% 1
Mild 0% 0
None 83% 5

Top reported side-effects include: Dizziness, Sedation, Difficulty concentrating

Summary results are based on 6 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 6)

  • Hannah Rose
    Sex: F
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Moderate
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: mild
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
    See profile
  • by Hannah Rose
    Aug 30, 2008
  • EfficacySlight
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Other

  • Impy Ann1
    Sex: F
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Mild
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: mild
    Swallowing: mild
    Upper limb: mild
    Walking: moderate
    See profile
  • Impy Ann1
  • by Impy Ann1
    Dec 01, 2008
  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsNone
  • migraine headaches
Advice/Tips
Taking this has reduced my migraines from constant to only on occasion. The last migraine I had was because I missed getting my scrip filled on time. I had taken this in the eighties for migraine prevention and it was effective then as well.

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