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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
32 patients in the community are taking or have taken Propranolol.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 17 | 53% |
| General health | 2 | 6% |
| migraine headaches | 2 | 6% |
| Tremors, leg and foot | 1 | 3% |
| Stiffness/spasticity | 1 | 3% |
| Vertigo | 1 | 3% |
| Migraines | 1 | 3% |
| Hypertension | 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.
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 5 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 50% | 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 50% | 1 |
migraine headaches
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 0% | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 0% | 0 |
| Mild | 0% | 0 |
| None | 100% | 5 |
Top reported side-effects include: Difficulty concentrating, Brain fog, Nightmares
Summary results are based on 5 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 5)
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- Hannah Rose
- 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
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- Impy Ann1
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: Mild
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: mild
- Swallowing: mild
- Upper limb: mild
- Walking: moderate
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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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