Posted by LostBoyinNC45 on April 25, 2014, at 22:27:21
In reply to Beta-blocker, propanol, posted by Beckett on April 21, 2014, at 22:41:38
Inderal is prescribed off label in psychiatry for several reasons.
The first is its prescribed off label for stage fright or people who get really nervous when they have to do public speaking. Pop one right before you go onstage to make a speech before a big audience and you might appear and feel cooler, less nervous, more self assured, etc.
That use wont really apply to most of the posters on this forum because my impression is most of the people on this forum dont work or if they do work, its in jobs where they dont work making speeches.
Another off label use is akathisia
Another off label use is anxiety, particularly if a person cannot take or increase their dose of benzos.
Its not FDA approved for any psychiatry use, its a really old anti-hypertensive medication...one of the very first. I believe it came out in the fifties or the sixties. Taken regularly, as an anti-hypertensive, Inderal can CAUSE or exacerbate depression. But taken once in a while, "as needed," it has helped some people deal with situational anxiety and stress (public speeches, socializing at functions, etc.)
Eric AKA "LostBoyinNC"
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