Generic Name: Inderal LA (propranolol)
Inderal LA Reviews
For High Blood Pressure "I have anxiety-induced high blood pressure. At first, it didn't do anything for me, however, I wasn't taking it at the right time of day. It works wonders when taken at night before bed. Extended release takes 4-5 hours to start working and much longer for peak levels in the blood. I now take it at around 10 PM and am really calm the next day."
For Migraine Prevention "Before taking Inderal, I was on 300 mg of Topamax daily, which was a miracle drug for me. It completely got rid of my headaches, however, the side effects of Topamax were hard. Now I've been using Inderal for months and have found it almost as effective as Topamax but with little side effects. I highly recommend it."
For Migraine Prevention "I've battled migraines since I was 14 and was diagnosed with PMDD. 10 to 15 days out of the month, I get crippling migraines. I've tried numerous things, and nothing has really helped. I've been on Inderal for a couple of days now, along with Norco, and still have what I would consider a fairly bad headache. I'm still seeing the aura and occasional star flashes in my eyes. I'm hoping something changes here soon. I will say last night was my first night since I've had my son, I slept a full 6 hours straight."
For Migraine Prevention "Using Inderal LA 80 mg since Nov. 7th 2017. The side effects were quite strong (heart rate low (45-50), fatigue, etc.), so I take now a 60 mg dose (since Nov. 22nd). In 2 months, I had only 5 mild migraines. More interesting, since Dec. 16th, no migraine at all. I used to have 8 to 10 migraines per month on average! The only problem is the side effects that are still there, though less. When I do exercise, even light ones like walking, I feel tired, weak. I feel like my heart cannot fully give me the power to cope with its need. Before that, I tried 2 types of antidepressants, to no avail. I cannot take hormones for other medical reasons. Inderal is working and I am happy. But..."
For Migraine Prevention "I was on propranolol for about 18 months and went from approximately 20 migraines a month to five. Unfortunately, a side effect I developed was cough-variant asthma. Made several visits to the doctor regarding the cough, and he suggested that it might be asthma and put me on a daily inhaler. I did some research as I did not want to take a drug to relieve a condition caused by another drug. The side effect was not listed in my propranolol literature, but I found it as a cause for cough-variant asthma. I had to switch to verapamil, which is not quite as effective for my headaches, but my cough is gone."
For High Blood Pressure "I used this medication when I was much younger I was just looking it up now that I'm much older wanting to know how safe it is I heard that it has some effects that if you took too much they could be bad you but that's like any other blood pressure medication take too much it'll slow your heart down in it. Anyways that's all I'm looking at everybody enjoy themselves and have a happy health"
For Migraine Prevention "I'm 15 and have been getting bad migraines for about a year. I have been taking Inderal for a few weeks. I have felt car sick for almost the entire time I've been on this medication, I have been really emotional, and have not had an appetite, and been very dizzy and am still getting headaches. "
For Migraine Prevention "This was great for a preventative, I really love this medication- but I'm always so incredibly tired and fatigued. I recently started a morning boot camp at work and am unable to finish a few minutes worth of exercise without muscles cramping up or my endurance just plummeting and I'm wiped out for the rest of the day. After some research, I switched over to a cocktail of feverfew, magnesium, and riboflavin and will see how this works out. I've been off of the Inderal for 5 days and have a bad headache today, but I'm not tired for the first time in months!"
"I began taking Inderal LA 60mg about a week ago to slower my HR due to having massive panic attacks. Although the medicine has worked miracles in keeping my HR down the side effects are pretty bad. I feel very tired all the time and occasionally dizzy and lightheaded."
For Mitral Valve Prolapse "I've been on this medicine for at least 10yrs. It has been working so far. I was on something else before they found out that I had Mitral Valve Prolapse all I had was tachycardia then they found the MVP and the meds I was on wasn't working so I was put on this."
For Migraine Prevention "Haven't had a migraine since I started this treatment!"
For Migraine Prevention "Took Inderal La for a very short time. In the time I was on it I never had a migraine, unfortunately on average I could sleep 7-8 hours a night but being on this medication I was lucky to get 4."
For High Blood Pressure "Excellent, was on it for 25 years until I had to change to Bisoprolol because of my asthma"
For Migraine Prevention "Migraines have been noticeably easier to get rid of since starting propranolol. Still working with my doctor to prevent them altogether."
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