Klarinet Archive - Posting 000167.txt from 2001/06

From: Neil Leupold <leupold_1@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] pop a pill
Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2001 10:30:05 -0400

Which says nothing about the success of the practice, of course.
People do all sorts of things believing that it's to their benefit,
which it may well be (e.g., taking St. John's Wort, which studies
have shown inhibits the efficacy of certain medications by as much
as 50%, not to mention the fact this "natural" remedy is completely
unregulated by the FDA), but what about the side-effects? Who on
the list uses beta blockers, and what has been your experience?
Are they being taken under medical supervision?

Neil

--- stewart kiritz <kiritz@-----.net> wrote:
> There are reasonably reliable statistics showing that about 20% of
> performers use beta blockers for performance anxiety.
>
> Stewart Kiritz
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Glenn" <notestaff@-----.de>
> To: <klarinet@-----.org>
> Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 4:50 AM
> Subject: [kl] pop a pill
>
>
> > Neil Leupold wrote:
> >
> > > I assure you, David, it was posted entirely in gest. I don't
> > > recommend that anybody "in gest" anything (there, see? ha ha)
> > > in order to play well. There were discussions on this list at
> > > some point in the past about taking certain drugs for stage
> > > fright, and much caution was recommended to those people advo-
> > > cating the drugs. I believe one of them was called Inderol (or
> > > something close to that). Needless to say, as with all drugs,
> > > consult your physician before taking something you "heard" was
> > > going to alleviate your problem/improve your performance/have
> > > some unsubstantiated positive effect.
> > >
> > > Neil
> > >
> >
> > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >
> > Neil,
> >
> > Thank you for answering.
> >
> > Of course many musicians "take something" for their nerves before
> performing, be it
> > alcohol, drugs or whatever. This is a pity but I'm not talking about that
> problem.
> >
> > What you said sounded more like hippies taking LSD as a mind-expanding
> experience.
> > It's a one way street into a neighborhood you don't want to be in. This
> being a
> > public forum, I'm glad you clarified that you never meant to suggest for
> someone to
> > pop a pill for a better performance.
> >
> > David
> >
> >
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