Klarinet Archive - Posting 000226.txt from 2001/06

From: "Mark Charette" <charette@-----.org>
Subj: Re: [kl] pop a pill
Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2001 22:56:56 -0400

From: "Jim Hobby" <jhobby@-----.net>
> I'm interested in why one would take beta blockers for performance
anxiety.
> Since my first (of 2) heart attacks, I've taken some different drugs that
> are beta blockers. After the second, the doctors (GP & cardiac
specialist)
> settled on 25 mg of Lopressor, twice a day. (There are, of course, a
> variety of other medications, but no others classified as beta blockers.)

Inderal is beta-blocker most commonly prescribed for performance anxiety.

References (from Diane Karius's article on Valerian root at
http://www.sneezy.org/clarinet/Study/Valerian.html):

Jefferson, J.W. Social phobia: a pharmacologic treatment overview. Journal
of Clinical Psychiatry. 56 Suppl.5:18-24.1995
Lehrer, P.M.; R.C. Rosen, J.B. Kostis, and D. Greenfield. Treating stage
fright in musicians: The use of beta blockers. New Jersey Medicine 84:27-33.
1987.

Searching the Klarinet archives for inderal at
http://www.sneezy.org/Databases/LogsIndex/index.html for Inderal will bring
up 38 previous postings.

A general reference is at http://www.psyweb.com/Drughtm/inderal.html .

A more detailed reference is at
http://depression.about.com/health/depression/cs/propranolol/ .

Mark C.

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