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Re: beta blockers

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2017-03-18 18:07

WhitePlainsDave wrote:

> But the fact is that one of the common side effects of such
> meds, especially in men, is in their inability (nod/wink) when
> on beta blockers..to..
>
> ..how shall I say..
>
> ....make "little musicians....."
>

Is this a side effect of occasional use or regular, continuing dosages? I know that some very prominent symphony players use beta blockers for specific occasions - especially auditions or solo performances.

As someone who simply found another direction for my music energy (teaching and local free-lancing instead of the highly competitive major symphony market) because of the interference of nerves and performance anxiety, I have to confess I've sometimes wondered what I could have done if I had tried this class of medication early in my career. I just didn't know about it back then. It has never for me been the unremarkable program of relatively safe music that has bothered me, but auditions and the occasional really difficult solo passage. For someone using beta blockers for only those extra anxiety-producing occasions, I can't imagine chronic impotence would be a result. But I've never read about this part of the issue before.

Karl

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