Propranolol

[tinkerbell23]

Ill run out over the bank holiday...

Called docs to ask for it to be on repeat as ive to take regularly..

She said ill prob have to go in to be seen by doc - just waiting on a call back!!

Once when i was just taking them as and when i called for more and was denied...

Was wondering why they are more difficult
To obtain? Theyre not controlled drugs are they!?

Not moaning!! I dont mind popping into be seen at all.....just curious ??? Xx

[Smowball]

Are they just painkillers Tinks?

[horseshoes]

I was prescribed them once Tinks - they made my head bang!! I didn't take them for long.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propranolol

[daffy654]

You will need a BP check before they can prescribe it again.

[tinkerbell23]

No smow theyre beta blockers... Slow my heart rate down

But one pack really only does me about two wks...and i really need them!

Theyve really been helping me for now id be a bit worried if i dont get them- dont want to go back to way i was and the leaflet says not to stop abruptly!! Ill call back at 4pm...that was 10am i called x

[tinkerbell23]

Thanks daffy. I could do my own hehe!!

Im not moaning im sure its good practice to want to see me...just not every fortnight i hope!!!!!

After my first course though..i dont mind popping in. Not far anyhow x

[cupid04]

Beta blockers also used for anxiety, panic attacks and loads of other things.
Hope you get sorted tinkerbell23 and write yourself a mental note, I Must
order repeat prescriptions at least a week before they run out to save myself
the hassle in future!xx

[TheNovice]

does your local pharmacy (if they know you) offer an emergency service for such instances until your gp writes a prescription. Especially given the warning not to stop abruptly.

[Smowball]

Sorry Tinks, not familiar with them

[tinkerbell23]

Ive never had a repeat before cupid! Lol wasnt sure what to do!

Heres me thinking im organized cos i have two day worth left..and i didnt think i get too much in advance!!

Lol lesson learned.... The local pharmacy dont really know me :0/

Ill call docs back soon! I can do my own BP if needed.

Thanks guys!!! Silly...but i do feel a bit anxious even when i feel them wearing off...so id hate to be without them over the weekend.....cos im just getting things under controll xxx

[Mamyalynne]

Strange that as you say they are not to be stopped abruptly that the doctor did not either put it on repeat or ask you to return in time for a reappraisal.

[tinkerbell23]

Yeah and its only a pack of 28... 3 a day it runs out quickly!!!

The way i am i didnt even realize it was a bank hol!!! I just called up cos i only have two days worth left....oh dear!!!

Mabye theyll wean me off- ive no desire to stay on them
Forever but another wee while id prefer....like i say i can feel them wearing off. X

[Sqad]

Stopping them abruptly and missing one or two days are quite different in that in the former you do not intend to start them again and in the latter, you have just been careless.

No idea why he wants to see you, unless there is financial reward for taking you BP. OR.....he wnats to run his stethoscope over your .....chest.;-)

[tinkerbell23]

Pmsl sqad if i do say so....its not a bad chest!!! Hajaha

But id rather not skip any....theyve really been helping!!!

Worst case scenario...ill spread them
Out a bit more and take two instead of three a day or something x

[Sqad]

For what reason are you taking them?

[Prudie]

I'm wondering if GPs are getting more concerned about being sued over an error that they are are not confident in giving out repeats so freely. I was prescribed propanalol for anxiety about 10 years ago and the dose was up to 3, 3 times a day! I was also given a repeat prescription that lasted for a year before I had to go back and see GP. I never took more than one a day normally (2 on a bad day). Last year I had to move to a new GP in a new area and he'll only let me have 28 at a time. TBH that's OK with me now as I like to know they're there just in case rather than take them.

[tinkerbell23]

Panic attacks sqad... I am taking the 3x 10mg a day....

Most likely prudie and im fine with that! This is only my first
Pack so its not lasted very long for me
To cut back myself yet xxx

[Sqad]

Thanks tink.......just "eak" them out by taking two a day.

[tinkerbell23]

Yeah if i cant get through thats what ill do!!

Thanks guys as usual you helped. Xxx

[pdq1]

I once did a survey of someone in our household who was taking propranolol. After taking it the pulse rate was checked every half hour. What surprised me was the very short active life of the drug. Within about 4 hours most of the drug has lost its effectivesness and the pulse resumed climbing.

To miss it for 12 hours would have put the pulse rate as it began. I'd hate to think if you missed it for the whole bank holiday weekend

[tinkerbell23]

Pdq i can feel my heart getting faster and the adrenalin running down my arms and legs actually!!!! Weird xx