Re: Propranolol and Alcohol?
hi
have been worried about mixing alchohol while on these. but hope its ok.
Re: Propranolol and Alcohol?
Hi Tucker,
I have to admit to frequently washing my betablockers down with alcohol when I took them about 10 years ago. However I really feel that mixing any kind of medicine - anti depressant/tranqualiser/beta blocker with a depressant, alcohol, is not such a good idea. I'm a recovering alcoholic and drank frequently convinced that anybody with panic attacks like mine would do the same. In the end I couldn't tell whether it was the alcohol making me anxious or I was anxious!
Re: Propranolol and Alcohol?
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Meg
Th rule of thumb is that you can have a drink or two but not get competely blattered on a regular basis.
A high proportion of slightly rotund middle aged + drinkers in your local pub are liley to have been through the betablockers catagory at some stage and continued with their pub outings.
Propanolol is lipid soluable so gets excreted by the liver so you want to maintain some sort of function there... ...
Betablockers slow your heart rate and a stimulant like alcohol naturally increases the heart rate so they are working against each other..
Have a good game. As you're new on them it would be wise to listen to how you feel between pints ..
Meg
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Thank you for that, it's a big help.
Re: Propranolol and Alcohol?
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Meg
Betablockers slow your heart rate and a stimulant like alcohol naturally increases the heart rate so they are working against each other..
I'm sorry but what are your qualifications to be giving this advice?
Alcohol is not a stimulant, it is a depressant. It doesn't increase the heart rate, it lowers it. And they will not be "working against each other", they will more likely be adding to the same effects.
http://www.drinkaware.co.uk/facts/di...rt-term-memory.
I am greatly disturbed by your willingness to give someone medical advice without making sure what you say is accurate. I would suggest that unless you are a medical professional, you cease dispensing medical advice. If you are a medical professional (doctor, nurse, pharmacist, etc - Not some quack voodoo witch doctor like a homoeopath or some other alternative medicine con person) then you should return to study immediately.
Re: Propranolol and Alcohol?
Concern - Meg is no longer active on the forum but is a RGN. (nurse).
I was just wondering how you found this post as it is very old now.
Re: Propranolol and Alcohol?
I have read loads of sites about this now and most say that although it can decrease the heart rate it will then then increase it again and loads of people report an increase in the heart rate.
There are loads of studies about it on the internet as well so I think you are unjustified in your comments about what Meg said to be honest.