When I was given beta blockers, I was in such a confused and anxious state that I didn't fully understand why they'd been prescribed to me. I had come out of the surgery with prescriptions for beta blockers, an antidepressant and a benzodiazepine and I wasn't sure what they were all for. Once I started feeling better I stopped taking the beta blockers as it seemed pointless to me - why put a sticker plaster over a symptom that is actually benign? That was just my attitude. It seemed unnecessary once I understood what was happening. That being said, I think the beta blockers did prove useful to me when things were all too much. I always feel that - if you feel the benefit of a medication - you absolutely must make use of that feeling to really tackle the underlying problem.