Inderal for anxiety online prescriptions

Inderal is a beta blocker. Beta blockers block the effects of a hormone called epinephrine or adrenaline to help the heart beat more slowly and less forcefully.

This slowing of the heartbeat leads to lowered blood pressure and helps address some of the physical symptoms of anxiety, particularly performance anxiety, including heart palpitations, increased heart rate, tense muscles, sweating, and shaking. Treating these physical symptoms of anxiety can help your body feel calmer, which also helps reduce the mental symptoms of anxiety, like anxious feelings and thoughts. There’s no evidence of propranolol’s efficacy long-term for the treatment of anxiety disorders.

Inderal LA and extended-release propranolol capsules come in 60-, 80-, 120-, and 160-milligram capsules. The starting dose for migraines, angina pectoris, and high blood pressure is 80 milligrams taken once a day. The typical dose is 120 to 160 milligrams for high blood pressure, 160 milligrams for angina pectoris, and 160 to 240 milligrams for migraines, all taken once a day.

Inderal XL and InnoPran XL both come in 80- and 120-milligram capsules. Providers typically prescribe 80 milligrams, taken once a day at bedtime with or without food as a starting dose. People can work up to 120 milligrams of Inderal XL as needed. It can take 2 to 3 weeks to notice the full effects of Inderal XL on blood pressure control. Inderal XL isn’t usually used for anxiety.

Inderal LA, Inderal XL, and extended-release propranolol are less commonly prescribed for anxiety, but they can be prescribed at a starting dose of 80 milligrams per day for chronic anxiety and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD).

If you miss a dose of Inderal, take it as soon as possible. Swallow Inderal LA or Inderal XL capsules whole. Don’t chew, crush, split, or open the capsules.

Store Inderal in a cool, dry place, and make sure it’s stored in a place where young kids can’t get to it. If you need to dispose of Inderal, don’t flush it down the toilet or throw it in the trash. The best way to dispose of it is through a local waste disposal company or a medication take-back program.

Xanax (alprazolam) is the most commonly prescribed benzodiazepine for anxiety. Benzodiazepines help you relax by slowing down your central nervous system (CNS). Xanax is approved to treat anxiety disorders, including GAD, and panic disorder with or without agoraphobia. 

Gabapentin is part of a drug class called anticonvulsants, which have a calming impact on the brain. Gabapentin is approved to treat seizures, nerve pain, and restless leg syndrome, and the treatment of anxiety is an off-label use. Studies have shown that gabapentin is particularly effective in treating social phobias.

Zoloft (sertraline) is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), which works by blocking the reuptake of serotonin, so more serotonin can stay in your brain and help you feel more calm and relaxed. Zoloft is approved to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and major depressive disorder (MDD). Using it for treating GAD is an off-label use. Studies have shown that Zoloft is more effective at reducing anxiety than treating depression.

Xanax’s side effects include drowsiness, light-headedness, dizziness, dry mouth, increased salivation, hypotension, and dermatitis. Gabapentin’s side effects include infection, headache, accidental injury, abdominal pain, diarrhea, dry mouth, constipation, nausea, vomiting, flatulence, weight gain, dizziness, incoordination, amnesia, rash, and conjunctivitis. Zoloft’s side effects include dry mouth, increased sweating, tremors, dizziness, fatigue, abdominal pain, constipation, diarrhea, nausea, and insomnia.

The best way to find out which anxiety medication, if any, is best for you is to talk to an anxiety provider.