Guest guest Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 Dear Jackie, I've been on 30 mg of propranolol for a while now - since my first varicial bleed in August. Anyway, it has helped a lot, and I haven't had any bloody noses. In fact, the propranolol has helped keep my varicies from bleeding. I'm wondering if instead of being from the drug, your husband's nose bleeds are related to an elevated INR. If he has varicies from cirrhosis, then there's a good bet that his INR is high. You might want him to get some labs to rule this out since he could start bleeding from those varicies if his INR is high regardless of what his BP is doing. The only thing I've noticed about propranolol is that I sometimes forget to take it at the right times and I immediately see my BP and heart rate go up if I miss a dose. (I have to take pills 5 times a day right now, and my watch only has three alarms. I reserve the alarms for the anti-rejection drugs since they're by far the most important!) I hope this helps! Best Wishes, Deb in VA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 Dear Jackie, I've been on 30 mg of propranolol for a while now - since my first varicial bleed in August. Anyway, it has helped a lot, and I haven't had any bloody noses. In fact, the propranolol has helped keep my varicies from bleeding. I'm wondering if instead of being from the drug, your husband's nose bleeds are related to an elevated INR. If he has varicies from cirrhosis, then there's a good bet that his INR is high. You might want him to get some labs to rule this out since he could start bleeding from those varicies if his INR is high regardless of what his BP is doing. The only thing I've noticed about propranolol is that I sometimes forget to take it at the right times and I immediately see my BP and heart rate go up if I miss a dose. (I have to take pills 5 times a day right now, and my watch only has three alarms. I reserve the alarms for the anti-rejection drugs since they're by far the most important!) I hope this helps! Best Wishes, Deb in VA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 9, 2009 Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 overall, fairly safe. if they have asthma, can induce an asthma attack--I have seen people with asthma where propranolol was prescribed for high blood pressure without taking the whole patient into account--not pretty. may make feel lightheaded or dizzy (lowers blood pressure, slows heart rate. Sharpshooters take it so they can aim and shoot between heartbeats) cannot be stopped suddenly (blood sugar will plummet--one of the sickest newborns I ever saw, mom was on propranolol for high blood pressure, because it is one of the safest in pregnancy, and the obstetrician did not warn the nursery and the baby's blood sugar crashed hard) may increase depression (decreased blood flow to brain?) susan > > Hi > Anyone with any experience with Propranolol for anxiety in children > with autism? > > Always > > Ana Brushingham > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 9, 2009 Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 overall, fairly safe. if they have asthma, can induce an asthma attack--I have seen people with asthma where propranolol was prescribed for high blood pressure without taking the whole patient into account--not pretty. may make feel lightheaded or dizzy (lowers blood pressure, slows heart rate. Sharpshooters take it so they can aim and shoot between heartbeats) cannot be stopped suddenly (blood sugar will plummet--one of the sickest newborns I ever saw, mom was on propranolol for high blood pressure, because it is one of the safest in pregnancy, and the obstetrician did not warn the nursery and the baby's blood sugar crashed hard) may increase depression (decreased blood flow to brain?) susan > > Hi > Anyone with any experience with Propranolol for anxiety in children > with autism? > > Always > > Ana Brushingham > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 9, 2009 Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 overall, fairly safe. if they have asthma, can induce an asthma attack--I have seen people with asthma where propranolol was prescribed for high blood pressure without taking the whole patient into account--not pretty. may make feel lightheaded or dizzy (lowers blood pressure, slows heart rate. Sharpshooters take it so they can aim and shoot between heartbeats) cannot be stopped suddenly (blood sugar will plummet--one of the sickest newborns I ever saw, mom was on propranolol for high blood pressure, because it is one of the safest in pregnancy, and the obstetrician did not warn the nursery and the baby's blood sugar crashed hard) may increase depression (decreased blood flow to brain?) susan > > Hi > Anyone with any experience with Propranolol for anxiety in children > with autism? > > Always > > Ana Brushingham > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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