celtickarasu Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 I emailed my pdoc about the akasthesia. He mentioned a couple of drugs, including Cogentin. He ultimately called in a prescription for Inderal LA (propranolol) instead of Cogentin. Any thoughts on this drug? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celtickarasu Posted July 1, 2011 Author Share Posted July 1, 2011 I just searched Inderal in this forum and got a lot of info, but if anyone has anything to add that they haven't gone over before, I would still love to hear it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notfred Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 I just searched Inderal in this forum and got a lot of info, but if anyone has anything to add that they haven't gone over before, I would still love to hear it. Lasts all day instead of having to take it 3X a day. It is pretty benign; at lower doses it tends to not lower blood pressure. Its better than Cogentin for Akasthesia and easier to tolerate. nf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snugglepuss Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 A couple years ago when I first got out of the hospital, I was prescribed propanolol for anxiety. It worked better than benzos for me. I didn't know it was prescribed for akasthesia, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
water Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 My pdoc gave me a low dose of propranolol for my performance anxiety. I have a benign hand tremor which turns into a very jerky video zoom at the beginning of a performance I am recording live. I take the propranolol only an hour or so before the show starts. It works wonderfully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celtickarasu Posted July 1, 2011 Author Share Posted July 1, 2011 Thanks. He's starting me off at 60 mgs. When do I need to take it? With the Latuda, since the Latuda is the problem in the first place? I've emailed him again to ask this stuff, but he's hard to get ahold of on Fridays. I take my morning pills around 9 am, my Latuda with food around 8 to 9 pm, and my bedtime pills at 11 pm to midnight. Yeah, I'm on Xanax, and have been taking more than I should just to try to stop this crap, and it hasn't done jack for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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