Prazosin vs Propranolol
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| Prazosin is used with or without other medications to treat high blood pressure. Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. Prazosin belongs to a class of medications called alpha blockers. It works by relaxing and widening blood vessels so blood can flow more easily. | propranolol Oral is a beta blocker used to treat high blood pressure, irregular heartbeats, shaking (tremors), and other conditions. It is used after a heart attack to improve the chance of survival. It is also used to prevent migraine headaches and chest pain (angina). Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. Preventing chest pain can help improve your ability to exercise. | |||
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| Add Prazosin review This drug has stopped my night terrors and nightmares. Helped me sleep sometimes. Although it has given me incontinence which I really hate and also I am unable to achieve orgasm anymore. I don't know for sure if this drug is causing it but I think it is because of it being a blood pressure thing. So am thinking of stopping it altogether due to these side effects. Its not worth it peeing in my bed every night and no sex drive anymore. I have suffered for 4 years with PTSD/nightmares until prescribed this drug. I have been taking this medication for 5 months at a dose of 7.5 mg. at bedtime. The nightmares are not as vivid and an able to cope much better. I do, however, have dizziness/lightheaded spells on occasion that I have to be cautious of. | Add Propranolol review I have taken this to prevent migraines. It did not work for about 2 months. Now I only have about 3 migraines a month. I was having 3 to 4 weekly.It has made my life so much better. Going from daily migraines down to maybe one a month has changed my life. I am tired all the time and have dizziness but at least I don't have the migraine pain. propanolol did not help at all with head pain MY DAUGHTER SUFFERS FROM MIGRAINES AND HAS STARTED TAKING THIS MEDICATION , I'M REALLY SCARED ABOUT THE OTHER SIDE EFFECTS AND WONDERING IF THIS IS THE RIGHT CHOICE FOR HER. This is my first time taking it after a migraine that's lasted about a month. I was scared to take it so only took half of a 40 mg. pill. My hands went numb and cold my feet still are. I'm having right chest pain and couldn't wake up to answer the phone (but could hear it ringing) I have asthma, hypoglycemia, and many other issues also on an anti- anxiety med with a normally low BP so why the doct ... | |||
