Have you been prescribed beta blockers for anxiety?

Years ago I tried a beta blocker for my anxiety/ depression, but it gave me insomnia and I had to take Ativan. Now there are many choices. And I decided to try again. I wonder if I can come off Ativan or even take less of it.

@zelenkobooks I was able to taper off Ativan from 150 mg down to 50 mg and then down to nothing in about six weeks. I had a little bit of rebound insomnia and anxiety, but I’m sure glad to be off of it.

@berekann sorry that was 1.5 mg down to .5 mg and then to nothing I still have some tablets and if I get very anxious, I take a quarter of one - .125 mg which helps with anxiety

@berekann Phew! I was very surprised!

@berekann Phew! I was very surprised!

@zelenkobooks when I was diagnosed with depression in 2001 I was able to come off Ativan as soon as Remeron kicked in after 6 weeks. It lasted a long time. And then it stopped working all of a sudden and I needed to go up on everything. I wish I were able to take beta blockers, because they helped with my symptoms of anxiety, but gave me insomnia and I stopped right away. Now they have many more varieties of beta blocker and you can be more successful. I hope it will work for me. I am happy for you.

@zelenkobooks currently, I take .75mg About an hour before going to bed and then when I wake up after a while, I take 5 mg of Ambien and usually sleep through through the night. But I know it probably won’t last forever. Thanks for the tip about beta blockers and anxiety

@berekann how do you take .75 mg? You break a 1mg in 4 parts?

@berekann how do you take .75 mg? You break a 1mg in 4 parts?

@zelenkobooks cut one .5mg in half to get .25mg. Take one .5 mg and one half.
Then you can cut one of the halves into half again for .125mg