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Nervous about a speech? Why some people use beta blockers for anxiety.  The Washington Post Source link

Beta blockers: why are celebrities name-checking this drug?  The Conversation Celebrities use this common heart medication to calm anxiety. Should you try propranolol?  Medical Xpress The Little Round Pill That’s Winning Awards Season  The Hollywood Reporter I tried the 30 cent ‘miracle chill pill’ before a big event.. now I’m taking it for everything  Daily Mail Common heart drug doubles as off-label anxiety aid, …

A groundbreaking international trial has found beta blockers don’t help most heart attack patients with preserved heart function, despite being standard care for decades. Even more concerning, women given the drug faced higher risks of death and complications. Credit: Stock For over 40 years, beta blockers have been prescribed to heart attack survivors as a standard treatment. But the massive …