Propranolol Side Effects

Venting

I started Proprananol late January and I thought that my lifelong anxiety was finally solved. I was diagnosed as a young child, but I was too anxious to return to the doctor regularly. So I got the meds from a telehealth website. This is the first time i’ve tried medicating my anxiety. I was relaxed and confident and could participate in class freely. It was awesome

In the time since, I’ve put on nearly 25 pounds and my skin has been terrible. My habits and diet have remained the same, I definitely didn’t overeat enough in the span of a month and a half to gain that much weight. I only recently noticed how like bloated I’d become. I’m not skinny to begin with but I’ve never been this puffy, at least since I was on birth control. Apparently I’m prone to the weight gain side effect.

Since stopping the medication this past weekend, my skin has improved and my weight is consistently lowering. It just sucks having to choose between looking good and being mentally good. The only good thing about this is that I discovered my anxiety is purely physical. When I don’t have physical symptoms I am fine.