I suffer with anxiety and have done for a long time. I was prescribed propranolol but have never taken any because I’m worried that it will make me nauseous. My anxiety manifests as bad nausea and gives me an upset stomach however I’m emetophobic so being nauseous and feeling like I might be sick gives me bad anxiety. It’s a whole cycle. It often prevents me from leaving the house and if I do, I panic the entire time that I’ll be sick which makes my anxiety worse which makes my nausea worse etc etc.
I have a few things coming up that I know are going to be tough for me. I am travelling to Northern Ireland on a plane (love flying but my anxiety just cannot cope with sitting in an airport), I am driving down south which will take about 3 hours, I get motion/car sickness and I get anxious about not being by a toilet if/when I feel sick because of that. And thirdly I am getting married. We aren’t having our big wedding until next year so are just doing the legal stuff at a registry office but even the thought of standing up in front of only a handful of people and saying vows gives me really bad anxiety too.
I just wanted to know how safe it is to take it as and when you need it as opposed to every day. I got prescribed it a while ago and vaguely remember the doctor saying it can be used when you need it instead of all the time but can’t be 100% sure and Google is giving me mixed messages. I’ve heard it works pretty quickly, within an hour of taking it and that the effects last a few hours.
Also for anyone who takes or has taken it before, what were your experiences like with it? Did it work for you? Did you feel sick when you took it? If that’s the case, it seems a bit counterintuitive for me to take it to curb my anxiety nausea. I just don’t want to be stood saying my vows or in a plane seat feeling sweaty and dizzy and like my insides are going to fall out!