Propranolol + Cognitive balance
I hope everyone is doing well!
I’ve been struggling with overwhelming anxiety, and my doctor prescribed propranolol a few weeks ago. It has worked incredibly well to dial down the anxiety. It was prescribed to me on a Friday, I did a bit of a test run over that weekend, and I was so thankful that it made me feel somewhat normal for the first time in a while.
However, when I took it the following Monday at work, I experienced some severe cognitive issues. It was more than “brain fog” — I could not focus on anything, I became very confused about somewhat simple tasks, I had trouble processing things, and eventually had to take time off work due to my brain feeling completely broken. It was scary enough that I thought I was having a stroke, and my memory was pretty much nonexistent for a few days.
Has anyone else experienced severe cognitive issues while taking propranolol? If so, are there medications you’re taking in tandem with it to successfully improve focus and cognition? This is a particularly sad one for me, because it works incredibly well for the anxiety side of things, but had some scary mental side effects.