u/LivingSuspicious8596

I’ve been dealing with panic attacks and anxiety for the last 3–4 months. In stressful situations—and sometimes even when talking to people I know—I get huge adrenaline rushes. My heart starts pounding really fast, I feel short of breath, and it’s hard to speak. My blood pressure has also been pretty high.

I saw a neurologist, and she prescribed me propranolol 20 mg every morning and Adaptol. Since starting them, I feel much calmer, and my resting heart rate has dropped by around 20–30%. Overall, I feel better.

My question is about exercise. Is it safe to do cardio or go to the gym while taking propranolol?

What confuses me is that propranolol is supposed to keep my heart from beating so fast, but cardio naturally raises your heart rate. Could exercising while on propranolol be dangerous or make me faint? Or is it generally safe as long as I don’t overdo it?

Has anyone exercised regularly while taking propranolol for anxiety? I’d really appreciate hearing about your experiences or any advice.

I’ve been dealing with panic attacks and anxiety for the last 3–4 months. In stressful situations—and sometimes even when talking to people I know—I get huge adrenaline rushes. My heart starts pounding really fast, I feel short of breath, and it’s hard to speak. My blood pressure has also been pretty high.

I saw a neurologist, and she prescribed me propranolol 20 mg every morning and Adaptol. Since starting them, I feel much calmer, and my resting heart rate has dropped by around 20–30%. Overall, I feel better.

My question is about exercise. Is it safe to do cardio or go to the gym while taking propranolol?

What confuses me is that propranolol is supposed to keep my heart from beating so fast, but cardio naturally raises your heart rate. Could exercising while on propranolol be dangerous or make me faint? Or is it generally safe as long as I don’t overdo it?

Has anyone exercised regularly while taking propranolol for anxiety? I’d really appreciate hearing about your experiences or any advice.

Is this anxiety?

About a month and a half ago, when I was still smoking and drinking strong coffee on an empty stomach, I suddenly got a weird warm feeling in the back of my head while walking in the forest. My heart started beating really hard and differently, my pulse went up to 125, I got dizzy, my legs became weak, and my vision felt strange. I honestly thought I was having a heart attack, so someone called an ambulance.

My blood pressure was really high (160/120), but after checking me, they said my heart was fine and gave me a tablet that calmed everything down.

The next day it happened again at school — dizziness, shaky legs, weird vision, high blood pressure, panic. Another ambulance, same result.

Since then I’ve done heart tests, blood vessel checks, and seen neurologists. Everything was good! One doctor said it could be “vegetative dystonia” / anxiety-related nervous system issues and prescribed Noofen and Valocordin, Xanax (which I didn't take)

But after that, the stress changed completely. Even when my blood pressure became normal again, I still kept getting panic attacks. I could just sit in class and suddenly feel like I’m going to die. I became scared my heart would stop because of dizziness or weird feelings in my chest.

Then sleep problems started. I would wake up at 3 AM in full panic like someone scared me awake. Sometimes when I tried to fall asleep, I’d suddenly get a shock/adrenaline feeling and instantly open my eyes again.

Recently it got even worse in social situations. Before presentations or exams I had normal stress like everyone else, but now it feels extreme. I had to simply read a text out loud in class and suddenly got dizzy, short of breath, my heart rate went crazy, and my vision felt weird. I could barely read, like I was underwater. Yesterday the same thing happened during a physical exam while people were watching me.
Also I have like a quick second pain in my middle chest. And the pain and cramp feeling went to my face. Also cramps in jaw.

I WANT TO GO TO GYM AND PLAY BASKETBALL BUT...

I GET HEAD DIZZINESS and weak legs after starting to lift weights and playing basketball. Im afraid to go cardio because of heart rate.

I drink adaptol.

Is it safe to don't mind dizziness and just run?

About a month and a half ago, when I was still smoking and drinking strong coffee on an empty stomach, I suddenly got a weird warm feeling in the back of my head while walking in the forest. My heart started beating really hard and differently, my pulse went up to 125, I got dizzy, my legs became weak, and my vision felt strange. I honestly thought I was having a heart attack, so someone called an ambulance.

My blood pressure was really high (160/120), but after checking me, they said my heart was fine and gave me a tablet that calmed everything down.

The next day it happened again at school — dizziness, shaky legs, weird vision, high blood pressure, panic. Another ambulance, same result.

Since then I’ve done heart tests, blood vessel checks, and seen neurologists. Everything was good! One doctor said it could be “vegetative dystonia” / anxiety-related nervous system issues and prescribed Noofen and Valocordin, Xanax (which I didn't take)

But after that, the stress changed completely. Even when my blood pressure became normal again, I still kept getting panic attacks. I could just sit in class and suddenly feel like I’m going to die. I became scared my heart would stop because of dizziness or weird feelings in my chest.

Then sleep problems started. I would wake up at 3 AM in full panic like someone scared me awake. Sometimes when I tried to fall asleep, I’d suddenly get a shock/adrenaline feeling and instantly open my eyes again.

Recently it got even worse in social situations. Before presentations or exams I had normal stress like everyone else, but now it feels extreme. I had to simply read a text out loud in class and suddenly got dizzy, short of breath, my heart rate went crazy, and my vision felt weird. I could barely read, like I was underwater. Yesterday the same thing happened during a physical exam while people were watching me.
Also I have like a quick second pain in my middle chest. And the pain and cramp feeling went to my face.

Doctors say physically everything looks fine, but this honestly feels terrifying. Has anyone experienced something similar? Is this anxiety/panic attacks or something else? IM 30 YEAR OLD in few days.

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