u/hypnoghoul

I applied for STD back in June 2025, since I have been out of work and it ended December 2025. After that it took some time to get the information needed for my LTD claim, but I was denied. The lady on the phone said I can appeal and honestly, I just went with it and immediately sent my appeal letter and gathered more info from my doctor and therapist. and during all of my time getting an information for my appeal, I completely neglected the fact that I should and need to get a lawyer before risking that because I only get one appeal. This is my first time going though this process and it sounds extremely ignorant but I honestly thought going through a lawyer was a process for SSI (this is disability through my employer, who has also terminated me by now and the company is equitable).

I am going to attempt to contact legal aid, but it may be too late for me (my appeal decision is June 6th). I take full responsibility for my mistake and not doing enough research in this matter.

That being said I reside in upstate NY and I will not be able to return to work anytime soon. If my appeal is denied and I can no longer get lawyers or myself involved with this company handling my long them disability claim what are my next steps? Do I have to apply for SSI or is there another means of LTD I can go through in New York?

My initial application for LTD was denied, and I sent an appeal and they have not made a final decision but I received a letter of the opinion of the person reviewing my case and they did not make a final decision yet, they have to by June 6th, but they still think I’m fit for work. I have notes from my doctor and therapist stating several times I’m not fit for work and why im not and the person reviewing my case seems to be ignoring that and thinks my condition is manageable.

The company handling my case is Equitable btw. If they deny my appeal a second time what are my next steps? Do I need a lawyer involved? Can I try to apply to LTD through other means? (I’m in upstate NY). The company handling my case was through my employer who also has terminated me now.

I have moderate agrophobia and I’m unable to get a job right now due to physical anxiety symptoms.

I isolate myself at home and I’ve been trying to make steps like go to my doctors appointments and leave the house

I still feel unimportant and not needed

How can I make myself feel valuable

I’ve ordered from this specific restaurant for years and never had problems. Today I ordered my usual meal which was rice noodles but instead of chicken I got beef.

When I got it delivered, the beef was dark brown on the outside for the most part but a lot of pieces were a bit pink in the middle and I noticed because some pink was poking out a bit. These were also thin pieces of beef.

I ate a piece anyway but it tasted pretty tender. I picked the pieces out and ate the noodles still but I didn’t bother finishing it and lost my appetite because there was just more beef I picked through that didn’t seem fully cooked at all.

The propranolol was making me dizzy and faint all week even on a micro dose of 2.5 and 1.5 since I started it on Saturday. Today I took the 1.5 dose and it dropped my BP to 112/80 and I still felt bad. My doctor said it’s not for me so wanted me to stop it.

I forgot to ask if I need to ween off it or just stop. I’m assuming no because it’s a small dose?

I started propranolol Sunday and I’m supposed to be taking 10mg but I started at 5mg then split it to 2.5 and that’s been my dose since. Tuesday I actually felt decent, anxiety free and only slightly dizzy and it went away after an hour and my readings were good (125/90 all Tuesday while my averages before taking this medicine were 130/95 or 140/100) but Wednesday I took the 2.5mg and I started feeling calm, but then I felt more dizzy and lightheaded than I did before and I felt like my blood sugar dropped and I had to eat something and after a meal I felt better. The same thing happened today unfortunately. I’m also feeling depressed after 6 hours after taking my dose.

I know 2.5mg is too low but it’s obviously effecting me and my anxiety came back because I’m so scared of passing out. I’m supposed to talk to my doctor tomorrow and I’m scared she won’t care about my symptoms and will just want me to increase my dose.

I understand a lot of this too is my body adjusting to the lower BP but I just feel horrible and discouraged and it’s worsening my anxiety. Does anyone have and advice??

I have been prescribed propronal by my doctor due to high blood pressure she’s concerned about but it’s supposed to double as an anxiety med as well. I started it on Sunday and I started at 5mg but lowered my dose on the third day of taking it to 2.5. Tuesday when I took 2.5mg I felt pretty good and thought that would work for me, and my anxiety was mostly gone too (at least I felt no adrenaline) did feel slightly lightheaded and dizzy all 3 days but they went away after an hour. However yesterday when I took my dose I started feeling lightheaded and dizzy again and I thought I was gonna pass out, and it felt a bit worse and more intense. After drinking something sweet and eating a bagel I felt better. This morning after taking my dose I felt the same, felt dizzy and weird and like I’d pass out. Again after eating I felt better but I still feel just mostly off.

To also note my blood pressure the last few months on average has 140/100 and 130/90 and if it drops lower I feel shakey, weak and a low blood sugar feeling, but my doctor was concerned about it being so high so I decided it’s best I take it.

I’ve been monitoring my BP since starting my medicine and it has been averaging 125/90. I know 2.5 is a dangerously low dose but I split it that way because I have a phobia of meds, but it’s obviously effecting me and the drop in blood pressure even though it’s not that low is making me feel weird.

My heart rate also hasn’t been entirely low and is 75-80 (usually highest is 100)

I started propronol on Sunday, I started a small dose of 5mg then split it to 2.5 because I have a phobia of meds and am very sensitive. At first it was really helping my anxiety and it is stabilizing my BP back to the 120’s instead of 150’s as I’ve been recording it but because of the BP drop I have been feeling dizzy, lightheaded, pretty fatigued and just pretty weird.

I felt pretty good yesterday and calm and had a stable BP even on just my 2.5mg dose. I also have noted that I don’t have any adrenaline in my body.

Today though I was supposed to leave the house, I ate breakfast at 10:30 then took my dose at 11:00. because of my agoraphobia I still felt mental anxiety. But after 45 minutes I felt chill and calm, but unfortunately I still felt pretty fatigued and lightheaded. I ended up getting too scared to leave the house from feeling dizzy, then I ended up feeling like I’d pass out so I had apple juice quick and I bagel. This is a symptom I get from anxiety attacks so I feel like I didn’t have adrenaline but my body still felt weird. I felt better after 30 minutes but, I don’t know what to do. I know my body is adjusting to the BP changes but I just don’t feel comfortable yet with how this makes me feel.

I am supposed to talk to my doctor tomorrow, the reason I am on this was because my doctor is concerned with my high BP and it was supposed to help my anxiety as well.

Did the adjustment to a low BP go away for anyone else?

I have a severe phobia of medication and it’s taken me a whole year to start my propronal. I was really hoping it would help my physical anxiety symptoms and adrenaline issues when trying to leave the house. I was supposed to start it because I do have high blood pressure but my doctor and psychiatrist said it would help my anxiety too.

I finally started my dose Sunday. Sunday and Monday were a little rough on me, I felt the usual side effects when your BP drops so I split my dose. Yesterday I actually felt pretty okay and I thought today I could leave the house. I took my dose and I felt calm, but I started getting tired and then I just felt dizzy and lightheaded. Unfortunately my mind took over and I just wasn’t comfortable leaving the house feeling that way, I was scared I’d pass out. Those are symptoms I get when I get anxious and I hoped the propanol would help.

I thought I finally won but I feel like a failure. And now I still have to deal with the stress of managing my blood pressure and feeling these symptoms while talking to my doctor.

I have a severe phobia of medication and it’s taken me a whole year to start my propronal. I was really hoping it would help my physical anxiety symptoms and adrenaline issues when trying to leave the house. I was supposed to start it because I do have high blood pressure but my doctor and psychiatrist said it would help my anxiety too.

I finally started my dose Sunday. Sunday and Monday were a little rough on me, I felt the usual side effects when your BP drops so I split my dose. Yesterday I actually felt pretty okay and I thought today I could leave the house. I took my dose and I felt calm, but I started getting tired and then I just felt dizzy and lightheaded. Unfortunately my mind took over and I just wasn’t comfortable leaving the house feeling that way, I was scared I’d pass out. Those are symptoms I get when I get anxious and I hoped the propanol would help.

I thought I finally won but I feel like a failure. And now I still have to deal with the stress of managing my blood pressure and feeling these symptoms while talking to my doctor.

I started 5mg of propronal yesterday and today is my second day doing it. My BP this morning was 130/95 with an HR of 100 and now it’s 119/71 with an hr of 80 after 2 1/2 hours after my dose.

I was given this for both my high BP and anxiety and panic disorder and I’m not used to my BP being so low so now I feel a little “weak”, sleepy and not full energy. Is this normal and will my body adjust eventually?

Also I’m 28F and 143lbs, not a smoker or drinker but have severe anxiety disorder and stress and other health issues worsened by my anxiety.

My BP usually has been 130/90’s or 150/100 which prompted my doctor to start me on meds.

I started propronol yesterday but didn’t notice any side effects or the medicine helping because unfortunately I had a panic attack after taking it (bad phobia of medicine) and I don’t think my hr or BP lowered much at all, but I did notice I didn’t seem to have adrenaline in my body if that makes sense.

I took my second dose today and right now I feel calmer and my BP is lower but I’m also getting leg cramps, although that may have been from my anxiety yesterday.

I plan on calling my doctor sometime later but is there anything else I should know as I adjust to it? I have a bad phobia of meds so I’m worried about side effects or missing something. My last BP check was 129/95 and my hr is 85. Im also on a super baby dose my doctor instructed me which is 5mg because of my aversion to meds.

Hi, I’ve had a year long struggle with taking medications because I have a severe phobia of meds but this afternoon I finally took my prescription, however I split the med in half and only took 5mg. It’s been about an hour since taking it. The moment I took it I had a panic attack and my hr went up 120 but I did it and it took a while to calm down.

I’m still scared if later on I’ll start feeling weird or have side effects. But I don’t know if it’s a placebo but I don’t feel much adrenaline going through my body either right now even though I know I didn’t take a very big dose at all.