At 04:31 PM 4/13/01 EDT, leskayc@a... wrote:
>...therefore did not take my customary INDERAL!!!! I am sick of having this
>crutch. <snip> Any suggestions for giving up a
>serious crutch?
and
>At 03:24 PM 4/13/01 -0700, Isabelle Bracamonte wrote:
>What is Inderal? I admit to being very ignorant about
>the various nerve-calming drugs and antidepressants
>that are out there.
Dear Isabelle, Leslie, and Vocalistmates,
Inderal is the prototypic beta-blocker [generic name-propranolol].
It "sits" on and "blocks" stimulation of receptor sites for adrenaline-like
compounds which are released in response to "fight or flight" type
physiologic states. So, as was pointed out the pulse slows, palpitations
diminish and one feels more calm. It is not a "nerve-calming" drug or
antidepressant in any way and, along with other beta-blockers, is
particularly useful in those people who are disturbed by a sense of the
heart pounding when they are about to perform. Beta-blockers have other
medical uses, too, such as in controlling blood pressure and arrhythmias,
but that's another topic. It has no Valium-like activity whatsoever, and is
non-addictive in a physiologic sense. But even so, some people hate to rely
on ANYthing external to themselves to control nervous tension. As for me,
I like the nervous "buzz" I get just before I am going to perform, and tend
to worry when I'm not nervous. However, I suppose if I wanted to break from
using Inderal to control stage fright, I'd look to either meditation or
hypnotherapy.
GWendel, dT
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