Talk to General Physician on Propranolol
Asking for Self, Male, 25 years old, Karachi
AOA, I have been on Indral 40 mg from 1 or 1.5 years because of Hyperthyroidism issue and Rapid heart rate, my thyroid issue get better in sometime and dr told me to quit Carbimazole but not Inderal but I quit inderal abruptly because of which I had dizziness, anxiety and increase in bp after that dr told me to Increase the dose to 40mg, so I have been on 40mg from long time and i can now feel my heart beat comes to normalize if i take tablet with some gap, I want to ask how to taper off inderal safely plz suggest me as I don't want to depend on the tablet for life long, I can't approach my dr because he is in Qta and can't visit him so plz help me
Dr. Fatima Irfan - General Physician
MBBS | Islamabad
what about your latest thyroid status? Do get thyroid tests done. If they are normal you can slowly reduce dose of inderal as well if you are not experience palpitations. You can also book online appointment after thyroid test results.
Dr. Rubina Mushtaq - General Physician
MBBS | Lahore
If your levels get normal and you want to stop it you surely taper it. it's a good approach towards life.
To taper you should reduce the dose to quarter or half for a week. See the results. If things Ok then reduce the next half for next week and so on.
As you are taking it for long time and your body is addicted to it so better reduce it 20 mg for 2 weeks and observe the levels. should go for labs after 2 weeks and so on.
Be happy.
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1 year ago
Dr. Homayoun Sheikh - General Physician
MD, Specialty Certificate (Acute Medicine) UK, MRCP (UK), Post Graduate Diploma of cardiologist (UK) | Karachi
ask your doctor to change indral to nebivolol as it can cause impotency for you
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