Beta Blocker

“use cognitive behavioral therapy or a beta blocker for that matter to successfully overcome that. Progressive exposure to the thing with, you know, which basically means like not that much adrenaline.”

“So thiazide diuretics, calcium channel blockers, ACE inhibitors, and ARBs. Notice I didn't mention beta blockers in there. We're really not using those for first-line agents in high blood pressure. So for primary hypertension, all first-line agents are pretty much good for about 12 to 15 millimeters reduction of systolic blood pressure”

“or even beta blockers when it comes to reducing cardiovascular events. Again, I'm not talking much about beta blockers and certainly not about alpha blockers. It's not that these other categories aren't used, but they certainly would not be considered first line today.”

“USMLE studying. Is that still used? Yeah. Okay. Beta blockers are a class of blood pressure medications. The exact mechanism how they work isn't known. It's postulated that it may have effects on the sympathetic aspect of the nervous system. And so two of the beta blockers that are FDA approved are propranolol and timolol, but there are other beta blockers that are used as well.”

“but there are other beta blockers that are used as well. They can be very effective for people. Once again, there's... Quotient if somebody has asthma. So there are different types of beta blockers. So it can potentially exacerbate asthma. Potential side effects include lowering of blood pressure or heart rate or exercise intolerance.”

“So he had a brittle he was a brittle hypertensive. He was on a beta blocker, what's called a calcium channel blocker and something called an ACE inhibitor. And they could not get his blood pressure down. It was life threateningly high. And this had gone on for years.”

“And I. But they didn't have much to offer other than maybe beta blockers. And I just couldn't take them. The side effects were too bad. Right. And over a four to five year period, all the heart symptoms went away.”