About Propranolol
Hello, I (28M) was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism this January, though I suspect that I've had the condition for months longer but I just didn't know.
I want to ask anyone for their experience with propranolol, particularly those who have stopped taking it.
For my medicine, initially my endocrinologist gave me methimazole and propranolol was added after a few weeks following a visit to the ER because of my heart rate symptoms. I got scared of my symptoms (it was a first for me) and my scheduled visit with my endo was still in a couple weeks so I went to the ER instead. I got to see my endo later and I was advised to continue with propranolol. Another month passed and my FT3 and FT4 are normal now so my endo told me to continue on a lower dose of methimazole meanwhile I take propranolol as needed.
My dose of propranolol started at 10 mg once a day then increased to 10 mg twice a day. I've read online and on other posts here that propranolol shouldn't be stopped abruptly and the dose has to be tapered off. For now I'm taking 10 mg once a day. Any advice on how to taper it off and for how long? Based on what I've seen here too my dose is tiny in comparison so I'm not sure how much tapering there is for me to do. Thanks in advance for any replies!