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'''Beta blockers''' (β-adrenergic antagonists) competitively block β-adrenergic receptors. Introduced in 1964 with [[Propranolol]] (James Black, Nobel Prize 1988), they are now mainstays for hypertension, ischemic heart disease, heart failure, certain arrhythmias, migraine prophylaxis, situational anxiety, and several other conditions. | '''Beta blockers''' (β-adrenergic antagonists) competitively block β-adrenergic receptors. Introduced in 1964 with [[Propranolol]] (James Black, Nobel Prize 1988), they are now mainstays for hypertension, ischemic heart disease, heart failure, certain arrhythmias, migraine prophylaxis, situational anxiety, and several other conditions. | ||
[[Propranolol]] in particular is widely used as a peripheral anxiolytic — it blunts the somatic (heart-racing, tremor, sweating) manifestations of acute anxiety without sedation, which makes it a fixture in performance anxiety, akathisia, and essential tremor. | |||
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* '''Never stop abruptly''' — rebound tachycardia, hypertension, angina | * '''Never stop abruptly''' — rebound tachycardia, hypertension, angina | ||
[[Category:Anxiolytics & Sedative-Hypnotics]] | |||
[[Category:MedCategory]] | [[Category:MedCategory]] | ||
[[Category:Medicines]] | [[Category:Medicines]] | ||