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I’ve been taking a beta blocker for a few years because of a condition called POTS – Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, that I developed after a serious viral illness. For me, the beta blocker is meant to control the tachycardia that occurs whenever I stand.
It wasn’t until after (a long while after) I started taking the beta blocker, and very recently, that I started recognizing that I had symptoms of ADD, but I will say that, looking back, I don’t necessarily see a sudden increase of symptoms to do with taking the beta blocker. I am very lethargic and fatigued throughout the day, which could be due to the tachycardia, the (inattentive?) ADD, and/or the beta blocker, or the depression, or anxiety or…..you get the point.
But as I said, looking back, I’ve always been very easily overwhelmed, and impulsive, and impatient, though maybe my ability to concentrate for extended periods of time has gotten worse since on the beta blocker?
I’ve been on so many drugs, for so many reasons, with so many side effects – it’s hard to keep up with anything anymore.
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