anxiety
"After years of having occasional anxiety and taking different medications the fear of having to give a speech in nursing school finally drove me to ask my doctor if I could try propranolol.  Without making this too long of an essay, it changed my life and I probably only take it a couple times a month now, if that. Just knowing it is there, and trusting that it works, in itself helps.  It took away all of the symptoms that made me feel like I had no control over my body or that my body was betraying me during times of panic or even less anxiety.  This is the miracle medication for somebody who does not want to take medications on a regular basis.  This is a medication that takes away feelings that you don't want."