Performers with stage fright have been using beta blockers for year as an off-label treatment for performance anxiety.<p>A doctor friend of mine passed along a recent NY Times article about how beta blockers may actually be able to cure the autonomous nervous system response and re-train the brain to not panic in otherwise panic inducing situations.<p>It&#x27;s very exciting research and it&#x27;s great to see non-psychoactive drugs used to combat mental issues.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nytimes.com&#x2F;2016&#x2F;01&#x2F;24&#x2F;opinion&#x2F;sunday&#x2F;a-drug-to-cure-fear.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nytimes.com&#x2F;2016&#x2F;01&#x2F;24&#x2F;opinion&#x2F;sunday&#x2F;a-drug-to-c...</a>