I realize this a question I should ask my doctor, but I was wondering if anyone here could offer some insight or if anyone had a similar experience they could share.

I have realized that my problems stem primarily from physiological rather than mental symptoms, and I have discovered that people with this sort of anxiety response seem to respond well to propranolol. I'm tired of completely sweating through my shirt whenever I have to answer a question during one of my classes, and no amount of breathing awareness or cognitive reframing has helped.

The only thing that gives me pause is related to the drug's effect on heart rate. I am pretty well conditioned. I've been awake for 4 ish hours or so and my heart rate is currently 48 bpm. So I'm wondering if taking this medication would drop my heart rate to potentially dangerously low levels.

Of course, my heart rate spikes during typical social/performance anxiety situations, and I would be planning on taking the medication on an as needed basis, so maybe there wouldn't be an adverse effect? But at the same time, unless I know with certainty that an event like a presentation is upcoming, it's hard for me to know when I'll be in a situation where I'd truly need it

Again, I know these are questions for a physician, but I wanted to see how much information I could gather prior to discussing this with my doctor. Does anyone have experience taking this (or a similar med) with an already low HR?