
Hi all,
For context I’m 17F and have been on 10mg of lexapro for almost a year now. Whilst the lexapro had worked well up until May this year, it started faltering and recently blood tests revealed Graves’ disease (hyperthyroidism) which may be the cause for all of my anxiety. Basically, I have been feeling more anxious which is normal until the thyroid medication settles in, but I have had a reoccurrence in anxious thoughts which tend to occur before social situations. Pretty much, I get anxious about having a dissociative episode (aka a panic attack or strong anxiety) which makes me feel nervous in anticipation before going out as I feel that if I have an episode when I’m out and about, it’s more embarassing/difficult to get out of. My therapist seems to think that I don’t have social anxiety as a condition (which I don’t because I’m generally extroverted) but in a week and a bit I have two 18th birthday events on the same day which I really want to attend. I suppose my overall question is would beta blockers prevent the dissociation &amp; anxiety before this situation? I’ve been prescribed up to 30mg every couple of hours by my doctor but have only tried 10mg once at night in my room, just to experiment and see if it backfired. I felt fine, didn’t feel any different but I suppose that’s because I wasn’t actively anxious at the time. Thoughts? The doctor has given me the all clear to take these beta blockers but I was wondering if people thought it would help specifically with my dissociative symptoms as a product of my anxiety. 

Any comments are greatly appreciated!