complex condition: A pheo is relatively rare. This adrenal tumor makes adrenaline and noradrenaline, mostly. If you have it, you need surgery, and in the meantime you prob need treatment with both a beta- and alpha-blocker; proproanolol and phenoxybenzamine. You need a specialist. Endocrinology or maybe cardiology.
Answered 10/13/2013
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If you do indeed: Have a pheo (which I have no evidence for or against since i haven't evaluated you) Propranolol alone is not the correct treatment and can be dangerous. Please talk about this with your doctor.
Answered 2/16/2021
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NO!: Administering a beta blocker (propranolol) a patient with a pheochromocytoma without first ensuring adequate Alpha blockade (another drug which dilates the peripheral arteries) can result in heart failure- the heart not being able to pump enough blood to the body. Consider getting a second opinion from a cardiologist or internist. Pheos require surgery to remove them.
Answered 6/24/2014
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Unopposed: Beta blockade not indicated ; potentially dangerous.
Answered 10/12/2013
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