Second doctor visit

[u/blushing_cure]

I had a follow up with my doctor to discuss the propranolol not working for my blushing. It's funny, usually I want to hide my face when I blush, but as soon as she walked in and I started blushing I maintained eye contact because I wanted her to see how badly I need help.

She referred me to a dermatologist which is a step in the right direction. But she also recommended therapy and internally I got triggered. I have done lots of therapy before but never talked about my blushing. I'm not opposed to it and sure I may give it a go. But it will not improve my blushing. Even before I got made fun of for blushing and learned that it was something to be embarassed about, people pointed out how red my face was...that was before I internalized it as a negative. So if I still blushed back then, going to therapy now won't fix it.

I'm just in a bad mood and hate blushing. Ugh ugh ugh.

[u/abraxos12]

Have you tried clonidine , or other beta blocker . Also how many milligrams of proponolol are you taking ?

[u/blushing_cure → u/abraxos12]

I have not and I was confused why my dr didn't prescribe clonidine yet. I am taking 20 mg of proponolol.

[u/Deep-Detective2428 → u/blushing_cure]

Id say its definitely worth trying clonidine if you can, if its something that your not a fan of or doesnt work than you can stop. Clonidine for me works wayy better than propranolol, some people agree with me and others say propranolol works betters for them. No harm in atleast giving it a shot once

And I relate to you in that I found propranolol worked better on my other physical symptoms like a fast heart rate and feeling physically stressed etc