Betacap Plus 10 Capsule SR

Propranolol contains Propranolol, a beta blocker. It works by affecting the body’s response to nerve impulses, especially in the heart. It slows down your heart rate and makes it easier for the heart to pump blood around the body. This prevents arrhythmia, stabilizes blood pressure and prevents a heart attack. It also widens the blood vessels in the body for better blood flow, thereby preventing angina as well as migraine. The exact mechanism by which it prevents tremors is not known, but experts believe that Propranolol helps block the nerve impulses to the muscles responsible for tremors. Propranolol helps block the effects of the chemical messengers namely, adrenaline and noradrenaline, that are produced by the brain and are responsible for increasing your heart rate which makes you feel anxious. This way it helps with anxiety. While treating pheochromocytoma, Propranolol may be given to block the action of high-adrenaline hormones, to lower the risk of developing dangerously high blood pressure during surgery for removing the tumor.

Sleep disturbance, Fatigue, Low blood platelets, Psychosis, Mood changes, Hallucination, Myasthenia gravis, Slow heart rate, Nightmares, Cold extremities, Paresthesia (tingling or pricking sensation), Hair loss, Purpura

Migraine headaches are thought to result from the dilatation of blood vessels in the head. Flunarizine works by preventing loss of tone and dilation of blood vessels, thus preventing the migraine headache.

Sleepiness, Weight gain, Muscle pain, Fatigue, Insomnia (difficulty in sleeping), Increased appetite, Depression, Inflammation of the nose, Coordination disorder, Hypotension (low blood pressure), Muscle spasm, Abnormal menstrual bleeding, Essential tremor, Extrapyramidal symptoms, Parkinsonism, Increased liver enzymes