It appears that patients with MVP may have an increased adrenergic tone that responds well to beta blockers. Propanolol may exacerbate your symptoms of lightheadedness and dizziness by lowering your blood pressure, so if you're feeling that it's not helping, then speak with your physician. Usually, the effects of beta blockers occur within a week or two of initiation of therapy. Anxiety attacks can be associated with MVP and symptoms of anxiety attacks can be the cause of many of the complaints patients with MVP complain of. I hope you find this information useful.
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Only your physician can provide specific diagnoses and therapies. Please feel free to write back with additional questions. Institution Ohio State University, Columbus. Title Mitral valve prolapse syndrome. Evidence of hyperadrenergic state.