I've had the worst fear of public speaking ever since middle school. To preface, I have never taken beta-blockers, or any anxiety medication before. Or who fear going to the dentist. I worry for days in advance, and once I get up in front of people I am a wreck. I have never had a problem speaking to my students or their parents, but otherwise public speaking turns me to Jell-O. These medications are taken prior to the onset of your symptoms to temporarily block the effects of adrenaline — that flight-or-flight response hormone that prepares your body to react (a.k.a., run if your still being chased by that hungry tigress) to stress. Public Speaking Phobia Dissolves with Herbs 4.6-9 ratings. Doctors are prescribing beta blockers to help business professionals deal with anxiety caused by public speaking. 6 Comments. Terry Graedon-December 05, 2016-6 Comments. I was always a pretty hyper kid and could get a little bit shaky during presentations and public speaking, but at the end of 11th grade/beginning or 12th, I developed a severe presentation/public speaking anxiety.

Similarly, a different study shows that while pre-speech anxiety levels in those with SAD were higher than those without, once participants in either group were actually engaged in public speaking, the anxiety leveled off, providing a treatment strategy for the SAD group centering on controlling pre-speech nervousness through CBT treatment and exposure 11. My voice quivers, my legs and hands tremble, my heart feels like it's going to beat out of its chest. Q. I have been a middle school teacher for 37 years. I also come from a family that isn’t too open about their mental health. Home Remedies. Beta-Blockers have definitely helped retrain my physical reaction to fear-inducing situations. Alissa Ambrose/STAT.

He envisions reaching not just people nervous about public speaking, but those who are shy. — -- Question: Should beta blockers be used to treat predictable moments of anxiety, such as a public speaking engagement? Anyone else have luck with beta blockers for public speaking? Beta-blockers are one class of drugs that may be of some help. Terry Graedon. Or flying on a plane. December 05, 2016. Shaking hands and legs, excessive saliva/swallowing, even if I wasn't mentally nervous at all. I do a lot of public speaking/training and despite years of doing this, my fear response had always been very very pronounced.