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Dr. Sabrina Islam Provides Perspective to Flow Space About Taking Beta Blockers for Anxiety

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Several celebrities have recently mentioned taking beta blockers to quell anxiety. Sabrina Islam, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Medicine at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, explained to Flow Space how beta blockers work and which patients should not take them, noting that women tend to experience more side effects.