There is no ‘magic pill’ to fix young women’s anxiety. I should know – I once took propranolol myself

Prescriptions for these beta blockers are soaring among England’s teenage girls. But they deserve more than this sticking-plaster approach, says Guardian…

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1. There is no ‘magic pill’ to fix young women’s anxiety. I should know – I once took propranolol myself

   The Guardian · 2026-11-08 08:00 UTC

   Prescriptions for these beta blockers are soaring among England’s teenage girls. But they deserve more than this sticking-plaster approach, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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