Feeling racist? Blood pressure pill Propranolol may open hearts and minds

http://m.yahoo.com/w/news_america/blogs/sideshow/feeling-racist-blood-pressure-pill-propranolol-may-open-223450211.html?orig_host_hdr=news.yahoo.com&.intl=us&.lang=en-us ^

[chessplayer]

A commonly prescribed drug used to treat high blood pressure may have the unintended benefit of muting racist thoughts in those who take it.

A new Oxford University research study found that Propranolol, which works to combat high blood pressure, anxiety, migraines, and a number of heart ailments, affects the same part of the central nervous system that regulates subconscious attitudes on race.

[raccoonnookkeeper]

Another point of concern is the very limited range of subjects used in the test: All 36 participants were white males.

Because the orthodoxy is that there is no such thing as minority racism, they couldn't possibly try to study this alleged effect in anything but whites could they?

[Avid Coug]

“This sh** is getting real scary.”

No kidding. I wonder if the Obama administration has found a drug that cures being a conservative. (Other than cyanide)

[tinamina]

I’m more interested in the high blood pressure/anxiety combination of this medicine. When my husband died I had anxiety attacks that I thought were heart attacks. Now I have high blood pressure and occasional anxiety attacks. I now get these attacks when I drive over a bridge or on the freeway. I think I’ll look into this drug to solve both my problems with one pill!

[trebb]

How long before every cracker in the country, from 5 years old on up, is forced to take Propranolol? How long before every cracker in the country, from 5 years old on up, is forced to take Propranolol?

I was thinking that if given to minorities, and if it works as advertised, it would solve 98% of racism overnight.

[finnsheep]

I had to take it as an eye drop for glaucoma years back, and it did cure my fear of driving across high bridges. Unfortunately it also caused me to be depressed.

Once I was off it I was driving across one of the Hudson River bridges and about half way across the old anxiety kicked in again, but it was okay.

Luckily the major side effect of the eye drops I take now is longer, darker lashes.

[magslinger]

Just what we need, Reavers.

[tinamina]

Thanks for that info. I did more research last night and I think I will request a prescription for this med ASAP. I was never afraid to drive before and I’m only 63, have just had my cataracts removed and this should be a time of freedom not of fear.