Posted by Darrell Pugh, DO on December 23, 2003 at 15:23:25:
In Reply to: Nerves?! posted by Jacob on December 21, 2003 at 09:36:35:
One thing that has not come up yet in this discussion, and is worth mentioning, is the fact that a certain degree of "nerves" may actually be beneficial. We've all heard of the "fight or flight" response. We have evolved with this response hard wired into our systems. Stage fright is simply the innate human response amplified and gone haywire. While a certain degree of this sympathetic nervous system response can heighten the senses and reflexes, too much of this good thing can cause all of the bad things associated with with stage fright. It is those people who get too much of this good thing that may benefit from beta blockers.