Stu Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 "...upwards of 27% of symphony orchestra musicians use beta blockers to help alleviate the symptoms of stage fright." You failed to finish the quote from the NY Time Article from Oct 17, 2004 which completes this statement in context: "... a survey conducted by the International Conference of Symphony Orchestra Musicians, representing the 51 largest orchestras in the United States, revealed 27% of its musicians had used beta blockers and 70% obtained them from friends, not physicians." This fits right into the (illegal) use of drugs which has permeated the music scene for many, many years. Drugs of various degrees have been used for many reasons in the arts; some people even claiming their creative genius is enhanced through the effects of using psychological altering drugs. I, for one, am not an advocate for any drug use except in: a)very, very rare cases (such as a person goes into life threatening convulsions through the fight-flight response and therefore needs beta blockers to keep from dying); and b) the use of medication should only prescribed to very, very few people by real honest physicians (ie 'not' the docs who prescribe marijuana for tummy-aches to thousands of people). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
year1buick Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 "...upwards of 27% of symphony orchestra musicians use beta blockers to help alleviate the symptoms of stage fright." You failed to finish the quote from the NY Time Article from Oct 17, 2004 which completes this statement in context: "... a survey conducted by the International Conference of Symphony Orchestra Musicians, representing the 51 largest orchestras in the United States, revealed 27% of its musicians had used beta blockers and 70% obtained them from friends, not physicians." This fits right into the (illegal) use of drugs which has permeated the music scene for many, many years. Drugs of various degrees have been used for many reasons in the arts; some people even claiming their creative genius is enhanced through the effects of using psychological altering drugs. I, for one, am not an advocate for any drug use except in: a)very, very rare cases (such as a person goes into life threatening convulsions through the fight-flight response and therefore needs beta blockers to keep from dying); and b) the use of medication should only prescribed to very, very few people by real honest physicians (ie 'not' the docs who prescribe marijuana for tummy-aches to thousands of people). It's actually a pretty common Rx (I see it all the time), just not for managing anxiety. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 It's actually a pretty common Rx (I see it all the time), just not for managing anxiety. Any drug, repeat, any drug that is seen that often is being 'abused' by either the physician, the user, or both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
year1buick Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Any drug, repeat, any drug that is seen that often is being 'abused' by either the physician, the user, or both. I'll be sure to tell that to all the Type II diabetics I see taking Metformin. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bawker Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Any drug, repeat, any drug that is seen that often is being 'abused' by either the physician, the user, or both. . . .did you pick up a doctorate in Pharmacology we don't know about in the off-season? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Boo Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 (edited) That's given me a fright, I just need to find a stage now..... Yeah; I have that affect on people. Edit: Someone didn't appreciate that I used "affect" instead of "effect." My bad. Edited October 11, 2012 by Michael Boo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 . . .did you pick up a doctorate in Pharmacology we don't know about in the off-season? well he had every degree possible in finance and ethics, so he wanted to branch out 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 ya know, given the medical procedure i'm having in a month, I'm ok with taking 20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 It depends on the performer. I've not had issues with performance in music, but it's been a part of my life since I could remember. The numbers don't surprise me, as I know of a number of music majors/minors where I went to college that freaked out over performances (usually solo recitals or juries). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 "...upwards of 27% of symphony orchestra musicians use beta blockers to help alleviate the symptoms of stage fright." You failed to finish the quote from the NY Time Article from Oct 17, 2004 which completes this statement in context: "... a survey conducted by the International Conference of Symphony Orchestra Musicians, representing the 51 largest orchestras in the United States, revealed 27% of its musicians had used beta blockers and 70% obtained them from friends, not physicians." This fits right into the (illegal) use of drugs which has permeated the music scene for many, many years. Drugs of various degrees have been used for many reasons in the arts; some people even claiming their creative genius is enhanced through the effects of using psychological altering drugs. I, for one, am not an advocate for any drug use except in: a)very, very rare cases (such as a person goes into life threatening convulsions through the fight-flight response and therefore needs beta blockers to keep from dying); and b) the use of medication should only prescribed to very, very few people by real honest physicians (ie 'not' the docs who prescribe marijuana for tummy-aches to thousands of people). Which is almost completely off the topic. If you'd like to start a thread over this, you're welcome to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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