My ex used to use beta blockers before having to do public speeches

Beta blockers are usually prescribed for heart problems, but what they actually do is block boosts of adrenaline. That can help people with anxiety, because anxiety manifests as an adrenaline boost when trying to do certain things, leaving them shaky and nervous. If someone is anxious about speaking in public, or talking to new people, etc, beta blockers help with that a lot. They're a game changer for people with social anxiety.

It’s prescribed for a variety of things

They essentially block your body from releasing adrenaline. It's commonly used for anxiety and it's rumored to be why mark Zuckerberg looked and sounded so robot-like during the debate hearings. Also used for migraines, high blood pressure, heart palpitations and a list of other things.

Beta blockers can also suppress some types of migraines!

Ive got genetic heart issues and migraines since I was a kid, so the 241 pill has been really nice

A lot of people don't realize the difference between psychologists and psychiatrists. It doesn't help that a lot of places offer "therapy with medication management" so it's all through the same place but with two different people.

I've been in a situation where my therapist was a social worker, but he made his recommendations to the psychiatrist. The psychiatrist barely talked to me directly, he just had me fill out some tests about how I was feeling, and compared those results to the recommendations by the social worker.

And then prescribed me whatever the hell concoction made sense to him at the time.

Also, this anon is probably not worried about getting the details right about his friend's treatments. He probably didn't use the right word here.