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

Prescriptions for these beta blockers are soaring among England’s teenage girls. But they deserve more than this sticking-plaster approachThe first time I had a panic attack, I genuinely thought I was dying. Unless you have experienced one, it is hard to understand just how physical the symptoms can be – the pounding heart, the shortness of breath, the dizziness, the…