I was diagnosed with atrial fib and given warfarin and bisoprolol and my pulse is now down a lot but my question is that my blood pressure

[Goldiwonder1]

Has changed the systolic is very low at 100 but the diastolic is fairly high at 95 can anyone explain why this is so. Previously my bp was fairly average normal. Xx new follower.

[CDreamer]

Hi Goldiwonder1. To me that isn't unusually low. I am on Bisoprolol and was very concerned that it would lower my BP, being a beta-blocker, as I have very low BP anyway but my GP said it would probably stabilize it. This is was happened, my usual BP was around 85/50, 70/40 was not unusual and lowest 65/35 and after taking Biso, it raised it to about 100/70. I am not familiar enough with the physiology to answer your question re diastolic so that may be a question for your doctor. If you monitor your BP it would be a good idea to test the monitor's accuracy next time you have a GP visit and of course our BP is constantly changing. I still get episodes of very low BP but only very occasionally now. One thing I learned, I think someone mentioned it on this forum, I don't get as many symptoms eg breathlessness when I take it just before sleeping. Keep well...

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Hi Goldiwonder, and welcome... I am on the same meds you are, my BP is okay - my doctor has always said if I am worried about anything just to ask, and in your place, I would do that just to put your mind at ease. It's interesting CDreamer says taking the bisoprolol before sleeping helps with symptoms as I was told very firmly to take it in the morning. Doctors all have their own ideas! I wonder what the pros and cons are myself.

[Christo4]

I'm thinking if you take it at night you get away with not feeling to good, as I do I feel very tired so I'm thinking to change to taking meds at night then maybe in the day I shall not feel so tired. I think the main thing is to take your meds each day at the same time,It's worth it for me to give it a try.