Over the last week I was given bisoprolol in place of propranolol SR 80mg x 2 daily due to heart palpitations (ventricular ectopic beat. I have never felt so ill. 3 days in I started with chronic anxiety, high blood pressure, sore throat, Chronic stomach acid and belching, nausea, dizziness, sleeplessness, faster pulse rate etc. 4 days in the dose was increased from 3.75mg to 5mg over the next 2 days I gradually could not function due to the side effects and felt very weak. I woke up with soaring blood pressure, I was given an ECG and apart from 1 ectopic beat this was normal but I felt very ill. I told the GP I was stopping the bisoprolol and going back to the Proranalol. I am on my third day in and I feel things are getting under better control, however I still feel quite fragile. I went from working full time running a house etc to someone who could not even prepare a drink. all in 5 days.
Has anyone else had an experience like this.
Not much help, but no, I haven't had anything like your side effects and I'm on 10mg a day (split into 2 X 5mg). All the side effects you quote seem to be listed against the medicine so I guess you must be one of the unlucky ones to have the lot. It may have also reacted with anything else you've taken or maybe there's something in your diet affecting it....I'm no expert, just gleaning information from the net.
I've been taking Bisoprolol for over 5 years now and the only possible side effect I have (and I don't know whether it is this one or any of the other 5 types of meds I'm taking) is my hands readily go numb when I'm in bed or doing anything with them raised above my head.
Anyway, hope you're improving going back on your old meds.
Steve.