Hi all. I wrote on here a couple of weeks ago about asking my GP to change my beta blocker as Bisoprolol was causing me problems. She refused so today I saw a different doctor who after putting the fear of god into me about stopping beta blockers, said he would change them.
It’s a trial for a couple of weeks and if they’re not suitable he will change again.
They are called Atenolol. The information from people on this site gave me the push to do something. A message from jonjub in particular resonated with me as he described the same feelings I had. At least now I will know whether it was the medication or my condition causing the problem. 🤞
Glad you got sorted, but what did the doctor say would happen? Was he talking about stopping suddenly which I know is bad, or stopping generally? Thank goodness my GP wouldn't let me have them.
He said not taking them at all is a risk off death!!! Or stroke! “But as you are on warfarin you should be protected from stroke”😬
We will all die one day so she is probably technically right. You do need something to control rate mind you or you may get serious heart issues. Hope the atenelol works for you. It is one of the older beta blockers and one I took back in the day (2004/5) for a few months before bisoprolol became the fall back drug.
Thank you for that. I will give them a go. The pharmacist said that they usually start with Bisoprolol & move on to Atenolol if they need to.