Switched to Nebivolol from Bisoprolol

[Moo1975]

Hello guys

I’m Moo from Jordan in the Middle East and I can’t thank all the members here enough for the participation that let me feel that I was not the only one suffering from the ugly side effects.

I’m 43 male with two heart attacks and 4 stents. My last hear attack was in Aug 13 this year and earlier attack was on Nov 2010. I was on Bisoprolol 5 mg since 2010 and I can’t describe the hell I was in at the start and kind of improved in a year but still an issue and I had to live with it. After my 2nd heart attack and for unknown reasons I could not tolerate Bisoprolol anymore and had continuous shortness of breath and dizziness and I was lucky to be with one of the best cardiologist in the Middle East region and he have switched me to Nebivolol 5 mg and suggested a 2.5 mg if HR and BP ok. I have to say I felt slightly better but when switching to 2.5 mg it is like night and day. Currently and after a week on 2.5 mg Nebivolol my HR is at low 60s when lying down and high 70s low 80s when sitting in a chair and 108-116 when walking for 35 mins.

I reduced my smoking and lost 25 pounds in a month (was 230) after walking and a strict healthy diet which my doctor advised me that walking and reducing weight will keep reducing my HR to a safe zone for my case. I was one of the few cases where I had a heart attack without actually having a hypertension. My current BP is around 102-110/70-80.

I have one piece of advice to buy the new Apple Watch 4 or a similar thing since it helped me monitor my HR and log results and send it to my cardiologist all the time.

Sorry for the long post but I was excited from day one that I was not the only one suffering from Bisoprolol.

[Finvola]

Hello Moo and welcome to the forum.

Bisoprolol is notorious for causing some people to feel dreadful. One cardiologist I know described it as a ‘dreadful drug’ - another said it is ‘the drug of choice’ but my GP said it is sometimes a matter of trial and error. It’s good that you have the chance to compare the two drugs and hopefully you will continue to improve on Nebivolol.

I was switched from 1.25mg of Bisoprolol to 2.5mg of Nebivolol five months ago and I feel like I have got my life back!! I had got used to resting after 20 minutes of the slightest exertion, not walking uphill, not doing consecutive tasks - and coping with breathlessnes too.

Very best wishes.

[Moo1975 in reply to Finvola]

Thanks a lot. Hopefully I will feel much better soon.

[GordonS]

Bisoprolol gets a bad name on here yet it still appears to be the "drug of choice" for the medics. I am fortunate in that I seem to tolerate it well whilst I recognize many don't.

[Moo1975 in reply to GordonS]

in our region the brand name is concor And it seems like everyone is using it and I was just telling people to stay away from it after what I have experienced

[Ianc2]

Well done, you have changed your diet, followed a weight loss plan, got an exercise routine going and got your meds sorted. Knock the smoking out and enjoy the walking - you are doing well. Congratulations.

[Moo1975 in reply to Ianc2]

Thanks Ian. Yes still working on Smoking and hopefully will be of that soon.

[Bmwpaul1971]

Good luck Moo. I am on bisoprolol and am hoping to change when I visit the cardiologist in 30mins time. Fingers crossed?

[mariah222]

Good luck Moo.

I changed from Bisoprolol to Nebivolol (via Carvedilol) and am feeling much clearer headed and more energetic as a result.

Congrats on the weight loss!

Maria