Getting of bisoprolol

[Colin1314]

Trying to get of bisoprolol been very hard . Got down now to 1/4 of 1 25 taking this alternate days since friday, just had a shower and got very panicky. Is any one else like this ,on the good side not as breathless . Low on confidence

[Hidden]

Hi Colin,

i'm afraid that anxiety is one of the side effects of AF. Knowing this has helped me to try and shrug it off.

as for coming off bisoprolol , it is hard, and you will feel rough. I had terrible palpitations and short bursts of SVT for several weeks after weaning off the drug.

But it was worth it, I feel so much more alive now.

Good luck

[Colin1314 in reply to Hidden]

Thank you. Just cant wait to get back to normal.

[wilsond]

Yes, I did. Early days yet,the drug is cumulative,so takes a while to get out of our system,as our body knows something is missing!

It gets easier..Best wishes x

[cycleman73]

Perseverance Colin. Remember even when you stop taking bisoprolol it is one that

remains in your body for a short time. Then when you are completely clear normality

returns. So stick with it, it's well worth it ! Good luck !

[Colin1314]

Thanks for that . It really helps to know that. Thank you.

[Thomas45]

Before I was prescribed Bisoprolol I could eat and drink anything without amy adverse reactions. After 7 weeks the painful rashes started. I was taken off Bisoprolol in 8 weeks, from 2.5mg to none. The urticaria which it triggered remains and is with me every day and night. I have become intolerant of the foods I like - blue cheese, black tea and alcohol, oranges and other foods. Of all my ailments - permanent AF, Asthma, lymphoedema, and urticaria - urticaria gives me the most problems.

[danagreen]

It would be more beneficial to cut the drugs down little by little rather then every other day as the latter give 'peaks and troughs' with a shortish half-life.