Betablockers

Does anyone else find they have lost strength and feeling in their fingers on betablockers? Sewing a button on is a work of art and am totally unable to open the new childproof lids on soap pods!!

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[CDreamer]

Hi Hilda - it’s not only beta-blockers which I don’t take. I have lost so much sensation in my fingers which I’m not sure is down to meds or just older age and illness generally. I even have problems getting the touch controls on my hob and oven to work.

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We have a special needs great-granddaughter and although she is six she uses a buggy and I have a terrible job with the straps on that and her car seat!!

[CDreamer in reply to Hidden]

Old age isn’t for the faint hearted - a phrase I heard often from my gran.

[irene75359 in reply to Hidden]

You're not alone - I really struggle with my grandsons' buggies and car seats too, the mechanisms are so stiff and unyielding.

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Too true!

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Beats dying young though!

[fairgo45]

Not the beta blockers no , probably just overuse of hands maybe carple tunnel syndrome or natural aging see your doctor might be an easy fix

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Had carpal tunnel fixed, not quite the same feeling. Was changed to calcium channel blockers once, but they weren’t effective so back to Nebivolol!

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‘Fixing’ carpal tunnel syndrome relieves the awful pain, tingling & numbness, but leaves intrinsic weakness as it cuts through ligaments. I can never open jars or turn the shower cool enough 🦞! My husband forgets we tender females can’t withstand as much heat as hairy males 🦍.

Pat x

[Bmwpaul1971]

Beta blockers used to give me cold hands and feet.

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I have found that when the weather is cold and I am

outdoors my fingers can feel really painfully cold. I have woken up a few times with pins and needles in the hands. This may not be the BBs of course- there are plenty of other explanations. I would speak to your GP about this. There is a very useful and straightforward questionnaire which you can use to determine whether you might have had an adverse drug reaction here:

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nar...

See the section headed “Questionnaire”

[Crystalbowl]

Hello Hylda

I have taken Bisoprolol for about 2 years’ now and the dose has gradually been increased from 2.5 to 5 and now to 7.5 mg daily. This winter I noticed that the index and middle fingers in my right hand were often feeling ‘dead’. I mentioned this to my GP and he said it is Raynaud’s syndrome and is caused by the BB’s but they want me to continue taking them. Now I think all my fingers on both hands are affected to some extent and not necessarily just when it is cold. I also take other meds for my heart but have only been on them since January this year so none of them can be the cause as it started before I was taking them. I have a Kardia for checking my AF and that won’t always work which I think is due to this problem with my fingers,

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These medications have a lot to answer for!