I'm a 52 year old working female and sleep or lack of it has become really bothersome. I have no problems getting to sleep, just the fact I wake up many times during the night, so my sleep is very broken. I also have the most vivid and sometimes upsetting dreams, where I wake quite upset and anxious, then struggle to settle back to sleep. Not good when you're awake 2 or 3 hours a night and you've got work the next day. I feel exhausted most of the day, but come 10pm I'm wide awake and ready to go.
I was wondering if my meds had any affect on my problem. As in the medicine itself or the time I take them.
I take 5mg bisoprolol 7.30am
20mg rivaroxoban at 12.30pm.
60mg atorvastatin at 6.30pm.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thankyou and have a healthy, happy new year.
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Hi, sorry I can't help with the meds as mine are different, just wanted to sympathise until someone else turns up. I have very broken sleep caused by hip pain and I know how draining it is. I do have very vivid dreams but I only take Diltiazem so wonder if there's another explanation. The only thing I can think of in your case is sleep apnoea - have you been tested for that? Also I have read people giving advice about taking Bisoprolol in the evening if they feel tired during the day. I'm also wondering if you have lunch at 12.30 because Rivaroxaban is supposed to be taken with a meal to get the full effect but of course nothing to do with sleep! Best wishes 💜
Firstly, you might like to scan your eyes over my comments to 'Mrhermyl' about Bisoprolol.
Secondly, my sleep patterns are rubbish too. Have been for years and certainly since my diagnosis of AF in Jan 2010. At first I blamed these sleep patterns on 25 plus years of working shift work ( I was a bus driver, working earlies, middles and lates and then changing between the different types of shifts too).
However, in more recent years, on this forum I have read of similar associations, AF/Drugs/ rubbish sleep. Of all the drugs you list I am on a statin (40mg) taken at night and 5 mg of Bisoprolol taken also at night (8pm) (it was originally prescribed to be taken at breakfast). This year for the first time I have experienced the onset and continuation of damn Whacko Jacko dreams, horrible, more like nightmares. I have never ever been a 'dream person' in my life .... ever !
I usually wake up only once during the night, usually about 1 am to 2 am and end up staying up for about 2 hours. Back to bed and sleep and wake again at 6 am if I'm working or 7.30 am if not working. My return to sleep is always more difficult.
Interestingly, if I go to bed late 10 pm or later I tend to sleep till 5 or 6 uninterrupted. I've had no sleep apnoea tests as that is not the issue as far as I'm concerned.
I always drop off to sleep in a flash and never ever when at work feel tired during the day. I don't ever struggle with tiredness during the day ( I work a 6 day fortnight driving a local mini bus service in fact the more I work the better I am).
My personal view the problem is Bisoprolol ( and I have no medical/scientific proof). You could try taking it at night - again see my post to Mrhermyl - you never know it might make a difference, might not either - all that said I wouldn't change from Bisoprolol as it keeps my heart at around 65 to 67 bpm, regular as clockwork.
Good luck and a Happy New Year.
John
Ask to switch from bisoprolol to nebevolol, bisoprolol can cause sleep disturbances as it affects melatonin.
I had to come off Bisoprolol because it gave me horrendous dreams, which the Consultant acknowledged was a known side effect. He then put me on Nebivolol which was fine. Good luck. Tricia
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- all that said I wouldn't change from Bisoprolol as it keeps my heart at around 65 to 67 bpm, regular as clockwork.
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