About 10 days ago I posted some stuff under this heading and said I'd give an update.
Well here it is ......... on 4 Aug I dropped my Bisoprolol dose back from 7.5 to 6.25 mgs. Today 14 August, I am further dropping it to around 5.75 for the next 10 days then I'll resume the 5 mg dose that I was originally put on in 2010.
The effect of the initial drop has been to stabilise my heart rate and it no longer gets down to the ridiculous 40 to 58, (more 40 ish than 58 ish). Its now hovering around 54 to 56 ish. However, the heat of course is messing the readings up a tad because it is tending to make the heart work harder and produce some artificially high readings. Ditto for BP, which is tending downwards to 122/70 ish.
Most of the weird and whacky side effects have now disappeared, tiredness, fatigue, sleepiness, dreams and nightmares, coldness like the iceman cometh ............. so we'll see what happens over the next two days when I go back to bus driving.
I sent my GP a note informing her of what I was doing - she misunderstood and sent me a text URGING me not to stop Bisoprolol. I gave up at that point as I never said I was stopping it, just reducing it. My first medication review ( in 12 & half years) with the Pharmacist is on for 1 September.
Unless you write a 25 word or less sentence, your doctor or nurse is unlikely to take the time to read and/or understand what you're saying.
I say this from from many disappointing experiences like yours. Sometimes if I have two points/questions to ask, I will do it in two separate messages. Sad but true.
Hi carneuny I’m watching your bisoprolol journey with interest. After seeing an EP for none sustained ventricular tachycardia ( already have stable PAF), from damage to heart muscle after HA he’s writing to my GP to reduce my bisoprolol from 7.5mg ( for 12 months) to 5mg. Although I have NSVT I’m also having frequent bradycardia ( 37 apparently at times) that he thinks is caused by the bisoprolol and aggravating the situation. The plan is to look at anything that might be aggravating the arrhythmia’s such as bisoprolol and or anxiety, then once medications are sorted to repeat a holter monitor and see if the NSVT or PAF can tolerate a lower dose of bisoprolol. I’ll be glad to reduce it due to fatigue, sleepiness, brain fog and general no energy.
That was 10 days ago the GP hasn’t received a letter yet and when he does I know from past experience it’ll be age’s before I’ll actually get the 5mg prescription. So I’m trying this —-
I usually take a 3.75 tablet twice a day, so for the last 10 days -every other day I’ve been halving my evening tablet, I’m doing that for 2weeks then I’ll half my evening tablet every day for another 2weeks. I’m hoping I’ll be ready for the 5mg then when the GP does the prescription as I’m sure he won’t think about reducing the dose first. I don’t know if it’s the placebo effect but I do feel different in a better way already. 🤷🏼♀️
Very interesting, I must say now my HR is coming up very nicely and am feeling much better too. Both physically and mentally. Looking forward now to my Pharmacist Medication Review, the first ever in 12 & half years !!
Hi, sorry I can't help with your GP who can't read but just a suggestion that may help ;-I am on much lower dose of Bisoprolol than you. When I mentioned the bad dreams it was causing, my Cardio Nurse suggested taking it in the morning rather than at night. That does seem to have helped.Good luck
When it was first prescribed it was for taking in the morning. However I developed a very rare side effect, full flow, random nose bleeds .... anytime, anywhere, anyplace !! Went back to my GP and she said take it at night ......... I did and I've never had a nose bleed since .... ever !! In fact generally I have been very well on 5 mg of Bisop, its only 12 months into the 7.5mg dose that I've come unstuck. Someone else on this forum has suggested maybe my body has now become intolerant to Bisop. Anyway we'll see what happens at my Medication Review on 1 Sept.
Perhaps your GP was 'reading between the lines' and, as a mere precaution, wanted to remind you of the potentially severe effects of stopping such a potent prescribed medication?
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but just a suggestion that may help ;-I am on much lower dose of Bisoprolol than you. When I mentioned the bad dreams it was causing, my Cardio Nurse suggested taking it in the morning rather than at night. That does seem to have helped.Good luck
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