Bisoprolol

[Renigidale]

Fatigued and VO2 level is very low. Could Bisoprolol be the cause and is it safe to come off it if it is. I take 1.25mg daily for Tachycardia.

[BobD Volunteer]

Best discuss with your doctor as we are not medically trained. Yes beta blockers can cause fatigue but so can AF and 1.25mg is just about the smallest dose possible with bisoprolol.

[BenHall1]

pickin' up on Bobs point ....might you be in AF and not know it .... and have no symptoms, i.e. you might be asymptomatic ?

John

[Renigidale in reply to BenHall1]

I don’t know. I keep a check (Kardia/IPhone/Iwatch) of my pulse on my phone and it’s always okay. I check my ECG using the Kardia 6 and there are never any irregularities. However, every now and then am aware of my heart beats skipping out of rhythm. I know that’s nothing to be concerned about so stopping Bisoprolol would not overly concern me regarding that but I would be concerned if I was tachycardic. I was only put on Bisoprolol (by agreement to it. I was asked how I felt about going on it. GP didn’t seem insistent about it) because of the fast pulse.

[Morzine]

agree with Bob. Also you may have af in the night and not be aware as I was told that was happening to me whrn they dud the 24 hour holster.

The dose is the lowest one, I’m in that too. I dint know how long you’ve been taking it but that seemed to me a big factor as I reckon it took a while to settle and I was floored early on…..it’s ok now, I guess it does affect me a little energy wise but nothing like it did early on…

Sue

[Sparky74]

Hi there. I take bisoprolol also where I take 2.5mg. I know that is does cause fatigue as my Cardiologist said that it could. But I wouldn't come off of them unless your Cardiologist advises you to.

Hope that helps.

Sparky

[Renigidale in reply to Sparky74]

I’m not coming off them. Taking the advice you are all giving.

[YOSSAR]

Hi I have had quadruple bypass surgery and 4 ablation therapies during the last 10 years and have been on 10mg of bisoprorol for the last 6 years with no side affects it keeps my heart beat regular and I am still cycling and walking my dog 5-10 kilometres each day

I am getting moor fatigued but I put that down to old age(80 Years) and not the medication

good luck

[Renigidale in reply to YOSSAR]

Maybe I should also take into consideration I am not as young as I used to be. I’ll not come off the medication. To be honest I was just looking for something to blame other than maybe old age. 79 and still moaning.

[DiyChas]

In my opinion, it could be the cause.I have been on 5mg for some time and really dislike it for the same reason.

When I went from 2.5 to 5, I really noticed the difference.

Bisoprolol lowers your heart rate, even when you exercise.

HR is an electrical impulse and very hard on you, if it continues at a higher level.

I used to run 10k and long hard road bike rides (HR up to 185 at times, into my 60s). When my cardiologist heard of this and noticed my resting HR around 100, he put me on bisoprolol and increased it until my rating HR was around 70-80. I no longer could do hard running or biking.

He told me bisoprolol was the only way to last 20+ years.

Don't reduce or stop bisoprolol unless your cardiologist agrees.

[Renigidale in reply to DiyChas]

Ok. Although I don’t have a Cardiologist. Just my GP. The Cardiologist at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary A&E where I was rushed to in an ambulance 2 years ago from my GP’s surgery told me, after examination and then discharge, to go back to my GP and follow their instruction.

[DiyChas in reply to Renigidale]

That is the std hospital approach.But you need to ask your GP for a cardiologist referral.

IMO, bisoprolol s/b managed by a heart specialist only.

[DiyChas]

You are absolutely correct.In my case, my cardiologist had two options for me and I rejected the other one after a month.

[Rindfleisch01]

Hi. I take 10mg everyday ( a gradual increase over the years since diagnosed mid 50s (- now 63). I often feel weary so see why you would want to try going without it.

[Renigidale in reply to Rindfleisch01]

Thank/you!

[Coco51]

1.25 of Bisoprolol definitely makes me feel fatigued. I know this because I came off it for a month before a procedure and felt much more energy. I'd like to come off it but am told need to take it with Flecainide to ward off other rhythm complications. However I have to some extent got used to the feeling and learnt to live with it. I'm 71.