Wondering if there’s any foods you should avoid eating while taking bisoprolol ? I recall reading on google to avoid bananas and avocados. Is there any truth to this?
Also should one avoid taking over the counter seasonal allergy medicine while taking bisoprolol ?
Apparently Potassium interferes with bisoprolol and can cause kidney problems so bananas are a no no.
Never been told that and been on 10mg/day for 37 years and eat avocados as well!
Hiya,
Not that I'm aware of ............ was on Bisoprolol ( 5mg ) a day taken at night from January 2010 to August 2023 and always had a banana a day with lunch and from August 2023 to current date with Nebivolol (3.75 mg ) a day taken at night still a banana a day ........... absoloutely and have never ever been given any health/diet advisories against having a banana a day.
I also have annual blood tests for various functions including liver due to my wide range of medications and have never been given any warning as a result of these blood tests. In fact I have my next annual blood tests tomorrow so I might enquire then.
Same here, been on Bisoprolol since 2014, changed to Nebivolol 4 years ago and I always have a banana a day. I use a inhaler so it is important that I keep my potassium levels up as steroids in the inhaler destroy potassium. Never ever heard that if you are on biso not to eat bananas.
Regarding over the counter medicines for allergies, ask your GP or pharmacist what is safe. It is more about the effect they have on AF not the biso. Like a lot of medcines for cold and flu they have ingredients in them that cause heart rate to go up.
Please check with a health care professional, such as your Dr or a pharmacist for reassurance about specific foods to avoid. With any prescribed medication, it is important to checkout any over-the-counter medications, painkillers, supplements of herbal remedies in advance to ensure they do not interact. You may find our Drug information for AF booklet helpful to download from the website: api.heartrhythmalliance.org...
Tracy - it would be helpful if you could post a link and not just a picture of the leaflet.
Hello, The direct link to the booklet is included in the post, but for convenience, please see below:
api.heartrhythmalliance.org...
Kind regards
TracyAdmin
Have you read the leaflet that comes in the packet? Any serious interactions are normally highlighted on the drug leaflet.
It is my experience most of these issues will be individual and assuming you have regular blood tests, any issues with high potassium would then be highlighted.
If you had one small banana a day in a well balanced diet I would think you would be alright but taking any Potassium supplements or large quantities of foods with a high potassium content would be pushing it. Just my opinion but best check with Pharmacist.
Ive been on Bisoporal now for some few years and never been given any dietary advice regarding this drug so I would suggest you ask your pharmacist, I in turn will ask my grandson who is a Bio-medical Scientist and makes drugs and will let you know when next I get to speak to him.
What a good idea, my daughter and son-in-law are both Bio-medical scientist and I never thought to ask them. Usually call the local pharmacy for information.
I ask him on all drugs I take, he tells me the side effects and alternatives etc., and I trust him lol
Hi,
I am on daily Bisoprolol and have a daily banana - I have never been told to avoid eating them.
Again I am on Bisoprolol and have bananas when I want. My advice for what it is worth through experience, is that you should always check with the pharmacist before you buy over the counter drugs for the first time, there are many seemingly innocent things you cannot take, assuming you are taking something else as well as Bisoprolol.
This might help medicines.org.uk/emc/files/...
Bisoprolol is a beta-blocker. It's mentioned on a number of websites with the following being representative:
"Too much potassium can lead to erratic heart rhythm and kidney failure. If you are taking a beta-blocker, your health care provider may recommend that you limit your consumption of bananas and other high potassium foods including papaya, tomato, avocado and kale."
However, NHS website states:
"Apart from being careful with alcohol, you can eat and drink normally while taking bisoprolol.
Eating well can help if you have high blood pressure or heart failure."
I take Metoprolol, which is also a beta-blocker and I try to eat a banana a day and usually eat plenty of tomatoes. None of my "health care providers" have ever mentioned anything (other than maybe grapefruit) and my potassium level hasn't been flagged as a problem in my annual wide-ranging blood test.
However, what might be ok for me might not be okay for you.
Press on as if you weren’t taking it. I have and have had no problems. There are no known interactions with foods.
nhs.uk/medicines/bisoprolol....
Steve
Here's the bisoprolol interactions page from drugs.com, which includes dietary interactions ...
drugs.com/drug-interactions...
My Reply comes with the following advised "Warning from Admin: If anyone has any questions regarding the article and how it may apply to them to please speak with their doctor or healthcare professional for advice"
Im taking 1.25mg per day of bisop plus have a daily banana for as long as i can remember, no known effects that i have felt or seen.
I took anti histamines while I was on it but the pharmacist told me I could only take certain ones. Best to check with the pharmacist.
Hi
Are you on anri-co.agulants?
I have my banana in AM and Bisoprolol PM.
Never read anything about foods and it.
But CCB Calcium Channel Blocker and BB Beta Blockers should be kept separate.
I take my CCB AM and BB PM.
You should take Bisoprolol at PM as BP cotrolled through the night and early morning as BP rises early morning.
cheri JOY 75. (NZ)
No. I don’t avoid bananas or avocados, or anything else for that matter. My kidney function is good. My potassium levels are fine. Other people may have other comorbidities to take into consideration, but if you don’t why invent problems for yourself unnecessarily? Ask your healthcare professionals and stick to evidence-based information. I read somewhere that …” isn’t a good benchmark for reliable information.
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