Hi?? best AFib BP med?

[Bobsterguy]

I have AFib & cll. I'm on 5mg Eliquis 2x/day, 100mg metropolol daily and ibrutinib 140mg 1x/day for cll. Counts are good but I continue to wonder which BP med is best in relation to my continuing AFib? I seem to get fatigued if I slightly over do activities. I've been reading and metoprolol seems to be recommended but other daily BP meds are also mentioned as good with AFib condition. Does anyone have any thoughts about which BP /AFib medication is advised if one has continuing high blood pressure to control as well? Is there a better combination than Eliquis + metropolol ? Or is that combination of choice? Any thoughts. Certainly I will review with my cardiologist as well. Thank you in advance. Bob C

[Thomas45]

As there's no standard human body, I don't think there is best medication for blood pressure. It depends on your body.

[Ppiman]

Losartan has sorted me so far, although I’m given it for other reasons than BP.

Steve

[JOY2THEWORLD49]

Hi

Metroprolol is not highly rated for those with AF.

It left me breathless and fatigued and on 24hr heart monitor my rapid H/rate day was 186 with pauses at night.

Finally changed to Bisoprolol the 24hr monitor had me at 156 with no pauses.

So I ended up at a private H/Specialist.

Regime changed

CCB Diltiazem taken AM 120mg controls my H/Rate down to 60s Day.

BB Bisoprolol taken PM 2.5mg controls my BP

Night Avge is always 47bpm regardless of meds.

And PRAXA 110mg x twice day.

cheri JOY. 75. (NZ)

[FootDr]

There is no single answer. I have had to change my BP meds a couple of times till we got it right. Eliquis is unrelated to your BP. But that and keeping your BP under control will help keep you from having a stroke or similar event. I finally got a Watchman installed and am only on a baby aspirin per day. Some meds like Amlodipine have a history of causing severe edema in a good percent of patients. So Individual dosing is the answer. Anything else is dangerous advice.

[Bobsterguy]

I just read this....What is the safest beta-blocker with the least side effects?

Heart conditions

They may also cause fewer side effects than non-selective beta blockers for some people (and more on that later). For heart failure, research studies show that three beta blockers are considered first-choice options: carvedilol, metoprolol succinate (the long-acting form of metoprolol), and bisoprolol