Bisoprolol

[daisy2311]

Hi All,

I have been taking bisoprolol 5mg for approx. 7 months now after two events of tachycardia. Recently, I have been having some strange symptoms - numbness in my arms at night (mainly my right arm), tingling in my face, some muddled speech and brain fog. I am very scared by the symptoms and so as a long shot I wondered if they could be caused by the medication. I don't really have anyone to talk to about this, as I do suffer from health anxiety and my partner tends to dismiss everything as 'imagined'. However, these symptoms are definitely not imagined and are very scary

[stevejb1810]

There is nothing on the side effects profile to suggest bisoprolol will cause numbness etc but it can be associated with joint pain, so maybe there is something there. I rate cases it may lead to confusion (brain fog), so again it’s a possibility. In any event, the advice is the same I.e. go and see your GP, soon!

[Hidden]

Hi I am on the same medication as you I am on 10mg I had a few side effects but not as many as you but I think they take a long time to kick in and I have now been on them for a long time and at the moment only get a few flutters now and again and I have found that I can get out of them by rubbing the vagus in the side of my neck or take a very deep breath and hold and it just clicks back to normal

[Nanne]

Hi. I get a lot of brain fog and light headedness which is due to a low b.p. not helped by beta blockers and ramipril. I stopped bisoprolol with the help of my heart nurse but was put onto carvedilol by the consultant as he felt a beta blocker important for my HF. I have been much better on this.

[dickielex]

I've been on 7.5 mg of Bisoprolol for ages without any of the symptoms you describe. I suggest you speak to your doctor about those alarming symptoms.