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Hi all if you were going to have an allergic reaction by taking Bisraprol would it have happened within 4 weeks of taking the drug? I was in hospital over Xmas with SVT and was given Bisraprol now I’ve asked my GP for a repeat prescription but I’ve been told I’m allergic to it, even though I have never taken this drug before.

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if you have asthma then beta blockers can cause problems. if you don't have asthma then it is unclear why you would be allergic if you have never taken it before.

suggest that you speak to the doctors about it to see why you can't have esp as you have never taken it before.

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Padayn01 in reply tomikeydt

Thanks for this much appricate yes it’s baffling me why I can’t get repeat prescription I have an appointment with them next Wednesday

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Rosanna75 in reply tomikeydt

I suffer of athsma and bisoporol aggravated my athsma to the point I was having breathing crises.

This was a gradual process and got really bad after 3 months .

I didn't think it was a side effect of the bisoporol until a doctor told me that they shouldn't had it prescribed in hospital knowing that I had athsma.

I don't usually read sides effects etc(I do read them now) as it made me paranoid, anyway every medicine can cause similar side effects so where to draw the line? I was just taking them and hoping for the best with a sort of trust in whom prescribed them to me.

But Ignoring them didn't work in my case.

I have then been given something else that didn't interview with my athsma, called diltiazem.

Hope this helps

Best wishes

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Padayn01 in reply toRosanna75

Thanks for that it seems asthma is the big one that Bisraprol has a bad effect on

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AFTadcaster

Hi Padayn01

I don’t suffer from asthma but Bisoprolol had side effects for me and I stuck with the drug from August last year to a week ago and went back to my dr because I was struggling to walk, couldn’t breathe freely and was constantly tired and extremely cold all the time even in heated rooms. I have now been put on Adizem - diltiazem and it has made such a difference. I am able to walk and exercise again and the tiredness has gone. My chemist told me that Adizem was a better drug than Bisoprolol.

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Padayn01 in reply toAFTadcaster

Thanks for that 👍🏼

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MilkfairyHeart Star

Beta blockers made my coronary artery spasms worse. So much so that I ended up in Hospital for 5 days.

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Padayn01

Oh no so what medication are you on now? Did they change it at the hospital?

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MilkfairyHeart Star in reply toPadayn01

I take isosorbide mononitrate extended release tablets

Diltiazem and Amlodopine

Nicorandil.

It is written in my records that I am intolerant of beta blockers.

Still get asked when I go into hospital why I am not taking beta blockers!

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Padayn01 in reply toMilkfairy

Thank you for that 👍🏼

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Qualipop

It may bet hat you have a known allergy to just one of the ingredients. I would push for an earlier appointment.

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Padayn01 in reply toQualipop

Cheers for that but would I have seen a reaction of any sort within 4 weeks of taking it?

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Qualipop in reply toPadayn01

I would have thought you'd have seen an allergic reaction within a couple of days but an intolerance can take longer until it builds up in your system. Side effects are very different from allergies. YOu definitely need to see the GP ASAP

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Padayn01 in reply toQualipop

Many thanks for this will let you know how I get on at the GP

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