I have just figured out that the bisoprolol the GP added to my BP meds is making me gain weight. On top of which, it is not really moving my BP down, only my heart rate. I am an avid walker, and now I am tired when I walk.
I am waiting to see my GP again so I can make him refer me back to the Dr. of Internal Medicine, and find a different solution. Maybe they can just increase my water pill, or the Candesartan. In the meantime, I have cut out one dose, and am thinking of removing the other, too. I am in northern Canada and we don't have a cardiologist here. A few years back I had to fight tooth and nail to get referred south so I could have an ablation, which so far has cured my a-fib.
My BP is only high in the mornings. Then is comes down to normal for the rest of the day and evening.
Thoughts?
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Hello Jannebarn - I know that some people experience lethargy and tiredness when taking bisoprolol and if this results in doing less activity fewer calories will be used resulting in weight gain. You sound pretty active but are you less active since taking bisoprolol?. I changed to Nebivolol because bisoprolol left me feeling exhausted and the tiredness went within a few days. You could discuss this with your Dr - I think Nebivolol may be called bystolic in Canada. I take my BP med (losartan) in be evening and Nebivolol mornings. BP in most people tends to be higher in the morning on waking which is why I was advised to take losartan at night so it was fully in System by morning. Hope this helps.
hello i was reading the side effects and weight gain and tiredness are on top of the list. sorry you live so far from your cardiologist. i am also going through my own weight gain.
I don't know what to do about my weight gain. I'm getting far more exercise now than before my HA last June - mainly because my driving licence was revoked for 6 months when I had my ICD fitted and I'm still waiting to get it back, so I'm doing far more walking. I also have painful feet and heavy legs (but not swollen!). My HF nurse assured me it's not the Bisoprolol or Ramipril, but I'm going to stick them out for a year, then see if they can be switched for something else.
Alison, my husband was very tired after his heart attack, and took seriously that he had a near-death experience. His energy did return, but since he is on metoprolol, his belly has gotten really big.
I am a really active person, and there has to be a way to avoid these types of meds and not compromise ones quality of life!
Bruce, Makes you wonder if the increased weigh-gain around the middle contributes to risk of heart attack/ stroke, thus canceling out the benefit of the bisoprolol!
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