Nebivolol help?

[Ghostie123]

I have been prescribed nebivolol for heart pulpatations and I'm really scared to take my first dose, I am going to start on half a tablet of a 2.5 dose, I have asthma so it's a trial to see how I will be, can anyone reassure me please ? Absolutely petrified and it's making my pulpatations worse.

[Smarticus]

Hi, I dont have any personal experience with it, but it looks like a beta blocker

bnf.nice.org.uk/drug/nebivo...

Just keep an eye on your bp, can you monitor it? I wouldnt be worried with such a low dose. HTH. I'm sure someone will be along to help...

[Ghostie123 in reply to Smarticus]

Thank you for your reply, yes it is a beta blocker, I am just silly I hate taking tablets, I'm sure it will help too.

[CakeMaker70]

I was like you six weeks ago only with an anti-coagulant tablet. Had a real mental block over taking it - took me three weeks after picking up the tablet to take it. Finally summoned up the courage and all was fine. I’m not on Nebivolol but an on a beta blocker, quite a high dose. I find I’m obsessed with my heart rate and rhythm but the tablet is doing its job and I don’t have any significant side effects. Take a breath and be brave - I know it is scary. Best wishes.

[Ghostie123 in reply to CakeMaker70]

Aww thanks for the reply, yes I need to be brave, I have also had this packet of pills 3 weeks lol,

I'm going to try on Monday to take it,

Thanks again.

[foxglove]

Be brave!!! I take 1.25 nebivilol and no probs. I asked for an increase (thought more would be best) but not so, I'm back on 1.25 and ok

[Ghostie123 in reply to foxglove]

May I ask what you take it for? Mine is for pulpatations, I suffer really bad, had all the tests going and I am ok, other then them, I was going to start Monday but my pulpatations are so bad today and I guess these will take a little while to work so I need to bite the bullet today don't I.

Thank you so much for your reply.

[foxglove in reply to Ghostie123]

I take it because of tachycardia (rapid heart beat) I can't take most of the other beta blockers because I have Raynaud's. Nebivilol dilates arteries so Raynaud's doesn't feel so bad. Good luck if you decide to start, it might make you feel a bit warm - not necessary a bad thing, and I found it worked quickly. Let me know how you get on...if you want to!

[Alison_L]

Hi Ghostie. I've taken Bisoprolol and am now on Carvedilol, which are beta blockers like Nebivolol. You won't feel any different (except your palpitations may stop!). Because it's such a low dose, although it will lower your BP, it probably won't be enough to make you feel faint.

Let us know how you get on xx

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I have been on it for 3 years now - no problems. I take the full 5mg dose/daily.

[Love101cats]

I was recently put on 7.5 of Nebivolol which I take at night. It replaced Bisoprolol but I can't remember why now but I have no problems on Nebivolol and feel less fragile when I wake up in the morning. Most mornings I'm up by 6 a.m. feeling as if I slept. I hope it goes well with you too.

[gixxerboy]

I've been taking 12.5mg for a year now and had no problems

[Athena-Heinrich]

How did it go in the end Ghostie? Understand your reticence. Best to start on 1.25 with Nebivolol whatever doctor says. See how it goes. Everyone's body is different.