Arm pains

[Fifimyangel]

I was put on bisoprolol last year for tachycardia. I haven't felt well since starting them. So many symptoms. Has anyone else taking bisoprolol been aware of arm aches while walking. I'm convinced it's the tablets. Never had it before. Doctors now think I may have angina so sending me for tests.

[MikeBB]

Bisoprolol has a poor rep for all sorts of side effects I'm afraid. As indeed do many of the otherwise superb medications we have access to as part of our cardiac health. A quick search of the forum will reveal everything from putting on belly fat to aches, pains and suchlike. Personally, I didn't tolerate it at all (post h/a in my case) and requested it be changed / removed asap. So yes, it could quite possibly be bisoprolol - but it might not be! And if you're being sent for further testing, then this is a Good Thing.

[Fifimyangel in reply to MikeBB]

Thanks for your reply. I'm sure it's the tablets but we will see.

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Hi, I have just come off Bisoprolol after 10 months. It took ages to convince my doctor about my side effects and my cardiologist was impossible to get hold of. Finally had a phone call off him a couple of weeks ago and he listened. He was a bit sceptical about my symptoms but because I had been gradually reducing my dosage of 3.75mg down to 2.5mg then 1.25mg, and side effects were much less, he suggested 1.25mg every other day for a month then stop altogether.I now feel fantastic, no headaches, no waking up every day with a hangover and tinnitus, (no alcohol involved!), no more stumbling around the place like a 95 year old, no postural hypotension, no more painful feet, no more brain fog - I couldn't even read a book because I couldn't remember the characters, I sleep better -

no more nightmares. My feet would turn red when lowered to the floor in the morning with intense pain, they became dry and split and infected. They are now healing nicely.

I can now climb the stairs two at a time, mow the lawn in one go and walk again.

I feel like the lights have come back on.

Talk to your cardio team and or doctor, don't just stop taking them because it can be dangerous.

I read a lot about Bisoprolol on here and that's how I recognised my symptoms. It seems that it is the drug most favoured following cardio problems and therefore a lot of posts about it. It is cheap and easy to administer but one size does not fit all.

Wish you all the best.

[Fifimyangel in reply to Hidden]

Thankyou. I'm going to speak with my cardiologist team asap.

[MikeBB]

Best wishes. Paulo56 has nicely summarised many of the problems I had with it. While being wary of confirmation bias, and appreciating that some folk seem to tolerate it well, it certainly is worth asserting a wish to try alternatives.