Bisoprolol alternatives?

[Seaguller]

Hi. Has anyone had bisoprolol and found it not to be effective? If so, what else was tried instead? thanks. Seaguller

[ChoochSiesta]

Biso made me dizzy. Nebivolol, even though my resting heart rate is now 45, doesn't.

[CyclingTime in reply to ChoochSiesta]

Same for me with Biso. Fortunately I am trialling without it at all and so far BP has been fine and HR has gone from 43 to something I am more happy with at 55-60

[Heyjude31]

Hi Seaguller, Bisoprolol didn’t agree with me so now on Nebivolol, which I do not have side effects from. Hope you get sorted soon. J

[Hidden]

I don't understand why or how it disagrees with anyone? I take 2.5 following AF in 2017, and I take it at night with the Edoxaban and have no issues.

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

I never understood people's comments about how medication disagreed with them until I had my heart attack.It took several months of changing medication until we found the right cocktail for me that left me free of indigestion, nausea and dizziness.

[Seaguller in reply to Hidden]

Hi John. How often were the meds reviewed before you got the right combination?

[Hidden in reply to Seaguller]

My GP did it one by one, the first step was upping my Omeprazole which had a marked effect, this was done about a month after my HA. Then a month later he changed my Atorvastatin for a lower dose Simvastatin, that made a big difference, about a month after that he dropped my Bisoprolol to 2.5mg a day. They are a very "proactive" surgery, within two days of getting home from hospital one of the GP's phoned me for a chat to see how I was. Since my HA I've had quarterly full blood checks and BP checks along with a medicine usage review.

[Seaguller in reply to Hidden]

Thanks. does your GP do echo as well then?

[Hidden in reply to Seaguller]

No, they do electrocardiograms but not echocardiogram

[richard_jw]

Sorry, do you mean that it did not do what it was supposed to do (lower heart rate and therefore blood pressure, or that it disagreed with you?

[Silvertail]

I've been on max dose of bisoprolol for years. Works for me.

[Mgs333]

Ive been on Bisoprolol for a couple of years now, before that Pronanalol both proscribed as beta blockers for anxiety...in my opinion non of them work.....but I am continuing taking Bisoprolol as proventative measure for general heart health....good luck with your meds.

[BenThom-Wood]

Well, I’m not too sure if bisoprolol is effective for all people with heart issues. If I think back to what dosage I started off at in Jun’19 & what I’m on at Dec’21 I do wonder.No alternative has ever been offered to me, but I know there’s a psychosomatic aspect to most drugs & afflictions.

A consultant has told me that none of the drugs I take will stop another heart based incident. Which on the one hand could be worrying but I chose to let it free me from worry.

Maybe the trick is to find one that works for you but never forget what’s between your ears is more powerful a drug than could ever be proscribed. Proving a negative is a very difficult thing to do though. Good luck!