Bisoprolol

[E16Pat]

Bisoprolol does anybody else get very very tired on this medication and have nightmares

Cheers

[10gingercats]

No problems. Been taking it for 1 year plus.

[Anon2023]

hi. I feel exhausted all of the time and I’m on 10mg of bisoprolol. It’s hard to isolate the cause of the fatigue though because I’m on so many other meds and I also have moderate heart failure. I’ve tried taking it at different times and the heart nurse also reduced the bisoprolol slightly but my heart started racing again so I went back up to 10mg. I don’t have nightmares but I have very vivid dreams but they don’t bother me. You will hear good and bad things about bisoprolol and it’s a case of what side effects you can tolerate. There are alternatives so it’s worth speaking to your gp if you are not happy.

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Hello

It can make you tired and it does me even though as time has gone on it has got a little better

It has not given me nightmares though

I am not sure how long you have been taking it but if it is not long I would see if your body adapts to it with some more time

If you have been on it a while and things have not or do not improve have a word with your Doctor as I think there are similar one's that do the same job that they could try you on x

[Carlg]

ive had no major side effects except when I first started I got head rushes. However like others have said I am on a cocktail of different ones.

also I have not started back at work following the operation so I might feel more tired then

[MrsSuzuki]

I feel more tired than I did before but I'm on a cocktail of drugs so it could be any one of them. I do get very vivid weird dreams though, some quite disturbing.

Lily

[E16Pat in reply to MrsSuzuki]

hi, I get terrible tiredness and strange dream, I thought it was only me, don’t know how long you have been taking them me only 7 weeks they do say your body get used to this medication I hope so and it’s quick

Take care

Mrs S

[MrsSuzuki in reply to E16Pat]

I have been taking them for 10 months and always have had vivid dreams after taking them.

Lily



[jerry12953]

A friend of mine became suicidal very soon after starting on Bisoprolol. He stopped immediately.

[Gumbie_Cat]

I’m on the very lowest dose, but do get a bit tired. Also have quite vivid dreams, though perhaps I’m waking in the night more and remembering them.

[Hilianna]

Hi Pat Like you I find beta blockers difficult to take. They make my blood pressure drop resulting in me feeling faint and depressed. Currently I only take an anti-coagulant every day and very unhappily just put with the af. Currently it visits me about 3 to four times a week for 4 - 5 hours a time. I try to carry on as normal but am finding it very difficult. Best of luck with trying any alternative treatment, if there is any!

[E16Pat in reply to Hilianna]

hi Hilianna

It’s difficult taking this medication, I’m waiting for heart bypass so I’m very anxious and I think the Bisoprolol I don’t think are helping

Take care

Enjoy the weekend as much as you can

[scentedgardener]

I've been taking Bisoprolol for about 15 months, 2.5 mg daily. It's difficult to say about tiredness as I've had chronic fatigue for about 3 years, but I do get very vivid dreams which I find quite disturbing, although not as bad as the ones on oramorph.

[E16Pat in reply to scentedgardener]

scentedgargner,

Thank you, by what people are saying they are pretty nasty, I waiting for heart bypass and the heart surgeon said get this bypass done and in time you will be able to stop the Bisoprolol

Just so tiered

Take care

[MustyK]

if you are taking Bisoprolol for BP, then there are alternatives such as Losartan. Beta blockers such as Bisoprolol do not suit everybody. Losartan is not a beta-blocker

[minchern]

Hello

Just seen this and yes I do get tired on this medication especially when I was on 10mg per day. I recently reduced to 5mg and take it at night which actually is better. Regarding the nightmares absolutely but one person described them as Vivid dreams which I think is more accurate but they are uncomfortable and do lead to disruptive sleep

[ParrotLover22]

Not really No. I've taken them for so many years, (different strengths), I don't even think about it anymore, plus I think about the benefit of taking them!