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Bisoprolol and Sleep.

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Does anyone have issues with sleep when taking Bisoprolol? Been on it for 8 years since HA in 2015 and my sleep is not great, principally early morning waking. I know these beta blocker drugs can affect melatonin levels.

My question is, is there a ‘better’ beta blocker that doesn’t affect melatonin/sleep? If not, what are my alternatives, if any? I welcome any comments, thoughts or insights on this, thanks.

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Hello :-)

I take Bisoprolol and I am not sure if it has an impact on my sleep as it was never very good anyway but I am finding I am going to bed so late and getting up early

If you think they are causing you a problem even though I get the feeling they are a favourite with the specialists to have us on there are different ones you can go on but you need to speak with your Doctor and see what they say :-)

Let us know how you get on :-) x

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I’m not sure if they affect my exercise capacity.

I’m able to walk a reasonable distance without too much bother so don’t think they are an issue in that respect. Been on them for 8 yrs after HA.

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:-) x

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Has the condition for which you are taking Bisoprolol affected your exercise routine? I find it harder to walk long distances, or take other forms of exercise, and this seems to affect my sleep.

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Hit wrong reply button see answer above!😬

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hi. I had terrible insomnia for the first few months on bisoprolol. I’m on 10mg. I was then advised by the pharmacist to split the dose to see if that helped. I was taking 10mg in the morning but now I take 5mg in the morning and 5mg at night and it seems to have done the trick. I now sleep through the night but I can also sleep through half of the next day too! As much as I hate wasting the day, the insomnia was worse. Ask your gp or pharmacist about moving your meds around and see if that works. Good luck.

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Thanks for the reply, will definitely think about the strategy you mention. I am on a lower dose but just habituated to taking it in the morning.

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