Bisoprolol alternative

[pravinlaladia]

I cannot tolerate Bisoprolol due to severe headache, I would therefore be grateful if you could please advise me an alternsive option instead of Bisoprolol to asvoude headache sude effects

Thank you

[MichaelJH Heart Star]

A lot depends why you were prescribed the Bisoprolol . Was it to lower HR, to lower BP or to treat Heart Insufficiency (the more accurate term for Heart Failure as the heart has not actually failed) . Alternatives depend very much on this. A friend's wife is on an alternative beta blocker but it is in short supply made worse by Brexit!

[pravinlaladia in reply to MichaelJH]

Thank you so much for clarity, I was advised that according to 24 ECG Monotoring , my heart rate was 11% Faster in my Lower Chamber Heart

Thank you

[MichaelJH Heart Star in reply to pravinlaladia]

it sounds like another beta blocker would be appropriate, You need to talk to your GP at the earliest opportunity. Ig f the headache is severe ring 111 who can put you on to an out-of-hours GP.

[Parkhome in reply to pravinlaladia]

hi, can I ask how long it took to get results back from 24hr Monitor I'm still waiting 4 wks been told about 66wks. Thank you.

[Parkhome in reply to Parkhome]

sorry 66wks.

[Milkfairy Heart Star]

I am prescribed Ivabradine to lower my heartrate as I cannot take beta blockers, they make my coronary vasospasms, migraine and Raynauds Phenomenon worse.

I suggest you discuss with your Cardiologist or GP an alternative medication.

[pravinlaladia in reply to Milkfairy]

Thank you very much for you r advice Milkfairy

[RufusScamp]

We can't advise you as we are not experts. You would need to talk to your cardiologist or GP

[Ireness]

I changed from Bisoprolol to Nebivolol and have been fine. I had to discuss it with the cardiologist first though.

[Survivor1952]

Medical advice is inappropriate on this site as we are not trained medical staff, please consult with your doctor.

[Traciee in reply to Survivor1952]

Sometimes it's good to know of the other options that are out there.....so we can take a list of them to an appointment and discuss with the consultant.

[Topper60]

Calcium channel blockers. I take dilatezem

[jerry12953]

Yes, ask your GP. He should should replace it with something else without question.

[GRANDPUPA]

It depends on what you are taking the bisoprolol for. I used to take it for arrhythmia; today I take propranolol in lieu of it, which I tolerate much better. In all, ask your GP.

[pravinlaladia]

Thank you

[GRJ65]

Hi im having the same problem severe headaches and tiredness in the day 12 stents 3 heart attacks feel knackered been on this crap before but didn't reliaze which drug was doing this reported to my gp ages ago and still no help

[STEMI_Dave]

I asked for medication advice from the Practice Pharmacist, raised as an admin request. My thinking was they would be more accessible (and possibly more specifically knowledgeable) than my GP (whomever that was at that time.....rarely the same person twice). It would be a route I would use again.

I would also ask for ideas from my Dispensing Pharmacist (note the difference) to help form ongoing queries and discussions.

[Slobojoe1]

carvedilol. Is the best I have had in 40 years of taking beta blockers. Joe

[pravinlaladia in reply to Slobojoe1]

Thank you

[Eleneh84]

I have been taking bisopherol for years then I changed pharmacy and had a different brown packaging one I became ill with headaches and dizziness after a few weeks of trying other tablets I went back to the original pharmacy and was ok on the blue packet the doctor recommended that and I am fine