good morning you wonderful people.
I was on bisoprolol for a short time after having a heart event and diagnosed with angina, I have now been taken off it for the last 2 week but started to have palpitations went to A&E heart rhythm is fine just pulse up and down. The doctor has now ask me to start taking the tablets again at 1.25mg.
My question is, is the palpitations a side effect of coming off the tablets and should I restart them
Yes because your Doctor has advised you to. Simples🤓🤗
Your doctor may have recommended it simply because you appear to be more stable on it than off it, and after a heart event your chances of another go up considerably -- so it's better to be safe than sorry.
You could ask your doctor for more info on why he recommends it. But if it were me I'd certainly be following his advice in the meantime....
Thank you for your reply it was actually my cardiologist consult that told my GP to take me off them as well as the rest of my meds, apparently I have little to no damage on my heart which is why he wanted me off them but these palpitations are not fun.
In that case I'd circle back to my cardiologist with the results of whatever tests they did in A&E and see what he thinks.
FWIW, 1.25mg is a very low dose. I'm on that as well to settle my heart down a bit after having mitral valve repair and aortic valve replacement. My cardio-thoracic surgeon asked my cardiologist to review that after 6 months.
I know 1.25mg is low but you never get told about side effects when coming off tablets just side effects being on them
The cardiologist is the expert here, ask him/her why not and ask the GP why? I never take any pills until I have had a full discussion with the prescriber about why? what will they achieve? side effects? how do they react with other meds etc? Our bodies are not compartments of things it is a holistic bio chemical machine and things need to be looked at in the round.
Bisoprolol helps to regulate and calm down the heart. This is why your doctor would like you to restart taking the tablets. I'm on this drug too, among others. Follow your doctor's advice to the letter.
Just a tip, ask him about Magnesium supplements. I'm on those too. They've helped me. I've even had magnesium supplements prescribed. You might like to try too but check with your doctor first.
I was on Bisoprolol for 8 weeks. Had an awful time coming off it. Pulse rate sky high with any movement, pulsatile tinnitus, high BP (was always normal before beta blockers), and intense adrenaline surges. I’m 5 months off and still struggling. The heart rate is gradually getting back to normal but the pounding in my ears and anxiety is still there (although not the intense fight or flight). I’ve had bloods, chest x rays and now undergoing head MRI scans to see if there’s a cause for the pulsatile tinnitus. The withdrawal from Biso is savage. Docs tend not to believe it (they say it’s out of your system in 2-3 days). But that’s the problem. The body has stopped being able to deal with adrenaline while on beta blockers.
Take a look on Reddit or patient info and you’ll find so many others with similar beta blocker withdrawal symptoms. I was told I didn’t need them after several ECGs. But stopping them has taken me to hell and back. However, if you have heart issues and they help you it might be wise to stay on them.
I was on 1.25mg for palps after covid. 3 months later the side effects were such I came off them, my cardiologist said that's fine. No increase in palps but adrenal surges induced anxiety. It settled. Go with medical advice 2 weeks is short... You must follow docs advice with heart issues. Best wishes.
thanks for all the replies guys and girls I spoke to my GP and as the cardiologist wants me off them she has told me to stay off them as long as I have no chest pain etc which I don’t but if the pulpitations get worse take a tablet see if it goes away then don’t take another.
Guess I will update you guys in 4 weeks tell you how it’s going
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