Best time to bisoprolol

[mobyfool]

I,m on 1.25 Bisoprolol for At Fib, Lately just noticed when i take it in the morning , that come evening time and night time i start feeling feeling things in my chest around heart area , dont notice it when i,m at work , does any one out their notice the difference at what time they take their bisoprolol ?

[BC4ever]

I was on 5mg on Bisoprolol but it was making me exhausted. It was reduced to 1.25mg and I was told to take it before I went to bed. I do notice odd feelings around the chest area about a couple of hours before I'm due to take it (as if the previous dose has worn off). These subside once I've taken the next dose.

[mobyfool in reply to BC4ever]

Thanks for that,I,ll start taking it inthe evening

[Silvertail]

I take mine at night so I'm not too sleepy in the day time.

[Blackknight57]

on twice a day morning and night

[56dick19]

I take mine in the evening as it makes me tied I’m on 12.5 mg per day

[ForestryPine6 in reply to 56dick19]

That's a high dose so night time makes sense 👍

[Damianp]

I was advised to take bisoprolol in the evening to lesson side effects. My side effects are/were light headedness.

[mobyfool in reply to Damianp]

I get that at times

[Nelson71]

I took mine in the morning and was tired most of the day. My GP advised to change to evening before bed. Made a huge difference. Sleep well and not tired in the daytime

[mobyfool in reply to Nelson71]

Might try that even though the Gp said take in morning

[DWizza]

I take mine in morning , NHS and BHF guidance says to take it in the mornings too.

[mobyfool in reply to DWizza]

I take mine in the morning, but by evening, is the time I start feeling things in chest and heart area

[DWizza in reply to mobyfool]

I don’t feel anything . Consultant said I could come off it . Will give that a go. Nstemi and 4x CABG July 2023. If your GP supports taking it evenings and it suits you , 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[sandandkev]

Mine made me dizzy so took at bedtime

[mobyfool in reply to sandandkev]

I get that at times during work when taken in the morning

[Scroll]

I was on morning and night due to the medication half life, yes increased sensitivity in the chest area but that could last most of the day, now been changed to Sotalol morning and evening.

[ForestryPine6]

Hill mobyfool, it could be you need more, as I was put on Bisoprolol 2.5mg in the morning and the same dose at 6pm evening as sorted me out a treat as I can understand your 1.25mg in morning wearing of, I'd go back to GP and tell them this, could well be you'll need the same dose in evening like myself albeit in on 2.5mg twice per day, all the best 👌

[45sue in reply to ForestryPine6]

I was told the opposite to others here i.e take in the morning because heart slows down at night anyway. But it may depend on the dose.

[ForestryPine6 in reply to 45sue]

If I was only given one dose it would be in the morning

[mobyfool in reply to ForestryPine6]

Problem is they put me on 1.25 when I started back in April, then after a day a different gp put me on 2.5 and the following week had real problems with it nearly collapsed a few times, they brought it back down to 1.25 and since then I,ve been on and off them,that's why I,ve been put on waiting list for cardiologist

[Brht]

Im on 2.5 and split it take half at night and half in the morning. I'm on 4 other meds that I take at night to lessen the side effects. Another thing that helps is I get up early and the first thing I do is have a 30 minute brisk walk, this also seems to lessen the side effects.

[Hotie]

Also take mine before I go to bed 2.52.5mg.

[cometwatcher1927]

was told to take it on a night

as to sleep off any side effects

[KeepingHealthy]

I have always been told to take it first thing. But when I was told to increase my dose to 5mg per day, I asked if it would be ok to split the dose, taking 2.5mg am and evening. This seems to work for me. I only thought to ask this question after reading other comments on this forum, so I'm really glad that I joined. It's worth having a chat with your GP about your concern.

[mobyfool in reply to KeepingHealthy]

Will do thanks

[Jedi14]

My cardiologist said to me, to take it before bed time, thus avoiding any adverse reactions. So far so good.