Bisoprolol

[Milou500]

I have been on Bisoprolol due to AFIB FOR THE PAST 8 Months with the only side-effect of a slower Heart Rate when exercising. Since stopping this medication my Heart Rate has increased slightly which has given me more energy when exercising. Has anybody experienced the same thing?

[Edcat]

Hi Milou500,

Yes I can agree, I have been on Bisoprolol since a heart attack in Feb of this year. A couple of months after the attack I went to Cardiac Rehab where I worked out quite hard (I have always been quite fit) and during the heavy exercise my pulse rate would never go above 105 ! whereas before it would be around 175 bpm. Since then my resting heart rate is around 48-55 bpm and the only side effect I have found is that I become slightly breathless sometimes when I am resting which the doctor says is due to the low pulse rate.

But all in all I experience the same symptoms as you when exercising.

Kind regards

[Milou500]

Thanks for the reply Edcat.