High Blood Pressure/Antenolol

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In a message dated 12/21/2002 8:50:53 AM Pacific Standard Time,

failteg@... writes:

<< the doctor has raised my

Antenolol from 25 mg to 50mg. It was suggested that I take it in

the evening, because it can make you feel very tired. >>

I take Atenolol 50 m.g. three times daily, and in the beginning it did indeed

make me feel very tired each time my dose was raised. It took about two

months each time for the fatigue to disappear. Now I don't notice that

fatigue is a problem except under circumstances when I would normally feel

tired even without Atenolol, such as this past week in which I have barely

had time to breathe.

However, the drug does have different effects on different individuals. My

doctors have marveled at the amount of Atenolol I can handle, in spite of

being a person prone to asthma.

I don't have a problem with high blood pressure, taking all that medication,

but when I did have high blood pressure years ago, I found that cutting all

salt from my diet was more effective than taking diuretics. You get used to

the salt-free taste after a while and wonder why you thought salty foods were

so great. Now I continue to eat no salt, not because of high blood pressure

but because of the water retention effects of Verapamil.

in sinus in Seattle (15 minutes of afib in 213 days of straight sinus)

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In a message dated 12/21/2002 8:50:53 AM Pacific Standard Time,

failteg@... writes:

<< the doctor has raised my

Antenolol from 25 mg to 50mg. It was suggested that I take it in

the evening, because it can make you feel very tired. >>

I take Atenolol 50 m.g. three times daily, and in the beginning it did indeed

make me feel very tired each time my dose was raised. It took about two

months each time for the fatigue to disappear. Now I don't notice that

fatigue is a problem except under circumstances when I would normally feel

tired even without Atenolol, such as this past week in which I have barely

had time to breathe.

However, the drug does have different effects on different individuals. My

doctors have marveled at the amount of Atenolol I can handle, in spite of

being a person prone to asthma.

I don't have a problem with high blood pressure, taking all that medication,

but when I did have high blood pressure years ago, I found that cutting all

salt from my diet was more effective than taking diuretics. You get used to

the salt-free taste after a while and wonder why you thought salty foods were

so great. Now I continue to eat no salt, not because of high blood pressure

but because of the water retention effects of Verapamil.

in sinus in Seattle (15 minutes of afib in 213 days of straight sinus)

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My Blood Pressure has been creeping up, and the doctor has raised my

Antenolol from 25 mg to 50mg. It was suggested that I take it in

the evening, because it can make you feel very tired.

Any other High Blood Pressure med could interfere with Dofetilide

big time - so please check with your EP before introducing anything

else to your system. This would be a good suggestion with any drug

you may be on.

Ellen

(NSR on Dofetilide)

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--- In AFIBsupport , " ccb1115518 <ccb711@h...> " (snip)

> toprol is taken in the evenings when drowsiness is not as bad of a

> problem. Cheryl

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I have to take my toprol in the evenings because of fatigue and

drowsiness resulting from it on some days.

I could not take the atenolol, even though in same beta blocker

family with toprol, because it made me short of breath 15 min after

taking it and gave me some dizziness.

> In a message dated 12/21/2002 8:50:53 AM Pacific Standard Time,

> failteg@j... writes:

>

> << the doctor has raised my

> Antenolol from 25 mg to 50mg. It was suggested that I take it in

> the evening, because it can make you feel very tired. >>

>

[Guest guest]

I have to take my toprol in the evenings because of fatigue and

drowsiness resulting from it on some days.

I could not take the atenolol, even though in same beta blocker

family with toprol, because it made me short of breath 15 min after

taking it and gave me some dizziness.

> In a message dated 12/21/2002 8:50:53 AM Pacific Standard Time,

> failteg@j... writes:

>

> << the doctor has raised my

> Antenolol from 25 mg to 50mg. It was suggested that I take it in

> the evening, because it can make you feel very tired. >>

>

[Guest guest]

I have to take my toprol in the evenings because of fatigue and

drowsiness resulting from it on some days.

I could not take the atenolol, even though in same beta blocker

family with toprol, because it made me short of breath 15 min after

taking it and gave me some dizziness.

> In a message dated 12/21/2002 8:50:53 AM Pacific Standard Time,

> failteg@j... writes:

>

> << the doctor has raised my

> Antenolol from 25 mg to 50mg. It was suggested that I take it in

> the evening, because it can make you feel very tired. >>

>

[Guest guest]

I take cozaar for high blood pressure and diuretic, lasix, as well.

Have seen no problems of those drugs with tikosyn (dofetilide). BUT,

for everyone on verapamil, you cannot take that drug with tikosyn. (I

know most on tikosyn are aware, but thought I'd add that for those

considering tikosyn).

<snip>

> Any other High Blood Pressure med could interfere with Dofetilide

> big time - so please check with your EP before introducing anything

> else to your system. This would be a good suggestion with any drug

> you may be on.

[Guest guest]

I take cozaar for high blood pressure and diuretic, lasix, as well.

Have seen no problems of those drugs with tikosyn (dofetilide). BUT,

for everyone on verapamil, you cannot take that drug with tikosyn. (I

know most on tikosyn are aware, but thought I'd add that for those

considering tikosyn).

<snip>

> Any other High Blood Pressure med could interfere with Dofetilide

> big time - so please check with your EP before introducing anything

> else to your system. This would be a good suggestion with any drug

> you may be on.