Re: near-faints caused by atenolol - Fred

[Guest guest]

Atenolol dosage is 25mg. No report for you on change in HR with Pindolol since I

haven't started it yet (appt just yesterday).

Your question is a smart one -- I wish I'd asked it! Possibly because he's

moving from beta blocker to beta blocker?

-------------------------Did your doc explain why he removed atenolol but not

Cardizem?

(Both lower the heart rate.) What was your atenolol dosage and

what was the increase of the heart rate?

[Guest guest]

>

> Date: 8/11/04, 10:29 AM -0400

>

> Atenolol dosage is 25mg.

> No report for you on change in HR with Pindolol

> since I haven't started it yet (appt just yesterday).

>

> Your question is a smart one -- I wish I'd asked it!

> Possibly because he's moving from beta blocker to beta blocker?

>

>

> > Did your doc explain why he removed atenolol but not Cardizem?

> > (Both lower the heart rate.) What was your atenolol dosage and

> > what was the increase of the heart rate?

If you take Cardizem as an antihypertensive it could be

replaced by other drugs, including other CCBs, that do

not lower the HR.

When I lowered the atenolol dosage from 100 mg to 50 mg

my HR increased by about 5 points. Also, it appears the

HR now fluctuates more.

[Guest guest]

>

> Date: 8/11/04, 10:29 AM -0400

>

> Atenolol dosage is 25mg.

> No report for you on change in HR with Pindolol

> since I haven't started it yet (appt just yesterday).

>

> Your question is a smart one -- I wish I'd asked it!

> Possibly because he's moving from beta blocker to beta blocker?

>

>

> > Did your doc explain why he removed atenolol but not Cardizem?

> > (Both lower the heart rate.) What was your atenolol dosage and

> > what was the increase of the heart rate?

If you take Cardizem as an antihypertensive it could be

replaced by other drugs, including other CCBs, that do

not lower the HR.

When I lowered the atenolol dosage from 100 mg to 50 mg

my HR increased by about 5 points. Also, it appears the

HR now fluctuates more.