Does anyone know how long a 25mg dose of atenolol stays in the system, i have just come off bisoprolol because it made me feel so ill and now on atenolol to slow my heart rate it worked this morning but feels like its wearing off now :-(
Try 5 mg at evening
i only have 25mg tabs so i guess i will have to take another just worried about lowering my heart rate too much .
Hi . I also took bisop for a fast H.rate for 4 years. I had awful side effects but was fobbed off by several docs. Eventually another doc changed it to atenolol and gradually increased the dose to 100 mgs. I had lots of side effects and then persuaded my doc to lower it to 50. I read all sorts of info on the web and decided to ask a new GP if I could lower it to 25, I have done so and after a month the withdrawal effects were very frightening. I put up with these and have decided to cut the dose again. I'm now on about 8-10 mgs. My heart rate is no worse than before either on biso 10 mg,or 100 atenolol! Side effects have almost disappeared. I can now walk...not feeling as though I was walking in treacle, no ringing in my ear, my vision has improved so much I will need new glasses, no afternoon sleep needed and my head and brain can now think and function!
ok,I don't know if I'm doing harm to my heart..I have A/f, but my blood pressure is good and my pulse still fluctuate and can reach 114 b.p.m.
I've read that generally if you have side effects from one beta blocker,then it's likely to have the same effect. Atenolol...read up about it ....it's cheap...it's not the one to be chosen as first choice....But....who knows? Such a difficult one and I'm no doctor!
I hope you are ok . I think the atenolol stays in the body for 7/8 hours if I remember rightly. Probably why I used to feel so much better when it was time relax in the evening and go to bed! Hope this helps.
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yes atenolol is potent. Just take a small dosage at evening, because most often night time is low pulse anyway.
i was on 50 mg for about 10 years or so then i was so ill over xmas that my bp crashed so they took me off them then 5 months later put me on bisoprolol which i cudnt get on with so they put me on 25mg of atenolol but feel i need the 50 mg as it slows my heart rate better am waiting for the docs to call now to see if i can up the dose .... fingers crossed