Sanjit Says:
Eight years back, while commuting to my work place(40 km's away) by a train, I suddenly got fatigued and caught a blackout while getting up from my seat. A friend of mine immediately rushed me to a near by Doctor,who after checking my BP(180/120) prescribed Atenolol and some sedatives to me He said that I have to take Atenolol for whole life, and I am following the same.Will somebody guide me , whether I am doing the right thing or must I take a second opinion now after getting checked my heart's functioning. I don't have any trouble with my heart but if anyday due to oversight I forget to take the medicine, I feel uneasiness in my head.I feel I have become addictive to this drug. Pl. help
Hi Sanjit I have been on Atenolol for a month but no side effects to speak. It's best to ask your doc as he will know best whether to change it or not. I was told by my dr that it could cause breathing problems in some asthmatics. cheers!
Hi Anjali, Thanks for the reply.Actually my querry was to get information about it's long term use. If any person like me has used this medicine for 8 to 10 years continously, what are his observations. Primafacie this drug hasn't shown any contra indication on my body
Today my Doc. after carrying ECG,ECHO,TMT & blood profile tests, on me recmmended Metoprolol Suucinate tabs, in place of Atenolol, which I was taking since last 8 years This I think was because of my high BP 170/100 though I took Atenolol 50 mg. prior to visit the Doc.Can somebody tell me why Atenolol did'nt control my BP.Is it due to longterm use of the drug.Pl. reply
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Verwon Says:
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Tuesday, 8/26/2008 1:53:33 PM
It could be due to that fact that you were on it for so long, as your body gets used to a certain medication at the regular dosage, it tends to not do as much and sometimes a dosage change or change to an entirely new drug is necessary.
Hi Sara, Thanks for the info.Now I should forget Atenolol,since my Doc. has prescribed another medicine ie. Metoprolal Succinate+Amlodine in it's place.The reason is when we are prescribed certain medicine ,we forget to monitor our BP, to confirm the effect of the drug,bearing in our mind that it is working properly.Therefore my request to you is that you please get your husband 's BP monitered at regular interval ,before and after consumption of the drug. Regards.
I have been using Atenolol for 3 years now. To be precise, I started taking it with Norvarsc by April 2006. This year exactly by April, I noticed that my left fingers except the small one are getting numb all thru the day and night. I saw my Dr who sent me for sugar test and it was normal. The medication i was given did not help matters. I am an active person doing my regular exercises five times a week and I monitor my BP with my apparatus.
I have decided to monitor and observe my body myself. I now discovered that my problem is coming from Atenolol. I first discontinued Atenolol for one Week and took only Norvasc, immediately my fingers came to life every passing day with little or no numbness felt.
Then the following week I tried to include it, mind you I take half of the tablet that is my prescription. The moment I included ATENOLOL some hours after my fingers got stone dead and it took 2 good days for the effect to leave me as i did not take it again.
So my good friends, i can make bold to tell you that Atenolol is bad for me as my body chemistry is not in tune with it. It may not be the case with you anyway.
My advice is that we should be able to observe and monitor our BP and body regularly when we are put on these strong drougs. I hope my observation will help somebody somewhere. Thank you. Gymbabe
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