diovan is it a beta blocker

I know Atenolol has been used off label to quell stage fright and anxiety before a major exam, like med boards,etc. It is a beta blocker and works by affecting the response of nerve impulses in certain parts of the body, like the heart.

I guess it is an individual thing, but I'd think low dosage of beta blocker would not cause the problems you describe. I have taken as much as 200 mg Metoprolol (100 by 100) to slow down a HR that wanted to run around 130 at rest. This made me very sensitive to a change in physical load, e.g., standing up. I never passed out, but did sit down on the floor on a couple of occasions.

Yes Atenolol is a beta blocker, funny thing I have a book and it lists Atenolol as a social phobia drug. Well tomorrow I am seeing the Cardiologist to put me off this drug or give me something else. Another side effect I am having is mild chest pain. Current BP: 120/78 - Pulse 57 I have a feeling its the Beta Blocker keeping my Diasolic rate high. Man in just 3 months I can't belive how my life has changed. I wish I can be normal and go back in time.

The sub is a beta blocker for the hight from the darvocet so you'd be serving no purpose other than messing yourself up more. You won't get a high as long as your on suboxon . Plus you don't need that high hon...get yourself clean then you'll win in the long run.

I have never heard where an elevated BP could cause PVCs. But, Atenolol is a beta blocker and some people find that BBs suppress their PVCs.

I RECENTLY HAVE BEEN HAVING ALOT OF SKIPPED HEART BEATS & FINALLY WENT TO A CARDIOLOGIST. I HAD A 24HR. HOLTER SHOWING 19 PAC'S, 300 PVC'S WITH 15 COUPLETS. I RUN 3 MILES ABOUT 5 TIMES A WEEK AND MY HEART RATE IS USUALLY IN THE 50'S. MY DOCTER RX METOPROLOL 1/2 25 MG. 2 X DAY. IT SEEMS THAT WHEN MY PULSE IS SLOW I HAVE MORE SKIPPING & WITH THIS BETA BLOCKER MY PULSE SOMETIMES DROPS TO 48. HE SAYS I'M SENSITIVE TO BETA BLOCKERS.

Thanks! The beta blocker, in what I would think to be a mega dose (160 - 180 mg), helped but not completely.

I have fairly consistent AFib and am an extremely active cyclist, xc skier and hiker (68 years old-AFib for about 10 years). I am on Tikosyn, Diovan, Coumadin, and Diltiazem. Will a two-lead Pacemaker have any effect on my activity levels? How will the Pacemaker affect the AFib? I barely notice the AFib when exercising, but a try on a beta blocker kept my heartrate so low I couldn't ride my bike. Is there any advantage to getting the Pacemaker now vs waiting?

That worked and a beta blocker is a pretty benign medication. Now my Afib is happening more often and I have been put on Norpace, an anti-arrhythmic drug. There are a few side effects, but it is helping. I am not familiar with your drugs, but it does sound like you're being over treated. Have you seen a EP cardiologist? I think it's unusual to treat Afib with a pacemaker unless you've had an ablation that destroyed the sinus node.

It may be advisable to have your doctor revisit you prescriptions and make adjustments. Sometimes a CCB is prescribed when a Beta Blocker is not well tolerated. Is it possible your doctor prescribed CCB and forgot to discontinue the Beta Blocker? When medication(s) is properly administered there should be a reduction of heart rate and blood pressure, and it appears you are overdosed and it is surprising you still have high blood pressure and heart rate!!?.

What can she do to bring it down, we worry about a stroke or heart attack? She is only 55 and never had a health problem, any suggestions.

Yes, Atenolol is a beta blocker. It does not come in an extended release so I have to take it in halves or sometimes quarters, depending on low my bp is. I take from one or two 25 mg. tablets a day. My heart rate pretty much stays in the 50's. Toprol was very debilitating for me. I get some dizziness from time to time, especially when I stand up quickly and start walking. I am trying to remember not to do that, to wait a minute and then start out. Several of my meds cause dizziness.

back to back? I have been taking a calcium channel blocker-diltyeizem for my tachycardia and high blood pressure and it is not really lowering either. My tachycardia is sometimes 150/60 and I am suppossed to start taking a beta blocker-nadolol 40 mg. My question is: wouldn't the CCB still be in my system while starting the beta blocker? I have been on it over 2 months and will start the beta blocker tomorrow. What can I expect, is that safe? Thanks to anyone who can advise.

The ACE inhibitor and beta blocker medication is to widen the diameter of the vessels to increase blood flow and beta blocker SHOULD reduce your heart rate. I have been on that medication going on 7 years, and I was in heart failure with an EF below 30%...I was hospitailzed with congested heart failure. My enlarged heart and EF is now normal with the medication.

After 6years on Toprol xl and Diovan , my Doctor switched me to another medication - verapamill and maxide - iv taken these before and had problems with them both !! fact is the verapamill ccb caused palpatations. and I was put on a beta blocker from that point on.. as to stop the palps and control the b.p. / the Toprol xl and diovan both lowered b.p well and stopped the palps for me.. but iv been living life in pain and suffering for 6years now..

I think it is a part of the a fib since our hearts are beating so fast it would make sense that the b/p rise not lower. It lowers when we're relaxed. I definately wouldn't be too worried about it but you def. do have to get it down one way or another because no..... its not healthy for you.....

I am also taking diovan 80.12.5 once a day. I would like to get off this medication as it is making me very sluggish and tired all the time. How do I wean off this medicine as I am only taking it for one month.

They could give you a beta blocker to help with the speed of your heart. The leg swelling and pain is due to the limitations of your heart, especially in cold air.

The recent prescription for procardia is oftened for angina as it is calcium channel blocker and that indicates your heart does have some vessel occlusion problems. Just listing a regimen of drugs doesn't provide much information.

readings is very good, 110/70. But eversince I started the Norvasc, my left leg is swelling and it is becoming worst. I'd like to ask my Doctor to discontinue the Norvasc. Is there any other calcium blocker that doesn't cause swelling? I've already taken Zestril (ace inhibitor) with the Diovan before. Can you please tell me what other good medications to be taken with the Diovan. I appreciate your help.

sounds to me like a classic case of health anxiety, so long as you have been checked out and everything is fine try not to worry, i too have had numerous life threatenin illnesses and did not believe my doctors until recently i paid for a private heart scan and i seemed to have calmed down for now anyway!!!!! are you not having any therapy?

I have Postpartum Thyroiditis, been suffering for about 3 months, I am hyperthyroid. I have been taking beta blockers for about 3 weeks now, not a big fan. Last week doctor put me on Tapazole, 5mg twice a day. For the past few days I have been EXTREMELY sleepy. I mean if I sit down I will fall asleep. I don't like the way that feels. I have a 7 month old who I have to care for and I can't do it in a coma. I take 25mg of Toprol a day.

Well, in my case it seems to be keeping my heart rate between 70-90 bpm. I take 360 mg daily of the cardizem cd. I tried to withdraw from it. I took diovan hct and metoprolol after I withdrew from the cardizem cd but after 24 hours my heart rate was up to 110 bpm. my bp was normal but none of the other meds would bring my heart rate down. I took my regular dosage of the cardizem cd and my heart rate came back down to normal.

Yes you are on a beta blocker because it's standard protocol after an M.I. They have been shown in studies to reduce mortality. But the vast population that they tested against were probably old, fat, diabetic, and sedentary. Most BBs are also generic, so they are cheap and usually effective against BP. That said, beta blockers aren't for everyone, especially the highly physically active.

My Doctor wants me to start a beta blocker aswell because my anxiety is so bad he believes it will help my heart rate so its not so high and eliminate my anxiety attacks? I havent tried it i am to chicken But he continues to press the issue.

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