Myocardial bridge over LADS could account for the chest pain, due to diminished blood supply in systole. Therapy is usually with beta blockers. If refractory to medications then surgical options are intracoronary stents, surgical myotomy or bypass surgery. Discuss your symptoms with your consulting doctor he may change the dose or the medications.
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You should become less aware of your heart beating while you are on beta blockers. Sometimes beta blockers can reduce the frequency and numbers of PVC's but usually do not get rid of them completely. Someone that is plagued by PVC's a beta blocker is a good safe choice. Beta blockers are great for the heart, and have some anti anxiety properties that are good for heart patients.
I have an extreme fear of speaking in public and I have to do it very soon. I've heard about beta-blockers but was wondering if anyone has tried them and what you think. I heard you could pass out from them because your heart slows down so much. Any suggestions?
Further studies would be required to show that stroke is adequately reduced by these newer beta-blockers. In conclusion, beta-blockers should not be the first drugs of choice in the management of uncomplicated hypertension. They may be used in addition to other antihypertensive agents to achieve blood pressure goals. However, in patients with angina pectoris, a previous myocardial infarction, heart failure and certain dysrhythmias, beta-blockers still play an important role.
I took beta blockers to prevent migraines. I did not like the effect on my mood. It seemed to remove the high points in my emotional life. My mood was flat.
I am currently taking Verapamil SR 360mg and my migraine have been cut from 4 times a week to 1. My doctor says that I may be on Verapamil for ~1 year. If the migraines continue to be controlled he will try to reduce the Verapamil.
Atenolol is a beta blocker, but its half-life is far longer than what is the case with metoprolol (6-9 hours vs 3-4 hours). So extended release is not quite as necessary.
Some beta blockers are able to cross the blood-brain barrier and some are not. Propranolol and metoprolol are fairly able to do so, but Atenolol is, as far as I know, not. Which means, propranolol and metoprolol can provide more cognitive side effects (forgetfullness, confusion, mood disturbances, etc.) than Atenolol.
This is something you need to really discuss with the Doctor who put you on beta blockers in the first place. You must have been put on them for a reason and you give no indication what that reason was. Even if you have no angina symptoms now, there is always a possibility that you will if that particular medication is stopped because as you know, they stop your heart from working as hard as usual.
My primary care physician was going to prescribe me with beta-blockers, but when I came into her office my heart rate was low at 38. She referred me to a cardiologist because she didn't want to prescribe beta blockers with such a low heart rate. Up to the time of my cardiology appointment, I periodically checked my pulse and it has been consistently low. It did not show these lows on the 24 hour moniter.
When I went to the cardiologist my heart rate was 36.
My mother has just been prescribed multaq in combination with 25 mg atenolol. Three days - no problem so far. But we've just finished reading through the warnings and beta blockers is on the list. Has anyone else been taking these drugs together?
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