Re: beta-blockers

"Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD" <heartdoc11@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in part:

friend Jim Chinnis wrote:
bigvince <Vince.Miraglia@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in part:

On Aug 21, 11:10 pm, Jim Chinnis <jchin...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Jim Chinnis <jchin...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in part:

I'm ready to quit the atenolol entirely after a word with my internist. We
reduced it to 25 mg about a year ago. My BP runs about 106/65 now. I doubt
my pulse will rise much from dropping the 25 mg atenolol, and if it does, I
think one of the newer vasodilating betablockers would be a better choice.

The latter would be wise if beta blockade is needed.

I doubt that it will. But if so, I'll discuss it with my doctor after a bit
of reading.

I am off atenolol...
--
Jim Chinnis Warrenton, Virginia, USA

Thats good news . Very little upside for a chance of many side
effects. Have you noticed a difference in your energy levels.

I'm dropping it with my doctor's blessing but over a four week period. I'm
to take half a dose (12.5 mg) for a while and then nothing. I dropped from
50 mg to 25 mg a while back and didn't notice much change other than some
increased variability in heart rate. Resting pulse slowly came down close to
the level before the drop in dose.

So I don't know what effect dropping the 25 mg will have yet but I expect it
will be positive.

(Last night, while still on 25 mg, my bp was 94/58--the lowest I've ever
seen and a bit scary, but I've lost weight and kept exercise levels higher
lately. My pulse was 60. My white-coat BP reading taken by my internist
yesterday afternoon was 122/74).

(You probably mean "while still on 12.5 mg")

No, I took 25 mg yesterday afternoon at 3pm, when I always take it. (That's
usually after my stint at the gym.) I'll take my first 12.5 mg dose today at
3pm.
--
Jim Chinnis Warrenton, Virginia, USA
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