Re: Which BP Med Has the Least Side Effects

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


Actualy the number I gave was low the IMS data indicates over 100
million precciptions for beta blockers will be written this year. The
question again is when atenolol is given for hypertenson is it an
appropriate choice.


Actually, what you wrote was that 50,000,000 doctors had prescribed atenolol
last year: "Would you say the same had his doctor had given atenolol. 50
million did last year."

The number of prescriptions is a silly measure, since some are written every
thirty days.

I am trying to discontinue atenolol, by the way. I am down to 7 mg /day from
50 mg/d. But I am having trouble now. Even after a couple of months, my
heart rate remains high and a bit volatile at the reduced dose. I am hoping
that it will adapt in time so that i can reduce the dose to zero, but at
this point, I would be more comfortable if I increased it to 12.5 mg/d.
--
Jim Chinnis Warrenton, Virginia, USA

Jim, I know those are really tiny pills, but I seem to recall a friend who had to shave off tiny bits at a time to taper it down is the dose got really low. And take a long time between reductions, too.

Susan
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