Re: Which BP Med Has the Least Side Effects

"Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD" <heartdoc15@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in part:

friend 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."

Yes, that is what he wrote and it was erroneous.

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

Not to mention that a single doctor can write thousands of atenolol
prescriptions per year.

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.

Perhaps you still have VAT.

It would seem I can't have much. I've lost what excess weight I had. My abs
are visible now at age 63. I'm 5'9" and weigh 146. Waist is 31" and Hips are
36." (WHR of approx 0.86).

And my sinus tachycardia appeared suddenly in connection with a mitral valve
repair in 1988.

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Prayerfully in the infinite power and might of the Holy Spirit,

Andrew <><
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Jim Chinnis Warrenton, Virginia, USA
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