Atenolol

[themalteser]

Hi all,

Question about atenolol. I've been on atenolol for nearly a year now, will I ever go off it? I mean, is this pill lifelong? I'm really getting concerned of my body getting used to it and I will never be able to go off it. Is there anyone here who've been on atenolol for a very long time? And is there anyone here who've been on it for a long time and gone off it without any horrible side effects?


Thank you in advance for your replies

 

[Jason]

Are Atenolol and Metoprolol very similar/the same? I have the same question that I was going to start a thread about, and I saw yours at the same time. I will start a new thread if they are not the same, but I am thinking my question might be answered here as well. I have been on Metoprolol since my surgery in March, and at the six month check up my doc didn't seem too interested in getting me off of it. I am not sure if it is normal to be on forever, for a year, etc.

 

[LJM]

I am also on the Metoprol (my surgery was 5 weeks ago) I was going to ask my Dr about this too. The also have me on Lipitor (both of these i was NOT on on pre-op) and i do not want to be on forever. Its bad enough i will be on the Warfarin for the rest of my life.

 

[dick0236]

I was put on Atenolol, along with Lisinopril, about 8 years ago for hypertension (hi blood pressure). I asked my cardio recently why I was on Atenolol. He said it does help lower blood pressure, but it also slows down my heart rate. In my case it is long term to keep my blood pressure in check. Atenolol is used in many situations, for different reasons. Ask your doctors how long you will be on the med. The drug, for me, has no side effects and has little effect on my activities except I have to work a little harder in the gym to get my heart rate up. Probably helps my valve longevity:wink2:, since my heart rate normally stays around 60 BPM.

 

[watson524]

My mom's been on Atenolol and Lisinopril (along with her warfarin) for many years to help with keeping heart pressure (and blood pressure) down because of her constant A-Fib and bad valve. She has no known side affects and only had one incident that the doctor determined was caused by the Atenolol and totally preventable. She normally takes the Warfarin in the morning and then Atenolol and Lisinopril at nite. One morning, she grabbed her pill cup and took the Atenolol with the Warfarin. Having a double dose in 12 hours dropped her blood pressure in a restaurant to where she almost passed out. The took her to the ER and she was fine by the time they got her there. Sugar levels were fine the whole time (she's not diabetic but we have a tendency for low blood sugar on fasting in the family) and after she told the doctor about taking the extra pill he was like "well my job here is done".

 

[Bina]

Hi all,

Question about atenolol. I've been on atenolol for nearly a year now, will I ever go off it? I mean, is this pill lifelong? I'm really getting concerned of my body getting used to it and I will never be able to go off it. Is there anyone here who've been on atenolol for a very long time? And is there anyone here who've been on it for a long time and gone off it without any horrible side effects?


Thank you in advance for your replies

A helpful indicator would be to keep track of your daily Blood Pressure and Heart Rate for a while and see
how those readings are. I've been on a beta blocker, Meto, for a few years now, since I prefer my HR to be
on the lower side and I am prone to tachycardia.

 

[DanielB]

I was put on metoprolol after my surgery to slow my heart rate when it jumped after a cardioversion in the hospital. I asked my Cardio if that drug was temporary or longer term and he said it depended on my heart and the rate it wanted to settle into as it healed. So, I'm keeping an eye on my heart rate to see if it slows down from it's recent 84 bpm average.

Dan