Long Term Use Of Atenolol (Top voted first)

Eight years back, while commuting to my workplace (40 km's away) by a train, I suddenly got fatigued and caught a blackout while getting up from my seat. A friend of mine immediately rushed me to a nearby Doctor, who after checking my BP (180/120) prescribed Atenolol and some sedatives to me He said that I have to take Atenolol for whole life, and I am following the same. Will somebody guide me, whether I am doing the right thing or must I take a second opinion now after getting checked my heart's functioning. I don't have any trouble with my heart but if anyday due to oversight I forget to take the medicine, I feel uneasiness in my head. I feel I have become addictive to this drug. Please help.

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my age is 37years ,my bp was 180/110 and 170/100 for last 10 months but i do not know about my bp and my heart beat is very fast some time and very slow some time.i had pain in my eyes i went to eye specialist he said you checked your bp then my dr checked my bp 8 days my bp reading was same 180/110 and 170/100 then dr recommend me ATENOLOL then i take ATENOLOL .now for my week my bp is 120/80 SO i want to ask you how long i should i take this ATENOLOL?for life time?

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My dr put me back on atenolol 50mg after off a year , I still have bottle of pills , can i use these? says expires 10/11

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I've been taking Atenolol .25 mg once a day for 5 years with no unusual symptoms. This past week I ran out and didn't have the money for 4 days to get the refill. On the 3rd day without the pill I began noticing my heart beating, something I never notice unless I wake up from a nightmare, etc. Most noticeable at night. I have now had 1 a day for the past 3 days and last night was the first night the palpitations were weaker. Don't stop this medicine cold turkey!

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Dear Sanjit,
My husband has been on Atenolol for over 10 years and he has never had a problem with this medication.
Hope that helps you.

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I have been using Atenolol for 3 years now. To be precise, I started taking it with Norvarsc by April 2006. This year exactly by April, I noticed that my left fingers except the small one are getting numb all thru the day and night.
I saw my Dr who sent me for sugar test and it was normal. The medication i was given did not help matters.
I am an active person doing my regular exercises five times a week and I monitor my BP with my apparatus.

I have decided to monitor and observe my body myself. I now discovered that my problem is coming from Atenolol. I first discontinued Atenolol for one Week and took only Norvasc, immediately my fingers came to life every passing day with little or no numbness felt.

Then the following week I tried to include it, mind you I take half of the tablet that is my prescription. The moment I included ATENOLOL some hours after my fingers got stone dead and it took 2 good days for the effect to leave me as i did not take it again.

So my good friends, i can make bold to tell you that Atenolol is bad for me as my body chemistry is not in tune with it. It may not be the case with you anyway.

My advice is that we should be able to observe and monitor our BP and body regularly when we are put on these strong drougs. I hope my observation will help somebody somewhere. Thank you. Gymbabe

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I just wanted to mention this as the guy above me did not,
IT IS NOT RECOMMENDED ! to discontinue abruptly (or at all) your atenolol because it can make your condition WORSE or give you a HEART ATTACK. You should always talk to your doctor first.

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Hi Sanjit
I have been on Atenolol for a month but no side effects to speak. It's best to ask your doc as he will know best whether to change it or not. I was told by my dr that it could cause breathing problems in some asthmatics.
cheers!

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On atenolol for over 3 years and noticed depression, fatigue and hot/cold extremity spells. Thought i was e tering menopause til my optomotrist noticed i was on this for ht from my patient info papers. He urged my seek an alternate bp med since this one is so old and has many severe side effects (he was on it for a short time.) Sure enough...switched to water pills and after 2 weeks, i feel reborn. What a difference! I urge everyone to seek another form of med or treatment before using atenolol.

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Today my Doc. after carrying ECG,ECHO,TMT & blood profile tests, on me recmmended Metoprolol Suucinate tabs, in place of Atenolol, which I was taking since last 8 years This I think was because of my high BP 170/100 though I took Atenolol 50 mg. prior to visit the Doc.Can somebody tell me why Atenolol did'nt control my BP.Is it due to longterm use of the drug.Pl. reply

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I am 52 and have been on Atenolol 50 mg. 1x a day along with Triamterene-HCTZ 37.5 -25mg 1x a day for 20 + yrs.. Have also had cough for years. I can't enjoy a laugh otherwise or I literally choke to death. I have tingling in my hands. If I have to write anything my hands go completey numb. I have pins and needles in hands and feet. Hairloss, ringing in the ears ocsassionally, cholesterol levels are high, acid reflux, fatigue, blurry vision, dizziness upon changing positions whether standing or sitting, unstable at times when walking, trouble sleeping or staying asleep at night, nightmares, cold hands and feet, sweatiness, no libido, constipation, depression. I'm sure there are other symptons I am forgetting right now. I have been looking on internet at other peoples issues and found that several other people are experiencing same issues. I thought this was because I'm aging. When I talked to my doc she denies that the med's have any correlation to my symptons. So frustrated with the medical field. They as well as the pharmaceutical industry do not have your best intrest at heart. My daughter tells me that I must watch out for myself. My best advise to us all who are victims of being on med's that cause more problems than our original issue {for me..hypertension}, don't quite looking for the truth. Keep asking questions and don't let anyone tell you "it's all in your head". You gotta do what's right for you. Don't just put your life in someone else's hands. Take control of your life and health. Keep challenging your doctor as well as the pharmacist. If you have symptons, get something new!!!

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I started taking atenalol 10 years ago to prevent very hight ventricular heart rate during afib attacks with occational brady cardia while sleeping (observed when hospitalized for afibs. About 2 month ago I started to fall during walks, I felt a sudden light ness in within 2-3 seconds my kower legd gave way and down I went (contious througt the whole event}. Yje last month before I had about 20 of these episodes and was hospitalized for 3 day, alltests came back negative (mri ekg stress test heart enzyme test, and normal heart rythm. Any body else experience this? After bradycardia during sleep I was taken of atenalol, swittch to and discharge with an event recorder. The falls have stopped completly, anybody else experience falls like this after long term use of atenalol? I'm surprised since I believed that increased tolerance rather than the opposite would be more common. , ,

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After being on Atenolol 50 mg x 13 years, I felt fatigued while at work in the ER and had an EKG that showed that I was in accelerated idio ventricular rhythm. My BP was normal and rate about 60. I was hospitalized and taken off the beta blocker--now the rhythm is normal (although a bit faster (64-72 at rest. Apparently the beta blocker caused a complete heart block. I am 71 years old--maybe age had something to do with it.

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For a long time (close to ten years) I was on Lisinopril for my slightly HPB and it did an acceptable job. When I told my doctor and he saw for himself that I had developed a tremor in the left hand he switched me to Atenolol. His thought, I suppose, was to kill two birds with one medication (sorry for the mixed metaphor.) The switch proved adequate for the HBP, but gave me, I would say, just a 30% (or less) improvement in the hand problem. The Dr. likes it or so it seems to like it. The switch then was not a big improvement.
So that brings up another problem-I like the Dr, but the fact that he doesn't seem to have an opinion one way or other on the switch makes me wonder if he's really on this or not, which makes me think I should get a second opinion on it. Although I don't want to be hurtful in this it IS my body and it IS my life, so...
Any thoughts on any of this?

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My age is 26years ,my bp was 180/110 and 170/100 for last 5 months but i do not know about my bp and my heart beat is very fast some time and very slow some time.i had pain in my head i went to doctor aid you checked your bp then my dr checked my bp 8 days my bp reading was same 180/110 and 170/100 then dr recommend me ATENOLOL am 25 then i take ATENOLOL am 25 .now for my week my bp is 120/80 SO i want to ask you how long i should i take this ATENOLOL am 25?for life time?

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Hi Sara, Thanks for the info.Now I should forget Atenolol,since my Doc. has prescribed another medicine ie. Metoprolal Succinate+Amlodine in it's place.The reason is when we are prescribed certain medicine ,we forget to monitor our BP, to confirm the effect of the drug,bearing in our mind that it is working properly.Therefore my request to you is that you please get your husband 's BP monitered at regular interval ,before and after consumption of the drug. Regards.

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I have been taking 50mg/day Atenolol for 13 years now I have not had any bad side effects

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I have taken atenolol for over 15 yrs.and ihave not felt well since.All testing is pretty normal.I am 69 with body,joint pain,weight gain,anxious,andjust overall feeling of not feeling well.Have not slept well,sweatin Iin the hot days...I am with youu guys.

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I have been taking atenolol for 14 years. Last week a new dr took me off and changed me to lisinoprol. 4 days after stopping atenolol, I was in the ER with a resting pulse way over 100 and up to 140. The ER dr put me back on atenolol and I am following up with a cardiologist. I would advise to always get a 2nd opinion.

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I have been on 100mg of Atenolol for 8 yrs. I learned of this evil drug a yr ago and experienced the palpations when I ran out, scarring me! I am a 57 yr old man, obease and diabetic. I have read that Atenolol raises blood sugar and also blood pressure. Refuse the daily intake by half for a month then a quarter
Etc.Google youngevity products. Cbd extract, carnavora,and yoga breathing techniques. There are herbal alternatives! Good luck!

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I have been taking 100mg a day for almost 40 years to normalize my heart beat. It started beating to fast this drug keeper it more normal, I have rare had any problems since I was 28, I am now 67 and still going.

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