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Back Pedaling on Beta Blockers (Atenolol, Metoprolol, Propranolol) for Hypertension
Peoples Pharmacy.com ^ | December 23, 2013 | Joe Graedon

Posted on 11/01/2017 9:24:49 AM PDT by HarleyLady27

August 31, 2017 at 3:45 pm

I am a migraine sufferer. Approximately 18 mos ago I was put on beta blocker Metoprolol (25 mg twice a day) as a preventative to reduce headache frequency and severity. I had no problems with the medication, other than slight lethargy and a few pounds gained. About 6 weeks ago, however, my pharmacy advised they had switched to a different manufacturer, and things went quickly downhill.

My bp, which is usually steady and in the good range of 120/67 started going all over the place from lows to highs, with accompanying rapid heart beats of as much as 90 – 118, other than my normal of 62 – 68. I felt lousy, going from being extremely cold, especially in my lower legs and feet, to breaking out in a sweat at the smallest task such as getting dressed.

I had rapid weight gain (10 lbs in two weeks), several anxiety attacks (which I had never suffered), swelling in my ankles, blurred vision, dizziness, a dull headache which lasted for days and fatigue so bad I could hardly get out of bed. My brain felt as if it were in a total fog, and I couldn’t remember something I had done five minutes earlier. At first, I thought the issues were caused by seasonal allergies and a sinus infection, but after the infection cleared, the symptoms grew worse to the point I could hardly get out of bed. Not taking the drug one evening resulted in my feeling much better upon waking, but as I started moving around, my bp hit 146/86 with pulse of 92, and knowing that beta blockers should not be stopped abruptly, I took the dose, which caused things to get even worse and I quickly ended up in my doctors office with a bp of 170/100 and a pulse of 118. After blood work, urinalysis, EKG, my physician and I both believed the culprit to be the new manufacturer.


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KEYWORDS: atenolol; betablocker; bpmeds; government; health; highbloodpressure; hypertension; medicine; metoprolol; society
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To: HarleyLady27

Sounds to me like the symptoms for heart failure.


41 posted on 11/01/2017 5:39:18 PM PDT by Moonman62 (Make America Great Again!)
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To: HarleyLady27

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>:> “My bp, which is usually steady and in the good range of 120/67 started going all over the place from lows to highs, with accompanying rapid heart beats of as much as 90 – 118, other than my normal of 62 – 68.” <<

Severe potassium deficiency!
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42 posted on 11/01/2017 5:43:37 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: Moonman62

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>> “Sounds to me like the symptoms for heart failure.” <<

Heart failure is not a “condition,” it is the result of various dietary defficiencies.

All are correctable.
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43 posted on 11/01/2017 5:46:32 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: Do the math

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All manufactured drugs are dangerous to your health and longevity!
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44 posted on 11/01/2017 5:48:36 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: editor-surveyor

You’re putting about some dangerous information.


45 posted on 11/01/2017 5:52:52 PM PDT by Moonman62 (Make America Great Again!)
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To: Moonman62

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No, I’m putting out useful ways of avoiding death from medical malpractice.
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46 posted on 11/01/2017 6:00:02 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: Moonman62; HarleyLady27; humblegunner

Curiously enough, the posted “article” by “Joe Graedon” is not actually an article by Joe Graedon. It is a small part of a very, very lengthy “comment” to an article by Joe Graedon, found at the link. This thread appears to be a misrepresentation. Those are not the words of Joe Graedon, but are the words of a commenter who may well be exhibiting symptoms for heart failure (as Moonman62 mentions).


47 posted on 11/01/2017 6:25:23 PM PDT by HandyDandy ("Do you think the rain will hurt the rhubarb?")
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To: sparklite2
Doctors are idiots, because they deny the existence of anything they cannot explain away: and they *must* explain away because their addled gaze is immutably fixed on the center of the bell curve, come Hell or high water.

And they are stubborn -- "Why, I'm a *doctor* -- and not only could _you_, a lowly layman, probably not even pass the entrance exams to Medical School, but you're also ill as well."

48 posted on 11/01/2017 7:07:03 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: sparklite2

If you’re taking statins, consider taking CoQ10 as well.


49 posted on 11/01/2017 7:08:58 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: HarleyLady27

I’m not a unsurprised. Most generics are manufactured in India and, God forbid, China.


50 posted on 11/01/2017 7:14:00 PM PDT by Flaming Conservative
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To: grey_whiskers

I did that for a while. Then the cardiologist put me on a statin that doesn’t require it.


51 posted on 11/01/2017 7:16:39 PM PDT by sparklite2 (I'm less interested in the rights I have than the liberties I can take.)
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To: huckfillary

If you don’t get side effects from the poison that passes for BP medication, count yourself lucky and thank God. I’ve tried 10 different ones and all give me horrible side effects.


52 posted on 11/01/2017 7:38:43 PM PDT by ExTexasRedhead
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To: sparklite2

(Nods.) Good news, then.


53 posted on 11/01/2017 7:52:51 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: Veto!

My Cardiologist recommend the Book “Wheat Belly” lost 30lbs and feel much better.


54 posted on 11/01/2017 8:01:19 PM PDT by Empireoftheatom48 (God did help the Republic, can we keep it.)
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To: jughandle

As I understand it, the stress may be what’s triggering those. Have you tried tracking when they occur in relation to what your doing at the time? relaxing, at work or in traffic for example. keeping a log of that may be revealing. Just a suggestion. Take care.

V_TWIN


55 posted on 11/02/2017 3:45:00 AM PDT by V_TWIN
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To: Sans-Culotte

I had a similar boss some time ago who would get my BP up. I found that a hard bike ride at the end of the day would bring it back to normal 105/60. The doctor however wanted to put me on more BP meds and Prozac to deal with the work situation instead. Minnestoopid.


56 posted on 11/02/2017 6:18:33 AM PDT by Fred Hayek (The Democratic Party is now the operational arm of the CPUSA)
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To: sparklite2

The scary part about statins is that some doctors are prescribing them even if cholesterol is low, “just in case “.


57 posted on 11/02/2017 6:24:55 AM PDT by Fred Hayek (The Democratic Party is now the operational arm of the CPUSA)
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To: qwerty1234

Metoprolol is used to regulate the heart, not control blood pressure.


58 posted on 11/02/2017 6:27:36 AM PDT by AppyPappy (Don't mistake your dorm political discussions with the desires of the nation)
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To: Empireoftheatom48

Terrific news. Everyone should at least read it and give it a try.


59 posted on 11/02/2017 8:09:30 AM PDT by Veto! (Political Correctness Offends Me)
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To: AppyPappy

I beg to differ. I was given Metoprolol after having an a-fib episode last year. The literature that came with the medication describes it as a blood pressure medicine as well as a med for controlling heart rate. If you read up on it online, you’ll find the same description.

Also, my husband, who is in a nursing home, is normally on Atenolol for blood pressure, but does NOT have a-fib. He was recently given Metoprolol for a few days as a substitute for his Atenolol when the home’s pharmacy was temporarily unable to fill the Atenolol script.


60 posted on 11/02/2017 8:55:22 AM PDT by Promethea
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