Great...just when I’ve almost got myself completely weaned off of beta blocker Atenolol there’s this news.
My BP has been going down with exercise and weight loss, so I went from 100 mg Atenolol (max dose) to 50 to 25 and now down to 12 mg. I’ve got three other BP meds and cut one of them in half, too. The beta blockers were causing all sorts of problems after having been on them for years - anxiety and sleep problems in particular.
Getting off them is problematic, too. I tried going from 25 mg to zero and got bad palpitations and really heightened anxiety which I found are typical adverse side effects of quitting BBs.
It’s better to get off the meds by making yourself healthier. Lower weight reduces cancer and a ton of other issues.
However, for those with an endemic blood pressure issue and who are otherwise healthy, this could be a benefit.