ramakentesh Posted December 18, 2004 Report Share Posted December 18, 2004 I just thought id warn everyone that betablockers seem to make me very photosensitive - i get sunburnt very easily when im on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butterfly Posted December 18, 2004 Report Share Posted December 18, 2004 Hey!Wow, that just helped me find somehting out... i have been on beat blockers for just over a year now, and i used to tan really easily, but for the past year i have been getting very burnt, very easily. u just made it all make sense. i got badly burnt on monday... i was in the sun for about 15mins. i was red like a blood vessel, i couldnt understand y. im still very red, almost a week after.thanx! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramakentesh Posted December 19, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2004 I initially thought that it was a symptom of POTS, but if i had not taken my blockers for a week or so it wouldnt happen, but if i was back on them and qithout many symptoms i would get very photosensitive.One time i sat for about 4 hours in moderate sun on one day and got a tiny bit of colour, then the next day after taking a beta blocker for tachycardia, was in the same kind of sun level for an hour and was absolutely roasted red.Since we live in Australia this can be a real issue... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melach Posted December 19, 2004 Report Share Posted December 19, 2004 I was only on a beta blocker for a short amount of time because it actually made my dizziness worse. However, I also experienced the sun sensitivity. Here in Israel the sun is also a problem, and in fact just the other month I had the same issue with an antibiotic. Everyone be careful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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