Monstrosity Posted April 5, 2012 Report Share Posted April 5, 2012 My doctor wants to put me on a low dose of nadolol. I havent done well with anything yet... I'm going to pick it up tomorrow but am nervous about the side effects... Anyone have anything to chime in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayjay Posted April 5, 2012 Report Share Posted April 5, 2012 I have been on it for almost three years. It does take a while to get over side effects ( for me) but it has been the best beta blocker I have been on. I was taking 20mg once a day but recently increased to 20mgs twice a day. It really helps me with adrenal surges as well as my bp and heart rate. Please give yourself time to adjust. I wish I could give you better information about how long it took for me not to notice the side effects. Overall I would say that for my Hyper pots, this is the most important med that I take. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hholmes13 Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 I've been on it for almost a year now. I've stuck with a dose of 10mg once a day. The first week or so I felt like a zombie and could barely get up I was so tired. It definitely helped with my tachycardia right away. The bad side effects wore off after about a week. I still have a lot of other symptoms but at least during the day I can walk up the stairs in my home without getting a hr of 150! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monstrosity Posted April 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 I'm glad you two chimed in, thank you! I'm most worried about the TREMORS... I didnt get the tremors on Propanalol but I did get extreme fatigue and could not sleep. Fatigue is the other main concern of mine. The doc wants me on half pill for the first two weeks and then I'm to call him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hholmes13 Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 I've never had issues with tremors. I did have extreme fatigue at first from it, but it seemed to get better. I never upped my dose to the full 20mg/day because it already makes my resting hr get down to 40 at times. I figured that was low enough! I am really fatigued all the time again now, but I attribute that more to my symptoms flaring rather than the medicine. I hope it works for you. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monstrosity Posted April 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 I still havent taken it... I'll fully admit I'm scared of the tremors and worry that they will flare up. I'm probably making a bigger deal than I should I just hate doing this trial and error stuff... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayjay Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 I have horrible fatigue anyway. It is a pretty safe drug for most. Filtered out though the kidneys so it does not effect your liver. I am fearful of meds as well. I have filled several rx's and never taken them. It helped me to take the Nadolol at bedtime. It has been less than 2 weeks since i stared taking it 2 times a day. I am doing a bit better on the 2 times a day... but I was on one a day for a few years! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.