LittleOne Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 I've been on Bisoprolol for almost a week and the fatigue is unreal! I've doubled the amount I sleep, struggle to get up for work and just have no energy.Anyone else find they were more fatigued with beta blockers?How did you cope? Any hints and tips, lifestyle changes etc?I'm guessing this is just a side effect from starting the med and will subside with time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faintinggoat Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 I was on coreg before I was switched to to propranolol. And I had the same issue, I was so unbelievably sleepy. I was probably only awake a few hours a day, and was constantly napping throughout. My doctor kept me on the medicine for a month because it is certainly one of those side effects of bb's, but can also decrease with time. For me it didn't decrease and in fact made me worse and I was switched to propranolol. I had some of that with the propranolol and it went away relatively quickly after my body adjusted to the medicine. Hope for the best, Fainting Goat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkd Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 I tried three different ones before I found one that didn't have me nodding off all the time. My doc told me he had a long list of betas that we'd just go through til we found the one that worked best for me. So, maybe give your doc a call and explain that you're really tired, he might switch you to another one. Is your blood pressure low while taking it? That was my problem. BP was in the 90s/50s range. I took it for about a week before I called, the second one I took for a couple of weeks, then changed again. I don't remember having extreme fatigue with the one that I take now. My bp reads around 109/65ish on my current med. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleOne Posted January 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 Thanks guys, will chat with my GP tomorrow.BP on Sunday was 99/62 which is quite low for me. Will check it at work tomorrow before I call to see what it's doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tobiano Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Hi LittleOne,I'm also on bisoprolol. It took me months to get used to it. I wanted to go off it after a week. The fatigue was unbelievable at first - although I was also extremely fatigued before so it was hard to tell how much was the BB vs. the dysautonomia. However, I'm glad I stuck with the med for a few months. It ended up being very helpful to reduce my tachycardia. My fingers are crossed for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleOne Posted January 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Thank you Tobiano. How long for the fatigue to improve for you?It's dropped my resting heart reat by about 15 and my bp. My tachycardia seems to have lessened but I still get quite a jump in hr on standing etc so the same is still happening just the numbers have changed. Stil symptomatic etc. But not even a week on it yet so I need to be patient!I've changed it from morning to evening so will see if that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tobiano Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Same here. It took several months for the fatigue to improve. See what happens now that you switched the dose to evening. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleOne Posted January 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Well so far today I'm more awake and have more energy so fingers crossed taking in the evening is the way forward! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogini Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 Such good advice here about patience and timing of the dose. For the first week I had leaden feet (meaning it felt like I had 30 lb weights attached to my feet and I could barely lift them off the ground)! But it got much better over time. If fatigue is your worst side effect, that isn't so bad, lol!You should also pay attention to your BP, b/c if the beta is lowering it too much that will make you extra tired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleOne Posted January 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 BP checked at work today 116/64 (normal for me) so happy with that.I know, I'm usually a very patient person (I'm a midwife so have to be!) but i've been signed off non clinical at work since October (again I know, lucky to be working etc) and I just want to do my job! But I think part of this is the harsh reality that I may not be able to practice to my full capacity and that's killing me, so I'm desperate for these tablets to work and not make me feel worse!. I've always said if I couldn't be a midwife I don't know what I'd do. Just internal head struggles that I'm sure we all have for our own reasons. Sorry I'm venting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tobiano Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 LittleOne- I can so relate to what you just said. PM me if you want to talk more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleOne Posted January 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 That's very kind of you thank you x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepbree Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 I'm on 100 mg of extended release metoprolol. It's awful. My doc wants me to take 50 in the am and 50 at night and so that pretty much makes me a total zombie from 3-6. I stand all day which is why he wanted me to split the dose, so I have some relief during working hours. He says to exercise, and that will make me more energetic, but I don't have the energy to go do it after standing 8-12 hrs. We are discussing a med change at my next appt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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