Beta Blockers - Important New Beta Blocker Guidelines
Thursday, July 06, 2006
New UK Guidelines about Beta Blockers Published
Beta blocker drugs have been used for treating high blood pressure for many years.
There are several different beta blocker drugs available and many different brand names. However, if you look at the proper name for the drug then you will always find that it ends in
"olol"
So - a few examples would be:
Atenolol, Metoprolol, Bisoprolol, Nadolol, Sotalol, Propanolol and so on and so on - you get the picture I'm sure.
Anyway - new UK guidelines published today have strongly suggested that new patients diagnosed with high blood pressure are not given beta blocker drugs - and further: that patients already on beta blockers are gradually changed to other drugs.
This last bit is very important. It could be very dangerous to stop taking a beta blocker suddenly - don't do it until you've spoken to your doctor. You are likely to be changed to another drug at the same time that the beta blocker drug is stopped.
Read more here
Remember - speak to your doctor about this. Don't be tempted to alter your own medication.
Beta blockers also are notorious for causing side effects such as tiredness. Read more about fatigue due to beta blockers here
Beta blocker drugs have been used for treating high blood pressure for many years.
There are several different beta blocker drugs available and many different brand names. However, if you look at the proper name for the drug then you will always find that it ends in
"olol"
So - a few examples would be:
Atenolol, Metoprolol, Bisoprolol, Nadolol, Sotalol, Propanolol and so on and so on - you get the picture I'm sure.
Anyway - new UK guidelines published today have strongly suggested that new patients diagnosed with high blood pressure are not given beta blocker drugs - and further: that patients already on beta blockers are gradually changed to other drugs.
This last bit is very important. It could be very dangerous to stop taking a beta blocker suddenly - don't do it until you've spoken to your doctor. You are likely to be changed to another drug at the same time that the beta blocker drug is stopped.
Read more here
Remember - speak to your doctor about this. Don't be tempted to alter your own medication.
Beta blockers also are notorious for causing side effects such as tiredness. Read more about fatigue due to beta blockers here
