Bisoprolol buddies

Hi, i have been taking bisoprolol for 2months now after a bypass and valve repair. I am totally drained and struggling to walk more than a few steps.  Years ago i was prescribed metoprolol which had the same affect, when after four years i was finally prescribed a different drug to replace the metropol i walked up stairs, but this time i was reduced to tears of joy. They are awful tablets and will be seeking to come off them at my first follow up appointment. Cheap solution im affraid. Chin up

What is the drug you are currently using and which makes you so much happier?   My heartrate is speeding up and I just cannot face Bisoprolol again which seems to be the only one my GP knows to slow the pulse.  I have been off it for several months now and am so much more energetic and optimistic now -   I am so afraid he will prescribe it again.

Hi there, I have been on Bisoprolol for 2 years this December after having an 'episode' of heartrate readings exeeding 190, my heartrate now rarely gets above 52 and sometimes as low as 48, my GP doesn't seem too concerned but it is no wonder I feel as if I want to sleep most of the time, I'm lucky in as much as I am retired so don't have to go out to work but I have always enjoyed walking, I have 2 large dogs who need to go out twice daily and sometimes it takes every ounce of strength I have to get out of the door (though I do it), I have to keep on the go as much as possible that way at least I do get things done but the moment I sit down I feel as if I have either run a marathon or climbed K2.

Hi am new to this site, I had af which last wk was 225 beats dropping to 10 ended up in hospital having a pacemaker fitted, I was on 1.25 bisoporyl upped to 2.5 which I just about coped with but since pacemaker I am on 5 and dont feel I can cope with this my wound is healing fine but feel awful am already  overweight I thought it was just me didnt realise it puts more weight on I have arthritis in my knees as well so that doesn't help would it be eorth asking to go bk to 2.5 n hope it works???

Hi there,

I have been put on this drug and am really struggling to get used to it. 2 weeks ago I had a sudden attack of Atrial Fibrillation caused by high blood pressure and ended up in hospital. They put me on Bisopralol 2.5mg. Within a week my BP was so low I was dizzy. It has now been cut to 1.25mg. I feel a bit better but BP all over the place and my chest feels tight  and I often feel breathless. Don't want AF again but this is a pain. Hope you are feeling better and like you I feel that it's great to find that I am not alone and that I am not imagining the side effects.

Hello, from across the pond - where the Northpole with @ -20 degrees Celcius is presently visiting us.  I ve read so many of your same comments - that "cotton- picking" tiredness - and more, like ringing in my ears, the weightgain, the dizziness.  I do hope the last 3 items, are not part of your SEs [side-effects] . SEs shown under the  Bisoprolol name, are a page long.

I've been on 10 mg with 6.25mg of Hydrochlorothiazide [HCTZ] mixed in for more than 10 years, and I think the "schlump" has become part of my 2nd nature... Years back I decided that i would take the Biso. along with daily Vits. in late pm, into a full stomach... That seems to help somewhat, as I rise in the a.m., without such terrible tiredness, or swelling. It does also help to take my time to come to full consciousness -comes under the heading of "dragging" a bit. before I am out the door to go somewhere in the a.m. - Does your Doc know about your SEs ? 

Taking this med. in the evening also aids the occurrance of the 05:00 a.m. Bloodpressure spike that happens to everyone every night... as in my case the Med. is R-xed for BP-regulation, not for irregular heartbeats.  I found out recently that the addition of HCTZ [a diuretic] over years now has gotten the kidneys used to this assistance. Not taking the Biso, with HCTZ causes severe swelling and malaise now inside a few days, as the kidneys are lazy now - My Doc and I tried it once - had to go right back on the Biso/HCTZ with in a week.  Yet at age 78 I am still hoping to find another Cardiac Specialist and try again to change to another med from Biso, while staying on HCTZ during the change.  So I do wish you the best ... and hopefully more help from the medical profession.... for you and for all of us tired Biso-addicts ..... ​. Boy - aren't we all ready for Spring !!!

Hello, from across the pond - where the Northpole with @ -20 degrees Celcius is presently visiting us.  I ve read so many similar comments - that "cotton- picking" tiredness - and more, like ringing in my ears, the weightgain, the dizziness.  I do hope the last 3 items, are not part of your SEs [side-effects] . SEs shown under the  Bisoprolol name, are a page long.

I've been on 10 mg with 6.25mg Of Hydrochlorothiazide [HCTZ] mixed in for more than 10 years, and I think the "schlump" has become part of my 2nd nature... Years back I decided that i would take the Biso. along with daily Vits. in late pm, into a full stomach... That seems to help somewhat, as I rise in the a.m., without such terrible tiredness, or swelling. It does also help to take my time to come to full consciousness -comes under the heading of "dragging" a bit. before I am out the door to go somewhere in the a.m. - Does your Doc know about your SEs ? 

Taking this med. in the evening also aids the occurrance of the 05:00 a.m. Bloodpressure spike that happens to everyone every night... as in my case the Med. is R-xed for BP-regulation, not for irregular heartbeats.  I found out recently that the addition of HCTZ [a diuretic] over years now has gotten the kidneys used to this assistance. Not taking the Biso, with HCTZ causes severe swelling and malaise now inside a few days, as the kidneys are lazy now - My Doc and I tried it once - had to go right back on the Biso/HCTZ with in a week.  Yet at age 78 I am still hoping to find another Cardiac Specialist and try again to change to another med from Biso, while staying on HCTZ during the change.  So I do wish you the best ... and hopefully more help from the medical profession.... for you and for all of us tired Biso-addicts ..... ​. Boy - aren't we all ready for Spring !!!

Hello, from across the pond - where the Northpole with @ -20 degrees Celcius is presently visiting us.  I ve read so many similar comments - that "cotton- picking" tiredness - and more, like ringing in my ears, the weightgain, the dizziness.  I do hope the last 3 items, are not part of your SEs [side-effects] . SEs shown under the  Bisoprolol name, are a page long.

I've been on 10 mg with 6.25mg Of Hydrochlorothiazide [HCTZ] mixed in for more than 10 years, and I think the "schlump" has become part of my 2nd nature... Years back I decided that i would take the Biso. along with daily Vits. in late pm, into a full stomach... That seems to help somewhat, as I rise in the a.m., without such terrible tiredness, or swelling. It does also help to take my time to come to full consciousness -comes under the heading of "dragging" a bit. before I am out the door to go somewhere in the a.m. - Does your Doc know about your SEs ? 

Taking this med. in the evening also aids the occurrance of the 05:00 a.m. Bloodpressure spike that happens to everyone every night... as in my case the Med. is R-xed for BP-regulation, not for irregular heartbeats.  I found out recently that the addition of HCTZ [a diuretic] over years now has gotten the kidneys used to this assistance. Not taking the Biso, with HCTZ causes severe swelling and malaise now inside a few days, as the kidneys are lazy now - My Doc and I tried it once - had to go right back on the Biso/HCTZ with in a week.  Yet at age 78 I am still hoping to find another Cardiac Specialist and try again to change to another med from Biso, while staying on HCTZ during the change.  So I do wish you the best ... and hopefully more help from the medical profession.... for you and for all of us tired Biso-addicts ..... ​. Boy - aren't we all ready for Spring !!!

Well the tiredness, weight gain and underwater feeling are all side effects some here have suffered on Bisoprolol.  I was once on 7.5 mg and felt like a zombie, too tired to walk more than about twenty yards.  That is all behind me now since I declined to take the drug any more and I am as energetic as I was before (pacemaker aside).  So if you suspect that may be making you feel so weary etc, then visit your doctor and ask for a break or an alternative.  You can only tell him you feel bad and your quality of life is being affected.