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Low heart rate with propranolol

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nancyj1979
nancyj1979

Hi, my doctor prescribed 10mg propranolol twice a day. My heart rate went down to 48. My resting heart rate is between 58 and 65 without propranolol. Has anyone else experienced this?

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  • mindsignals
    mindsignals nancyj1979

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    I am on 120mg ER bid (240/day) and have always had a heart rate that was in the 50s to at most 60 before propanalol.  I have been on this dose for years for migraines and blood pressure and my typical resting heart rate ranges from the low 40s to the low 50s.  During the night, it will usually run in the upper 30s to at most the low 40s.  

    I don't have any issues with irregular heartbeat, dizziness, etc.  I exercise regularly now (which I wasn't doing previously) and suspect my natural heart rate would be in the upper 40s to low or mid 50s nowadays were I not on propanalol.  Either way, I have never found the rate to be an issue.  I'm currently age 47.

    Hope this helps allay any concerns.

    • mindsignals
      mindsignals

      Posted

      I'll add that my BP is generally around 120/80 or a tad bit lower.  Before propanalol and exercise, it would run 130/90 to 140/90.
    • cathrine50028
      cathrine50028 mindsignals

      Posted

      What does your heart rate go up to when you exercise?

      Why did you start this med? Thank you!

  • cathrine50028
    cathrine50028 nancyj1979

    Posted

    I have horrible and constant skipping heart beats. It terrifies me and every day I feel like I will die. I have been to the ER many times becuase of this. One doc recently prescribed beta blockers (at the emerg hospital). However, of course I go an research these pills on the internet and find all kinds of horrible side effects. But my symptoms are horrible too...so, go figure...anyway, I still haven't taken the meds but I am close to trying them. My biggest concern, is that my resting heart rate is 60 bmp. I am scared to take the med and then find out my heart rate will be scarily slow....I'm a mess with all this. I am 61 in June, female, could stand to lose 20 lbs (which I am now working on). I can't even go to the gym becuase as soon as I start lifting weights, the palpitations and skipping beats terrify me! I heard that you gain weight on these drugs because your metabolism slows down...and once you start, you can't stop. I read about ablations and that is not going to happen since it actually kills part of your heart where they do the ablations...OMG...this is horrible. I'm trying to read right now and all I do is feel my pulse and add more freak out onto the already exsiting freak out....so scared...

    • AmyYamy
      AmyYamy cathrine50028

      Posted

      Hi Cathrine,

      I used to have very frequent heart skipping a beat.   Sometimes my heart fluttered every fifteen seconds!    I also felt really irritable and had trouble focusing.   It's a long story how I found a solution and too long to write out, but what helped was taking thiamine (B1).   Specifically, a fat soluable version that is more easily absorbed for some people - "lipothiamine".   I take two of these tiny tablets a day and it fixed my skipping heart problem.  

      There are other vitamins and minerals that are associated with heart arrythmias like B12 for example, so you might explore some of those for yourself also.   Thiamine is the safest thing to try as there are no side effects and no upper limit.  

    • ann82027
      ann82027 cathrine50028

      Posted

      I= was on bisoprolol for svt and skipped heartbeats, it made me feel terrible, but the missed heartbeats are terrible too, i,ve just come back from shopping and my heart feels as if its beating  out of my chest with the skips.  I,m 69 years old  and also am frightened of the side effects of the drug, its quality of life not quantity but i haven,t got  quality with this heart of mine, i,m afraid of collapsing and dying.  I go see a heart specialist in 4 weeks.
    • sue87156
      sue87156 cathrine50028

      Posted

      If you have been diagnosed with Atrial Fibrillation it's best to take your meds as not doing so puts a person at risk of stroke. I'm on bisoperal and reduced it , under consultation with my GP, to reduce it to 2.5mg/day from 10mg/day. The higher dose caused nightmares and v low blood pressure/low heart beat ( for me). Hope this helps.

    • neil_75
      neil_75 cathrine50028

      Posted

      Hi Catherine. I've similar symptoms to you and I've been proscribed propanolol but haven't yet took them.. I'm wondering if you've takin them and do they work?

  • ross0114
    ross0114 nancyj1979

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    Im 19 quite fit, ride a bike everyday but smoke about 10/15 cigs a day, except from the past month and a half because I couldn't leave my house from anxiety. I take propranolol 40mg 2x a day and my resting heart rate is 60 when taking these. The doctors said my blood pressure was fine so I don't think it will affect mine that much. My breathing seems so slow like I'm not breathing at all, it's kind of weird but I think that's what it's supposed to do and keep a steady heart rate and because your heart rate is lower you need less oxygen intake for you body so that covers the breathing so slow. When I exercise it doesn't even feel like my heart rates going up at all and I feel like I'm still breathing so slow. I'm pretty sure propranolol is safe and it's supposed to make your heart rate like that, it makes you more relaxed, that's why they give it to people like me with anxiety.

  • serendipidy
    serendipidy nancyj1979

    Posted

    I am so glad i found this. I have suffered from panic attacks for over 30 yeras. Had different tabs and the one i have been on for 7 years now has started to not work the same and make me ill. I was suffering terrible palpertations and not being able to breath. I have now been on propranolol for 5 weeks wich was 40mg morning and night. I was feeling much better but doc has now said to start reducing them very slowly as my heart rate at docs was 60. I was concerned this was to low but reading on here its fine, my blood presure was 130/89. I then started to worry as we do but now reading this i dont know why she would want to reduce it. I feel fine well i did till i seen her lol.
    • tedheath
      tedheath serendipidy

      Posted

      youre heart rate is fine if you feel ok im.e on beta blockers e.t.c and my heart rate sometimes goes to 44 bpm
    • mai77676
      mai77676 serendipidy

      Posted

      hi im 5 years late lol but did lowering your dose help increase your resting heart rate as mine is low and im wondering if reducing my dose will help

  • tedheath
    tedheath nancyj1979

    Posted

    hi nancy dont worry if you feel ok ive been diagnosed with right bundle branch block my heart rate sometimes goes to 44 bpm i am on 2.75 bisoprolol pluse lots of other meds ime 45 and feel 95 lol but if youre worried i.de go to you.re drs hope this helps try and moniter it with blood pressure machine i find omron m2 basic to be the most acurate
  • jackie02994
    jackie02994 nancyj1979

    Posted

    Yes my heart rate was as low as 41 the Dr took me off propanaol I had go to er they said I had a heart block could be from meds and might reverse after stopping meds I was taking 10mg once per day I have now been off 1week it can be dangerous to stop them all at once but in my case I had to. I have a app in one month to get a pacemaker because of the block there is a chance after stopping propanol the heart block could reverse and that is what I am praying for I don't know how long it takes don't get upset because propanol does slow heart rate but you do need to talk to your Dr to find out if your heart is beating too slowe. I was told I had br

    I was told I had bundle branch block and needed pacemaker have they said anything to you about a pacemaker?

    • mai77676
      mai77676 jackie02994

      Posted

      hi im finding this 5 years later ha ha i take propanolol and it drops my hr below 60 and its making so worried i have av block or something and your post made me even more worried lol, did stopping the tablets get rid of it and how long was you taking the propanolol for before they found the block?

    • yaseen50707
      yaseen50707 mai77676

      Posted

      hi im off propranonol as it made my heart rate slow. what are your symptoms im soo anxious too

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