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Sotalol & stomach issues

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dean0612
dean0612

Hi, 1st Nov of last year I was switched from Bisoloprolol to Sotalol due to bad side effects from the Bisololprolol. I was put onto 40mg twice per day of the sotolol and found this to be much better for me.

?Approx. 1mth later, due to my blood pressure being high, my gp increased my medication to 80mg twice per day. The very first day of taking the higher dose my stomach became uncomfortably bloated and painful, four days later I was in an out of hours gp surgery due to the pain of the bloating. They advised that this can be a side effect of the medication & that because the 40mg was ok to advise I go back to this. 

?A few days later I saw my gp who said to continue with the 40mg twice per day & prescribed a separate blood pressure medication.

?Not long after this severe bloating I had terrible constipation for couple of weeks, something ive never had before. I was given medication to help this along and now although I'm not constipated anymore ive had a horrible pain in the left side of my stomach that has continuously became worse ever since. My gp has said to take paracetomol for the pain but ive stopped taking these as they simply don't work. The only time the pain eases is when I lie down. Blood tests that I had for this all came back ok.

?Has anyone else experienced anything like this? I'm just trying to see if theres any connection with the bloating from the increased medication, thankyou.

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  • moira23432
    moira23432 dean0612

    Posted

    Hi Dean,  try going to your Pharmacist and asking if they could check whether any of the medicines interact with each other,  have found that the Doctor doesn't always check this.   Also because you obviously have a computer why don't you Google the medicines  and check for side effects too.   Also I have found that it pays to check all medicines that you are prescribed,  the worst I had was Amiodorone I had a really severe reaction which I wouldn't wish on anyone.  Hope this helps.  Moira.

  • BampaOwl
    BampaOwl dean0612

    Posted

    Until recently I was on 320mg/d Sotalol, with no effects on my stomach. But that's just my experience.

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