Hello,
I have been posting some stuff here to find out if others are having similar experiences and have met with a great deal of help from some very kind people. I have a question for anyone who is taking Atenolol or any beta blocker for that matter.
I started on 50 mg./day and am now at 200 and my doc will likely go to 300 next week. The thing is my heart rate has always been about 76 or so and has not changed at all. My BP is steady at about 150/105 and has not changed with the increased dose. My primary care doc (who still calls my disease IHSS) says that beta blockers go first to the liver and some people will metabolize them faster than others. So is this something you have experienced and or heard about? My first thought is if this is going to my liver what the heck will all the drugs to to it? My dad passed away from liver cancer a year ago this month so I am more than a little concerned about what I am doing to my liver with this.
Thanks,
Doug
I have been posting some stuff here to find out if others are having similar experiences and have met with a great deal of help from some very kind people. I have a question for anyone who is taking Atenolol or any beta blocker for that matter.
I started on 50 mg./day and am now at 200 and my doc will likely go to 300 next week. The thing is my heart rate has always been about 76 or so and has not changed at all. My BP is steady at about 150/105 and has not changed with the increased dose. My primary care doc (who still calls my disease IHSS) says that beta blockers go first to the liver and some people will metabolize them faster than others. So is this something you have experienced and or heard about? My first thought is if this is going to my liver what the heck will all the drugs to to it? My dad passed away from liver cancer a year ago this month so I am more than a little concerned about what I am doing to my liver with this.
Thanks,
Doug
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