hey all,
quick question:
my cardiologist recently suggested i switch from toprol to atelonol. the main reason for this he said was that toprol messes with the brain more--not in a bad way, just vivid dreams, more sleep disturbance etc. which i'd been having a lot of. being a cheapskate i waited till my last refill of toprol, which still had 2 months left, ran out and then made the move to atelonol. i was pleasantly surprised to find how much cheaper it was, and while this may be psychological i do seem to be sleeping better.
i was taking 50 mg a day of toprol, my new prescription is for only 25 mg a day of atelonol. my cardiologist said this was an equivalent dose; the pharmacist seemed to think that he might be starting me low and building me up (my previous cardiologist did the same with the toprol).
okay, now here finally is the question: is 25mg of atelonol really equivalent to 50 mg of toprol? don't make sense to me--not that it needs to.
mongo
quick question:
my cardiologist recently suggested i switch from toprol to atelonol. the main reason for this he said was that toprol messes with the brain more--not in a bad way, just vivid dreams, more sleep disturbance etc. which i'd been having a lot of. being a cheapskate i waited till my last refill of toprol, which still had 2 months left, ran out and then made the move to atelonol. i was pleasantly surprised to find how much cheaper it was, and while this may be psychological i do seem to be sleeping better.
i was taking 50 mg a day of toprol, my new prescription is for only 25 mg a day of atelonol. my cardiologist said this was an equivalent dose; the pharmacist seemed to think that he might be starting me low and building me up (my previous cardiologist did the same with the toprol).
okay, now here finally is the question: is 25mg of atelonol really equivalent to 50 mg of toprol? don't make sense to me--not that it needs to.
mongo
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