Re: Propranolol - New long term side effects....
So did the doctor say it was ok to taper off, you didn't say.
I was on propranolol from 2007 until 2015. I was started on 80mg slow release capsules once a day, but they caused me problems with side effects for most of that time. In the last year of taking them it was cut down to 20mg tablets twice a day, but relief really only came in 2015 when I was switched to another beta blocker called Bisoprolol and these suit me much better. I only take one 10mg tablet a day, the doctor said this was the same as taking 40mg of propranolol.
I was originally given Propranolol for raised bp and migraines and they are one of the oldest of the beta blockers. My doctor tried for some time to get me to change to one of the newer versions but for me it was sticking with the devil I already knew, but i'm glad I made the change in the end as there are hardly any side effects now.
With your pulse, yes it will be lower on them because their job is to stop too much adrenalin from irritating your heart. I suffer with erratic heartbeats which are benign but uncomfortable and Bisoprolol helps alot to ease them. You pulse will change with movement and that's normal, it changes when you inhale and exhale too.
So depending on what your doc said about reducing the dose, your pulse should balance itself out when you find the right dose to suit you.
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