Side Effects from Blood Pressure Drug Atenolol

I was on beta blockers for several years and did not like the way I felt when taking them. I also learned they effected my cholesterol levels negatively.

I was put on lisinopril and for the past 2 years have been working on eliminating bp meds.

I am 56 years old, generally in good health and committed to doing all I can to not use drugs. I started with Q10, B6, B12, Folic Acid, Resq1250 and 2 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil per day. I also added Resperate. In 2006 my average bp was 120/74 when I started this regime. In 2007 it was 121/71, in 2008 116/68 and in 2009 it is averaging 110/60.

In addition to above I manage issue with insulin resistance which also effects bp. I am an avid backpacker and can traverse AT trails at 25 miles per day.

Now, I am on a half does of lisinopril and will soon eliminate it completely.

It takes some work but it sure beats the med alternative

I was on atenolol 50mg, I had your same reactions except no cold feet, so the doctor changed the mg. to 25 mg but he also gave me cozaar 50mg. To me there was no change but the doctor tells me that is what I have to take..What else can I do?? Every pill I take seems to have a reaction to another pill but I ask the doctor to change and he insists that what I`m taking is what I need...

Is there something I should do to get rid of all those different reactions??? Please Help??

I changed doctor and the other one was not any better, so I`m back with my same doctor..

My dr. is a pulmonary dr., should a pulmonary dr. be a gp???

My mother has been suffering with a terrible itchy rash for about a year now. We have been to several dermatologists and allergy DRS.

Every prescription cream they have given her only makes her itch more.

She now only takes Zytrec and her 2 prescription meds - avilide and metoprolol.

I also started her on Borage Oil 2 X a day on a suggestion of GNC for itchy skin.

The rash intensifies at night. Eucerin cream also helps but the rash doesn't go away.

Any suggestions would be helpful.

I was experiencing shortness of breath and felt like I was having a heart attack every time I did the slightest exercise. After 4 yrs of being on Atenol, I asked my doctor to change me to something else. I am now on Bisopr/HCTZ and it completely eliminated the problem.

I was put on half dose of atenolol after tests proved I did not have heart problems causing my shortness of breath, and my problems with breathing have been greatly improved. I am now cutting the lisinipril dose in half as well and will see how my blood pressure responds. I have been on CoQ10 for the last 2 months as well. Thanks for alerting me that atenolol could be causing this problem.

I tried atenolol which caused leg "burning" . I went to lisonipril which caused coughing. Now on losartan and it makes me dizzy. HCTZ caused urge urinate but no urine. I also have issues with any of the statins. course I am old as dirt....bill

I was on atenolol for 18 months and developed increasing depression (I had never been depressed before). My cardiologist determined that beta blockers are not for me. After stopping atenolol, it was like a dark grey curtain lifting -- and I haven't had that problem since. Drug side effects can be mental as well as physical. Don't overlook these problems in relation to medications.

I was on Atenolol (25 mg) for two years after my doctor said that I had "hypertension."
No cold feet but I was literally exhausted and felt "drugged" all the time. The side effects don't happen instantly...they creep up on you until you realize that something just isn't right. My doctor then prescribed Diovan HCT 120/12.5-another low dose blood pressure medication but a diuretic, and like the previous commenter, it was like I had regained a new life. The exhaustion was gone, my energy level tripled and I have never looked back!
I cannot imagine what I would have felt like on a larger dose of Atenolol!

I have taken Norvasc for 20 years. My doc switched me to generic amlodipine and my blood pressure sky rocketed and I was nauseous and jittery. I have had to go back to the very expensive Norvasc. I do not believe generics are the same and the proof is in my response to the generic vs. brand name. We should not be lied to about this medication.

It is very possible that the rash is caused by her blood pressure medication. My mother had the same problem--the itching was horrible. When she got off the med and returned to brand name norvasc the problem disappeared. it seems like your mom does not need more meds--she needs less and the right stuff. I am sorry she is suffering.

Since taking the new bp medication Diovan HCT are you having any side effects? Any hair loss?

No side effects although occasional (slight) dizziness pops up. No hair loss-the opposite actually, and now there is a generic that my doctor says is just like Diovan HCT. And it falls under Walmart's $4.00 prescription plan.

I have had moderately high BP for several months. I take 160mg Diovan and started with 25mg Atenolol. I cut the Atenolol to 12.5mg because I was dizzy and my heart rate was very low. I stopped taking Atenolol completely 5 days ago (with my doctors OK). My BP has been going up a little each day and today it was 145 / 90 with my heart rate at 95. I have been light headed all day. I just took 12.5 mg of Atenolol about 2 hours ago and am hopeing for some positive results. My doctor is a GP and I think that I am ready to see a Cardiologist. This is scary.

I was put on atenolol for high blood pressure and it made me feel weak and dizzy and also depressed and suicidal. I was also on ramipril but I decided to wean myself off of the drugs and follow a healthy lifestyle. I now monitor my blood pressure and exercise regularly and eat a healthy diet and after 3 years off the drugs I feel great.