Atenolol in hypertension: is it a wise choice? |
Bo Carlberg, Ola Samuelsson, Lars Hjalmar Lindholm
Source - Lancet 2004; 364: 1684-89
Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Ume
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23 September 2017 at 2:47 am
I am a patient with end stage kidney disease. I was prescibed Atenolol. I felt giddy, woozy, my coordination was affected and worst of all I became confused. I noted in bed at night that my heart beat stopped for a period of about 6 beats before JUMPING in to action again. That disturbed my sleep. I complained to my renal physician re my heart rate problem and the dialysis staff also complained about my confusion. (I must say that I still give lectures, when required). My physician's response was to give me an IQ test!! (which the dialysis staff say I 'creamed".)
A few weeks later I noted that my pulse was only 30 beats per minute. I was sent buy ambulance to Resus at the hospital . By that time my heart rate was only 7 beats per minute. The Dr in Resus injected adrenaline and told me NOT TO TAKE ATENOLOL AGAIN as it reduces the heart rate. Within an hour I had a pacemaker inserted.
I am fine now, but the same renal physician tried to prescribe Atenolol again! I refused to take it!
23 September 2017 at 2:50 am
I am disturbed that some Drs do not listen to their patients. Everyone is an individual and what is suitable for some is not necessarily suitable for another patient. Some Drs are disinclined to relate symptoms to the drug regime they have prescribed. That, to my mind, is dangerous. If the dialysis staff had not sent me to Resus immediately I could very well have lost my life.
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