Question regarding Beta Blocker.......

[Guest guest]

Thanks for your advice. I just called my pulmonologist and he said

that atenolol is a selective beta blocker and usually doesn't

interfere with asthma.

> That is my understanding also=

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> It's my understanding that Atenolol is NOT to be taken if you do

> indeed have asthma? I have no clue if I've been given the right

info

> on it, but I've heard a lot of the beta blockers wreak havoc with

the

> asthma people.

>

> Maybe you could do a search on google.com and see if they mention

it,

> but I do remember my Endo telling me that if I DID NOT have

asthma, I

> could take Atenolol.

>

> Sandy~Houston

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> Do the Google search to confirm.

> Try terms like high blood pressure asthma

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> Other asthma sufferers seem to use Calcium Channel blockers . I am

on an Ace

> inhibitor which I believe is another option for you.

> All the info I have seen warns about ALL beta blockers, of which

Atenolol is

> one.

>

> -Pam L-

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[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I think it depends on how you feel. I have mild asthma and couldn't tolerate

even one dose of Atenolol. It made me feel like I had to gasp for breath. It

also dried my eyes, a common side effect apparently but one that made my Graves'

eye symptoms feel worse. I tolerate most meds pretty well--but I couldn't handle

even one dose of this! Instead I took a calcium channel blocker for the first 8

months, after which my heart symptoms settled down.

Best wishes,

Re: Question regarding Beta Blocker.......

Thanks for your advice. I just called my pulmonologist and he said

that atenolol is a selective beta blocker and usually doesn't

interfere with asthma.