Beta Blockers?

[smudge]

My Consultant has recently put me on beta blockers (25mg lowest dose) for an irregular & rapid heartbeat. This is until I have an op to regulate it. The tabs have indeed slowed the heartbeat down, but so has everything else! They've made me feel extremely tired/ lethargic/zombified. Anyone else had the same experience & did you persevere in taking them? Thanx.

[smudge]

It's OK folks, my Consultant's sec just phoned me & asked me to stop taking them until my test results come back. Thanx anyway.

[Cetti]

You weren't being ignored smudge, but I imagine as you were already under the care of a Consultant we were wary of poking our noses in - glad it's been sorted, and very good wishes for the op. :-) PS. They do have a tranquilizing effect.

[smudge]

Thanx for that Cetti, it's nice to know others care! My Consultant is obviously a very busy man, but should have made me aware of the possible side affects, when prescribing them to me! Apparantly I have Wolf, Parkinson, White, (an extra electrical connection in the heart) which is quite common. The op will zap that, rectifying the problems I've been experiencing. Cheers!

[anthomson]

...from my experience the extreme tiredness only lasts about a week.