Antacids & Beta-Blockers

I was put on Atenolol for tachycardia and high blood pressure after undergoing thyroid surgery for toxic nodules.  I keep reading about how certain antacids can cause your blood pressure to go up.  I have GERD and am experiencing esophagitis again, and I would like to be able to take something for it.  Is Zantac75 okay to take with a beta-blocker? And will it increase my blood pressure? I can't seem to find good information anywhere on the internet or even from my endocrinologist.  Please help!

[Ratnakar Kini, MD]

Hi,
Zantac can be taken with atenolol.
Zantac does not increase the blood pressure.
But very rarely it can eithe increase or decrease the heart rate.
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- Ratnakar Kini M.D.

[mags59]

Please don't suggest Prilosec; I had an allergic reaction to it and ended up in the ER.