combination therapy of calcium channel blockers and beta blockers

[heart2heart85]

Has anybody here been on a combination of calcium channel blockers and beta blockers to control tachycardia?  Did it work well?  I'm on a high dose of a calcium channel blocker and they are considering adding a low dose of a beta blocker as well.  Were you able to tolerate it well?

[Star1963]

I am taking both beta blocker and a channel blocker, be prepared to be tired, fatigued, and the feeling of passing out. They eventually had to reduce the amount of medication. I hope this helps, remember to keep a diary.

[beema36]

I am on both CCB and betablocker. It does cause my heartrate to run from 40s to 60s but it doesn't bother me and cardioligist is okay with slow heaetrate. It's sure better than the tachycardia.

[Jerry_NJ]

I take 50 mg BB and 240 mg CCB and have for several years.  I take to control my HR which is driven too high by my AFib, was around 130 bpm at rest when on low dose BB... don't remember what it was.  In any case I was increased all the way up to 200 mg BB and that caused side effects, a lot of dizziness and too low blood pressure.  I then had the CCB added and the BB dropped back to 50 mg.  The combination works, my resting HR is below 80, maybe about 70 or less when fully at rest/sleeping.  The side effects are tolerable, with some fatigue and a tendency to dizziness if I suddenly change my physical activity level.  My BP is in the good normal range.

I just got home from my 6 month checkup with my Cardiologist, he says continue were I am.  I suggested lower my BB/CCB dose level, he didn't agree, I follow his advice.

[MaryLL]

Yes, I was on both a calcium channel blocker (metaprolol) as well as a betablocker (propafenone) for years. They worked well until they didn't. The only real side effect I noticed was fatigue and I'm generally sensitive to medication effects. I am now 65 and first developed AFib  when I was 51. My doctor at that time told me that people most commonly get heart rhythm problems in their 70's or so. He pointed out that getting it as relatively young as I did might make the medications have problems "holding my symptoms" at some point.
I encourage you to put taking care of yourself first, reduce stress, cut the  foods/drinks that might exacerbate your situation, and have good communication with your cardiologist so you can discuss medications and such that are helpful to you.
Wishing you the best and please keep us posted.

[pvcchris]

I was on metoprolol and cardizem for a month or so and it went well. I was 22 at the time so my stout young body took it like a champ. I was taken off the beta blocker because I was tired all the time so now I'm currently just on the calcium channel blocker.

[Aio88]

Can I ask you how you are going now?