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heart beat pauses
Hello. I recently started taking atenolol for stage fright, 50 to 100 mg once to twice a week. it worked great! until after several weeks i started getting a sensation of irregular heart beats. i have been off of it now for 2 weeks and i still get a skipped heart beat sensation followed by a very forceful heart beat. i checked my pulse and there is a long (couple of seconds?) pause in the heart beats when i get that feeling. the only other symptom is a feeling of being more tired than usual. my question is how long can i expect this seeing i have been off of beta blockers for a couple of wks. i will be seeing my GP next wk. i hope i didn't do permanent damage by take the beta blockers! thanks in advance for your answers! take care.
my GP appointment got cancelled i have to wait for 2 more wks before i see them. the skipped beat/pause sensation continues…:-(
I;ve tried to medicate fear based issues. It didn't work out for me. Set me up for more failure. I ended up dealing with it the old fashioned way....
Thanks! it's been a week, gotten a little better but not gone completely. i will be seeing my GP tomorrow. will keep you posted. Dank U well!
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Irregular use or abrupt stopping of beta-blockers can cause skipped beats and other arrythmia's.
Skipped beats are normally quite harmless. I think the bad effect will wear off soon. If not, you should discuss it with your GP.
Also, I wonder if beta blockers (if any) are the best choice for stage fright.