What is atenolol 100mg used for?
Atenolol belongs to a group of medicines called beta blockers. It’s used to treat high blood pressure and irregular heartbeats (arrhythmia). It can also be used to prevent chest pain caused by angina. If you have high blood pressure, taking atenolol helps prevent future heart disease, heart attacks and strokes.
What are the most common side effects of atenolol?
Side Effects
- Blurred vision.
- cold hands or feet.
- difficult or labored breathing.
- dizziness, faintness, or lightheadedness when getting up from a lying or sitting position suddenly.
- shortness of breath.
- tightness in chest.
- wheezing.
Will atenolol help me sleep?
Although atenolol had no effect on subjective measures of sleep this hydrophilic drug also reduced REM frequency, suggesting that either it has some central effect, or that REM reduction is due to a peripheral ‘shielding’ effect.
What should you not take with atenolol?
Atenolol may interact with other medications
- Mental health drugs. Reserpine and monamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) may increase or add to the effects of atenolol.
- Heart rhythm drugs. Taking certain heart drugs with atenolol can slow down your heart rate too much.
- Calcium channel blockers.
- Alpha blockers.
- Pain drug.
Is atenolol a painkiller?
Brand name: Tenormin. Atenolol comes only as a tablet you take by mouth. Atenolol is used to treat high blood pressure and chest pain. It can also help prevent heart attack or heart damage after a heart attack.
What is a normal dose of atenolol?
Most people begin dosage at 25-50 mg. According to medical literature on this topic, maximum atenolol dosage is 100 mg (although some patients may take as much as 200 mg) and this may not be high enough to completely lower blood pressure.
What are the side effects of atenolol?
Commonly reported side effects of atenolol include: cardiac failure, bradycardia, dizziness, fatigue, and cold extremity.
Why is atenolol unavailable?
UPDATE: The FDA is reporting that Atenolol is no longer in shortage and is available. Due to the shortage of an active ingredient, a popular blood pressure medication, Atenolol, is currently in shortage.
What is atenolol prescribed for?
Atenolol is used to treat angina (chest pain) and hypertension (high blood pressure). Atenolol is also used to lower the risk of death after a heart attack.