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[Poppi]

I'm on 2x20mg daily for high bp and always had low bp until we sold our house, bought new house, retired, moved house all in one month, then son set wedding date for 6 months later! I always had low bp but my GP referred me to consultant for investigation. A pompous professor prescribed this and bp is now ok. I do find I get out of breath very easily and as an amateur singer this is very annoying. Also find walking up a very little hill too hard. Going to ask gp if I can reduce dose. Not happy how as you say, they prescribe one drug so easily.
     Poppi x

[Joaniepat]

Poppi, beta blockers are not usually prescribed as a first line drug for hypertension these days. Normally you would be given an ACE inhibitor or calcium channel blocker. I had the breathlessness thing a few years ago when a consultant prescribed 5 mg bisoprol fumarate for unexplained palpitations. My GP said that was not good and reduced the dose by half. (I do currently take 2.5 mg for other reasons with no problem.) It seems you have been given a sledgehammer to crack a nut.
JP x