Heart attack patients: do you still need beta blockers? A cardiologist explains
#Health #HeartHealth #BetaBlockers #Cardiology #Healthcare #Medication #HeartAttack #MedicalResearch #HeartDisease #HealthNews #HeartTreatment #PatientCare
https://the-14.com/heart-attack-patients-do-you-still-need-beta-blockers-a-cardiologist-explains/

@ScienceScholar

Beta blockers can also increase risk of anaphylaxis -
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1491970/

Beta blocker use has been linked to increased risk of Parkinson's -
https://scienceofparkinsons.com/2017/09/02/beta2-adrenoreceptor-agonists-another-game-changer/

#BetaBlockers

#health #Science #Research #BetaBlockers #Heart

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250831010539.htm

A controlled trial of beta blockers in approximately 8,500 people who retained heart function after a heart attack found that, after 3 years, the beta blockers conferred no benefit, and actually increased the risk of heart attack and death in women.

Summary and links to original articles: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250831010539.htm

#Science #Health #CVD #HeartAttack #WomensHealth #BetaBlockers

Certain #medications – like the #BetaBlockers Peart takes to treat atrial fibrillation [#afib], a #heart condition that causes irregular heartbeats – make people more vulnerable to the adverse #health effects of extreme temperatures by affecting how they regulate their body temperature.

#law #prisons #ClimateChange #HumanRights #ExtremeWeather #heat

The claim is circulating that antidepressants can cause overheating and dehydration. This is a genuine public health message, but it's not so simple: diuretics, beta blockers, ACE inhibitors, antipsychotics, and some antihistamines may also interact badly with hot weather.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/15/well/live/heat-weather-medication-safety.html (excerpt in a reply)

There's even doubt about antidepressants having this effect. A recent paper in eClinicalMedicine looked at all the studies they could find and concluded that there wasn't evidence of antidepressants causing overheating in hot weather - though some other medicines do.

"Current evidence supports strong anticholinergics, non-selective beta-blockers, adrenaline, and anti-Parkinson’s agents impairing thermoregulation during heat stress ... physicians should interpret with caution conventional public health messaging related to the thermoregulatory effects of some drugs (e.g., antidepressants) during hot weather."
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(24)00465-6/fulltext

#Antidepressants #Diuretics #AnticholinergicMedications #MedMastodon #BetaBlockers #HeatWaves #Thermoregulation #OverHeating #Dehydration #SideEffects #AdverseEffects #AdverseEvents #DrugSideEffects #DrugSafety #HeatStress #HotWeather #HotWeatherSafety #PublicHealth #ACEinhibitors #Antipsychotics

Coincidentally, the York Cardiology channel on YouTube has just posted a video explaining what beta blockers are and how they work.

A 7-minute video: https://youtu.be/0AyFGyJjKcE

#HeartHealth #BetaBlockers https://mastodon.social/@ianRobinson/114699976250397030

@SimonRoyHughes @juergen_hubert propranolol (? (like the 'lol' at the end there) #BetaBlockers #StageFright #propranolol https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK532906/

Well arse.

I’m having long conga lines of PVCs….

I’m off to bed.

#lqts #heart #betablockers

Morning ihr little people in my kleene Smattphone ☕
Heute Urlaub🎉🎉
Heute ist u.a. #Welt #Hypertonie #Tag
Da lebe ich schon locker 20 Jahre mit.
Dank eines #Betablockers bin ich super eingestellt ✊✊
Passt auf euch auf und seid #achtsam

Yay. Apple approves my new medication. #betablockers ftw. #afib not ftw.

Fatigue from I assume is my body adjusting to lower blood pressure has me feeling this kinda way… #betablockers

I am so frustrated. In the last few days I’ve had multiple dizzy spells and low blood pressure events. I’ve had my heart rate drop into the mid 40s, and I’ve cut my hands up outside because I couldn’t feel them.

My body hates me, and the feeling is mutual. I’m also very very tired. I’m going to blame my #betablockers, my #long_qt_syndrome and general #health

This is particularly frustrating because last week, I felt invincible.

Stark reminder not to take #HeartHealth for granted. After a couple of nights on the tiles last weekend, my body went into #AFib / #AtrialFibrillation. Something it's not done in ages. So I've not been able to #run and have been back on the #BetaBlockers. Stupid ageing body. It's so finely calibrated and turns out I can't party like I used to without consequences. So have had the whole week off and am going to very gently attempt #ParkRun this morning. The #running is the only thing that gets it under control, but my body won't allow me to run until I get my heart rate down! Normally takes a minute. Fellas.... Look after yourselves and don't take your #health for granted. Because it's a pain in the ass when you're in a constant battle for it.

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🩺💊 Beta-blockers are commonly used to treat high blood pressure, but new research suggests they may not be needed long-term

Patients who stopped taking beta-blockers did not have an increased risk of heart disease or death #betablockers #hypertension

https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/beta-blockers-may-not-be-needed-long-term

4yrs + 2 #ablations since I last used a #Wattbike (used a guest gympass) #betablockers put a limit on my effort.Really pleased with this ride.
I'll use the metrics to calibrate the effort I put in on my old mountain bike on a turbo set up at home.

Good to be out on the mountain #bike this morning. Felt reasonabe inspite of the limiting #betablockers Pretty dismal weather,lots of mud,River Severn swollen.

I saw a #neurologist for #headaches yesterday, and he said I have "too many #migraines." He put me on #BetaBlockers.

I took the first one last night...

Usually when I wake up, my body is tense and my face hurts from clenching all night. Today I awoke feeling relaxed, calm...even joyful? It was a sensation I hadn't felt in maybe 30 years.

Maybe it's all in my head, maybe not (I mean, how can it work so quickly?)--but either way, wow.

I feel refreshed.