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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

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Will Atenelol Cause Elevation In Triglycerides?

ON JANUARY 9TH, I WAS @ MY DOCTOR S OFFICE 7 MY BP WAS VERY HIGH .. AS IN 200/ 150 IN BOTH ARMS ......SHE ADDED 25 MGS OF ATENOLOL TO THE MICARDIS HCT [ 80/12.5] & SYNTHROID [ 90 MCG.] I ALREADY TAKE.... SHE ALSO CALLED MY CARDIOLOGIST & I GOT AN APPT THE NEXT DAY. I HAD AN EKG WHICH WAS NORMAL FOR ME...JUST SLIGHT MITRAL REGURGITATION [ I HAVE HAD THIS FOR OVER 25 YEARS] & SHE AGREED WITH THE ADDITION OF 25 MGS OF ATENOLOL. WHEN I 1ST STARTED SEEING A CARDIOLOGIST IN 1994, MY DR [ IN NJ] TOLD ME TO NEVER TAKE BETA BLOCKERS A BETA BLOCKER, & I HAVE BEEN TAKING AN ARB FOR 19 YEARS WITH GOOD RESULTS... I TAKE MY BP EVERY DAY, & IT S BEEN A LITTLE HIGH, BUT NOT THAT HIGH.....AS IN 135/85 TO 140/90, AFTER 3 DAYS ON THE ATENOLOL, I WAS BOTHERED BY A CONSTANT DULL ACHE IN THE LOWER LEFT SIDE OF MY BACK & MY U/A WAS NORMAL @ THE DOCTOR S ON JAN 9TH . ... I RARELY HAVE BACK PAIN & I READ THAT BACK PAIN IS A POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECT OF THIS NEWEST BP DRUG I AM TAKING.... NOT TO MENTION THAT ATENOLOL RAISES TRIGLYCERIDE LEVELS & MINE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN HIGH, EVEN @ 17 YEARS OLD FOR MY NURSING SCHOOL PHYSICAL. @ THAT TIME, I WAS THINNER & VERY ACTIVE & WEIGHED 112 LBS. NOW I WEIGH 132 AND AM 65 YEARS OLD ...CAN YOU TELL ME IF TAKING ATENELOL WILL RAISE MY TG ;S ?? I WAS PUT ON LOPID, BUT IT WAS DISCONTINUED, BECAUSE I BECAME JAUNDICED !! THANKS FOR YOUR HELP !!
Thu, 4 Jul 2013
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hi,,
the treatment which you were on since years (synthyroid,micardis hct,atenolol)seems to be absolutely fine for you..atenelol should be used with caution in pts with asthma,diabetes ,heart conduction defects etc
in your scenario back ache and overwt could be interrelated or some other cause but not aten...
see an orthopaedician/physician ,you will be fine soon
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Will Atenelol Cause Elevation In Triglycerides?

hi,, the treatment which you were on since years (synthyroid,micardis hct,atenolol)seems to be absolutely fine for you..atenelol should be used with caution in pts with asthma,diabetes ,heart conduction defects etc in your scenario back ache and overwt could be interrelated or some other cause but not aten... see an orthopaedician/physician ,you will be fine soon