In 2007 I was diagnosed with pre diabetes. I reduced my weight by two and a half stone to come into normal, where I have been for 5 years. I had put on 10 pounds in that time and now I am prediabetic again, I am on a mission to bring my weight down again, but wondered what the feeling is about the pill I am taking for blood pressure. I am now trying an Ace inhibitor which controls the blood pressure, but my heart rate has increased to 90 and I may have to return to the betablocker. Any advice please
Betablockers - Atenalol
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Welcome to the forum.
My own feeling would be that it is unlikely that the ACE inhibitor is causing a pulse rate increase. There usual effect would be to reduce it. A rate of 90 is not diagnostic of tachycardia - that is usually 100. Have you had your thyroid function tested? Hyperthyroidism can increase pulse rate. It would be a good idea to discuss you pulse rate with your medical health professional.
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Welcome to the forum.
My own feeling would be that it is unlikely that the ACE inhibitor is causing a pulse rate increase. There usual effect would be to reduce it. A rate of 90 is not diagnostic of tachycardia - that is usually 100. Have you had your thyroid function tested? Hyperthyroidism can increase pulse rate. It would be a good idea to discuss you pulse rate with your medical health professional.
Take care
Doug
I was trying the ace inhibitor to try and get away from atenelol. hoping that this would help me get out of pre diabetes stage. I have been taking atenelol for nine years and now realise that it was given to me to slow my heart down at that time (probably stress). Can I cope for the rest of my life with a heart rate of ninety. When I went to the doctor it went up to 120.
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Are you being treated for high blood pressure, or fast heart rate, or both??
There are types of beta blockers that will control heart rate without depressing pressures, but Atenalol will reduce both where an ACE inhibitor will usually only reduce pressure.
There are types of beta blockers that will control heart rate without depressing pressures, but Atenalol will reduce both where an ACE inhibitor will usually only reduce pressure.
My comment on this is
Can you get fitter?
Fit people have slow heart rates, so it figures that if you get fitter, yours might well slow down. If it's necessary to take some kind of medicine, whilst working on the fitness, So be it. Write all your questions down and make an appointment with your doctor, then take the paper with you so you don't forget what you wante to ask
Hana
Can you get fitter?
Fit people have slow heart rates, so it figures that if you get fitter, yours might well slow down. If it's necessary to take some kind of medicine, whilst working on the fitness, So be it. Write all your questions down and make an appointment with your doctor, then take the paper with you so you don't forget what you wante to ask
Hana
I have high blood pressure i take a beta blocker my resting heart rate is 90 and that is why I take it, to slow it down - which it does significantly to 70s. (it also is an anti anxiety type drug which also helps with the heart rate) I also take an ace inhibitor as the beta blocker does not bring my blood pressure down enough in fact it hardly makes an impression just a bit. They both do a slightly different job. if you lose weight your blood pressure should improve but not necessarily any great amount,each person reacts differently, presumably as they cannot tell you why you have high blood pressure (mostly unless you have an underlying disease causing it they can't ) they know that slowing your heart rate lowers it somewhat and that it is better for you to have a slower rate. 90 by the way is still within the norm but as I was told apparently at the wrong end of it.
