“I took atenolol 5mg twice today 8 hours apart?”
Will I be ok If I took atenolol 50mg twice today 8 hours apart?
Female | 50 years old
4 Answers
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Yes this is okay, but next time aim for 10 -12 hours apart. This will help prevent dizziness
Taking an extra dose of atenolol can result in low heart rates and blood pressures. If possible you should monitor your heart rates and if 50 or below, seek medical attention. You can always call the Poison control line and they can direct you in what to do and check in on you till the medication wears off in about 6-12 hrs.
Atenolol is a beta-blocker, and taking more than the usual dose can result in a low heart rate and decreased heart function.
Heart rate and symptoms are the best guides. We get concerned as emergency physicians when the heart rate goes either a lot lower than usual or anything below 60.
In a patient who is feeling well with a heart rate over sixty and not a lot lower than usual, if it's been 6-8 hours after the accidental extra dose of atenolol, most emergency physicians would consider the risk to be low.
Heart rate and symptoms are the best guides. We get concerned as emergency physicians when the heart rate goes either a lot lower than usual or anything below 60.
In a patient who is feeling well with a heart rate over sixty and not a lot lower than usual, if it's been 6-8 hours after the accidental extra dose of atenolol, most emergency physicians would consider the risk to be low.
