Is It Safe To Increase The Dose Of Nebivolol To 7.5 Or 10?
Posted on Thu, 2 Jan 2014
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Question: I am on prisitq 50 mg and trivastal retard 50, they are a bit stimulant for my heart so my cardiologist put me on nebivolol 5 mg. but it seems like i get a bit too much stimula from norpinephrine, and i think i should increase nebivolol. I wanted to ask if i increase it to 7.5 or 10? Will it be safe? Now when standing sometimes i am around 90/100, actually today i increased it to 7.5 and my heart rate was around 85/90 while standing. Maybe i could try 10 mg, what do you think? Or staying at 7.5 for some days to see if there will be adaptation? Please give me a good advice, i will see my cardiologisnt not before december 30th. So i need an advice now. Thanks.
Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hi,
If your heart rates were between 90/100 and got stabilized when started the 7.5 mg dose of nebivolol, then, I'd suggest to wait for 1 week. During this time, you can measure your heart rates and blood pressure. Please record for future reference (can pass them to me too).
The aim is to get your heart rate stabilized with the dose of 7.5 mg. If it is ok, then, no need to increase the dose.
If after 1 week, your heart rate is still not stabilized (still higher), then, can increase the dose to 10 mg. After such dose, you should continue monitor your blood pressure and heart rate and record the results.
Please bare in mind that in such high doses (the maximal doses), there is a risk of having low heart rates (bradychardia) and hypotension clinically shown with fainting or blurred eyes or black-outs. That's why I do not recommend to increase your actual dose to 10 mg without consulting a cardiologist first.
Hope it answered to your query!
Feel free to ask me other questions you might have!
Dr.Benard
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Is It Safe To Increase The Dose Of Nebivolol To 7.5 Or 10?
Brief Answer:
Please follow the suggestion below.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
If your heart rates were between 90/100 and got stabilized when started the 7.5 mg dose of nebivolol, then, I'd suggest to wait for 1 week. During this time, you can measure your heart rates and blood pressure. Please record for future reference (can pass them to me too).
The aim is to get your heart rate stabilized with the dose of 7.5 mg. If it is ok, then, no need to increase the dose.
If after 1 week, your heart rate is still not stabilized (still higher), then, can increase the dose to 10 mg. After such dose, you should continue monitor your blood pressure and heart rate and record the results.
Please bare in mind that in such high doses (the maximal doses), there is a risk of having low heart rates (bradychardia) and hypotension clinically shown with fainting or blurred eyes or black-outs. That's why I do not recommend to increase your actual dose to 10 mg without consulting a cardiologist first.
Hope it answered to your query!
Feel free to ask me other questions you might have!
Dr.Benard