I have been taking Atenolol, Valsartan, and Atorvistatin for some time now with no side effects. New doctor just recently put me on Almodopine instad of Atenolol, apparently because it s better for Type 2 diabetics. Have been experiencing heart-pounding up to the ears -comes and goes, especially in the morning and at bedtime- and, all of a sudden, extreme joint pain in the hands and wrists (which might be inflamed arthritis) but never like this before. Is there a drug reaction here, in your opinion? Pay? Really? I ll just go to my own Clinic if I have to pay for another opinion. Sorry to have wasted your time.