Question 1

what symptom of hypoglycemia beta blockers don't mask ?

Accepted Answer

Neuroglycopenic: Beta blockers block the adrenergic symptoms of hypoglycemia, such as shakiness, palpitations, sweats, but will not block the neuroglycopenic symptoms that are related to inadequate glucose supply to the brain, such as confusion, seizures, visual changes, and passing out.  However, these symptoms are only likely to occur in diabetics on meds that can cause excessive amounts of insulin.

Question 2

do beta blockers sometimes cause hypoglycemia?

Accepted Answer

No: Beta blockers may mask some of the symptoms of hypoglycemia but would not cause it!

Question 3

will hypoglycemia symptoms go away if a beta blocker is stopped or is hypoglycemia permanent?

Accepted Answer

Hypoglycemia: Hypoglycemia is not a disease, it is a finding. There are multiple possible causes for low blood sugar.  The cause of hypoglycemia in a person informs whether it will be frequent or permananent or gone.

Question 4

few months ago i had a heart echo but i was on beta blockers for svt/wpw at the time my heart turned out to be fine but my question is would the beta blockers mask if if there was anything wrong?

Accepted Answer

No: The beta blockers deal with the rhythm. They do not alter the appearance of heart structures during an echo.

Question 5

can you tell me if i had a blood clot in my lung, and took beta blockers, would they reduce or mask symptoms?

Accepted Answer

No: The most significant symptom is shortness of breath and betablockers will not make this better. It's true that fast heart rate does accompany pulmonary embolism and this one aspect could be masked by a B B. But rapid breathing also accompanies it and this is not masked either.

Question 6

what does atrial fibrillation look like in ekg or holter? if you are already taking beta blockers to suppress arrhythmia, does it mask af in ekg?

Accepted Answer

Irregular: Atrial fibrillation is irregularly irregular, (no pattern to the rhythm). Three issues with af: rate. The rate of untreated af is typically around 150 beats per minute which is too fast; secondly, whether it should be converted to a normal rhythm. And thirdly whether anticoagulation is needed. There are drugs to slow down the rate and drugs for conversion. A beta blocker would tend to slow down th.

Question 7

how can alpha and beta blockers effect a mans erection?

Accepted Answer

Alpha good beta bad: Alpha blockers may relax blood vessel smooth muscle to allow better blood flow to the penis. A few clinical trials support this hypothesis. Beta blockers don't allow as much blood flow in and therefore can impede erections. In general though, high blood pressure is the big enemy of erections and the meds are necessary to keep any blood going to the penis.

Question 8

my tinnitus went away after i started a beta blocker. how do beta blockers work?

Accepted Answer

Tinnitus: Several possibilities but perhaps the most likely is that the pulse pressure was narrowed and that decreased the acoustic phenomenon in the ear

Question 9

can i take a lemsip while on beta blockers . i last had a beta blocker yest morning 20mg . have been prescribed them for anxiety?

Accepted Answer

Decongestant: So long as you are taking it as per directions, and only temporarily it should be safe,  there shouldn't be any interaction with Beta blkers

Question 10

how could a person potentially overdose on negatively inotropic drugs such as beta blockers etc. and how does this effect the heart?

Accepted Answer

Too much/too many: If you take too much of anything (including water), you can overdose.  Od of a bb will cause low blood pressure, excessively slow heart rate, heart block, dizziness and passing out. Enough of anything can cause death. Don't consider it for suicide: it would be unpredictable and unpleasant.

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Few months ago i had a heart echo but i was on beta blockers for svt/wpw at the time my heart turned out to be fine but my question is would the beta blockers mask if if there was anything wrong?

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Can you tell me if i had a blood clot in my lung, and took beta blockers, would they reduce or mask symptoms?

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What does atrial fibrillation look like in ekg or holter? if you are already taking beta blockers to suppress arrhythmia, does it mask af in ekg?

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How can alpha and beta blockers effect a mans erection?

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My tinnitus went away after i started a beta blocker. how do beta blockers work?

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Can i take a lemsip while on beta blockers . i last had a beta blocker yest morning 20mg . have been prescribed them for anxiety?

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How could a person potentially overdose on negatively inotropic drugs such as beta blockers etc. and how does this effect the heart?

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