Question 1

wat do beta blockers do?

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Beta-blockers: Beta blockers is a class of drugs that affect beta-adrinergic receptors. There are at least two of those that beta-blockers block, known as beta-1 and beta-2. They are found in different body tissues and blocking beta-1 and beta-2 receptors exercises certain effect on the tissues where those are located. Beta-blockers are frequently used in people with high blood pressure, arrhythmia, heart issues.

Question 2

what do beta blockers do?

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Beta blockers: Beta blockers block beta receptors. Beta receptors are molecular structures on certain cells which when beta agonists attach to them cause effects like increased heart rate and blood pressure. The beta blockers attach and the beta agonists can't hook up and cause the increase in heart rate and blood pressure

Question 3

can i excercise taking beta blockers?

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Yes: You may not reach your previous target heart rates due to blunting of the rate by the medicine, but you will still get the physical benefits of exercise.

Question 4

i have been prescribed beta blockers, what are these?

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Receptor Blockers: Beta is short for beta adrenergic receptor and beta blockers inhibit these receptors that are stimulated primarily by epinephrine and norepinephrine, our "fight or flight" hormones.  The importance in heart disease is that many disorders like a failing heart or heart attack are worsened by increased heart rate and demand on the heart.  Beta blockers reduce this effect and help improve outcomes.

Question 5

could beta blockers treat anxiety?

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That is one approach: Beat blockers are sometimes used to stop physical anxiety symptoms (especially w social anxiety disorder). It can help to reduce fast heart rate, blushing, shaking ; sweating heavily.

Question 6

do beta blockers low dose effective

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It depends.: If being used for blood pressure, beta blockers have a wide range of doses that can be prescribed, from quite small to very large, and sometimes a second or third medicine must be added. Sometimes low doses of beta blockers are used for tremors, too. No matter what the indication, dose must be titrated to the individual, and most people start with small doses and go up if needed.

Question 7

are beta-blockers effective for syncope?

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Found rarely to be.: Syncope: a faint or passing out. There are many causes but i'll refer to the most common type: vasovagal.  A variety of triggers (soldier standing too long in hot sun, med stud seeing too many mangled bodies at a train wreck) causes a surge of the parasympathetic nervous system (vagus nn), causing vessels to dilate, BP drop, pulse slow that can lead to syncope. B-blockers no longer found effective.

Question 8

could fluxotime and or beta blockers kill you?

Accepted Answer

Maybeq: Any drug can kill you if you take enough. It also depends on which beta blocker - fluoxitine can interfere with hepatic metabolism of certain BBs so a non-hepatic metabolism BB would be less susceptible.

Question 9

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 10

which type of receptors do beta blockers affect?

Accepted Answer

Beta blockers: Beta blockers block beta adrenergic receptors

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