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How does a person 'taper' off atenolol?
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Slowly: Generally recommended to taper betablockers. Atenolol 50 mg to 25 mg for a few days, then discontinue. If you are going to take another betablocker, you do not have to taper.
Answered 12/14/2020
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Gradually...: Perhaps you can take half the dose for a week, half of a half for another week and then stop. However the best person to decide how is your doctor who knows you best.
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