I am taking it for slightly high blood pressure. As it happens, I also have frequent palpitations (for decades now). I find that Bystolic actually *does* decrease my palps, even though I did not expect that!
BTW, this is the only blood pressure medication I've ever taken that seems to be without nasty side effects. The first week, I felt as though I might have had a bit too much to drink, but since then, I can't even tell that I'm taking anything.
I have been taking bystolic for several years and for me it seems to work much better than atenolol or lopressor, without all the side effects. I have had to up my dosage a couple of times and right at first my stomach will feel a little off and I may get a very slight headache but it goes away quickly.
I read this on the Bystolic website:
Who should NOT take BYSTOLIC?
Do not take BYSTOLIC if you:
•Have a slow heartbeat or your heart skips beats (irregular heartbeat)
I'm guessing that my doctor thinks my heart palpitations are not considered an irregular heartbeat? I'll ask him but I found this a little scary.
Thanks for letting me know. Hope this will work for my palpitations. I did read this on the bystolic website that you should not take if your heart skips beats - which sounds to like heart palpitations. Going to check again with my doctor.
That's one of the reasons I take it. I have thousands of PVCs a day and occasional Afib. It is the only beta blocker I have taken that actually helps a little with the PVCs. Not sure what it's talking about referring to skipped beats but I have thousands a day and take bystolic religously.