How do you wean off beta blockers?

lavenderfields · 01-16-2005, 07:00 PM

I want to know how to wean off ziac. Ziac is a combination of bisoprolol(beta blocker) and hydrochlorathiazide. I'm currently on 2.5 mg/6.25 mg. which is the lowest dose. What would be the best way to wean off, cut it in half and take for five days or take one pill every other day for five days. I've heard of people doing it both ways and didn't know which would be the best.

Moxie75 · 01-16-2005, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by lavenderfields

I want to know how to wean off ziac. Ziac is a combination of bisoprolol(beta blocker) and hydrochlorathiazide. I'm currently on 2.5 mg/6.25 mg. which is the lowest dose. What would be the best way to wean off, cut it in half and take for five days or take one pill every other day for five days. I've heard of people doing it both ways and didn't know which would be the best.

Ya know I'm not sure what this wean off of meds means but for me I just quit cold turkey. I don't know if that's good or not but I know that the side effects for me were 10 times worse than the weaning off of. I am off diovan hct and zetia since monday no problems so far..Lisa

stackzone · 01-16-2005, 09:00 PM

Not weaning off of beta blockers can be dangerous. I tried it unsuccessfully, but I was on a beta blocker for four years.

Moxie75 · 01-17-2005, 07:49 AM

I know I read that also but I took myself off those too and nothing happened. I guess there is a reason why they say wean. good luck weaning off, Lisa

Lenin · 01-17-2005, 08:21 AM

Weaning is most important if there's ever been any angina or proven or suspected heart disease, and in people who are taking it for tachycardia control.

I'd go the half pill route instead of every second day dosing unless bisoprolol has a multi day half life like some beta blockers. If it DOES, then it really doesn't matter.