ATENOLOL vs NADOLOL

What is the rationale behind this? I have seen carvedilol and metoprolol confirmed by cardiologist. I have seen metoprolol and atenolol as well confirmed by cardiologist. I especially don’t understand this one. Anybody have insight on reasons why?

15 years I’ve been a tech. I’ve muddled my way through most every mispronounced drug name I could think of. BUT today, I got a new one. Someone wanted to refill their “tenderloin”. Any guesses? Edit: Answer: Atenolol. Someone said tenormin, I think it was a hybrid of the two. Thanks for playing!

I’ve heard from my attendings in residency that atenolol is an old drug that isn’t really good for anything atm and they actively try to switch people off it. I’m trying to learn more about why this is the case. Help!!!???

New Years means all the fun new changes by insurance companies. Today I had a new insurance company, which is now administrating medical assistance in my state, complete a hat-trick of suck. They required prior auths on; atenolol, labetalol, and enalapril. Ridiculous. I called their help line just

I’ve been experiencing migraines for well over 15 years and am currently taking preventative meds (topamax and nadolol as well as emgality injections) and ubrelvy. I am definitely sensitive to all the fun side effects of a beautiful spring bloom 😊 and I’m wondering if being proactive and starting a

I have two daughters both with conditions on the spectrum of vasovagal syncope, POTS, long covid, lyme, CIRS and me/cfs. I myself am a research scientist but not in the medical field. I have enough science background to wade through most of the medical journal articles. I've been reading medical

So, glad I found this Reddit. So let me give a brief summary of my story. I’m a 36 year old woman. Back in 2020 in September I had strange experience to where it felt like I was about to tip over while taking a shower. It completely scared me and I jumped out the shower and went and laid down. It w

My older sister and Father have Marfans too; I was diagnosed very early and have been monitored yearly and taking Nadolol for my whole life. I Have had no changes since going into the adult hospital at 19 and prob before then so it’s been pretty lax for me; I’m 28 now. Since turning 19 though, I hav

Hey - I’ve seen a bunch of posts asking about experiences with the Covid vaccine so I just wanted to share mine for what it’s worth. I actually didn’t have POTS **until** I got the vaccine. 42 hours after my second dose I developed orthostatic tachycardia, shortness of breath, chest pain, heart palp

Welcome to the club. This is a quick and dirty guide to the things you may want to know. *This is based entirely off of my own experience and may not be completely applicable to your situation.* ​ 1. **Yes, migraines can be terrifying.** The first migraine I got was in middle school and

Hi! I posted in here last year asking about Dr. Kinsella in St. Louis since I was referred to him. (Posted under a different account then - had phone issues and wound up having to make a new account). Anyway, had my appointment with him yesterday and just wanted to share that I had a great experienc