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Compare CARVEDILOL (Carvedilol) and LABETALOL (Labetalol Hydrochloride) — clinical data, side effects, and patient experiences.
Carvedilol, Coreg · Beta Blocker
How it works
12.1 Mechanism of Action Carvedilol is a racemic mixture in which nonselective β-adrenoreceptor blocking activity is present in the S(-) enantiomer and α 1 -adrenergic blocking act...
Approved for
Labetalol Hydrochloride, Trandate · Beta Blocker
How it works
Pharmacodynamics The capacity of labetalol hydrochloride to block alpha receptors in man has been demonstrated by attenuation of the pressor effect of phenylephrine and by a signif...
Approved for
Estimated frequency (%) based on clinical trial data
Based on 22 Reddit discussions
CARVEDILOL
27%
positive
15 threads
LABETALOL
29%
positive
7 threads
% of discussions mentioning each side effect
15 Reddit threads analysed for CARVEDILOL
Overall Sentiment
Mixed
Comparison Threads
0
Avg Post Score
15 upvotes
Most discussed side effects in community
I guess I'm a member of the hypertension club now? I woke up after only a few hours of sleep with a fullness feeling in my chest. Went to the local clinic and they did an EKG. Told me to go to the ER right away. Now I'm on Carvedilol. Can't go back to work until my blood pressure stabilizes at a low
I have been on Valsartan 80MG once a day Carvedilol 6mg twice a day I started back in late may. And OMG I’ve felt out of reality. I’m clumsy now. I can’t focus. I’m sluggish. I’m always tired. People talk to me and I have to force my self to focus. I am not myself no more. I used to be aware. Sh
Hi! I'm a 41 y.o. woman who's had high blood pressure since I was 20. Although I am genetically predisposed to the condition from both parents, I also spent many years being very unhealthy and sedentary. After my weight increased to around 320 pounds and I was diagnosed with sleep apnea, I finally d
For context, I was initially in the ER back in June for a hypertensive crisis (post is in my profile). I've been on Carvedilol and Amlodipine since July, and my blood pressure has been relatively stable since. But this is the first time it's been this high. I took my temperature and it was 97.2, so
I have hypertension since I’m a kid, it came with my kidney disease which became end stage kidney disease before I turned 16. I had periods after started dialysis when I didn’t needed BP meds but in the last 6 moths it was horrible, 195/120 in the morning many times. I took 10 mg Amlodipine and 5 mg
Two other times at 8:00 am it was 150/99. At 3:00 pm it was 164/102 At 8:15 am I took: 320mg of valsarten 10mg of amlodopine 50mg of carvedilol At 3:15 p.m. I took 50 mg of Sildenafil. At 6:00 p.m. I took .4mg nitroglycerin I ate three salads with oil and vinegar and a 5 oz piece of chicken with n
Hello everyone! I just got home from a doctor's appointment due to some back pain. Like always, whenever I'm in the clinic, my heart cant stop beating and I'm very anxious and nervous for no reason. When the doctor took my BP, I told her that I'm feeling nervous. She told me to relax and I tried. Th
So last year I managed to hit 220/120 with a panic attack. In the hospital, I seemed to hover around 180/100 when I was discharged. Heavy drinker, eating terrible, very overweight, and under-medicated. 8 months have gone by and I've lost 60 pounds, been far more aware of my salt intake, cut out alc
Community discussions are sourced from public Reddit threads. Content reflects individual opinions and is not medical advice.
7 Reddit threads analysed for LABETALOL
Overall Sentiment
Mixed
Comparison Threads
1
Avg Post Score
21 upvotes
Threads directly comparing LABETALOL to other medications
Labetalol changes its affinity for alpha and beta receptors based on the route that it is administered. I am wondering if there are other drugs out there that have different pharmacology based on their route of administration?
Am I working at the last pharmacy in the country that does this? I don't mind getting used to it because I know it's the preference of the elderly pharmacy owner, and it's a great place to work. I just started there and there is enough to learn without having to look up the brand name for trihexyph
I recently finished my rotation on a medicine ward. On the last day, I was on rounds with the residents/med students and we had a pregnant lady admitted for acute hepatitis. They talked about potential causes and investigations, we told them to be careful about upping her morphine too much due to he
I am losing my mind over this. Would it be labetalol, NTG, or nicardipine? I thought yoy wpuld not use labetalol because it is a beta blocker, and not use NTG bc it woukd lower BP too quickly. so I picked nicardipine. however labetalol has both alpha and beta blocking so apparently that was the answ
Beta blockers are still prescribed as monotherapy for hypertension, especially in older patients who have been on them for many years. The kinetics of, say, metoprolol succinate are quite different from IV metoprolol, and runs of bradycardia are an issue with the latter in a patient of normal heart
Does anyone have a good potency analogy to explain that drug strengths cannot be directly compared to other drugs? I had a patient that was afraid to take labetalol 200mg because it was “higher than 10mg of lisinopril.” I’m admittedly really bad at translating stuff into layman’s terms and I did th
Yeah so thats pretty much it, anyone know where i can find stuff abt the drug discovery process for labetalol? Much appreciated
Community discussions are sourced from public Reddit threads. Content reflects individual opinions and is not medical advice.
Both CARVEDILOL and LABETALOL belong to the Beta Blocker class. While they share a similar mechanism of action, differences in pharmacokinetics, dosing, and side effect profiles may make one more suitable than the other for individual patients.
CARVEDILOL carries 4 FDA warnings. LABETALOL carries 3 FDA warnings. Patients should discuss all warnings and contraindications with their healthcare provider before starting or switching medications..
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