Can Bystolic Be Taken After Alcohol Consumption?

Posted on Wed, 21 Sep 2016

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Question : i often will drink no more than 2 glasses of wine with dinner and just started taking Bystolic for blood pressure. Any concerns? Don XXXXXXX

Answered by Dr. Ronald Schubert (41 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Wine and blood pressure

Detailed Answer:
Thank you for contacting HCM with your health care concerns

I see that you have recently started taking bystolic which I assume for either blood pressure or irregular heart beat. You are concerned that drinking 2 glasses of wine with dinner will affect your medication. The answer is no. Drinking moderately which is up to 2 glasses a wine a day will not affect blood pressure or heart disease. In fact moderate alcohol maybe beneficial. But you should not drink any more than the 2 glasses of wine in one day. Any extra will increase your risk for liver disease and heart disease.

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