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Suggest Treatment For Accidental Ingestion Of Double Dosage Of Atenolol
Posted on
Sat, 6 Aug 2016
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Ask A Doctor - 24x7 Medical Review Team
Sat, 6 Aug 2016
Answered on
Sat, 27 Aug 2016
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Question : I took 2 atenolol pills by accident. Only suppose to take 1 50mg.
Brief Answer:
I would recommend as follows:
Detailed Answer:
Hello!
Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!
Regarding your concern, I would explain that this mistake can lead to low blood pressure and heart rate in the next hours.
For this reason, I recommend you to avoid physical activity in the next 10 hours and take plenty of fluids to stay well hydrated.
You should closely monitor your heart rate and blood pressure.
Some coffee would help raise blood pressure and heart rate if they fall.
Everything will come back to normality after this period of time.
Hope you will find this answer helpful!
Kind regards,
Dr. Iliri
I would recommend as follows:
Detailed Answer:
Hello!
Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!
Regarding your concern, I would explain that this mistake can lead to low blood pressure and heart rate in the next hours.
For this reason, I recommend you to avoid physical activity in the next 10 hours and take plenty of fluids to stay well hydrated.
You should closely monitor your heart rate and blood pressure.
Some coffee would help raise blood pressure and heart rate if they fall.
Everything will come back to normality after this period of time.
Hope you will find this answer helpful!
Kind regards,
Dr. Iliri
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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