Taking Verapamil And Bystolic For BP. Right Medication?

Posted on Wed, 11 Sep 2013

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Question : I was taking verapamil and bystolic which controlled my blood pressure. When I asked about taking these together a doctor's statement on this site was "Betablocker with verapamil is irrational". My thought is this means they should not be taken together. Am I correct? Can you explain?

Answered by Dr. Anantharamakrishnan (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Generally true

Detailed Answer:
Hi friend,
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Both the drugs could potentially reduce the heart rate and also depress the muscle.
Therefore, the combination is almost uncommon, but not entirely unknown.

There are several classes of drugs and several drugs in each class – so that the physician has a wider choice, for the treatment of blood pressure.
If there is no arrhythmia or angina, a drug from a different class – usually an ACEI (Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitor) or ARB (Angiotensin Receptor Blocker) is usually chosen.

Have a second opinion

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar