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Is It Safe To Take Carvedilol For Irregular Heartbeat?

My husband has been recently prescribed Carvedilol for a irregular heartbeat. How effevtive and safe is this med? Ever since he started taking it (after being on diogoxinn he is very very tired, drowsy most of the time and is out od breath after walking a short distance. Also very very itchy which makes himunable to sleep at night.
Tue, 15 Apr 2014
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Dear Madam
Thanks for writing to us.
Carvedilol is a combined beta-blocker and meant to control heart rate in patients with atrial fibrillation (most common cause of chronic persistent irregular heart beat). This medicine will help in reducing heart rate. However like all other medicines in English system, it also has its share of side effects. Most of the times patient do not experience any side effect because incidence of side effects is never more than 0.5-3%. If your physician has advised it, do take it and report anything unusual to him.
Sincerely
Sukhvinder
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Is It Safe To Take Carvedilol For Irregular Heartbeat?

Dear Madam Thanks for writing to us. Carvedilol is a combined beta-blocker and meant to control heart rate in patients with atrial fibrillation (most common cause of chronic persistent irregular heart beat). This medicine will help in reducing heart rate. However like all other medicines in English system, it also has its share of side effects. Most of the times patient do not experience any side effect because incidence of side effects is never more than 0.5-3%. If your physician has advised it, do take it and report anything unusual to him. Sincerely Sukhvinder