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Suggest Treatment For Side Effects Of Atenolol Overdose

I took a double dose of Atenolol this morning took my usual dose of 50mg at 6.30am and went back to bed and woke at 10.45am and took another 50mg of Atenolol as i forgot i took them. Is this anything to worry about the extra dose was taken over 8hrs ago
Wed, 5 Apr 2017
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Never take or miss dose of such drugs if possible.but since you are not having any symptoms like dry mouth sweating breathlesness giddiness or anything else you may not worry as this drug is beta receptor blocker & @ this dose no toxicity occur at all.
Relax no worries.
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Suggest Treatment For Side Effects Of Atenolol Overdose

Never take or miss dose of such drugs if possible.but since you are not having any symptoms like dry mouth sweating breathlesness giddiness or anything else you may not worry as this drug is beta receptor blocker & @ this dose no toxicity occur at all. Relax no worries. Thanks to contact hcm