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digoxin (Lanoxin) which may cause the lowering of blood pressure and heart rate to shockingly dangerous levels when directed
together with Atenolol. Tenormin can facade the early warning symptoms of a low blood sugar, hypoglycaemia, and it ought to
be used with caution in patients who receive treatment for diabetes.
Atenolol has side effects that are generally well tolerated and some that are mild and brief. Amongst the exceptional
side effects abdominal cramps, constipation, diarrhoea, insomnia, fatigue, nausea, depression, memory loss, dreaming,
light-headedness, fever, impotence, slow heart rate, decreased blood pressure, numbness, irritation, cold extremities
and sore throat count as most of them. The drug may worsen the conditions of respiratory tract and especially in patients
with diseases such as chronic bronchitis, asthma and emphysema. Low heart rates also cause trouble with the intake of the
medication and may cause the condition to worsen drastically. The heart blocks in patients may lead to shocks with the use
of this drug. Atenolol aggravates the conditions of the failure of the heart and decreases the force of the heart muscle
contraction.
It is seen that in the persons with a heart arteries problems, the abruptly stopping Atenolol may suddenly aggravate
angina at times causing heart attacks. In case, if the Tenormin is to be not used at all, the dosage may be, perhaps decreased
gradually over a period of several weeks. Angina pectoris, hypertension and other cardiovascular disorders are treated by
the leading cardiovascular beta-blocker, Tenormin (Atenolol).
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