Get Informed: Bystolic

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Patient Comments about
Bystolic

Active Ingredient(s)

Nebivolol

Information

Bystolic
Last Text Update:
 2009-Nov-20 11:05 PM
Last Data Update:
 2009-Nov-20 6:52 PM

Other Names

  • Bystolic
  • Nebivolol

How Safe Is It?

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Average Risk Rating
0: On hold
Pregnancy Category:
N/A
Black Box Warning:
No

Facts & Figures

Date Approved
17 Dec 2007
Est US Patients*
200,400
Generic Available
No
OTC Available
No

User Age Distribution*

0

< 21

4

21-39

36

40-59

60

60+

Age (Years)

* Estimated number of US people currently taking Bystolic or its active ingredient based on population adjusted patient numbers registered with iGuard.org.

Other Resources

Recent alerts for Bystolic

There have been no alerts regarding Bystolic during the past year.

Bystolic Safety Report

0: On hold

The iGuard risk rating for Bystolic is on hold. It means that we're waiting for more patients taking this medication to join iGuard before we can provide a more accurate safety assessment of this product.

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What is Bystolic used for?

iGuard.org is currently tracking more than 1,100 patients that use Bystolic (or similar drugs with the same active ingredient(s)). Use the table below to learn why iGuard users take this product; click on any underlined condition to get information on other medications used for treatment.

Disease / Condition % Average Severity
High Blood Pressure 77% 5
Atrial Fibrillation 13% 5
Heart Disease Prevention 3% 5
Other 100% 5

How well does Bystolic work?

iGuard.org regularly polls our more than 1,100 users taking Bystolic (or similar drugs with the same active ingredient(s)) using the Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medications (TSQM) . This feedback is continuously updated in tables below for the benefit of the iGuard community. To request scores for specific patient subgroups, please contact research@iguard.org.

Average Satisfaction Score

(out of 10)

Average Effectiveness Score

(out of 10)

58 72
58%
of patients are confident that the good things about Bystolic outweigh the bad things.
35%
of patients wish they were told more before they started taking Bystolic.

Common Side Effects of Bystolic

iGuard.org regularly polls our more than 1,100 users taking Bystolic (or similar drugs with the same active ingredient(s)) to monitor the development and frequency of side-effects. This feedback is continuously updated in tables and graphs below for the benefit of the iGuard community.

46%

46% of patients experience side-effects on Bystolic

6%

6% of patients experience signifcant side-effects on Bystolic


Most Common Side Effects...

  • 15% Fatigue
  • 5% Slow Heart Rate
  • 5% Weight Gain
  • 5% Muscle Pain
  • 5% Weakness
  • 5% Numbness/Tingling
  • 5% Muscle Pain/Stiffness
  • 5% Hands and Feet.
  • 5% Restlessness
  • 5% Abdominal Pain
  • 5% Loss of Libido
  • 5% Hair Loss
  • 5% Headache
  • = 10%

Global Patient Feedback for Bystolic (Nebivolol) ( Post a comment )

Comments, Questions, and Answers
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Question/Comment:

Anyone experience increased anxiety? Anxiety was under control before I started Bystolic about a month ago. Have trouble sleeping, started at 5mg couldn't sleep at all, Dr. reduced to 2.5 and sleep fitfully. BP not helped a lot, yesterday I had a lot of stress and BP went up to 150/93. I felt squeezing pain in the chest and burning sensation in my face. Side effects dry cough (had childhood asthma) and very cold hands/feet/low body temp's. If I ask to change do I need to titrate off 2.5mg?

43 year old Male

Posted: 2009-11-13 04:28:45

Question/Comment:

I started taking Bystolic (2.5 mg) over a year ago and had no adverse effects. However, I once missed two doses in a row and the rebound effects were awful. BP went up to 150/110 and my resting heart rate shot up to 128. I also take enalapril (5 mg) and Lescol xl ( I hadn't missed those doses) My BP is generally averaged 130/90 on those doses, so last month my Dr. up the Bystolic to 5mg. My BP now averages 125/88 and heart rate is down from average of 88 to 77. I expected better results.

41 year old Female

Posted: 2009-11-11 10:04:58

Question/Comment:

Been on Bystolic for over a year. I take 2.5mg a day.
It has had no side effects, after dropping from 5mg to 2.5mg a day. But the past month I have had diarrea and over the past 3 months I have begun losing hair. I am not sure if side effects like this could happen after being on this drug for over a year. I think it is possible to get side effects later on. I have had a lot of blood work done and stool samples done but nothing is off? I even cut back what I am eating to a lite diet.

45 year old Male

Posted: 2009-11-02 15:09:17

Question/Comment:

I'm a 64 yr old male, excellent shape. Very low Cholestrol and Trigs. Have had Labile BP since I was young, mostly white coat syndrome. Dr put me on 50mg of Atenolol a year ago/just switched to 10mg of Bystolic. No side effects & my exercise HR is up to 115-120 now compared to 100 tops with Atenolol. Anyone know what my target HR at peak exercise on treadmill or stairclimber should be? I feel much better on Bystolic and hope to be off completely with in a year. BP 118/60avg. resting HR 46-52

65 year old Male

Posted: 2009-10-21 20:01:37

Question/Comment:

I just started Bystolic 2 nghts ago,Tuesday night. Before actually taking the pill my blood pressure obviously high was. High enough the Dr thought that might be causing me a constant headache.

The next morning, Wednesday, my blood pressure shot up to 177/93 Then that night,Wednesday. it was 214/154. No those numbers are not a mis type. That was at 9:30 last night,Wednesday. This morning it was 182/116. Yes, I have a call into the Dr.

71 year old Female

Posted: 2009-10-15 11:12:24

iGuard.org Answer/Reply:

Blood pressure medication like Bystolic usually works right away to lower blood pressure. It is concerning that your blood pressure continued to increased after you started taking Bystolic. If you have not talked to your doctor yet, please try to follow up with him or her as soon as possible.

Posted: 2009-10-18 19:12:31

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