What is atenolol chlor used for?
Atenolol and chlorthalidone combination is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). High blood pressure adds to the workload of the heart and arteries. If it continues for a long time, the heart and arteries may not function properly.
Does atenolol have a lot of side effects?
Atenolol slows down your heart rate and makes it easier for your heart to pump blood around your body. It can make you feel dizzy, sick or tired, or give you constipation or diarrhoea. These side effects are usually mild and short-lived. Your very first dose of atenolol may make you feel dizzy, so take it at bedtime.
Can you take vitamin C with atenolol?
No interactions were found between atenolol and Vitamin C.
What are the Common side effects of atenolol?
General. The more commonly reported side effects associated with this drug are hypotension,tiredness,and dizziness.
What does atenolol do to the body?
– Decreased interest in sexual intercourse – dry mouth – inability to have or keep an erection – loss in sexual ability, desire, drive, or performance – loss of hair, temporary – pain of penis on erection
Does atenolol cause stomach problems?
Yes, your husband’s right. He’s a gastroenterologist, he should know! Abdominal upset is among many possible side effects that Atenolol can cause. Other known side effects are dizziness, lightheadedness, drowsiness, tiredness, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, etc. Most of the side effects are present only until the body makes used to the drug and then they usually subside.
Does atenolol cause decreased libido?
Atenolol is also prescribed to men who have recently had a heart attack to help curtail damage to the heart and help them recover faster. Atenolol is known to cause sexual side effects, including impotence, decreased sex drive and difficulty reaching orgasm. Atenolol causes impotence by blocking the sympathetic activity of the nervous system, interfering with the relaxation of penile blood vessels, making it difficult for men to achieve an erection.