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    beta blockers and heart failure symptoms?

    Thanks for all your responses! Bob--I said symptoms of heart failure because i had shortness of breath that got worse on lying down. also some swelling in the hands and feet, and those are both symptoms of heart failure. No doctor actually told me i was in heart failure though. wonko--i'm...
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    beta blockers and heart failure symptoms?

    Hi, a few months ago my doc prescribed atenolol for the POTS. it lowered my heart rate but after about a week i started having symptoms of heart failure. i called urgent care and they told me to stop taking it and contact my doctor, which i did... and she tried prescribing a different...