Beta Blockers and Exercise Intensity

In this video, clinical exercise physiologist Nick Pratap goes over exercise intensity for patients who are taking beta blockers.

[rjarias]

be CAREFUL with Metroprolol Succinate.About 2 months ago my cardiologist raised it from 75 mg to 100mg (once a day) .A month ago I had an episode of dizziness after long walk .And 2 days ago I passed out while cycling WITHOUT warning (no nausea, no dizziness, etc) Ended up in the ER with 7 stitches on my face and several bruises on my chest, arms and legs.Thank God no broken bones or teeth & also thankful I wasn't riding on a busy road .My doc said to go back to the old dose of 75 mg right away.Hope this helps !

[garyolson]

I had bypass surgery in 2013 and have ridden 11, 000 miles on my bike. I am a former endurance athlete and enjoy moderate to hard cycling. I’m 74 years old. I developed an atrial flutter several years ago, and after an ablation the electrophysiologist allowed me to stop taking my beta blocker. Unfortunately, in 2020 I developed AFIB. It was horrible. I could not exercise, developed symptoms of heart failure. A cardioversion restored sinus rhythm for a year, and I went back into Afib. This time I had an ablation, which again worked for nearly a year before I went back into Afib. This time, they hospitalized me, started me on dofetilide and did another cardioversion. I lost an entire season of riding and became totally deconditioned. I’m riding again, but when I take metoprolol 12.5 mg, I cannot get my heart rate above 100 and am gasping for breath riding. If I skip a dose, I can get my heart rate up to an average of about 112 and am comfortable with my breathing and, more importantly for me, the average pace of riding - about 12 mph with 600 feet of climbing over an out-and-back 15 mile ride. My blood pressure is very good, and my resting heart rate is right around 50 bpm. But I am hating the metoprolol! I’m having trouble thinking about continuing it, and don’t really see the benefit given my overall condition. I’ll talk to a cardiologist, but it is very frustrating!

[jeremiahhull]

The talk test is the way to go, especially for clients who don’t push themselves. Appreciate the video

[dennisconroy]

Becareful when exercises while on Betta blockers..Be mindful the Betta blockers reduce the supply of energy, by blocking the liver and pancreas according to the strength of dosage that you are consuming. This also aplies to your heart muscle contractions, this reduction is due to the flow of calcium, potassium sodium injection in and out at the cellular, level. Just to simplify calcium injection is reduced according to dosage level. The less calcium means weaker muscle contractions, and the whole of the muscle is weaker and sicker. Do not overload a sick muscle. And a body which has reduced energy to it's ownself.

[inscoredbz]

My Dr put me on it because after I got COVID I developed pots syndrome. He gave it to me to keep my heart from going from 70 bpm to around 120 bpm in just a few seconds. Now I'm having a hard time working hard or getting exercise. My heart rate doesn't seem to want to get high enough for what my body needs and I get light headed and bad nausea. I'm sick of this crap. I'm 51, overweight and out of shape. Having anxiety and panic attacks don't help life either.

[darwinamodia]

good day sir im 45 yrs old and im taking cardiosel od my question is is the end of my cycling training and racing? pls. sir thanks, take care always

[Primal]

I notice no one ever talks about lifting weights with a goal of building muscle- 9-12 set per body part. It’s always about running and target heart rate. I just want to pick up weights for 10-15 reps and put it down, rest for 2 minutes, then do it again. Is this some type of rare request? So odd… I got the clear to workout and will be testing this out soon. I already started doing my Liss cardio and no problems at all there.

[steffystrailmix]

So is it dangerous to push your exercise? I’m a long distant hiker and when going up some mountains, I worry about my heart. My heart pounds so loud in my head and it worrisome, I tstop for 15 seconds and I’m ready to go again. Is that normal?

[Mssimplybeautiful]

My Dr. Has me on 100mg (once a day) Metoprolo succ I feel ok while excercising, except when I cycle at home and the intensity is a little higher then my heart pounds so I just slow down and then I'm fine but my question is does this affect female sex drive ? I feel like I have the female version of E dysfunction.

[Amit__]

Hlo sir. I am runner, and doing hard workout secessions from 2 years. I am preparing for 1500m running. Can I use beta blocker for increase performance. please tell me how much dose I can take.🙂❤️❤️❤️

[fullyholly]

Hello, I have a ICD was at the gym the other day and I was on a machine similar to the Nordic track Front drive series was using it for a month for 15 min, yesterday my ICD shock me and threw me off the machine after 12 min, was I going to hard. My meds was change to SOTALOL HCL80 mg .My doctor told me to keep doing my exercise. Any Advice you can give me .. Thank-you

[danishsajid]

can I push my hair harder while lifting while on bisoprolol 2.5mg?? my doctor is giving me my bo fluctuations due to anxiety.

[victorl.mercado]

Thank you so much. This is exactly what I was looking for.