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What is Atenolol?

Category: Prescription Drugs

Most popular types: Atenol Tenormin Apo-Atenol Show all

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Atenolol, a beta blocker, is used to treat hypertension, alone or in combination with other agents. It has also been used for acute alcohol withdrawal, certain cardiac arrhythmias, and prevention of migraine headache.

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Elevated blood pressure 276 138
High blood pressure (hypertension) 198 55
Tachycardia (fast heart rate) 176 79
Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome 75 16
Cardiomyopathy 37 4
Migraine headaches 37 15

Show all 86 reasons taken

  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
See all 3290 patients that have taken Atenolol

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 19
Moderate 34
Mild 50
None 249

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Atenolol

Side effect Patients Percentage
Fatigue 22
Tiredness 12
Dizziness 9
Heart rate low (bradycardia) 9
Generalized weakness (asthenia) 6
Low blood pressure 5

Show all 56 reported side effects

Why patients stopped taking Atenolol

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Reason Patients Percentage
Doctor's advice 73
Side effects too severe 34
Other 33
Did not seem to work 24
Course of treatment ended 12
Personal research 5
Change in health plan coverage 3
Expense 1
See all 148 patients who've stopped taking Atenolol

Duration

Stopped taking Atenolol

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 21
1 - 6 months 18
6 months - 1 year 17
1 - 2 years 14
2 - 5 years 30
5 - 10 years 24
10 years or more 23
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 318
Usually 22
Sometimes 6
Never taken as prescribed 6
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 7
Somewhat hard to take 13
A little hard to take 20
Not at all hard to take 312
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 0
$100-199 0
$50-99 1
$25-49 3
< $25 186
Not specified 162

What people switch to and from

Patients started taking Atenolol after stopping:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Propranolol (Inderal) 10
Lisinopril (Zestril) 3
Diltiazem (Cardizem) 2
Metoprolol (Metoprolol Tartrate) 2
Metoprolol Succinate ER (Toprol XL) 2

Show all 16 treatments patients report switching from

Patients stopped taking Atenolol and switched to:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Metoprolol (Metoprolol Tartrate) 8
Metoprolol Succinate ER (Toprol XL) 6
Propranolol (Inderal) 6
Lisinopril (Zestril) 4
Losartan (Cozaar) 4

Show all 23 treatments patients report switching to

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32 patient evaluations for Atenolol

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Jan 22, 2021 (Started Jul 15, 2017)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for essential tremor)
  • Side effects
    Mild
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 25 mg Daily

Jun 26, 2020 (Started Jul 15, 2017)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for essential tremor)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 25 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

Mar 1, 2020 (Started Jul 15, 2017)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for essential tremor)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 25 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly

Sep 20, 2017 (Started Jul 15, 2017)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for essential tremor)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 25 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 15, 2019 (Started May 01, 2018)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for restlessness (akathisia))
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for tachycardia (fast heart rate))
  • Side effects
    Moderate (irregular heartbeat (cardiac arrhythmia))
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 50 mg Three times daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly

May 29, 2017 (Started May 01, 2018)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for restlessness (akathisia))
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
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Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Aug 31, 2017 (Started Aug 16, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for tachycardia (fast heart rate))
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Cost: < $25 monthly

Jul 1, 2011 (Started Aug 16, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for tachycardia (fast heart rate))
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks
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