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Originally Posted by bigbill
After an MI in late 2011, I was on beta blockers. I started riding my trainer in the basement when I was cleared for activity. I had a computrainer and ran it in erg mode, and even at 200 watts, it would take 10-15 minutes to get aerobic. I only took the beta blockers for about five weeks before the cardiologist stopped them.
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I took BB's for a while, and convinced the cardiologists to let me stop. They lowered my heart rate so much when sitting around, I was cold all the time. And also caused insomnia....just couldn't get to sleep if I took one. I tried almost every one of them. Got a whole box of the pills left. The problems went away soon after I stopped.
And I understand they are a very useful drug in cardiac rehab.