Atenolol (Tenormin) is in a group of drugs called beta-blockers. Beta-blockers affect the heart and circulation (blood flow through arteries and veins).Atenolol is used to treat angina (chest pain) and hypertension (high blood pressure). It is also used to treat or prevent heart attack.
Atenolol can cause side effects that may impair your thinking or reactions. Be careful if you drive or do anything that requires you to be awake and alert. Avoid drinking alcohol, which could increase drowsiness and dizziness while you are taking atenolol.Atenolol is only part of a complete program of treatment for hypertension that may also include diet, exercise, and weight control. Follow your diet, medication, and exercise routines very closely if you are being treated for hypertension.
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Hi youcan109,
It is certainly clearer when you copy it http://www.drugs.com/atenolol.html
Whenever any illness starts to rear it's head every method of control should be looked at, by this I don't mean crazy, untested therapies, but instead look closely at your mental state to reduce anxiety, look closely at your diet to see if you can make beneficial corrections, look closely at your exercise program, and by this I don't mean expensive gym membership, but rather mimic what nature intended you to do for exercise, such as continuous movement, look closely at sleeping habits, are you getting enough sleep to recharge the batteries, and finally look at family history perhaps you have a genetic predisposition to an illness (familial illnesses).
But remember all illnesses that appear in families may not be caused by genes eg, cigarette smoking, laziness (non exerciser), and an incorrect method of dealing with stress that increases the anxiety, and diet
We like to blame genes for our problems because it shifts the burden of guilt away from us, it's not our fault and we can't do anything about it. I am not convinced of all of the alleged gene contributions to disease.
Chemical intervention comes a poor last in my opinion.
Cheers
It is certainly clearer when you copy it http://www.drugs.com/atenolol.html
Whenever any illness starts to rear it's head every method of control should be looked at, by this I don't mean crazy, untested therapies, but instead look closely at your mental state to reduce anxiety, look closely at your diet to see if you can make beneficial corrections, look closely at your exercise program, and by this I don't mean expensive gym membership, but rather mimic what nature intended you to do for exercise, such as continuous movement, look closely at sleeping habits, are you getting enough sleep to recharge the batteries, and finally look at family history perhaps you have a genetic predisposition to an illness (familial illnesses).
But remember all illnesses that appear in families may not be caused by genes eg, cigarette smoking, laziness (non exerciser), and an incorrect method of dealing with stress that increases the anxiety, and diet
We like to blame genes for our problems because it shifts the burden of guilt away from us, it's not our fault and we can't do anything about it. I am not convinced of all of the alleged gene contributions to disease.
Chemical intervention comes a poor last in my opinion.
Cheers
I couldn't agree more with John.
Unfortunately we live in a society where it is all to easy for many to ignore environmental aspects of their lives (e.g non-exercise, smoking, poor diet) and place responsibility for (minor and major) ailments on genetics or misfortune - externalizing problems and expecting a solution from a doctor or in a pill.
Of course there are many sicknesses which medicines are the most viable (or only) option, but not to the $156 billion per year (U.S, prescription drugs alone) extent that exists today.... a very scary figure that highlights just how much life-control contemporary society gives to drugs. In many cases the best thing you can do is to look at small but remarkably significant lifestyle changes (either in addition to or instead of medicines); go for a run, have a smoothie instead of a burger
, cut back on alcohol consumption, commit 10 minutes a day to meditation if you work in a high stress job. These are all very simple things that many people simply don't do. The worst thing we can do is deny personal-responsibility for our own lives.... small changes make a big difference.
Unfortunately we live in a society where it is all to easy for many to ignore environmental aspects of their lives (e.g non-exercise, smoking, poor diet) and place responsibility for (minor and major) ailments on genetics or misfortune - externalizing problems and expecting a solution from a doctor or in a pill.
Of course there are many sicknesses which medicines are the most viable (or only) option, but not to the $156 billion per year (U.S, prescription drugs alone) extent that exists today.... a very scary figure that highlights just how much life-control contemporary society gives to drugs. In many cases the best thing you can do is to look at small but remarkably significant lifestyle changes (either in addition to or instead of medicines); go for a run, have a smoothie instead of a burger
, cut back on alcohol consumption, commit 10 minutes a day to meditation if you work in a high stress job. These are all very simple things that many people simply don't do. The worst thing we can do is deny personal-responsibility for our own lives.... small changes make a big difference. This is a "lo-fi" version of our main content. To view the full version with more information, formatting and images, please click here.