Hoping to benefit from the expertise of people here.
I was put on beta blockers a few years back due to ectopic heartbeats and racing heart. This started to occur after a traumatic event, and it was thought to be an anxiety thing, but actually over time I realise it's affected by hormones, at a certain point in the menstrual cycle.
As a result, and after a number of heart tests that the doctors didn't feel were necessary, but I did, all of which were normal, I'm now weaning off the beta blockers.
But since being on them I have gained weight and also, I'm afraid, I have found myself reaching for chocolate much more than I used to. I know it's mainly for the energy, but I have at times noticed that I can eat a lot of sugar, that I wouldn't have been able to before as I'd have had a sugar rush and felt ill. That doesn't happen since taking beta blockers.
I know I'm weaning off, but I'm still curious how beta blockers work and the effect on longevity. I worry that I'll never fully get my energy back, but thankfully I do have periods of being quite energetic so all is not lost. I'm not the same on them though and I feel I've lost a lot of muscle strength, plus every day things can really make my muscles ache. The doctors have said this will reverse when I come off completely, I hope so. I'm taking Co Enzyme Q10.
Thanks for any info / thoughts :-)
