Coreg vs. Bystolic

• Are Coreg and Bystolic the Same Thing?
• What Are Possible Side Effects of Coreg?
• What Are Possible Side Effects of Bystolic?
• What Is Coreg?
• What Is Bystolic?
• What Drugs Interact with Coreg?
• What Drugs Interact with Bystolic?
• How Should Coreg Be Taken?
• How Should Bystolic Be Taken?

Coreg(carvedilol) and Bystolic (nebivolol) are beta-blockers used to treathypertension(high blood pressure).

Coreg is also used to treatheart failureand leftventriculardysfunctionafter aheart attack.

Commonside effectsof Coreg include:

• dizziness,
• lightheadedness,
• drowsiness,
• diarrhea,
• nausea,
• vomiting,
• weakness,
• tiredness,
• headache,
• jointpain,
• cough,
• dry eyes,
• vision changes,
• numbness or tinglingsensation,
• decreased sex drive,
• impotence, or
• difficulty having anorgasm.

Contact yourdoctorif you experience serious side effects of Coreg including

• feeling faint,
• slow or irregularheartbeats,
• chest pain,
• shortness of breath,
• difficulty swallowing
• loss ofbladdercontrol, or
• severeskinreaction.

Common side effects of Bystolic include:

• headache,
• dizziness,
• tiredness,
• fatigue,
• slow heartbeat,
• nausea,
• stomachpain,
• diarrhea,
• sleepproblems (insomnia),
• numbness or a cold feelinginyour hands andfeet,
• shortness of breath,
• rash, or
• fluid retention in the legs.

Coreg is aprescriptionmedicine that belongs to a group of medicines called "beta-blockers". Coreg is used, often with other medicines, for the following conditions:

• to treat patients with certain types of heart failure
• to treat patients who had a heart attack that worsened how well the heart pumps
• to treat patients with highblood pressure(hypertension)
• Coreg is not approved for use in children under 18 years of age.

Bystolic (nebivolol) is a beta-blocker indicated for the treatment of highbloodpressure (hypertension).

Coreg may interact withcimetidine,diabetesmedications, heart medicines, MAO inhibitors, and medicine to treatpsychiatricdisorders.

Coreg may also interact withallergytreatments (or if you are undergoing allergy skin-testing),cyclosporine,fluconazole,rifampin,antidepressants, blood pressure medicines, heart rhythm medications,HIVorAIDSmedicines, medicine to prevent or treat nausea and vomiting, or narcotics.

Bystolic may interact with other heart or blood pressure medications.

Bystolic may also interact with cimetidine,clonidine, digitalis,isoniazid,methimazole, reserpine, ropinirole, ticlopidine, other beta-blockers, antibiotics, antidepressants, anti-malariamedications, heart rhythm medicines, HIV or AIDS medicines, and medicines to treat psychiatric disorders.

It is important for you to take your medicine every day as directed by your doctor. If you stop taking Coreg suddenly, you could have chest pain and/or a heart attack. If your doctor decides that you should stop taking Coreg, your doctor may slowly lower your dose over a period of time before stopping it completely.

• Take Coreg exactly as prescribed. Your doctor will tell you how many tablets to take and how often. In order to minimize possible side effects, your doctor might begin with a low dose and then slowly increase the dose.
• Do not stop taking Coreg and do not change the amount of Coreg you take without talking to your doctor.
• Tell your doctor if you gain weight or have troublebreathingwhile taking Coreg.
• Take Coreg withfood.
• If you miss a dose of Coreg, take your dose as soon as you remember, unless it is time to take your next dose. Take your next dose at the usual time. Do not take 2 doses at the same time.
• If you take too much Coreg, call your doctor orpoison control centerright away.

Bystolic的剂量是个性化的需要s of thepatient. For most patients, the recommended starting dose of Bystolic is 5mgonce daily, with or without food, as monotherapy or in combination with other agents.