Any doctors on ? Can't remember if I took my beta blocker this morning, what do I do?

[sourcherie]

Am not in the UK; my doctor is available from 3pm today, I can't reach him before that.

I've been taking 2.5 mg once a day for the past few months for tachycardia/anxiety. I'm not sure if I took today's dose - when I cleared up the breakfast table, a tablet was still lying there. But this has happened previously, as I have to take half a tablet and put the other half back in the packet for the next day - sometimes a half falls out of the packet when I get them out in the morning. I was distracted this morning and just can't remember if I took it or not.

I don't know what's worse - to skip a day if I didn't take it, or to have double the dose if I did. Can anyone advise?

NHS:

“If you forget to take a dose of your beta blocker, take it as soon as you remember, unless it is nearly time for your next dose. In this case, just leave out the missed dose and take your next dose as normal. Never take 2 doses at the same time. Never take an extra dose to make up for a forgotten one.”

But if yours is the case that you can’t remember if you have or not, you may be doubling the dosage if you do…I’d err on the side of caution of taking one when you’re next scheduled.

Spend some time breaking all your tablets in half so it doesn't happen again Xx

Put all the broken tablets in a clipped sandwich box or washed out jar

Thanks all. Haven't taken another one, will talk to my doc at 3.