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Coreg vs. Trandate

Are Coreg and Trandate the Same Thing?

Coreg (carvedilol) and Trandate (atenolol) (and Trandate IV) are beta-adrenergic blocking agents (beta-blockers) used to treat hypertension, and left ventricular dysfunction after a heart attack.

Coreg is also used to treat heart failure, hypertension, and left ventricular dysfunction after a heart attack.

Trandate is used mainly for control of angina, for management of acute myocardial infarction (heart attack), and occasionally for thyroid storm management.

Side effects of Coreg and Trandate that are similar include dizziness, lightheadedness, nausea, tiredness, decreased sex drive, impotence, or difficulty having an orgasm.

What Are Possible Side Effects of Coreg?

Common side effects of Coreg include:

  • dizziness,
  • lightheadedness,
  • drowsiness,
  • diarrhea,
  • nausea,
  • vomiting,
  • weakness,
  • tiredness,
  • headache,
  • joint pain,
  • cough,
  • dry eyes,
  • vision changes,
  • numbness or tingling sensation,
  • decreased sex drive,
  • impotence, or
  • difficulty having an orgasm.

Contact your doctor if you experience serious side effects of Coreg including

What Are Possible Side Effects of Trandate?

Common side effects of Trandate include:

  • dizziness,
  • spinning sensation,
  • tiredness,
  • nausea,
  • upset stomach,
  • stuffy nose,
  • tired feeling, or
  • difficulty having an orgasm.
  • Scalp tingling may occur as your body adjusts to Trandate.

What Is Coreg?

Coreg is a prescription medicine 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 high blood pressure (hypertension)
  • Coreg is not approved for use in children under 18 years of age.

What Is Trandate?

Trandate (labetalol) is a beta-blocker used to treat hypertension (high blood pressure). Trandate is available in generic form.

 

What Drugs Interact With Coreg?

Coreg may interact with cimetidine, diabetes medications, heart medicines, MAO inhibitors, and medicine to treat psychiatric disorders.

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

What Drugs Interact With Trandate?

Trandate may interact with allergy treatments, clonidine, guanabenz, MAO inhibitors, diabetes medication, heart medication, medicine for asthma or other breathing disorders, cold medicines, stimulant medicines, or diet pills.

 

How Should Coreg Be Taken?

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 trouble breathing while taking Coreg.
  • Take Coreg with food.
  • 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 or poison control center right away.

How Should Trandate Be Taken?

The recommended initial dosage of Trandate is 100 mg twice daily. The usual maintenance dose range is 200 - 400 mg twice daily.