Let's take a minute to talk about your medication.

This is bisoprolol. It helps to treat high blood pressure. If left untreated, high blood pressure can cause a stroke, heart attack, blindness and kidney failure. Over time, this medicine may help protect you from these problems.

You should take this medicine exactly as your doctor tells you to. You should take it around the same time each day, and try not to miss any doses. 

Bisoprolol can lower your blood pressure and your heart rate. It's a good idea to ask your doctor if you should check your own readings, and when you should report changes.

At first, some side effects may happen, like feeling a little tired, weak or dizzy. To reduce dizziness, you should stand up slowly. Also, you should wait until you know how bisoprolol affects you before doing activities that require you to be alert, like driving. These effects are normal if they are mild, and should go away. If these or other effects become reasons you want to stop taking this medicine, please talk to your doctor or pharmacist. But, don't stop taking it suddenly, unless your doctor tells you to.

As with any medicine, rare but serious side effects could occur. With bisoprolol, these include feeling faint, or having problems breathing, swollen ankles, or unusual changes to your heart beat. You should get medical help right away if you notice these or other changes to your body.  

For best results with bisoprolol, plan ahead for refills and follow your doctor's advice for eating healthy and staying active.