Do You Still Need Your Beta Blocker? Here’s the Latest
Apr 7, 2026 · 12 min
Ads
0
Brands
0
Inserted
0
Transcript
2k words
Ads in this episode
EP · Chasing Life with Dr. Sanjay Gupta · Do You Still Need Your Beta Blocker? Here’s the Latest11:39
12:29host read
BetterHelp
betterhelp.com/huberman
13:18host read
Joovv
joovv.com/huberman
45:50host read
AG1
drinkag1.com/huberman
2:01:12inserted
Superhuman
post-roll · Apple client only
2 dynamically inserted segment(s) found by fetching the episode as different clients. Not every listener hears them.
Transcript
asr · 1,752 words · docs
0:03Hey there, welcome to Paging Dr.
0:05Gupta.
0:05Thank you so much for joining us.
0:07As you know by now, this is the place where I get to hear from you.
0:11You've been sending in so many questions, great questions, sending in your stories.
0:15We're listening to them.
0:17I want you to know that.
0:18We're hopefully getting you information to help you better understand your health.
0:22Jennifer's back with us.
0:24What do we have first?
0:26Hi, Sanjay.
0:27Today's question comes from Paul in New Westminster, British Columbia.
0:32He writes, I had a heart attack in 2007 and have since been on beta blockers.
0:38Should I continue them?
0:40All right, Paul, thank you so much for your question.
0:42Beta blockers have been in the news a lot lately.
0:46And you know, for more than 40 years, they've been one of the most commonly prescribed medications in America.
0:53They've been prescribed as a standard treatment for people after a heart attack, sort of a first-line therapy.
0:59The goal is to slow down the heart rate and hopefully prevent future heart attacks.
Full transcripts are coming soon
1,752 words with timestamps and ad segments marked. Join the waitlist for early access.