â¢Migraine headaches -- spots of light, halos, or zigzag patterns are common symptoms prior to the start of the headache. Other potential causes of vision problems include fatigue, overexposure to the outdoors (temporary and reversible blurring of vision), and many medications.
The usual initial dose of atenolol (Tenormin) for adult patients with hypertension is 50 mg taken once a day. The maintenance dose may be adjusted after a couple of weeks.
The blood level of a 50mg dose of atenolol will peak at after about 4 hours of administration. The effect on blood pressure is probably noticeable at about 1 hour after administration with hishges effect as the blood level peaks.