Metoprolol: Are you experiencing side effects?

I take 100 mg metoprolol ER succinate in the mornings and 50 mg in the evenings with no side effects that I notice but I think when I started with 50 mg a few years ago I felt very tired. I got adjusted to it. I hope it works for you and you feel better.

I take Metoprolol and I don’t have any side effects. Maybe a little bit of weight gain.

I started Metoprolol Tartrate about 20 years ago with a break of several years due to inability to work and lack of insurance. My original cardiologist adjusted my dosage until my heart rate was in the 50s. My Hocm was not yet symptomatic and I had no side effects from the Toprol other than the reduced heart rate. The only time I had any side effects was a few years ago when one of my doctors cut my dosage from 100mg twice daily to 50mg twice daily with no period of adjustment. I had several months of palpitations and dramatically increased chest pains and shortness of breath. I do not know if it is technically withdrawal, but my understanding is that abrupt stoppage is NOT recommended. Apparently cutting 50% is not either. My symptoms never went back to the pre-adjustment level, but the first two months were the worst. My current cardiologist put me back at my prior dose at my first visit and my symptons quickly improved. I would strongly recommend studying up on interactions with food and other drugs as well as other safety information, but I have not personally had any problems other than withdrawal. I do not count a low heart rate as a problem but I do keep a watch on it.

I'm 84 years old. I suffered a mini stroke on 4/7/24! I have AFib that probably the cause of the stroke per hospital doctor. I didn't suffer any damage to my body functions except my vision got worse that I can't read like before the stroke!
Doctor prescribed Metoprolol to lower my blood pressure and slow down my heart rates. Metoprolol makes me dizzy, wheezing, more getting up at night to urinate! Doctor reduced the dose from 50mg 2X/day to 25mg 2X/day, still do not help!
Should I endure the side effects and they will go away after my body gets used to it?
Any comments are helpful, thanks a lot!

Ask your doctor about Metoprolol SUCC rather than Tartrate. I had dizziness when starting that medication after a septal myectomy. Mayo people suggested I switch to SUCC because it helped alleviate such side effects in some of their patients, my home cardiologist then prescribed that form. Unfortunately, that made no difference for me and I eventually ended up with a pacemaker/defibrillator. We are all different, in my opinion it's worth a discussion with your doctor.

Hi @camtak

I started at 100 mg Metoprolol then they increased to 150mg total (100mg mornings and 50 mg at night). I have had the same issues of dizzines and urinating more at nigh, but I had no choice other than to get adjusted to that. So my body is adjusted to it with a little improvement on dizziness so I am still on it. I have HOCM so I had no choice. I hope you can get better on it.

I am curious if you are on Metoprolol SUCC? I have not had serious side effects from taking it 2x a day at 75 mg. (yes, I break a pill in half) Feeling dizzy is not your friend. I have found great insight from my cardiac nurse, but if you don't have someone like that to talk to, Please talk to your cardiologist. I hope you find an answer and feel better soon!