How did you wean off Metoprolol?

I have Tachycardia and AFIB. My Cardiologist successfully weaned me off Amiodarone and switched me to Metoprolol about a year ago. It's worked fine so far ... I now am comfortable hiking/jogging/walking about an hour at a time instead of 30 minutes max. before. My resting heartbeat with Metoprolol went from the 60's to the 50's, but no noticeable symptoms developed.. Taking 25 mgs a day. Any noticeable palpitations or arrhymths during the day are short-lived and stop on their own w/o any additional pills. Doc wants me to get Internal Loop Recorder next. Should I?

My husband was having low blood pressure, falling, dizzy. The Dr. told him to only take the drug if his blood pressure was higher than 120. That was a few months ago & he hasn't had to take it again. But talk to your Dr. before doing this. Good luck.

Yes. I check BP and take the drug accordingly. Thanks.

I'm a diabetic with left ventricular heart failure. I was put on metoprolol succinate 200 MG. I told my cardiologist that it causes my hair to come out. Also, I informed the doctors that my heart has been like this ever since I was a little girl and I made it into the military. One doctor had me on hydrochlorothiazide for fluid , then said it was discontinued and my body swelled up that brought on the HF, of course he retired. Found out that it was not discontinued, then comes the HF. The 200MG of metoprolol makes me feel weak, sleepy but can't sleep, itch and make my hair come out. Have asked for a different heart med, but instead, a form of Diovan was added and Lisinopril taken out. Before all these different meds. I had a normal low/medium low BP. Now it shoots through the roof along with my glucose level. Have anyone else have these issues? I feel like some of these doctors are just pushing meds. on me. I stopped the meds. for 3 days and added ubiquinol, beet juice and hawthorn berries, and started doing better with those than I did on the drug therapy. I think someone needs to talk with the AMA because there's alternatives out there without side effects that works better than the drugs. Anyways, I've always have had heart palpitations that would go away by itself. My glucose levels would always go high and come down by itself. My swelling ankles and fingers would swell if I ate too much salt and I didn't swell at all, if salt was mostly out of my system. I need to know some honest answers from the AMA. It's not One Size Fits All , when it comes to health issues.

Yes, that is true, and good for you for both enduring and taking initiative in your own care, as well as for reporting here of your experience and desire to manage your own condition. Every person with a potentially life-threatening condition ought to be encouraged to learn all they can, to trial different regimens if drugs don't work or bring on even worse problems for them, and to help others to learn of their success. The learning is a double-edged sword, so to speak, because a physician who gets questioned or challenged might be offended and ask you to leave and to find another doctor. You should be glad he/she spoke like that because you then know you just dodged a bad one. And do get that second opinion. A third wouldn't hurt to see if they jive. But your pointed questions might encourage the practitioner to deal with your case more closely and thoroughly, and they might be happy to help a person who shows a keen interest in the field and its recent developments and research.

Thanks for chiming in, trmy085.

I was on it for hyperthyroidism and Graves disease because it speeds your heart up and raises your blood pressure. Also gives you shortness of breath, heart palpitations, and make you feel like you want faint. It gave me very bad cramps in my feet, calf, and legs, burning and pain in toes and feet. I been off it for 4 months and I haven't had a cramp in my leg. I had just a little cramp in my feet but not bad and it didn't hurt. That medication is poison. My toes and hands used to been and I could control it and it would hurt . After being off this medication all the nasty symptoms went away. I believe this medication interrupt your blood flow and give you vascular issues. It states it can give you vascular issues. Look up a scholary source regarding this medication.

My hair is falling out by fistfull for last few months esp-in addition my thyroid meds were increased at same time--any suggestions?

Try vitamin B complex…especially B1 and Biotin. Also Collagen peptides.

My hair is growing back, and my nails are looking very decent.. no more chipping or peeling.

I have low blood pressure so metoprolol etc will drop my BP too low.
So, I am only on 12.5 mg daily. I feel like when it is the right time to stop…this won’t be an issue with cold turkey. The Flecainide however, at 200mg daily could be a bigger issue

decrease your meds ??