Metoprolol Withdrawl

Hi @gloaming, thank you for the information. Does the Galaxy Watch 7's work in the USA with all its features ? (sleep apnea detection, blood pressure monitor, ECG, Heart Rate, SO2, sleep quality and stages, etc). I understand the features available is based in the location where you bought the watch not the location where it was made in. I wonder in what location did you buy your watch. In summary, I really need to buy the watch for my severe heart condition that I am sure will help me to monitor better than the ECG. I have severe sleep apnea, heart murmur, 2 heart attacks, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, leaky valve. Any information will be truly appreciated.

Thank you and Happy New Year!

No wearable that I know detects sleep apnea. They can monitor your heart rate and rhythm, and they can monitor your blood pressure, and they can monitor your oxygenation, your 'sat', or O2 saturation levels, including while you sleep. My Galaxy, in Canada, was finally approved to measure for AF via an ECG, and it even had to be approved by Health Canada for measuring the blood pressure (BP). I don't know about how it currently sits in the USA, but a quick search on the www should have an answer for you. Or ask the sellers.

My watch, through a phone app (on and listening while I sleep), will report snoring, which is only a loosely associated indicator of sleep apnea. Some snore and sleep properly, some don't. Those who snore and don't probably, not certainly, have some form or level of sleep apnea. But, the SO@ levels, if they show a marked dip at any point in the previous night's record, you can take that to the bank...it's an indication that you had a apneic event or somehow stopped breathing...which could mean a central apnea , or when the brain forgets to make you breathe. It's worth investigating, especially if it comes about each night, especially more often as time goes on.

Remember, though, that there are other devices such as wearable SO2 meters that keep a record of your sat levels, and there's the Kardia Mobile device, only a few dollars, that gets really strong reviews, a device that also keeps downloadable records for your night's data. The Kardia is only for heart rate and rhythm.

BTW, and I don't know if this is just a Canadian thing, I would think/hope not, but my Galaxy watch must be recalibrated with a suitable sphygmomanometer every 28 days. You'll get a warning that the calibration period is about to lapse, and you have three days to recalibrate. After that, when you go to use the watch to measure your blood pressure, you'll get a flag saying you must recalibrate...or else.

I'm a 30-year-old male who has been taking the beta blocker metoprolol for approximately 3-4 years. I recently wanted to stop taking metoprolol and discussed it with my cardiologist. I have been seeing this cardiologist for just as long, and I've had normal EKGs, echocardiograms, and I was on a week-long Holter monitor twice with no findings. I had already attempted to taper off the metoprolol and cut my 25mg pill in half for maybe more than a week. The cardiologist told me that 25mg or 12.5mg of metoprolol is such a minute dose that it shouldn't cause me any issues if I just stop cold turkey. The cardiologist didn't even run an EKG on me since May of last year.

It has been approximately a week since I've stopped taking metoprolol completely. I woke up last night with a heart rate of about 100 beats per minute and slight palpitations. I checked my blood pressure, and everything was normal (123/84). I was unable to get back to sleep due to "sleep starts" or "hypnic jerks." I started taking metoprolol many years ago after I got COVID, before the vaccines were even available, and I was experiencing palpitations and tachycardia. Tonight, I'm still experiencing insomnia and can't sleep.

I feel that my cardiologist is incompetent for not running an EKG on me or even having me taper off the medication that I have been taking for many years. I don't really trust their decision-making. I feel that I'm experiencing withdrawal symptoms, so tonight I took another half of a 25mg pill of metoprolol. I feel very full of energy, as if I have a dump of adrenaline. I researched that abruptly stopping metoprolol, even at a low dose of 25 to 12.5mg, can still cause withdrawal symptoms, which the cardiologist said I’d be fine going cold turkey. It says that it can cause rebound tachycardia, hypertension, and adrenaline dumps that make your body hypersensitive, and can also cause hypnic jerks and insomnia.

Can I get any type of feedback or recommendations? Thank you.

I believe you need to taper no matter how little you take. It is amazing how much tapering helped me I was again on 12.5 mg 1/2 of a 25 mg pill so I cut them in quarters and slowly tapered and it helped me. And I felt much better you don't even realize how hooked you are on those pills even at low dosage. I can only give you my opinion of what I did I was also told not to worry but I said it can't hurt to taper and it made getting off of it so much easier for me. Bummer I just reverted after the flu so I thank you for bringing this up so I will taper again when I get fixed enough to get off of it again. Thanks for shading very helpful for me!

I believe you need to taper no matter how little you take. It is amazing how much tapering helped me I was again on 12.5 mg 1/2 of a 25 mg pill so I cut them in quarters and slowly tapered and it helped me. And I felt much better you don't even realize how hooked you are on those pills even at low dosage. I can only give you my opinion of what I did I was also told not to worry but I said it can't hurt to taper and it made getting off of it so much easier for me. Bummer I just reverted after the flu so I thank you for bringing this up so I will taper again when I get fixed enough to get off of it again. Thanks for shading very helpful for me!

I'm a 30-year-old male who has been taking the beta blocker metoprolol for approximately 3-4 years. I recently wanted to stop taking metoprolol and discussed it with my cardiologist. I have been seeing this cardiologist for just as long, and I've had normal EKGs, echocardiograms, and I was on a week-long Holter monitor twice with no findings. I had already attempted to taper off the metoprolol and cut my 25mg pill in half for maybe more than a week. The cardiologist told me that 25mg or 12.5mg of metoprolol is such a minute dose that it shouldn't cause me any issues if I just stop cold turkey. The cardiologist didn't even run an EKG on me since May of last year.

It has been approximately a week since I've stopped taking metoprolol completely. I woke up last night with a heart rate of about 100 beats per minute and slight palpitations. I checked my blood pressure, and everything was normal (123/84). I was unable to get back to sleep due to "sleep starts" or "hypnic jerks." I started taking metoprolol many years ago after I got COVID, before the vaccines were even available, and I was experiencing palpitations and tachycardia. Tonight, I'm still experiencing insomnia and can't sleep.

I feel that my cardiologist is incompetent for not running an EKG on me or even having me taper off the medication that I have been taking for many years. I don't really trust their decision-making. I feel that I'm experiencing withdrawal symptoms, so tonight I took another half of a 25mg pill of metoprolol. I feel very full of energy, as if I have a dump of adrenaline. I researched that abruptly stopping metoprolol, even at a low dose of 25 to 12.5mg, can still cause withdrawal symptoms, which the cardiologist said I’d be fine going cold turkey. It says that it can cause rebound tachycardia, hypertension, and adrenaline dumps that make your body hypersensitive, and can also cause hypnic jerks and insomnia.

Can I get any type of feedback or recommendations? Thank you.