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What was your Metoprolol withdrawal experience?
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@gloaming thanks for your reply. Sounds like you had a heck of a time! Hope you’re doing better. I had no heart issues before starting metoprolol for stage 1 hypertension. Saw my Dr 2 days ago and he didn’t seem concerned, but is setting me up to be monitored just in case. He also said I could take 1/2 or 1/4 every other day, then every third day and so on, if the rapid heartbeat gets bothersome. He’s looking to put me on an ace inhibitor once I’ve done the monitor. From what I’ve read, this is a normal rebound, but to me it is scary. When I first stopped, I ended up in the ER a couple of times because of spiking hr and bp. Hooked me up for hours, did bloodwork, said everything looked good. They also said to take a little dose if it happens again. So today was a bad day and I caved, taking 1/4. I just don’t want to end up dependent.
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@lelemoe55 I was on Metoprolol 25 mg then due to side effects I cut back to 12.5 mg. Started in May and quit taking in October. I was taking it for Atrial Fibrillation. Just recently my heart rate, not my blood pressure, has been increasing so I have started taking 12.5 mg again to see if it will help.
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@lelemoe55 I'm pretty sure you'll be okay, and if you can steal yourself to adopt a several-day, maybe even up two two week, protocol of reduction, you should be fine.
I'm doing well, thank-you. My first ablation failed, but the second one has had me in NSR for three weeks short of three years. 14 February was my ablation date, 2023.
It's too bad people have to suffer from being mis-prescribed. We still have a long way to go, and much to learn, about the human body now well into the 21st century.