What happens if I go from 50 mg to 25 mg Metoprolol?

Posted by bohaiboy @bohaiboy, 3 days ago

Hi all, I had an ablation about 5 1/2 weeks ago. I am still having some issues with AFIB. I also take Flecanide and Metoprolol (50 mg once daily). These drugs leave me really tired and fatigued. I had a post follow-up with my EP and he suggested cutting my Metoprolol by half. with a goal of getting off of it entirely. Have read some not so good reviews of trending it downward.

What can I expect? Will start it tonight and will closely monitor BP as well. See the EP again in two weeks.

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bajjerfan | @bajjerfan | 2 days ago

In reply to @bohaiboy "My wife (68) is not on blood thinners, and she bleeds easily, especially if the dogs..." + (show)

@bohaiboy
It's just pooled up blood. Sometimes I get them without any sort of injury. They are IIRC referred to as purpuras.

bajjerfan | @bajjerfan | 2 days ago

In reply to @bajjerfan "You might experience a short term increase in BP." + (show)

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After my partial nephrectomy in 2024 I tried cutting back fron 50mg to 25mg and my BP went up. Didn't pursue the drop long enough to see if it went down.

gloaming | @gloaming | 2 days ago

In reply to @bohaiboy "He specifically said he removed scar tissue from the previous ablation in 2006" + (show)

@bohaiboy Oh, okay, so it was during that second ablation that he used RF to ablate away scar tissue from the first ablation. That's a new one on me, but I keep learning. Thanks!

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