How did you wean off Metoprolol?

Keep in touch with your doctor. My wife worked for a cardiologist, patients would see stories in the news, or online, and questions would pour in, something they've been taking for years suddenly concerns them. But he said that if they'd introduce aspirin to the market now, many wouldn't take it because of the possible side effects. I'm not seeing Metoprolol as a big concern, from my vantage, I've been on several other beta blockers with no side effects.

I take 200 mg in the morning, and 100 mg at night, of Metoprolol Succinate, the extended release version of it. There's Metoprolol Tartrate which is a short acting version some people take a few times a day. If you're having no problems, don't worry. It's unlikely that I'll be without Beta Blockers of one form or another, I've taken them well over 25 years. Hope this helps.

@yes it does and thanks for the info

it may take tow weeks for you to feel normal after you stopped taking this meds.

I weaned off Metroprolol last week. Went from 25 mg once a day to 12.5, took 12.5 mg for 3 days then stopped completely. I am on day 5 of being off and am just starting to feel normal again. I had every side effect everyone else is listing, I couldn't get out of bed, very skaky, felt faint even walking 10 feet, and Terrible anxiety (on the medication). Symptoms Slowly started to subside after day 1 off of Metro. I am so glad to be off this. Worst thing I have ever put in my body.

Are you sure that your Afib did not return? Apparently some people are not aware that their hearts are out of rhythm. I don't get how that can be because it's like a huge thumping in the chest and needing to take extra breaths to get enough O2 in the system etc.. In any case, be careful. How are you going to keep your Afib at bay? You can't just expect it not to return. Something has to change. You need to be proactive. The cardiologist advised me to avoid ALL stimulants; alcohol, chocolate, Coke, any drugs or supplement with ephedrine in them, too many carbs especially sugar, being around cigarette smoke and avoiding very stressful situations. But what cured me of my serious case of Afib was exercise; pushing my heart. A walk didn't work. It had to be where I was working up a sweat. I suggest you really research and learn about your condition. My aim is to know as much as my doctor, if not more. I also cured myself of bladder infections..no thanks to my urologist. I had 28 in a row inside a 2 year period. Now gone! Become ultra informed about how your body works, reacts to meds and food and exercise etc... Good luck to you. Keep well!

Wow!! Ive been on Metropolol 50mg XL for over a year and have gone through some nasty anxiety. But my cardiologist won't admit that it may be the cause of everything. After 3 bouts of A Fib the cardiologist put me on this stuff. Just curious have you been put on any new med since you stopped Metropolol? If so any better? Thanks

I'm new onset afib with a lifetime of PVCs that come and go. The worst PVC rate I've had is 5 per minute, the entire time I was awake, and probably when I was sleeping, 7 days a week, for a few months. Anyone experiencing PVCs for the first time should consult a doctor for advice, as should anyone that gets PVCs that suddenly have a significant increase in frequency or symptoms. I've been to the ER on several occasions over the years, better safe than sorry.

A premature ventricular contraction (PVC) occurs and almost assuredly is not felt, but there is a compensatory pause - "These pauses are long enough to balance an incomplete or premature extrasystole, thereby the short cycle and the pause together equals two regular cycles". The heart filling for an extra amount of time produces the "Thump" we feel as the extra volume is discharged.

Although with Afib I have more than my share of PVCs, most of the Afib activity initially felt like the entire top of my heart was quivering. Some of the things I thought were PVCs by the feeling in my chest are not reflected in my pulse, i.e. taking my pulse when the feeling occurs, no change in the pulse is felt, it must be occurring in the Atrium. My symptoms have gone now principally to the left atrium, or more correctly are felt in the left side only, a strong quivering. This is where 4 pulmonary veins return to the left atrium, and these pulmonary veins are often the source of the Afib. I am otherwise, at this time, asymptotic, no shortness of breath, dizziness, etc. I do get short runs of relatively fast heart beats on occasion, at rest, despite being on 200 mg Metoprolol Succinate TWICE per day, but overall the rate is fairly well controlled.

I would like to know how to reduce Toprol XL from 25 mg to 1/2 of the tablet. Toprol XL is reducing my heart beat to the low 50's and one day it was 48. I also take Losartan Potassium that my doctor increased to 50 mg a day, but can go up to 100 mg a day if needed. Even taking 1/2 tablet of Toprol XL speeds up my heart and increases my blood pressure even when I take other blood pressure pills. I feel trapped by this drug.

Before reducing, you should consult your doctor. He or she should have advice on weaning to 12.5 mg if an issue exists. Consulting Google for a Toprol XL 25 mg pill, it shows it as white, oval tablet scored in the middle, so breaking it in half with your doctor's awareness should be easily done. Why are you taking it, I'm taking it because I'm in afib and otherwise develop fast rhythms.

I'm currently on 400 mg Metoprolol Succinate (Long Acting) taken as 200 mg twice per day. I may be put on Sotalol in the hospital and monitored for 2+ days. My point in relating this to you is that although Sotalol is a special kind of combination beta blocker and anti-arrhythmic, I'll be stopped from my 400 mg Metoprolol overnight, no taper.

I don't have Afib, but did have some palpations years ago, but wore heart monitors for different length of times and I don't. Toprol XL was precribed for blood pressure.