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How did you wean off Metoprolol?

Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: Sep 19 7:56am | Replies (551)
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@jamison3

Hi I was told by doctor to start tapering off this medicine on Friday I haven’t been on it that long ( a month). He said to take half Friday and Saturday and skip a dose on Sunday and check my heart rate during the day and then take a half on Monday and then stop . And I wash taking this medicine because my heart heart was beating really fast on last month but when they did the blood work and put me in the heart monitor everything was okay. He told me it was ptsd that’s causing it. And starting next week I will be starting Zoloft 50mg. I’m nervous because I have been reading on the internet about the side affects of stopping this medicine

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Jul 26, 2020

Hi @jamison3, welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. You'll notice that I moved your message to this existing discussion. @kenny48 asked the same question a while back and members like @kkwmp @maryrohrer1 @texas14 @soliloquized @exboater @hopeful33250 @jackj and more have shared their experiences. Click VIEW & REPLY in the email notification to scroll through past messages.

You'll read that others have advised weaning off Metoprolol gradually and under your doctor's guidance, which you're doing. I'm glad that your heart rate turned out not to be a cardiac issue. You may be interested in joining the discussions about PTSD and Zoloft in these groups:
- Depression & Anxiety https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/depression-anxiety/
- Mental Health https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/mental-health/

How is your heart rate today? How do you feel?

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