How did you wean off Metoprolol?

I have been using a cuff for several years. I find that mine is very close to upper arm machine ( I have both and compare them fro time to time). The thing about the cuff is that. You have to get it on exactly right or it will give a false readings(usually too low). I use
Mine on both arms witjh at least 4 minutes between readings,

@exboater @mdm123. Yes, it's a good idea to take your bp twice. May be it's tmi but a full bladder gives a higher reading. Don't check your bp right after exercise, sit quietly for 4-5 minutes first, once a nurse told me to uncross my legs. I sometimes take my bp on both arms but not routinely, maybe I should start.

I got off of it because I was having hoarseness every morning and had been for a long time. It was a last resort to try to figure out why the hoarseness. I did get right off it and was put on a calcium channel blocker. My hoarseness disappeared.

thanks for sharing. i am glad you had a fix. I take metoprolol and am having increasing difficulty with an itchy throat and sinus pressure. I have to sit up and cough -- it keeps me awake.

I have a persistent cough. And, I take it to slow my heart rate due to leaky heart valves and afib. When I try half a dosage, I don't feel as well, and get scared and go back on the regular amount of 25mg which is a low dosage. My sexual function is about non existent along
with my husbands impotence which he seems to like, not that it matters at 73 years. Also my memory is poor and I forget stupid things. Most of my conditions are a combo of so much of life beating on me for 73 years. I don't see how we can separate things. Symptoms.

Our brains age and many ‘elders’ and ‘Not so old’ have some memory loss.... (my friend in her fifties).
With Mild Cognitive impairment we can lead a an active life: carry a note pad and pen! I keep a pad near our phone and in purse or pocket.

There are meds now that HELP with memory ...
and with a good doctor’s help we stop taking prescriptions that caused! changes in memory and mood.

Thank God I found a neurologist who said:
“Stop taking Clonazapam.” He referred me to someone on his team who helped me with a slow titration off of Clonazapam... and added another med to HELP with memory.

I am still trying to compensate for not remembering... but you can find aids: note pad, calendar, a kind!relative or friend who does not say: “ You already told me that!”
I try to keep a daily phone log/calendar: really helps!

All the best to you. You are not alone.
Don’t forget to exercise if you can: walking,
Yoga, singing, 🖼 Art?

I took metoprolol for a very short period before and after mitral valve surgery (subsequent heart transplant alleviated the need for a beta blocker). I hated the metoprolol and quit cold turkey though I was not on it more than two months total. No issues for me in stopping.
Good luck and...
Best always,
s!

Hello @scottij,

While I'm glad to hear that you had no issues after going off the metoprolol it is always best to contact your doctor if a medication is causing a problem and get a different script or a plan to reduce the med with the doctor's approval. This is especially true for meds that affect the heart and/or blood pressure.

I also took metoprolol for a short time and didn't do well with it. I contacted my cardiologist and told him about the problem. He prescribed a similar med, but one that did not have the side-effects.

Remember to contact your prescribing physician before removing a med and check to see the correct way to do so.

I did not mean to imply that I made that decision on my own. As my original post indicates I trust my professionals. My cold turkey quit was approved by my cardiologist and aided by having taken it for so short a period.

I'm glad that you clarified that, @scottij!