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Metoprolol medicine side effects: What's your experience?
Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: May 11, 2022 | Replies (11)Comment receiving replies
I was prescribed 25 mgs. Of Metoprolol Succinate Er tablets for paroxysmal A-fib twice a day, then raised to two at night and one in the a.m. even though all my readings were good. I experienced extreme fatigue and brain fog to the point of having to give up volunteer work with the AARP Tax Program. After talking to my PCP, she lowered the dosage back to the two tablets. Six months later we lowered it by a half tablet and I lowered it by another one half a few months after that. Ergo, I now take one-half in the a.m. and one-half in the p.m. the brain fog lifted and the fatigue improved greatly. I am 82 yrs. old and weigh about 140. I think doctors often fail to consider a person’s size and age when prescribing. Good luck to you. Consider looking for a doctor who will listen to you.
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After all the problems I had with one 50mg of Metoprolol in the morning, I was glad I went directly to my pharmacist. I explained to my doctor that I was allergic to it and my bp skyrocketed to over 200/100 but he kept insisting I wasn’t. He even wanted me to take 200mgs daily. As with my other comment, I highly recommend anyone having bad side effects like I did, to go to your pharmacist instead of your doctor and ask them questions before heading to the personal doctor like I was doing and still do. It’s only my suggestion but it saved my life if I had taken the 200mgs instead of the first 50mgs. That much Metoprolol probably would have caused my heart to go into tachycardia then A-fib and then the fatal heart attack. My cardiologist told me to increase my dosage as needed, from 25, to 50, to 75, to 100 max. But that high had pushed my bp up, major fatigue and watery blisters and other issues. Where medications are concerned, your pharmacist is your best friend.
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Thank you so Much for your respond, and i Will see another spesialist. Wish you all the best!