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How did you wean off Metoprolol?
Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: Sep 19 7:56am | Replies (551)Comment receiving replies
I weaned off Metoprolol one month ago. I was diagnosed with a myocardial infraction when I was in the hospital with Covid. All the imaging done in the hospital showed no concerns with my heart, Size was normal, my heart was filling properly and pumping properly and there was no clots. But they left me on Metoprolol 50mg because of my heart rate was too high. After taking it three months my doctor reduced it to 25mg because my heart rate was in the 40's when resting. My doctor told me to come back in 6 weeks and he would wean me off. Much to my surprise he changed his story and said he was going to leave me on it despite all the side effects I complained about this drug. So I weaned myself off of it. I took one pill every other day for one week and then stopped. After stopping I felt much better. My blood pressure didn't change (113/70) but like you say the anxiety of not knowing is a daily issue. Any little thing becomes a big thing because of the unknown. I decided to go to a Holistic doctor to get another opinion. I have lost faith in my PCP and cardiologist. I feel they just want to keep me in the rotation and they are not concerned with me as a person.
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Oh ok good to know this information for how long did you took 25 mg how many months before you decided to stop completely did your doctor reduced you to cut the 50mg succ in half or to the regular dose of 25 mg metoprolol tartrate? Did the myocardial happened before you was put on metoprolol or after ? did you had any heart conditions previous metoprolol or after I don’t know why the nurse told me to do 6 days of half of 25 mg then stopped but after she said so 3 days like literally trying to make me have a heart attack I did 7 days straight 25 mg half and stopped yes my anxiety get worse because I read before that stopping this too soon can cause a lot problems did you had the myocardial after you stopped taking the metoprolol
This drug is terrible worse side effects ever when I said I rather have the tachycardia then take this and havent had the tachycardia after stopping it also my heart was really low feel like dying every day I don’t have any heart conditions or any other conditions on my body but I just thought if I was taking it for 2 months 50 mg I thought I have to do like 2 weeks or more of 25 mg before stopping it no just one week is what I thought so maybe it go by the dose and no by how long people are taking this
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Did your cardiologist explain why the decision was reversed? Is she/he aware that you weaned off the medication? I’m just concerned that there may be a heart issue that was left unclarified.