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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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@dedema

This is the most helpful comment so far for me. I was diagnosed 2/2022 with Afib and I have a Mitral Valve Prolapse with mild to moderate regurgitation. I was in the ER with a resting HR of 160. I was put on Metoprolol Succinate 12.5 mg daily with 2 baby aspirin. To come off any prescription medication, I agree, one has to be very pro active. Diet, exercise, stress reduction all need to be a priority. I stopped stimulants, i.e. alcohol, caffeine ( although I have an occasional cup of Earl Grey Tea and a small piece of dark chocolate), sugar (including processed carbohydrates), marijuana. I cook my own meals with organic and local produce. I have wild fish and pasture raised meat 1-2 times weekly. I go easy on the whole fat dairy, I do have a daily cup of whole milk yoghurt. Most important is I have been a wild craft herbalist for the past 38 years. I am taking Hawthorn leaf, flower, and berry infusion (strong tea) daily and also the tincture. This herb is a reputable heart tonic and there has been a lot of research on it, done mostly in Germany. I am nervous coming off the Metoprolol, since I have tried twice before and when my heart started to pound and race a bit, I went back on it. I think one needs to be on herbal remedies for at least several months before weaning and going off the medication. It's now been 6 months and I am going to try to stop the Metoprolol again. Wish me luck! By the way . . . I have had invasive Breast Cancer twice and declined chemotherapy and hormonal therapy. I did have surgery and radiation. The first time was in 1999 and the second in 2009. I strongly believe the Herbs, Diet, Exercise, Meditation, Singing, and being in Nature pulled me through. I hope this comment is helpful.

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@dedema Hi, I was on Metropol since March. It was prescribed for me in the hospital. I did not know that was what I was taking until I went home. They added so many meds that I was not on before. I have never in my life felt this way before. This is all new to me and I am trying to learn and cope with afib and CHF. My bp runs low. So they put me on all these drugs that lower your bp and boy did I have side effects. My body is in total, total fatigue, so they tell me. Since I have come home, my PCP took me off Metropol, and now I have weaned off am Amiodarone. I feel so much better and can get things done around the house a little more.
Here are some that have become better: head buzzy becoming less, balance with walking so much better, no itching of my back and torso, out of breath not as much(COPD), and gaining more energy each day. Also, I have been sleeping better and longer. Of course, this is just me and everyone is different in how they react and handle it all. I take one day at a time and am thankful for a little progress back toward the way things were before.
I am retired from the hospital lab so now I am a full-time farmer's wife and gardener. This has slowed me down and I am not much help. I do not know if this rambling has helped or not but I hope you find the answers you are looking for. Please keep in touch as to your progress and in the meantime stay healthy. KLH

I went off it over the course of a month, cutting in halves and then quarters, then every other day, etc. No problems