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Side Effects of Metoprolol?

Posted by wigreenthumb @wigreenthumb, Jan 18, 2019

Just started this med for spiking blood pressure in evening. Has anyone experienced severe stomach pain from this, or insomnia? I take with food, and the pain started almost 18 hours later!

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djbro | @djbro | Aug 25, 2022
In reply to @hollywoodal "Metoprolol gave me a low-flow TIA, sent me to the hospital for three days. Nobody knew..." + (show)
@hollywoodal

Metoprolol gave me a low-flow TIA, sent me to the hospital for three days. Nobody knew what was going on, my cardiologist never had the guts to show up. Went home after 3 days, got myself a new cardiologist. I am on my fourth cardiologist. He seems to be interested in his patients.

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I'm meeting my cardiologist this afternoon. I'm very interested in hearing what he thinks is causing this. I've also been thinking of switching cardiologist. The best advice I heard on this website was someone said learn all you can about what's going on with you, and go in armed with knowledge. You have to really advocate for yourself.

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eileen11108 | @eileen11108 | Aug 26, 2022
In reply to @djbro "I think I have an unusual side effect from the metoprolol succinate. My cardiologist recently put..." + (show)
@djbro

I think I have an unusual side effect from the metoprolol succinate. My cardiologist recently put me back on metoprolol. I had weaned myself off, and it had taken 6 months to do so. I had been off for 1 month with only small tachycardia events, and my GP and cardiologist wanted me back on it.

So, back I went, and it has been worse than ever. The metoprolol is driving my blood pressure thru the roof. I have and have always had very low BP. I ended up in the emergency room last Saturday, with 171/101 HR 80.

Has anyone had this experience???

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Metoprolol is a beta blocker used for heart and high blood pressure issues. When I was on it I was totally exhausted all the time. I was taken off it and switched to another medication.

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djbro | @djbro | Aug 26, 2022
In reply to @eileen11108 "Metoprolol is a beta blocker used for heart and high blood pressure issues. When I was..." + (show)
@eileen11108

Metoprolol is a beta blocker used for heart and high blood pressure issues. When I was on it I was totally exhausted all the time. I was taken off it and switched to another medication.

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Right! Thats why it was so weird it is escalating my BP.

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djbro | @djbro | Aug 26, 2022
In reply to @nancymulloy "It did raise my BP which had always been low." + (show)
@nancymulloy

It did raise my BP which had always been low.

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Did you switch to a different beta blocker?

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eileen11108 | @eileen11108 | Aug 26, 2022

Switched to Diltiazem which is a calcium channel blocker. Then I had added Losartan in the evening which is an ARB (angiotensin receptor blocker). This is what is controlling my BP.

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nancymulloy | @nancymulloy | Aug 26, 2022
In reply to @djbro "Did you switch to a different beta blocker?" + (show)
@djbro

Did you switch to a different beta blocker?

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No. Had side effects with beta blockers and calcium blockers. Had an ablation for Afib and take digoxin for tachycardia.

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