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Metoprolol - Short bursts of shortness of breath

Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: Jan 29 7:41am | Replies (29)
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Sounds like the metoprolol is very effective PRN for tachycardias but is overkill for non-tachycardiac rhythms. It was incorrectly prescribed for PVC suppression in my case but beta blockers are poor PVC suppressors. The heart rate reduction exacerbates the symptoms of the already reduced numbers of effective beats from the PVCs.

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realitytest | @realitytest | Oct 23, 2022

Good points.
Just one more example of how different people respond so differently to the same medication. It can take quite a while to come up with one's personally optimal dosages and medicines. Trial and error, but for safety, only under medical supervision.

Still it's very helpful to have access to such feedback from others, as here. (It was someone on CONNECT who gave me the idea of requesting of taking Metoprolol in the "pill in a pocket" way. Basically PRN)

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