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Stopping Carvedilol (Coreg): When will the effects wear off?
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Weaning off carvedilol 3.125mg twice daily for 90 days
Hi. I was given carvedilol shortly after Bentall procedure and have been on it for 90 days. I recently got a new prescription but my provider only sent me one for 15 days. I am concerned that I will run out of my meds before next renewal.
I've been on 3.125mg taken twice daily for 90 days and aside from occasional dizziness have been tolerating it wonderfully. At such a low dose, are there any risks to abruptly stopping just in case I run out? I considered breaking the pills in half and trying to extend how long they last but at that strength the pills are not made to be taken in half a dose.
After reading about the side effects of suddenly stopping a beta blocker I'm concerned if it runs out. I've already notified my cardiologist and am awaiting a response.
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I was prescribed carvedilol last month after a bad experience with metoprolol (it exacerbated post covid asthma at night). At 3.125mg 2x/day carvedilol seemed ok but a week later cardiology increased it to 6.25 2x daily. It exacerbated asthma with exercise. Really really bad, like couldn’t breathe, wheezing - horrid.
Cardiologist stopped it immediately. I asked if I needed to wean off and I was told that metoprolol required a weaning period but not carvedilol. I stopped abruptly and it was a good thing for me. Post covid asthma hasn’t magically gone away like I’d hoped but it at least it isn’t flaring into attacks.
Hi, @jdgreene2008. I hope I can be helpful. I've been taking Carvedilol for several years after a diagnosis of A-fib along with hypertension. Like you, I took it seriously that dropping use of the drug would be risky, and I have exchanged information with several dozen members here with experience with Carvedilol. It's puzzling that your "new prescription" would call for 15 days of pills (30 pills of 3.125mg?). Was that prescription newly written by your cardiologist or did you mean new delivery under your health insurance? Either way, I hope you can contact your pharmacist and your cardiologist for explanation of what is going on with your use of Carvedilol. I suspect that you'll be advised that stopping use of this medication (with a dosage of only 3.125mg) is unlikely to risk serious side effects (my dosage has been 25mg twice a day for many months, now reduced to 12.5mg twice a day). But don't act on the basis of my experience; be sure your cardiologist is in step with what you want to do. Martin
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Hi @jdgreene2008, welcome. I moved your question about weaning off carvedilol 3.125mg twice daily to this existing discussion:
- Stopping Carvedilol (Coreg): When will the effects wear off?https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/hi-everyone-i-am-glad-to-be-a-part-of-this-community/
I did this so you can connect easily with other members like @maryd @juliebrown @eileena @jfperrone @ronsharp @friz @piperscot @wgoodman @predictable who may be able to offer thoughts on your concern about running out of medication.
Did you hear back from your cardiologist, @jdgreene2008? If you're concerned about running out of medication before hearing back from your doctor, your pharmacist should be able to provide you with an extension prescription for a few days.