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Fatigue every afternoon - How can I get more energy?
Aging Well | Last Active: Sep 8, 2023 | Replies (141)Comment receiving replies
Hello @patient101
Many of us have had sleep disturbances while taking Metoprolol. On Connect, there is a discussion on the side effects of this med. Here is the link,
--Side Effects of Metoprolol
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/metoprolol/
As you read the posts you will find many others mentioning sleep problems. After several weeks of sleeplessness, I contacted my cardiologist through the patient portal, and he prescribed an alternative med that worked for my heart rhythm problem but did not cause the sleep problems.
How long have you been taking metoprolol? Have you contacted your cardiologist through the patient portal or by phone to see if there is an alternative med you can take or perhaps, if taking the med at a different time of day would help?
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i've been taking metoprolol for decades. I'll ask my cardiologist. Thanks for the suggestion.
After discussing with my cardiologist, my GP, and my psychiatrist, I have settled on clonipine, and it has solved ALL my problems. No vivid dreams, no hangover, and sweet, sweet sleep.
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Thank you so much for the reply. I have been on it since my bovine valve replacement through mini-sternotomy in Aug 2021. I need to find out if it was for the one episode of AFIB I had after surgery, or for my blood pressure. I take 25mg twice a day.
I have day time sleepiness, some Adrenalin surges, as well as the nighttime delayed sleep. I have a message into my cardiologist, but unfortunately, we are in the winter holiday season, and I may not hear from her for another week. 😩🫣
I am still trying melatonin. The first night 3mg worked, the second it didn’t, and I am titrating upwards. I am hoping that she will either tell me to cut back, drop it, or switch to another med. (But not amiodorone…that sucker made me drop 20 pounds in 30 days).
The discussion thread was helpful and interesting.