How did you wean off Metoprolol?
Hi,
I've been taking both flecainide and metoprolol now for eight years, as a prophylactic for Afib. I recently moved to North Carolina and have a new Cardiologist. Have had a lot of PVC's this past two months, and had to wear a heart monitor for an entire month. He said that although I had a lot of PVC's I didn't have even one PAC! He also noted that my BPM was low in the low fifties most of the time. He asked why I was taking metropolol. I told him that the only thing my previous doctor had said was " it makes the flecainide, work better". He suggested I stop taking the metoprolol to see how I do without it. Unfortunately I read a lot of information on the internet. I read that it can be very dangerous to stop taking it. I take 25 mg metoprolol succinate, split in half. Once in the morning with my flecainide, and then again in the evening for a second dose. He wants me to take half in the morning and skip the evening dose for two days, then stop entirely. Has anyone else stopped taking this drug in a similar manner? I'm worried that the cut off is too soon.
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All drs care about is the money. We are a number to them. I'm on 45 meds for bp kidneys and heart failure I feel like shit all the time but drs around here just keep adding more. The try to make me think it's all in my head. When I ask questions.
Hi
To myself.
Changed from Metoprolol to Bisoprolol immediately. Changing to something else keeps you covered.
Metopolol 186 H/R bpm DAY breathless/ couldn't exert myself, lie down and sleep/ pauses at night.
Bisoprolol 156 H/R bpm Day no breathless/ could exert. sleeping less.
After Feb 21 - Dec 21 struggled still without control H/R day.
Dec 21 went private and put on CCB Diltiazem. Great in control.
Dec 24 dropped the 2.5 altogether for control BP it went LOW.
Now happy on CCB Diltiazem 120 CD AM with both H/R and BP controlled.
Happier Days.
cherio JOY
Hi
Easy!
Cardiologist changed me immediately with Bisoprlol.
Stopped breathlessness, unable to exert myself, H/R 186 and pauses at night with my normal 47avge H/R.
Now Bisoprolol on reduced 2.5 then 1.25 , BP low. Last month iver easing it down stopped altogether.
I take 8am 120mg CD Diltiazem for H/R control Day. It is a CCB Calium Channel Blocker. This med also acts as an abti-arrhymic med. H/R always under 100 at rest.
cheri JOY. 76. (NZ)
I was never aware of my A-Fib either, but my Apple Watch alerted me! My cardiologist says he has many patients who only know by their Apple Watch alerting them. Now, my husband has gotten the watch!
Apparently YOU are not aware that many people have NO AFIB symptoms. I live in AFIB and would never have known anything without my Apple Watch.
Stop generalizing. Mostly everything you said is wrong. Apparently you never even heard of ablation, the number one treatment to "keep AFIB at bay".
When my systolic is above 140 I take Amlodipine Besylate. If it is above 120 I take 1/2 25mg Metoprolol Tartrate. My hear rate is usually in the 50's. A general rule is not to take Metoprolol
if systolic is less than 110 or heart rate below 60 bpm.
decrease your meds ??
I have low blood pressure so metoprolol etc will drop my BP too low.
So, I am only on 12.5 mg daily. I feel like when it is the right time to stop…this won’t be an issue with cold turkey. The Flecainide however, at 200mg daily could be a bigger issue
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