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How did you wean off Metoprolol?
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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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I had fatigue after starting Metropolol so I just take it before bed. Works just fine that way.
Metoprolol Tartrate 25MG.
Amlodipine Besylate 2.5MG.
what size is whole tablet Metoprolol and the size of Amlodipine? Thanks
My blood pressure varies. My heart rate is usually about 60. If my BP is over 130 I take 1 tablet of Metoprolol.
If BP is 125-129 I take 1/2 tablet. If BP is over 140 I take Amlodipine besylate. Other wise nothing.
Slowly, depends on dose
I did not tolerate metoprolol very well from day one. Made me listless and was having problems with the feeling and pain in my legs below my knees. My heart rate was consistently in the 50s and low 60s and I had an overall felling of just "blah." I had a PFA and after that I continued to question the need for metoprolol and the cardio team who did the PFA and they agreed with my desire to stop, and I just stopped. No weaning. I am feeling 100% better since stopping.
Blessings! Metoprolol made me feel like a zombie, I fired three primary care physicians after telling them that I was tired all the time, they just suggested other pharmaceuticals for me to take, referrals to cardiologists, suggested that I had congestive heart failure, and just didn’t listen. they switched me to another medication and that gave me edema.Finally I found a doctor that said well you do have an arrhythmia so you should just be taking an anti-rhythmic. Duh. That worked. I used digoxin.
Blessings to you
Thank you.
As I am retired - actually 76 years now and almost 6 years post stroke I'm still learning.
But it was so amazing to bring down my BNP. So joyous. The culprit in why it was so high and heading fot Heart Failure.
But I think if it is heart stress and higher than 100, it could easily due to heart stress.
Good on you for asking and I am able to tell you what happened to me.
Beta Blockers twice now have run their course at 19 months when BP goes low and I end them.
Interesting. I don't like them anyway.
Research now puts them at one f the worse for BP control. And they couldn't bring down ny rapid heart rate.
See if you can't take a CCB as there are many of them for different sypmtoms. But I think that they all have a better rate control. I have no tiredness, no swelling ankles although I tend to raise them at night.
cheri JOY. (Tuckie)
Thank you and may you receive healing and health