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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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If true, this gives me some concern. I take Metoprolol Succcinate, 50mg, for about 3 years now after suffering from an attack of Takasubu when my sister passed away. I have not any unusual symptoms or pathology taking this medication. I am 88 yrs.old and take other medicines as well for pressure, heart issues , etc. I do review these with my internist who is a cardiologist and am due for an ekg in March when I will review again.
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3 ReactionsMetoprolol Tartrate, but not Metoprolol Succinate, has, according to the studies, been proven to reduce the chance of a 2nd Heart Attack. Perhaps that's why it's still prescribed. Discuss it with your doctor.
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1 ReactionI'm taking 350 mg of Metoprolol Succinate AND 25 mg of Metoprolol Tartrate daily, as well as Phenytoin, Zocor, Coumadin, and a few other things, I'm not seeing the effects that many in this thread have stated. I understand we're all different, but, overall, I think we must consider that some things might be the Metoprolol, or the effects described might be from other disorders that just happen to be afflicting us while we're on Metoprolol.
Such decisions must be made in concert with, or with the awareness of, your doctor.
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1 ReactionYour pressure is great and your heart rate.not a doctor but I wouldn't take that marginal amount! I have had the worst side effects from metoprolol. Have had afib since started on it so am weaning myself off all together.was on 50mg per day tablet, cut to 3/4of tablet to 1/2 tablet down to 1/4 tab to 0. I have done a lot of research on the subject. Even the FDA has serious warnings about Metropolol. Hoping my afib goes away, if not will control with capsules of Hawthorne berry which relaxes the heart muscles
Hi vyronp: I had a DVT and they found AFib going on. Started me out on 25mg of Metoprolol. 2 x a day. I was a slug. I kept cutting down. I still take 1/2 of a 25mg once a day. But now a new Dr has decided that my heart was beating so slow as to not keep the fluid build up down. So I'm asking like you, why keep the Metorpolol. I also have never had high blood pressure. Right now it's 122/84/heart 74.
hello, i had a mild heart attack before almost 3 years that was treated successfully with angioplasty. after that the doctor prescribed for me medication which included metoprolol tartrate 25 mg daily. i never had high blood pressure, before the attack and after. i was wondering what's the point in continuing this drug?
You must be a man of some brain means of your own ,lol. This gives me help with looking at other av to help
myself! Thanks
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1 ReactionThank you, see that’s the things I need to hear! When the Drs scratch their heads, that’s when I start my own research! Little meds , lots of rest, another ablation????? I need simple
answers ! I know their smart brains ok, but they seem to apply the same for all, none are are the same, not in the rhythmic heart!
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1 ReactionYour doctor lowered it to 25 mg Twice Per Day? And he's aware of the symptoms you're having? What is your heart rate now, what was it then? I only developed afib a year ago, I'm surprised how much my heart feels like it's banging around at times but how relatively steady my heart rate is. Afib is known as an Irregularly Irregular heart beat. So the feeling of your heart beat can be irregular.
To give you an example, and I'm talking disorders other than afib, some people have PVCs in a pattern. Bigeminy is a normal beat and a PVC, and so on. Trigeminy is two normal beats and a PVC. These people are Regularly Irregular.
Afib is Irregularly (no pattern) Irregular (not the standard sinus rhythm).
Anyone first experiencing these heart rhythm issues must be assessed by a doctor. Anyone with a known disorder that experiences a change for the worse, or new symptoms, must be assessed by a doctor.
Those of us with heart rhythm disorders should be assessed by a doctor at a frequency usually set by him or her, even if we feel well.
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1 ReactionThe virus may have caused a mild myositis, which weakend the contractility of the heart muscle. Decreasing the beta blocker will help the hearrt by pumping faster, and allowing your BP to rise. It may just be temporary and will require adjustment. You should check your BP daily
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