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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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Exactly...hopefully based on credible sources.
Yes, we will have to agree to disagree. I question and doubt any study that promotes a statin or drug because it is undoubtedly backed by Big Pharma. I prefer to believe the Canadian researchers (in the documentary) who have no stake in the game; nothing to gain.
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1 ReactionWe all have to make our own decisions.
No, the most recent studies, just last week confirm that high LDL plays a huge role in cardiovascular events.
I think you and I should agree to disagree!
Enjoy the rest of your stay in the 🇳🇱. Would love to see those tulips.:)
Do you know why the French have so few strokes and heart attacks compared to other countries such as the US? They drink wine with their meals. The wine especially red wine contains resveratrol which keeps the blood thin. I would go for wine before injecting myself with some chemical. You need to drink 4 ounces daily to keep the blood thin since the effects last 24 hours. Red wine gives me a headache so I take a resveratrol pill...when I think of it.
Watch the documentary: https://www.cbc.ca/natureofthings/episodes/the-cholesterol-question Cholesterol is no longer the big deal it used to be.,...or what Big Pharma would have you believe it is. $$$ It's c reactive protein and inflammation in the body.
Re cholesterol. I am a tiny little thing clocking in at 105 lbs. Inherited high cholesterol from my dad.
Intolerant to statins. Good diet- very good. high ldl. Started injecting Repatha (evoculamab - biologic) in Sept. LdL down 50%. I was a stroke waiting to happen.
Good news! Success story!
My BP is moderate and I do take a medication for it but plan to continue my walking regimen when I get home which does lower it. I have been walking an average of 14,000 steps per day here on holiday in the Netherlands. I will lower salt intake and modify my diet which is high in veggies but it's going to be even higher. No more homemade soups. They need to be salty to taste like anything. I need to reduce portion size, eliminate carbs at each meal, lose weight.. .maybe 30 pounds which I know will lower the BP. My cholesterol is normal. Big Pharma lowered what it deemed 'normal' to such a low number that half of American men 65 - 74 are on statins. It seems that all my friends are on statins.
The documentary on the Nature of Things with Dr. David Suzuki (on YouTube) reveals research by several eminent, Canadian cardiologists that only a man in his forties who has had a heart attack should be on statins. It is especially dangerous for seniors causing muscle weakness and memory loss. Thank God I don't need it but if a doctor told me I did, I would not take it. I just read that 61% of people prescribed statins are non compliant after 3 months.
Pill takers Beware!
Interesting story about blood pressure. I've always had normal/low b.p. (i'm 64). For a time about 18 months ago, my pressure was spiking. (I am on metoprolol for my vtach). My cardiologist said normal for my age, this is how it starts, I should monitor at home. Anyway to make a long story less long, around the same time found out at the osteoporosis clinic that my Vit d levels were low. Two to three months of vitd supplementation, and all bp readings
are consistently normal/low. (Except when my white coat syndrome is in play).
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1 ReactionI agree...caveat: with far less push from Big Pharma and doctors to go the drug route. Borderline high blood pressure, late onset diabetes, smoking related lung diseases, GERD, depression, PCOS, cancer prevention, heart disease can all be improved and even eliminated with lifestyle changes alone.
A case in point: I cured a serious case of AFib. Yes, I took beta blockers, the highest dose possible which was necessary but I was able to get off them with daily exercise.