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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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Try to get an appointment the same day or the next, they are overwhelmed with timed bookings, they have no interest in keeping you sick. thats like the dentist number one toothpaste so you don't need to come back as often. No problem take the one they don't reccommend, that will fix them. You are dumb.
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1 ReactionIf you are taking Metropolol time release, you should not cut it in half even though it scored in the center of the pill . My pharmacist who is a chemist and worked on making Metropolol told me that they are made to be taken whole and break down to quickly leaving you with too much down time .I was doing the same thing with my 50mg to add 25mg and make it 75 mg twice a day Now I take two separate pills. They don’t make a 75mg succinate.
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2 ReactionsYes wean off like the doctor said.
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1 ReactionYEEK! There might be doctors like that, but I have a GP and a cardiologist who practice because they care about people. I could explain why I think so, but it would make for a long post. Some of my other specialists not as much.
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1 ReactionYou are so right. They don't want us well because they wouldn't make money.
I am on BP med, CKD meds, CHF meds, lymphedema meds. I have a Merlin receiver on my nightstand to record any heart events. A Bipap machine taking up the rest of the nightstand. A corner full of overnight diaper supplies since losing control of my bladder during Septic Shock. But the doc says that I should be over that now. Just went to an appt, and asked a couple of questions about a simple sinus drip, and he wanted to add 2 more drugs and PT. I said no thanks.
My doc (who also did my PF ablation) said I could just quit taking it. I did that five months ago.
Our situations are much different however, never know if it might help. Years ago a cardiologist put me on metoprolol, atenolol and another beta blocker. As I am asthmatic, I could Not breath for almost a month- developed anxiety, panic attacks and grasping for air until I changed doctors as the one who diagnosed them didn’t know how to wean be off. Had ambulance take me to different hospital. Great hospitalist cardiologist put me on Clonazepam to get me able to breath again as she weaned me off all 3 drugs in the hospital for 3 nights. It still took a couple weeks of periodic panic attacks when alone at home. Be very careful. If you can have it done in hospital after such a long time, I would try that first.
I am taking 25mg tartrate twice a day and have tried several times to cut in 1/2 to ween off and my HR goes up along with BP and feel terrible Can't sleep so I back out and keep taking. My Mayo Cardiologist told me the same thing. "You aren't taking that much so just get off of it." I believe some people are more sensitive to medication and need to ween so I think I'll tried 3/4 of tablet for a few days or week. Then 1/2 for a week and so on.
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.
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2 ReactionsHi
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