... pressure. Now his heart rate it’s in the 40’s, told to hold on the medicine till heart rate increase higher than 50.
It’s been a couple of days and still his HR is in the 40’s. Any advice or have been thru this? Thank you
A relative was taking 50mg metoprolol tartrate twice a day for a few weeks to lower his blood...
Question posted by Cinderella9 on 6 Jan 2024
Last updated on 7 January 2024 by Nola_mar
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Nola_mar
7 Jan 2024
Dosage info:
https://www.drugs.com/metoprolol.html#dosage
I’m sorry he’s going through this. The tartrate is quick acting and that enters the system quicker than the succinate (extended release). I think the doctor was overly aggressive with the dosage, in my opinion. But, abruptly stopping it is not safe. He needs to ask the doc if he can resume at a lower dosage OR switch to the succinate, again at a lower dose and increase as needed.
I started on tartrate in May ‘23 and had a similar issue at 12.5mg twice a day. I was switched to the extended release and have a controlled BP and heart rate since the switch. We really have to advocate for ourselves and be informed consumers. You are wise to ask about this.
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