Metoprolol Tartrate and Runny Nose: What Users Say

• Ram...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• December 2, 2020

For High Blood Pressure "I have been taking Metoprolol Tartrate 50 mg BID for 10 years. Experiences are: heart does not always rest long enough between beats, lack of sleep, memory loss, headaches, white pimple in mouth (just started a month ago), runny nose, tiredness, low energy, constipation, shortness of breath while resting, hypertension, and aching feet. I will be 77 a few days from now. Found an OTC that can replace this drug, but must go off very slowly. All in all, this drug is now too strong for me as I will be talking with my heart doctor very soon."

• Sun...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• September 19, 2021

For High Blood Pressure "I am taking this for high BP. I take 25 mg, split into morning and night. I am so sick with nonstop coughing, a runny nose, feels like my face is full, and my lips are swollen, burning, and red. I took a COVID test even though I'm vaccinated, and it was negative. That's how sick I feel. I felt the same on Losartan, and the doctor took me off that one. I don't know what to do next. Terrible drug for me. It's controlled my BP, but the side effects are awful for me."

• eil...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• March 8, 2020

"I have been taking 40 mg telmisartan at night for HBP. I also take a baby aspirin and a statin for coronary artery disease and 10 mg omeprazole for Barrett's. I began experiencing frequent PVCs, and my blood pressure was still too high, so my cardiologist added 25 mg metoprolol tartrate in the morning. He subsequently added a half tablet of metoprolol at night, which helped the HBP but did not completely end the arrhythmia. Over 30 years ago, I was diagnosed with a chronic form of adult asthma. In 2018, a pulmonary specialist replaced Symbicort (two puffs twice a day) with generic Singulair, which I also stopped taking. However, for the past month, I have been experiencing a wheezing cough, runny nose, and tightness in my chest suggesting my asthma is active. I will be checking with my cardiologist and pulmonary specialist to see if the metoprolol should be replaced since the arrhythmia has returned and use of a beta-blocker may be contraindicated for asthma patients."