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FROM THE ARTICLE:
NEVER Stop Beta Blockers Suddenly!
No one must ever stop a beta blocker suddenly. Doing so could trigger chest pain, irregular heart rhythms or even a heart attack. We hope that the new guidelines will not create withdrawal symptoms or complications for millions of patients who have been taking beta blockers for years or even decades. Because there are no clear guidelines on how to phase off such drugs, doctors will need to be very cautious about this process. No patient should ever discontinue a beta blocker without careful consultation with the prescriber.
Generic drugs are a crap shoot. Blood pressure was reasonably regulated until our pharmacy changed suppliers for clonidine and metoprolol.
“People’s” pharmacy?
I was on Metoprolol for years to control BP. It did so very well, problem was the side effects. Very lethargic and always seemed to be in a fog. Got off Metoprolol a couple of years ago and felt like I had walked out of a dark forest into the sunlight. Way more sharp alert. No more beta blockers for me if I can at all help it.
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Arnt there TWO different problems with health being talked about here: Heart, and Other.
So arnt the dosages different for each?
I was taking a VERY SMALL dose, sometimes, NOT for heart.
FYI it interferes with THYROID MED.
Anything with “People’s” is not something to take seriously, at best.
My MD put me on Metoprolol a few years ago for borderline high BP. My reaction was so severe I went from someone that could do regular 3-4-5-6 miles walks several times a week and/or snowshoeing to someone who could not walk to the end of my driveway without stopping to rest.
I stopped it; I’ll take my chances with my BP and hope for the best.
I honestly think most drug companies are just pushing crap eat us as fast as they can make them up in order to maximize profits - they could care less what the LT side effects are - and most doctors don’t have the time or expertise to know either.
Best bet, try to drop a few pounds, try to get more exercise and eat better and cutout the crap (smoking, excess alcohol, junk food etc) and just hope for the best.
From the posted article: ". . . my physician and I both believed the culprit to be the new manufacturer.
Or maybe a bad batch from the same (generic?)(India?) manufacturer.
Here's a link to the warnings:
https://www.healthline.com/health/metoprolol-oral-tablet (click here)
About a month ago I had to go be taken to the hospital for vertigo that was persisting. I was having low heart rate, though. The upshot was they eliminated one kind of BP medication, and cut my metaprolol daily intake to half as much.
I just do not know what to make of it all.
Actually it......brings to light what some medications do to some people. I have been on 200mg Metoprolol ER for two years for Hypertension and my BP has been steady with a added bonus of a dramatic decrease in the migraines I have suffered for decades.
So what does this prove? Nada, zip, zilch! People are individuals and there will always be differences in reactions to medications.
Metoprolol gave me nightmares, some of the worst I’ve had, and labetalol gave me story-like, therapeutic dreams. I no longer take beta-blockers because of the link to type 2 diabetes.
My mother and I have both had experiences with medication that differed radically by manufacturer.
Metaprolol is of the devil.
Thanks for this very timely article. My BP has gone up to off-the-charts level in the last two months, 25 mg Hydrochlorothiazide has been keeping it to acceptable levels for the last couple of years, and before that, I needed nothing. That’s the only prescription med I take.
This new extreme BP development is worrisome. I hate the very idea of prescription meds, so will attempt to lower it naturally. My 88-year-old neighbor, who is fairly smart about these things, said his BP drops dramatically when he adds potassium to his diet by eating bananas, which I thoroughly detest.
Good. news is, sweet potatoes are the best source of natural potassium. Avocados are XLNT too. Yum. Will let you know next week how my new daily sweet potato-avocado habit works out.
Meanwhile, since I went on the “Wheat Belly” wheat-free diet 15 months ago, added bacon, eggs, butter, etc, my cholesterol DROPPED 40 points and LDL dropped 46. Lost abut 10 lbs too, but weight was never my issue. Salt may be, so goodbye bacon.
The outside factor undoubtedly affecting BP is Daisy, my new and totally insane kitten. I’m always in a panic about her....No, No, Daisy, NOT THE LAMP...as she storms through my apartment like a hurricane. What was thinking? .
Sounds to me like the symptoms for heart failure.
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>:> “My bp, which is usually steady and in the good range of 120/67 started going all over the place from lows to highs, with accompanying rapid heart beats of as much as 90 – 118, other than my normal of 62 – 68.” <<
Severe potassium deficiency!
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I’m not a unsurprised. Most generics are manufactured in India and, God forbid, China.