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.
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I missed a dose of metaprolol one day because I was out of the medicine. I nearly passed out in the shower when I held my breath to rinse my hair. I have forgotten to take it a time or two in the past. I always feel like crap if I don’t take it like I should. That is scary stuff.
Been taking generic propranolol for 20 years. Haven’t had a problem.
My idiot cardiologist said if he was king, he’d put beta blockers in the drinking water. So he prescribed metoprolol.
I have low blood pressure and many drugs have side effects which lower BP, a bonus for most. In my case the metoprolol got my BP so low I could hardly stand up and keep conscious. I stopped it immediately. Doctors seem to treat patients like black boxes all of which are identical.