Metoprolol Side Effects | Pharmacist Review | Uses | Precautions
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- čas přidán 9. 07. 2024
- Pharmacist review of the side effects of Metoprolol, a beta blocker. Other topics addressed include uses (hypertension, angina, etc), dosing, side effects of Metopolol and precautions (for diabetics, thyroid patients etc).
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Thank you for your informative video. It was a pharmacist that warned me when I filled a prescription for lisinopril, that is could cause a cough. Turned out the cough caused my asthma to increase over the next few months. But when I called the cardiologist’s office to report my increased asthma might be caused by that drug. He had the nurse call and ask me “who told me that?”. This was the first realization that he is an arrogant close minded doctor who sees his patients as stupid sheep. He is no longer my doctor, but I didn’t leave with that incident. There were others, but I was now paying attention. We all have to work to understand everything we can about our illnesses and stop following the sometimes bad advice of those brilliant professionals. The comment section is always helpful in these medical videos. I trust the collective experiences of fellow sufferers more than most published official research today. I no longer believe that the educated are the really the educated. This is true especially with the segregated health approach. Doctors know little about natural remedies and nutrition, and usually look down on other methods of medication. But I’m old so I’ve seen a lot.
I am better informed by your presentation than anything I have been told by other health care providers. Thank you for your straight forward and informative video.
You are very welcome. Very happy you found it helpful. I appreciate your kind words.
thank you so much for these videos! they are helping me memorize my drug cards more than anything else
Very well done and informative! Thanks so much
This drug has been literal poison to me. 25mg twice a day because iI got diagnosed with sleep apnea. 2 weeks for something that made me worse than i was before. Panic attack, anxiety, and depression I never had before. Uncontrollable crying and gloom and doom to a point of about feeling suicidal. Insomnia and crazy nightmares. I went to the hospital with 196/94 BP pulse at 115 resting when my BP used to be 120/67 and pulse about 60. I weaned off a couple days and completely stopped. Felt on top of the world immediately. It was making my heart race on small tasks and short of breath. I read 100s of reviews and maybe 10 were people that liked it. Other than that 95% were having the same issues I was having and I was glad I wasnt alone. Learn and be very careful starting this drug. Good luck.
I take 50mg and dont have any of your side effects, it helps me with sleep(i also have mixed Sleep apnoe), helps very good with my anxiety /Panic, but it does not lower very well my BP, before Metoprolol BP was 150/100,with Metoprolol is 144/94!
@nenadcubric2663 I recently started a Carnivore diet and now my BP runs around 118/65. My pulmonologist says and I can stop my CPAP as my sleep apnea in non existent. But I can't because it's like a pacifier now😂 Also my Oxygen Saturation has improved with my COPD. So I found my cure without meds. I'm so happy. And I'm down over 100 pounds. And I don't have hardly any anxiety anymore.
@@nenadcubric2663how long did it take for yours to get lower? I'm taking 40mg. My sleep is great but I feel sluggish and irritable.
It is good and worthy to learn from a Pharmacist .
Ringing in both ears with this medication
And I thought that was just age... Thanks for letting me know. 🙂
I'm glad I found your youtube...luv it 😁👏👍
Your the best 🙏🏽
Well-made and made some things clear for me. Thank you.
Very through. thanks
What about AFIBandMitral valve regurgitation 25o mg pr day plus xeralto and lefopa
I was on Bisoprolol for several years, but unfortunately have been having issues with my blood pressure and heart rate being so high. My Doctor switched me to Metoprolol and I will taking that in the morning and evening today. Hopefully, it will help so I don't have to switch back to higher dose of Bisoprolol and risk low numbers with my vitals. I am in good shape with my medical conditions and hoping that this medication will help rather then cause side effects or not work at all. I use beta blockers for palpitations as well.
Thank you for the video. Much appreciated..
Welcome. Thanks for watching.
Hello,,,I enjoy watching ,,is it OK to take this medication for patients who has hypothyroidism or Not ? Thank you
Very informative
Thank you!
Very informative video
Thank you.
After taking metaprolol tartrate for 3 years @ 200 mg[?] per day,i sometimes think the cure is worse than the disease.
I saw a quote by a doctor whose name I don’t recall. “The person who takes pharmaceutical medication must recover twice. Once from the illness and then from the medication.”
I take it for my heart palpitations and it works on 12.5mg a few times a day. Helps with BP too and does bring down my heart rate
How many times per day? I only take that dose once a day I feel it wears off tho
was on this candy for 6 years. 25mg. I split them in half for 12.5mg. I used to them to lower my blood pressure and heart palpitations. Took this in my early 20s. At first it made me tired but it did wonders for relaxing my heart and suppressed my palpitations. I was 20lbs overweight so I decided to go for runs and weight lifting and eating a balanced calorie meal and I lost 30lbs in 6months. I felt amazing thats for sure. Over the years I slowly gained them back and losing weight on and off. Not sure if it was my age and my metabolism changed and weight gain was a problem. I gained 20lbs and lost 20lbs in my early 30s. I decided to stop taking toprol. I quit slowly but eventually after a two week halt, i felt like my body was release from captivity and i felt even more better. Here is a tip, stop blaming toprol. Its justified, however, that if you are taking 50mg or more, then yes the side effects will be there but its due to your body reacting to foreign chemicals in your body and are trying to get instructions from chemicals that should not be there but overtime it gets used to it. Then when you get off of it, your body stops receiving these instructions and your body has to learn how to get back to normal. During that phase, you get side effects. My case was 12.5mg. Please see your dr before stopping. I stopped mine and my dr said it was safe to quit because I was only taking 12.5mg. A very low dose .My advise is lose weight, portion control what you eat. I worked in medical field and I will say most people who receive toprol are overweight. To those who are not overweight, they are prescribed for people with anxiety or palpitations.
did you take a half a day or like one half in morning and the other at night?
@@BrokenRobot3K I took 12.5mg at night and that was it. Basically half pill each day. Didn’t need 12.5
Did it get rid of your heart palpitations completely and are you still on Metoprolol Tartrate now?
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Whats the difference Metropolol Cardiosel OD to the other Metropolol
I’ve been taking it two months now feeling much better before I started taking it every time i was in a relaxing position my heart ❤️ was feeling like it’ was race in now im better
Definately fatique and vivid dreaming for me!
Magnus Terminus, just watched this video. I have a weird dream every night, very possible metropolis is causing it. Never realized this before. I take
@@jeanbia95 sameeee it’s definitely metropolol bc I’ve never had such vivid dreams in my life!
What foods must avoid while taking this med??
Can my child eat ketchup he was diagnose with svt and doctor gave him this medicine
I will have to remember to pronounce it correctly. I keep calling it Metoprol but thankfully the pharmacist knows what I;m talking about.
Jason, Metoprol is close enough if you ask me. I’ll take that pronunciation any day over the “interesting” doctor handwritings that we have to decipher on a daily basis.
@@HealthRX lol. Doctor's hand writing are a form of abstract art.
Anyone experienced headaches/ head pressure almost like sinusitis?
Yes the headache is real
Little tiny headaches in the back of my head for me.
Sir, iam Rohit ,from INDIA, iam having palpitation and high bp and heart ectopic beats from past 18 years.my heart eco is good ,but in ecg many pvc and pac beats seen,now my doctor suggest me to take/start METOPROLOL 12.5MG once daily extended release. Sir my age is 44, plz advice is any side effect of this medicine in this dosage,thankyou.
Right on time. I was about to stop taking it abruptly but now I’ll ask my doctor to reduce the dosage because it make me shake within myself. I was never checked for hypothyroidism and should have been. I am told to take a aspirin everyday also but it makes me bruise.
Don’t ever stop taking it abruptly. It will cause you to have chest discomfort and heart palpitations.
Me I was told to that why I sick today, all the symptoms he said I had and I want took half dose feel so much better
Insurance stopped paying for my Cardizem, so for my Marfan Syndrome I now take Irbesartan and Metropilol. Today was my first day on it and I am honestly impressed with how well it controlled my bigeminy arrythmia. Obviously, ARB's on their own aren't sufficient to control rhythm so this is why we added that once I was stable on Irbesartan to reduce aortic dilation. I hope this drug continues to work well for me the longer I am on it. :)
Wish you the best. I’m surprised the insurance stopped paying for Cardizem. Maybe they will cover the generic Diltiazem? Anyway, looks like you like your new regimen, so I hope it works well for the long term. All the best.
@@HealthRX Thank you! I was shocked too lol after about 8 years on it with no problems, they refuse both name brand and generic now. I took the Cardizem twice daily which I guess was not typical but yeah, Cardizem is such a great drug. Anthem BCBS is what I have, ironically they refuse a cheap drug like this yet pay for my Ofatumumab, insurances are wild lol. Metoprolol seems to be less strong than Cardizem but it's just enough to drop the heart rate and keep rhythm in check without tanking BP when you take it on top of another bp meds. Thanks for the response :)
I started taking 12.5mg last week and was in the hospital with a blood pressure of 207/134! I never had it this high until I started taking this. Dr. Prescribed this to me for palpitations/abnormal heart rhythm
I take it daily and it helps lower my BP and heart rate. It works well for me. Sorry about your bad experience
You need at least 50 or 100 mg
I take Metoprolol. But I use to take Inderal and I miss it's wonderful side effects. Lucid Dreaming at night and creative thoughts you can't shut off during the day time.
I've had nightmares every night since starting Metoprolol in 2014. Began at 25 MG daily then increased it to 50 MG per day in 2020 at which point my nightly dreams went from vivid and serial in fashion to nightmares in serial fashion (almost nightly episodes of the same weird miniseries). I've also had swollen ankles.
@@donmulder8061 The swollen ankles does sound like a concern though I am no Dr. I try to take mine on schedule because for me it is no longer about the "good ol' days" of only an irregular heart beat. In my old age my heart trys to do that afib nonsense which would be even worse. My whole fiasco started at age 17 and being young I was concerned about having to take "heart pills." Even though at that time I was over exaggerating things I think. lol. But now I am certainly more dependent on taking them. But at any rate it's nice typing to you about this. Back at age 17 they mentioned a pace maker but I use to be terrified of such things but I'm more up to it in my old age but they think the pill will do for now.
I started using it but not every day helps me calm down focus
Same..and my anxiety
This medication gives me severve dizziness when standing. Lightheaded, tintling on my head and panic attacks.. it comes in waves. kind of weird since up until 7 days ago i almost had no side effects. Have been taking it for 2,5 weeks now so i'm not going to take this anymore i will take my chances with stopping cold turkey. The dose i'm taking is 25 mg ER.
How are you?
I had the same problem with metoprolol 25mg twice per day.
Dizzyness, extremely tired, depressed, anxiety. I've been off for a week now but I'm still light headed. I think it takes a while to recover from this drug there is a withdrawal phase
@@tysonelite9561 had 3 months of daily panic attacks after stopping with it.
@@mentos93 wow! How are you doing now? I just struggle with lightheadedness....
I have hyperthyroidism. Been on metoprolol 50mg x times day. My main problem low blood sugar symptoms bad. Not diabetic. Dry mouth, bad dreams, bad insomnia, muscle aches, back pain. Very tired everyday. Been on it 23 years. Tried 2 times wean off slow. Not good. Bad palpitations and anxiety. Pcp put me on carvedialol. Told me to cold turkey stop meteprolol and take carvedialol. In ER. Thought I was gonna die. So I just deal with all the side effects. Have anxiety just thinking about it. It sucks. I don't recommend this drug metoprolol to anybody.
What about that it causes low sodium in the blood?
Yup -- I have that too.
Doc I have mild dizziness with metoprolol after one week for HBP. I feel like I am walking on a boat that is moving up and down in small waves
Can you tell me what I can do to get rid of that?????
I can't spend my whole life feeling mildly dizzy or like I am walking on a boart MY doctor gave me 25 mg twice a day. Please get back to me, Rob
ps, Can I call you about this
Sorry, to hear what you are going through. Yes, unfortunately dizziness is one of the documented side effects of Metoprolol occurring in about 2% or so. I have 2 suggestions for you. One is to obviously discuss with your doctor. There are so many other choices, including other meds in the same class, that you don’t have to suffer on this one.
The second suggestion is to check your blood pressure. It is possible that it may be too low and this can lead to dizziness as well.
Wish you all the best.
How long do people usually take metoprolol or do they generally stay on it long term?
It really depends on what it is being used for. For example if it is being used to manage hypertension, then you can expect to be on it long term. I have also seen instances, where somebody suffers a heart attack and is placed on metoprolol for just a couple of months. Long term therapy is not unusual though. Thanks for watching!!
What do you think about someone being on it while taking wellbutrin and venlafaxine
I take this to control my heart rate. Before I started taking it my heart rate was 128 resting
Now it’s normal
It worked for calming my anxiety at first but now im having an adverse affect
What are you side effects ?? Thanks
Lightheaded, confusion, and even felt like I was going to pass out. Horrible, now i take calcium channel blocker and that works for me.
@@AREYdaABBOT same effects on me. The dizziness is unbrearable it causes panic attacks, confusion, sweating and my face feels weird.. first 10 days i had no side effects until all these symptoms came at once in 1 massive attack.
Now my father have pulmonary heart disease I don’t know how to take medicine
Great video. Can metoprolol cause short-term memory loss? Asking for my mom. I think the dosage is impacting her memory.
Yes it can ... for me .. just when it was increased to around 37.5 mg 1 1/2 pills .. had to just start taking one 25mg pill
Metoprolol blocks the natural secretion of melatonin. It disrupts sleep patterns, blocking the ability to go into REM sleep, which is highly important for brain health. How can the doctors say this is a great drug? Why do you act as if lack of sleep is okay? Until I was put on metoprolol, I never had a problem getting enough sleep. Now I can't stay asleep more than 2 hours! I'm in a living nightmare! I'm working on starting a business, but can't wake up enough to focus on what needs to be done. :( What other medication does what Metoprolol needs to do to help without disrupting sleep (and causing inflammation?) I also have a chronic inflammatory disorder (sarcoidosis) and this is making it worse.
I make a tea each night using the bedtime tea from yogi and soursop leaves. Helps me stay asleep and I don’t wake up for a bathroom break. Good luck.
It helps me to sleep really well, my heart rest and i can't take more than 8 hours of sleep
Can you take melatonin supplements with it?
Same here. And my blood pressure keeps getting way too low. I feel out of it and sick
I am taking 50 mg, and dont have the problem with insomnia or sleep
Is it true that a person should not eat foods with high amounts of potassium when they are on this medication ?
Yes and this drug can raise your potassium levels as well. Your electrolyte balance is critical to maintaining a steady heart rhythm.
I started this 3 weeks ago for my high blood pressure it helped a lot also helped with my anxiety BUT just the past 2 days I’ve been waking up at night with rapid heart beat sucks
So the metoprolol doesn’t help with the waking up with rapid heartbeats?
@@layvines honestly I’m not sure I got it got high blood pressure
Does it help slow the heart rate at all? Because I’m supposed to start this medication and kinda scared
I just started taking Metoprolol Tartrate today, 25mg twice a day. So far it helped me in the morning, I took another one 2 hours ago, hoping/praying it works for me at night too. It did make my BP fluctuate throughout the day, so that I do not like.
@@clovesd how was the outcome
Dr. Is there a connection between Metoprolol and Neuropathy!?!?
I have the same problem my legs started hurting and my feet started being numb and tingly and burning,, never had that problem before
today is 8/8/22. my Google feed showed me that beta blockers cause a 65% raise in the risk of heart attack in high heat. it's 90° here this week and im bothered. calling my Dr now.
article is from sciTechDaily, called "Yale scientists warn: common heart medications linked to greater heart attack risk during hot weather" published in Yale school of public health on August 3rd
Do certain foods interact?
Michelle Osborne dy
Ya, don’t eat dy. Especially with Bc.
Can taking metoprolol cause weight gain?
Yes. In a small percentage of people, beta blockers like metoprolol have been known to cause weight gain. Usually not very significant though.
Absolutely!
One side effect of beta blockers which is often neglected and apparently not considered relevant is weight gain.
I'm on metoprolol since I had a heart attack 6 months ago. I have put on 12 kg of abdominal fat which is 2 kg per month. There's no end in sight.
I cannot allow to become obese since that might be an even higher risk factor than a few extra systoles a day.
I hoped to halt the weight gain with diets and increased workouts but no chance. I will ask for a substitute.
You are absolutely right. Unfortunately because of the history of heart attack, beta blockers are recommended to prevent reoccurrence. Some of the newer generation beta blockers like Carvedilol tend to be more weight neutral, so that is one you can discuss with your doctor. All the best.
@@HealthRX Thanks for the hint.
I take 100 mg twice a day no wonder I can't sleep
And don't take Berberine supplements while on this drug. Just found out the hard way.
What happened??
This crap drug ruined my life