Metoprolol And Itching

I have been taking 25 mg metoprolol and 400 mg magnesium oxide for atrial fibrillation for about a month. Over a week later a bad rash developed on both hands and one hand is red and puffy. Got off the mag oxide since I thought that was what caused it, but the side effects have gotten worse. I can't stand the itching. Afraid to go off both meds, my doc has not been much help and I feel confused. I never took any pills before this. I am 69 years of age. I need it to work really badly, what do I do?

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Hi Linda, sorry to hear about the effects that you're experiencing. It sounds to me like you may be having an allergic or more serious reaction here, so I would recommend reporting all of this to your doctor if you have not already done so. The reason I say that is because you may need to be put on a different medication, and only they can do that since they should be familiar with your medical history. What's weird is that I check on the FDA site and I didn't see itching or rash to be a side effect of the metoprolol. Just so that I understand what you said in your message, are you saying that you DID stop the magnesium oxide, but are still having the itching and rash? I would need to be determined exactly which one of them is giving you the bad reaction. I hope this helps a bit. If you have spoken with your doctor, what did they say?

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