Metoprolol Withdrawal (Page 44)
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i've been taking metoprolol for several years as partial treatment for high blood pressure. through diet and exercise, i've lowered my BP to the point my doctor says drop the metoprolol.

i did, 3 days ago, and i'm soooo tired, dizzy, irritable, and my vision is blurred.

is this withdrawal? how long will it last?

i remember starting this medication was terrible to get used to. it appears that stopping it is just as bad.

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Reason I was placed on metoprol.was because I had a rapid heart rate. My blood pressure was never high. Now that im trying to wean off of it. My blood pressure and heart rate are high. I feel like my whole body hurts. And I have lost my appetite. Are these normal withdrawals? If so, how long will it last?

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Terry your Bp will spike. Were you taking M for BP? Has it always been high?

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It's definitely still the M. The nausea might be something else or also a consequence of the M. How long have you been off? Even after a year I still felt waves of withdrawals that would come and go. I thought it was something else too but looking back I know it wasn't.
You are also on other meds which I'm sure are doing something else to your body.

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I'm a 46 yr old female. I was prescribed metoprolol tartrate 25 mg a year ago. Started noticing I was out of breath and tired quickly. So about 3 months ago I started weaning myself off the meds. Went from 12.5 mg once a day to 1/4 once a day. I went to my dr. and talked with her about weaning myself off. She told me to take 1/4 a pill once a day for two weeks. And then 1/4 of a pill once every three days for two weeks, but I've noticed a spike in my bp? Is this normal? If so, how long till my bp gets back to normal?

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Danny and matt- thanks for the feedback. And I am trying to change my mentality because your right I think i am fighting the anxiety vs accepting it in which makes it harder and wears you out. I am 32 and some times feel 45. I am doing horrible in my eating and excersise. I need to get on track to feel better

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Thanks Danny,

Unfortunately I am 70 and about the same time I had metoprolol withdrawal (after being on it 20 years) , I developed arthritis in my knees. I was working out on an elliptical for an hour a day, but I cannot even walk too far without developing pain and inflammation, which continues 24x7. I already have an artificial right hip and am contemplating a right knee replacement...the problem being that you cannot mix benzodiazepenes and pain killers, which are a deadly combination.

I can feel the difference between when I first got off M on 6/30/16 and today, but there are some really bad periods and I keep thinking it is something else, especially the nausea. Then there are days that I almost feel normal, except for the knee pain.

I have had periods of anxiety/depression in my life, but nothing compares to this.
And since coming off M, I am sensitive to all new drugs.

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JR

There are a number of benzodiazepenes: valium is for muscle spasms, lorazepam (Ativan)is for muscle relaxation and anxiety, xanax is for all around anxiety, and clonazepam (klonopin) is supposedly the strongest for for anxiety, but everyone is different.

I had been using 1 mg of lorazepam for back problems, sciatica (nothing else, not even the narcotics worked for me after three operations at L-4, L-5).

They upped my lorazepam to 3 mg a day with the metoprolol withdrawal.

They are all addictive and if you take them for a while, you must titrate off them slowly or you may have seizures.

As with Danny's xanax, the lorazepam helps me function, although I am retired and do not have a stressful job or schedule, but the anxiety I felt on Metoprolol, when it turned on me ( the paradoxical effect) was just too much to handle so I stopped it. Anxiety continues but it has been manageable most of the time after 7-8 months.

Exercise always helped me with anxiety and stress. I need my knees replaced before I can get back to that rigorous routine I used almost every day.

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Danny-thanks for the feedback . I might have to talk to my doctor about it because lexapro worked i may have gotten off too soon . I know xanax works different it's more like a sedative which I can see why people may get used to it but I am sure it kills the anxiety if you use it .

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Matt,

I never felt nausea. I follow a bodybuilding diet and exercise regime. I'm very fit at 31yrs. During the first year of withdrawals I was on this message board and researching nonstop. At least the research and boards keep you somewhat distracted from the feelings. The drug is in our organs, cells even, so I did many cleanses and took and continue to take supplements. Whether they work or not may not matter cuz it was the only thing I could control so I would encourage you to cleanse, detox and supplement. I can tell you exactly what I took if you want.

I felt that at around 10 months I could see a light at the end of this tunnel. I could feel my body trying to normalize. I wanted to help it as much as I could so I tried to think positively and tell myself my body is a warrior it wants to be right, it wants to be normal, it's fighting. I accepted that the fear anxiety depression, light sensitivity, numbness were part of the healing. So when they came, I welcomed them instead of dreading them. My body has to go through this because it's fighting to be normal and fighting is painful! So before the tenth month, I told myself, if I have to live like this for a while, I now know why people take their lives because suicide crossed my mind.

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JR, i was on xanax for a year, consistently, then i tapered my self off for about 6 months. i have some still for emergency and maybe have used it once a month. since our bodies are so much more sensitive now it's good to have it there. i have strong will (i think) so i try not take. i went through xanax withdrawals but they were mild compared to M. i started at .25mg twice a day. and 1mg before bed when i felt my body was getting used to it i would go off it for a week and just suck up the anxiety because i didn't want to up my dose.

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matt. i think i know what your feeling. i used to call it fear at first. like an impending doom. as if the world will end or you will cease to exist. i now just call it anxiety. and after going off M i was feeling that almost every moment of the day and overlapping with depression. Sometimes it would go away. And then, like clock work, every time i try to either nap or sleep that rush of fear would hit me. and it was a sort of deep dark sensation in your chest. at least it was for me. almost like youre falling? and the more you would give in the deeper it would go and you'd ask yourself how much deeper into this abyss can i go?? then you either don't get any sleep at all or you wouldn't notice when you did fall asleep, or you would crash after a couple days.

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One last thing Danny,

I was on Metoprolol for 20 years.

Did you experience nausea off and on.

I have quit caffeine and drink decaf green tea. I have also cut down on dairy products.

How long before you really felt normal again?

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Danny- how long did you take xanax for my doctor has been hesitant to give me that because the risk of addiction. Which I am ok with because he is being careful which is great cuz my first cardiologist messed me up by giving me 200mg of this poison we are all dealing with

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Danny,
I have noticed this "fear" when trying to nap. I take elavil at night to sleep and do not have the same problem.

It is more than anxiety; it is fear, that I feel and it happens every time.

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Yes. I could barely function. My doctor didn't believe me either. It was horrible. I was making an appointment a week to complain to him about the anxiety, the depression, the fact that I didn't feel "present", out-of-body, scared, sad etc. He gave xanax and Zoloft. The Zoloft didn't help (how ironic that an antidepressant will prevent you from feeling sexual pleasure, one of the best things you can feel). I got off the Zoloft after a week. However after feeling so guilty for taking the xanax I feel it saved my life at first. I could go to work and function. I was still severely depressed and sleep deprived but at least I could work through it.

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Matt- the anxiety that is not letting you sleep well ?

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Danny- did you take anything for the anxiety . I took lexapro for 8 months after going thru this withdrawals and now off of it and feel like I restarted everything again

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Yes. I used to get this quite often. An anxiety when trying to sleep. I had it when I was on M. And now I get it much less. I was on M for 10years been off for 2. Feeling great! The first year off was the worst of my life but it gets better. My body is super sensitive to things. You must be very aware what can trigger the anxiety. For me, anything with blue dye, caffeine, alcohol some dairy.

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Off 7 and a half months. Still not sleeping well. When I try ro take a nap in the PM, as I am about to fall asleep, I get woken up,by an awful fear. Very disturbing and annoying....anybody else experiencing this fear?

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Jimbo, I agree that it messed up our central nervous system. I have been off 13 months now. I cant drink caffeine. It makes my heart race and I get shaky and bad anxiety. I also cant take any meds without getting bad head pressure and lightheaded. Its terrible! I was diagnosed with Crohns and have to take meds but the lightheadedness is terrible. Do you think we can heal from this eventually? I was only on the beta blocker for not quite 2 years. I truly believe it messed me up. Ive had so many tests done and I am healthy otherwise. Oh and the shortness of breath!!! Just stretching or rolling over in bed gives me shortness of breath. Got it right after starting the beta blocker.

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