Metoprolol Withdrawal (Page 61)

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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Couldn't have said it better Lauren.????

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Thank you very much for all of the responses. I appreciate your expertise and advice.

As it happens, my friend has gotten back on the program and has been clean and sober for a month, but this one sticking point has caused me quite a bit of concern. It's a question of trust.

Thank you again for responding so quickly and honestly.

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Check w another dr Or call pharmacy. Usually you are to wean yourself off meds that have been taken for a while. Sonetimes cold turkey. But BPmeds check w ANY pharmacy.

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Lauren, JR, JustMe....how are you feeling? I have light headedness and shakiness today. Feeling yucky.

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I'm doing really well....its been almost 4 months and I must say I feel soooo much better! I know if you guys keep on going you'll be fine! My blood pressure within the last two weeks has come down lower than it ever was on that nasty M. I am totally convinced the stuff is toxic and I don't mean for everybody but for all of us it screams toxic or allergy. I read your posts everyday but I feel bad cause all of you are still hurting but I know it will get better and I think it just depends on your system how long it will take. Somebody on here said she didn't feel completely normal until about a year. That just goes to show you that it's different for all. Don't expect your Docs to understand and we really don't need them to understand because we know what we know. I feel so bad when somebody says they feel dizzy cause I remember that feeling but the worse for me was that crazy pshyco feeling that everybody was out to get me! It was awful! I couldn't trust anybody geeez awful stuff!!! I'll keep on watching and praying for all of you! Heal on my friends someday this will just be a distant memory.????

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Sandra, I still get the shakiness on and off. I hope it gets better for you.

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I have been doing better little by little but the light headness comes and goes and headaches too but feel better than before might quit talking the Lexapro due to it making me tired all the time . Good thing i am only 5 mgs .

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How is everyone else doing ? CJJ88,Lauren,Sandra

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I was on metoprolol succ er 200 mg for 15 years. I had so many side effects and hospital visits with no reasons for health problems, even told it was in my head. Then I found the internet. I am 56 yrs old and have been weening down over a 4 yr period as i lost 80 pounds. When i got below 50 mg in the last 2yrs the withdraws that my doctor said didnt exist had gotten worse than the withdraws. From 40mg oxycontins from failed back fusion. Once i got to 25mg you can die of withdraws.. I had to make my doctor start me on different blood pressure medicine. Remember these side effects are an allergic reaction to medicine. You have to see an allergy doctor. Bad side effects from medicine dont come up in normal blood work and most doctors wont tell you that. It took me being sick for 15 yrs to finally picking up a computer and getting the answers on the net. I thank the people that made that post for me to see an allergy doctor. This is my first computer post. I hope someone hears me. I have seven grand chrildren that has a grand father back on his feet. These withdraws are no joke. Thank you.

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Hey JR, glad to hear you are doing better..I am still having a hard time, March 20th was my 3 month mark. It's definitely much better than it was even 1 month ago but still have the anxiety,shortness of breath, brain fog etc... some days are much harder than others. Like others have said the worst part is feeling somewhat normal and then bam you feel absolutely terrible for a couple days. Prayers for all!

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Yikes! Lightheadedness hit me bad today. How can I go weeks without having it then it hits me again? So frustrating! I will be 3 month off on mar 29.

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Plugging along here, more good days than bad, altho I am always leery of the 'other shoe' dropping. As I head towards the 4 mo mark things SEEM to be a bit more manageable. I take tincture every 6 hours round the clock. I worry about the days I have to wean down off of that...... Hope everyone else is ok, slow but steady......the 'payback days' are Killer tho.....

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Same here Lauren, it seems that the good days are getting a little bit longer but like you ALWAYS worried about the other shoe dropping. For me it seems the more I strain my body doing yard work, trying to work out etc..is what brings the bad days on. Prayers for all

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Anyone else having trouble with their heart rate getting high while doing stuff around the house or yard work etc? I tried helping with yard work and heart was beating pretty fast. Calmed down when I sat down. Im 3 months off.

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Can you tell me how long it lasted? Was on 12.5 maybe 10 months cut in half a few days ago. Want to know what to expect

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Oh for sure Sandra....my heart rate does that also but if you keep track you will see it just drops a bit more every one or 2 weeks if you continue to push yourself. I think it's our hearts trying to just readjust. I'm willing to bet that a few months ago you weren't even able to think about helping with yard work? Mine still raises here and there but I know it's gonna get better.

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I still have fast heart rate . Just this morning it happened and the anxiety went up . But its slowly getting better . I think we get more alarmed because we are expecting to bet better by now but seems like it may take longer than we thought. I also quit taking lexapro a week ago

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Allison- if you were on 12.5 mgs you might have it easier than most of us . They had me on 200mgs for 10 months. But the most common things are lightheadedness , anxiety, palpitations, tremors in the beginning and others but your on a realy low dose so you may experience alot less than alot of us

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JR-i was literally on a sliver when I stopped. Its still affecting me unfornutely. I was on 12.5 for 1 1/2 years then got down to a sliver when I stopped. Crazy that its still bothering me.

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I switched from Metoprolol cold turkey to a calcium channel blocker because I had every side effect in the literature. It is hell, anxiety, helpless feeling, jittery, but I am riding it out. Heart rate is ok, a tad high, and having a wrist cuff to monitor progress helps. If you are going to taper off of a BB like Metoprolol, be advised, it is not easy. Knowing that it is going to be rough and riding the wave and being mentally prepared for it, helps. Don't rely on physicians for a complete knowledge base. I have learned the hard way that only you know your physiology.... use physicians as a navigator, not your pilot.

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