Metoprolol Withdrawal (Page 85)
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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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I've been off completely since August. The weirdo head still happens but not that often. I get it on occasion and notice it's now associated with some random anxiety. I never knew what anxiety was but now I can feel the effects: racing heart, irregular heart beat, elevated BP, weirdo head. If I just relax and tell myself "this is anxiety" and try and just sit still and calm down, it usually passes by the next day. I kept lots of notes which I used to see improvement and to see trends with what I was doing, etc. It gave me something to go on as I prayed that I would improve and get my life back. I can say that after 6 months off, I can pretty much do anything without fear that I would have an "incident" and have to go to the ER with spiked BP which is what one of the side effects of the Metoprolol was for me, along with the weirdo head, chest pain and anxiety. I do take Lisinopril 10mg for my blood pressure but prior to the M, took it for years with zero issues. Bad months turned into bad days...and now its occasional that I feel "off". You will improve, it just takes time. :)

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Sandra i am going thr the same thing . I have been taking l theanine like jimbo recommend and it has been helping but i also take coq10. Anita i also think i am feeling weirdo head . How long did it take to get rid of it

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JR..Im having bad head pressure and head throbs on my left side with ear ache. Almost a month off! And im soo tired and feel weak.

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Im on tje same, and yo sjould have neen wiened off slowly. Tell your dr about your side affects

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You will Jr you really will feel better just keep keeping on. Cry when you have to, scream when you have to but also watch some comedy and laugh because this will someday bevavdistant memory??

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Thanks for responding. I guess i am still in the beginning stages. I can only look foward to one day feeling normal again

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Unfortunately it's going to be an up and down battle.:/. I went for a massage last night and it felt wonderful but I think some of the that was stored in my fat cells broke loose and I started having a bad day but decided to leave the house and go roam around the stores. Came home and exercised....I felt so much better. I will not let this get me. We must remember that we are off of this stuff and it can't do anything but get better. I am still so thankful to have been awaken to what was causing all my craziness. I also read a lot of positive books that helps also. I hope you get to feeling better soon my friend. My husband was put on it and he's just fine. Just like our fingerprints we are all different. It does help a lot of people but I'm surely not one of them.

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Yes. I had BP spikes for months and chest pains (had the same chest pains getting ON this medication). I also had what I called "weirdo head" which was like a buzzing fog in my head. These along with anxiety and racing heart beat went on for months, while et this stuff out of my system and for my heart to recover. My electrical system was messed up and it's only now (6 months off) that I'm feeling somewhat normal. The first couple of months were terrible. It helped me to keep records of my BP and heart rate so I could identify patterns and look for any improvement. It felt like I would never be normal again but it's getting better each day now. It takes time unfortunately. Hang in there.. It will get better.

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Currently having the worst 3 days of my life . Did anyone experience constant anxiety , chest and back pains with rise of bp? I have been struggling . I figured this would be better since i am on my 5th week off

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Sandra, I sincerely wish that there was something I could do or say to help, but as others have said, "just hang in there." A day will come when you'll start feeling better again. It just seems to take a little longer for some folks.

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Sandra don't get too stressed please. It's a drug that seems to have side effects for many. If I were stronger I'd quit taking it myself. I plan to discuss with cardiac and primary docs next visit. I have down days too. My biggest problem is hair loss which I feel is from Metoprolol. My aching joints and muscles may be from it also but I've been attributing it to my age and arthritis. Please take a few deep breaths, realize you're not alone and above all strong enough to overcome. I look at many people around when out and about and see so many worse off with disabilities. I suddenly think I'm lucky in many ways. Good luck. Keep posting. There are many good people here that are very supportive.

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I am feeling the same way sandra but you have to tell yourself that there is a light at the end. I know i am far from it but one day at a time. We will get there !!!! This may be the worst 2-3 months of our lives but we can do it !!

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Sandra, hang in there! I know it seems like this will never end, but it will. The anxiety for me during the weaning looked a lot like depression. And I was angry... Angry that a doctor would put me in this position needlessly by giving me this drug without any warning. In was angry for all of the wasted months of struggle. It will get better. One month for me was not a good time. It took my body at least 3 months to begin to see the light of normal. I've been off for 6 months. I feel almost normal but still have a twinge here and there or a rapid heart rate. Try and do some exercise if you can. Just walking slowly it can help immensely. I took vitamin c and drank lots of water. Anything I could do to help my heart recover. It was hell. You're going to make it.

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I think depression has hit me today. All I can do is cry because I feel so terrible. Im so tired of feeling like crap. I cant even clean myown house! As of right now I dont see light at the end of the tunnel. I dont ever see getting better. I have read the past 15 pages on this board to try and feel somewhat normal. So tired of it...

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Sorry about your neck Sandra. Can't say I've had neck problems but I do have little aches and pains in my wrists and knees. I don't think we should discount anything that hurts right now as not being metoprolol until we have been off of it for at least 6 months. Hang in there because this to shall pass but if we were still on this stuff it wouldn't pass.hang in there!

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I feel alot of tension in neck area and lots of anxiety . Makes my back and chest hurts for short and long periods at a time .

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Anyone feel like their neck is out?? My neck isnt out but the left side of my face is sore and just feels funny. I feel terrible today! Going on 1 month off and doesnt seem like its getting better yet :(

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Good for you Justme...and thank you for sharing your story. I can't say it enough how reading through this thread helped me to validate that the drug was the culprit in so many physical and emotional issues. And reading the threads kept me on track with weaning when the weaning was very difficult. So many on here have given tips and encouragement, and a huge motivator was the stories of feeling normal again after being off of it. I've been off since the end of September. I hope my postings can help other people hang in there if they're trying to wean off.

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I agree Jimbo that he experience will haunt me for the rest of my life but as times goes on I feel so much better that it will just be a distant memory. I am for sure going to have my doc put this down as an allergy for me. I have had many side affects but the one that stands out most for me was the mental changes. Things would happen in my life and I would blow them totally out of proportion in a paranoid way. I guess that was an anxiety type reaction but much deeper. I really felt honestly sure that these things were true because in my head they were. I'm still trying to pull it all together but the relieve I feel makes me cry in a good way. Good tears.....I'm so relieved tears. I wasn't always taking the med faithfully because I would feel anxiety start to happen when I would take it so then I would tuff it out for a month and then give up and stop them but when I would stop my pulse would go high and anxiety still so it felt like damned if I do and damned if I don't. I had no idea what was going on. Long story short. I have been off of it since the end of Nov. and I for sure had withdrawals and heart throbbing feelings but I was better equipt to deal with it because I had more knowledge of what was going on. I would have never guessed that a bp medicine could and does cause withdrawals. When I would get the anxiety and heart racing I would just take off running sometimes because I felt like fight or flight and I decided on flight lollo. I kept telling my heart it's okay your just learning to fight for yourself again. I thank god for this sight and all this info. I do believe I have an allergy to this medicine. I'm getting use to feeling my heart beat again. It was so subdued for so long?. So you have been off of this since last June? Wow....how long for you to normalize so to speak? I will never forget this experience. That last couple of days have been the calmest that I have had internally in a very long time. I feel like have taken a Valium and I haven't. I'm so use to being in fight or flight mode this feels like the old me. I can't believe it has taken me so long to figure this out but then again a lot has been going on in the last eight years that I didn't have time to figure it out. I just feel the need to get on here so that others can be helped from that crazy feeling! Thanks for your input.

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Justme.....I'd certainly like to hear your story. I've been off this drug since last June, and the experience alone will likely haunt me for the rest of my life. I really feel for those who are still struggling with it.

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