metoprolol side effects

[Angina42]

just seeing if anyone else out there has ever had changes in doses and suffered side effects along the way.

After a heart attack and stents placed I was on 25mg morning and night total 50mg per day which seemed to be fine.

After my appointment 2 months later with my cardiologist he said to take it up to 100mg per day 50mg morning and 50mg at night. My blood pressure was always a tad high so he suggested it was a good idea.

After 3 or 4 days my legs and arms were going numb and I was shaky. Felt very nauseous and lightheaded. I had done some research and seen that these were all side effects of the drug.

I couldn’t function at all so my GP told me to halve that and go back to the original 50mg dose.

I then had even worse side effects coming down from the 100mg. My GP then told me to halve it again so I’m now taking 12.5mg morning and night. I seem to be seeing improvement and I’m getting stronger each day but still have moments of nausea and being lightheaded throughout the day. Also noticed a ringing in my ears has started and it happens randomly not usual for me before all this.

Side note my blood pressure is at its best and consistently staying in an almost healthy range. My BPM are better too which is making me feel a little more at ease.

Anyone else using this medication and suffering similar side effects.

Thank you 🙏

[Pyowacket]

I am on the same medication & yes, I get similar side effects. It's annoying, but I think I am getting used to it. I avoid spicy food as that increases the nausea (still miss a nice hot curry).

You can ask about alternative medication. Good luck

[Ersilia2 in reply to Pyowacket]

I’m going through the same thing atm with Nebivolol a beta blocker, I was fine until the Cardio raised my meds, not having your side effects but my heart rate is higher than it was on the lower dose.

[Angina42 in reply to Ersilia2]

Yeah it seems to be levelling out a little now. Side effects are less severe and I feel like I’m functioning better day to day. My blood pressure is actually at its best so I’m going to stick with my 12.5mg morning and night and hopefully I can sustain that because it’s probably a long term medication.

I think we all have to be our own doctors sometimes. You know your own body the best and if something just doesn’t feel right you have to speak up until it’s changed.

I’m on so many meds but the only thing that changed was my metoprolol so I kind of had an idea what was causing the side effects.

[lovetogarden]

I have a very low tolerance for metoprolol too. I could get by with 12.5 twice a day, but my cardiologist said that it was too small a dose to do anything for me and took me off it. 🤷🏻‍♀️ I don’t think drs always take into account how different our reactions can be.

[Angina42]

well I haven’t seen my cardiologist since my GP put the dose down to 12.5mg. My GP said I have to be on a Beta Blocker so we trial many different doses to see which one you can tolerate. So with metoprolol I can only do 12.5mg I’m not sure if the cardiologist will be happy with that but it’s all I can take and still function. My blood pressure has been its best since the heart attack so I’m hoping I can just stay on this dose now. I have lost 24kg and drinking lots of water. My bad cholesterol has halved and all my bloods are in a healthy normal range. My stress echo test went well I passed that and had a CT scan and my chest is clear and heart is working really well with the stents.

I’m hoping this hard work and commitment is paying off.

I don’t really want to start new tablets again it’s been 4 weeks now getting used to different doses of metoprolol. Side effects are only slowly easing now.

Fingers crossed it’s ok from now on.