Metoprolol. Tapering off. Side effects. Horrible drug!

Sorry your going through so much 

 Please read this entire thread because it is really too much for me retype everything but please read through this entire thread because there are several people that are posted in here regarding this medication which beta blocker are you taking  ?

I’ll do my best to help you and I know others here will jump in so you found the right place but please read through the entire thread first because there is so much stuff it would take me all night to type it out again

 if you have any questions please post them and I’ll be happy to respond I’m so sorry you’re going through this and I really hope you feel better very soon it is a definite nightmare that I understand

Hi!

Could anyone help me please? Im from Sweden

I have an autoimmun diasease called Stills. I was very sick this autumn, and from ER i went in  hospital for three weeks. High doses och prednisolon etc, and to not get a high bloodpressure because of kortison (prednisolon) they gave me Metoporol. 50 mg am, and 25 pm. It went on for about 6 weeks and three weeks ago the doctor told me to take only 50 mg am. They hve not followed me up properly, and when the dr rang I told her about tinnitus, well she said: you did not have that in hospital so why should you have it now from Metoporol? (It started when I came back from hospital and that will be about 4 weeks with Metorporol).

I startedto read about M. I have gain weight but that could also be the prednisolon. I have tinnitus. I started to tapper, but didnt realize untill reading here, that I might got it wrong. I took 25 mg instead og 50, from one day to antoher.For two weeks ( I guess its about the same time as I got this horrible things going on) I have had panicattacks. I also fell "unsteady" walking, and I dont go to big stores, because of it. First    I thougt it was Omeprazol because that  has a sideeffect , dizzines . When I got the dizzyness, I get very scared, and I felt the adrenalin pumping out in my fingers etc. I think it is M? I went from 50 mg, to 25,from one day to another. I have been eating them since october. As I took only a half this am, and felt horrible in the evening I took hlf of a 25 mg, but i t didnt help

Anyone?

This drug is awful. They shouldn’t have given this if worried about BP rising due to steroids but I’m not a doctor. I think HCTZ would have been safer to offset any fluid retention which could raise BP.  More on the taper a bit later. Ask doctor if you would try HCTZ. I don’t know If it’s called something else in Sweden ( by the way I’ve visited your lovely country when I lived in Germany for a year). 

I’ll be in touch soon 

Did you have prior blood pressure issues? 

I understand autoimmune because I have MS. It’s awful 

No i dont have high bloodpressure but, well I was so sick in hospital dont remember, think it rise a bit out of prednisolon the very high doze. I do have a high pulse and always has.

I dont know whats the matter with me. If it is psycologic because im stressed out too. The dr who took care of me in hospital dont listen. When you dont feel well its difficult to Chase doctors...

I cannot take prednisone. It’s a good Medicine for issues with autoimmune but careful doses. I was once given too much and became so sick I never touched it again. In right doses it does help 

Metoprolol is an AWFUL drug. I’ll write more soon about my taper. 

Please be careful. You should be in contact with a doctor so they know about your taper and monitor 

This is a Medicine you must taper slowly and carefully from

I’ll be back in a few hours with more 

16/10 (2017)

2 tabl in the morning 1 tabl evening.

I dont rember exactlly when I started with only 50 mg per Day. Think it was around 15 if dec.( I got my tinnitus after Three weeks with M.)

Im on 25 mg since about 25/12. My panicattacks started 4/1 2018. I have had panicattacks for many years ago.

My life right Now is up and and down and i was diagnozed as burned out in June. Then i got sick in TMA kidneyfailure and bloodpatelets loss. That was in sept. Lost my job one if my drar Cats. I could go on Forever...So im usually a strong person but Now im.not . Understand that its hard to tell whats what.

Dont know if my tappering is to fast tappering.

I was very sick to but when i came down to prednisolon "only" 15 mg it went away. I had pain in chest, trouble breathing walking was "heavy" etc. I cant find the energi to find a dr im feeling so low...Mabye im depressed shure is: i have panicattacks. Can panicattacks made you (cant explain in English) like you have a hard time sitting still as you think you are unstedy and like shivering (not at the panicattacks) same lying down. I will lock up the word "små ryckningar"

I suffered from it on that drug.  I already have anxiety attacks but that medication made it 100 times worse now that I’m off but I have it under control 

 The most important thing to remember is you must have a doctor know that you are tapering off and have a schedule laid out on how you’re going to do the taper I did mine over three months until I was taking 1/4 of a pill every other day 

Anxiety can cause hundreds of symptoms 

 Can you have some new blood work drawn and have your thyroid checked as well 

 Some of the things you describe remind me of a bad thyroid but we see a doctor as soon as possible for a new examination and tests and then make a schedule how you want to taper off the medication and make sure they know and they follow your progress and is very dangerous to do it too quickly 

 I’m very sorry to hear about your cat I know life can throw many things in our way and cause us to be anxious but please just try to take a deep breath and talk to your doctor and make a plan to come off this medication 

 I get so angry about this medication because they give it out to easy to everyone without understanding the side effects 

 I’m going to read all of your posts now and try to respond accordingly 

Here is the  information on all the things anxiety can cause you to feel it depends on the person as to what they feel exactly but here is the list

http://www.anxietycentre.com/anxiety-symptoms.shtml[/b]

 I also have problems with my ears still to this very day I feel like there’s water in them and ringing I have yet to be able to get rid of that 

My anxiety is under control with a very very low-dose of Aprazolam  and I’m careful with it and don’t use it every day I only use it when I need it 

This BP  medication nearly ruined my life I’m finally beginning to get myself back and feeling a little bit better 

I’ve lost the weight it gave me :-)

 Doctors need to stop giving out this medication to easy and I hope the FTA pulls it off the market 

 If you have any other questions please let me know thankfully you have not been on the medication too long so your taper should be very easy but you still need to be under Dr. care for it or at least let them know you’re doing it so they can document it in your records