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Can I drink grapefruit juice when taking metoprolol succinate
A 27-year-old male asked:
Dr. Julie Boltonanswered
Family Medicine 24 years experience
Pharmacist: theoretically a change in the pH could alter adsorption of a medication, so for actually taking your medications, consider just using regular filtered... Read More
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57 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 33-year-old male asked:
Dr. Richard Romanoanswered
Internal Medicine 11 years experience
Beer with metoprolol: The CYPP450 enzymes in the liver work on metoprolol. At low levels of alcohol, the CYP450 enzyme in the liver is not used much, but at a high level o... Read More
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117 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A female asked:
Dr. Christian Assadanswered
Cardiology 16 years experience
Yep: Yes. Metoprolol succinate is safe to take with grapefruit.
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3.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A female asked:
Dr. Julie Abbottanswered
Preventive Medicine 47 years experience
One is longer acting: The metoprolol you are taking, metoprolol succinate is longer acting and is considered an extended-release version. Often only once a day dosing is r... Read More
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3.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 23-year-old male asked:
Dr. Anita Prakashanswered
Cardiology 31 years experience
No not yet : the fact that your BP is now 120/80 (normal is 130/80 or less) is because the medicine is working. Depending on your co-morbidities and age, you may b... Read More
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1.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 38-year-old male asked:
Dr. Clarence Grimanswered
Endocrinology 59 years experience
Go to Drugs.com and enter all of your meds into their interaction checker. Then discuss with your prescribing Drs.
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Answered Nov 05, 2022
A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mark Landersanswered
Cardiology - Cardiac Electrophysiology 33 years experience
Medication duration: Succinate (toprol) is the long acting form of metoprolol where as tartrate (lopressor) is the shorter acting form. Toprol can be taken once a day and ... Read More
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5.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 44-year-old male asked:
Dr. Rick Kochanswered
Cardiology 24 years experience
No problem with your: Age but diastolic BP is still elevated so would recommend a discussion with your physician.
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5.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 56-year-old male asked:
Dr. John Munshoweranswered
Family Medicine 32 years experience
See answer: You can take those two together, but keep in mind, the beta-blocker class of meds can cause issues in people with respiratory illnesses. That is to ... Read More
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4.5k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Howard Rubinanswered
Cardiology 49 years experience
Metoprolol: Tartrate is shorter acting drug than succinate so can be additive for about 12 hours if taken simultaneously.
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5.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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