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A 60-year-old female asked:
what is the best way to wean off metroprolol. i take 100 mg succinate er per day for hyperaldosteronism (blood pressure). how long does it take?
3 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in
Dr. Bennett Werner answered
Cardiology 44 years experience
doc's approval?: I'm assuming your doctor told you to do this, so there should have been some weaning instructions? Don't do this on your own. There are various schedules - your doc knows you best. A typical schedule might be 50 mg a day for 7 days, 25 mg a day for 7 days, then stop. That's not fixed in stone.
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Dr. John Scuba answered
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 25 years experience
'weaning' metoprolol: The answer is with full knowledge of and only under the direction of your physician.
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Dr. Clarence Grim commented
Endocrinology 57 years experience
This is a beta blocker BB which does not work well in PA because renin is low. Work with team and always taper a BB OR YOU CAN SUDDENLY get worse.
Sep 24, 2015
Dr. Clarence Grim answered
Endocrinology 57 years experience
Conn's Syndrome: Recommend you join this group for hyperaldosteronism. We have had over 4000 there
Go to [email protected] See you there.
I specialize in difficult high blood pressure and happy to do 2nd opinion here.
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