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A member asked:

Can u take sudafed while taking toprol (metoprolol) xl heart medication?

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Stimulant: Sudafed can stimulate the heart rhythm and elevate the blood pressure and is not recommended for patients with cardiovascular disorders even on beta blocker therapy.

Dr Conrad and another doctor agreed

Answered 3/24/2014

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Good evening doctors! How often should a patient with high blood pressure (takes Metoprolol ER and Losartan) heart issues (takes Plavix), and high cholesterol (controlled by medication-Rosuvastatin) get bloodwork/blood tests and heart tests/imaging?

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I started taking Metoprolol succ 50mg x 2/day for rapid resting hr on Saturday and now it's Monday. Is it to soon to see a difference in my heart rate? i take 1 at breakfast and 1 at dinner. My rate has been in mid 70's to high 80's?

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Was told to take my metoprolol at night to combat dizziness I've been experiencing. I'm on it for tachycardia. After taking it at the new time. I noticed my heart rate climbed to 130 gradually on my fitbit. It came back down. What could it be?

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