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Can excessive drinking of alocholic beverages actually increase blood pressure while taking 25 mg metoprolol tartrate twice a day.

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Dr. Lincoln Bickford answered

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Yes: Alcohol use, and especially alcohol withdrawal, can cause autonomic stability including changes in blood pressure and heart rate.

Answered 4/18/2014

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Yes: Heavy alcohol use is a frequent "confounder" in blood pressure treatment. That means that when the medications stop working for no apparent reason, alcohol consumption can often be a cause. So can untreated sleep apnea.

Dr Juchau agreed

Answered 9/12/2014

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A member asked:

Can excessive drinking of alocholic beverages actually increase blood pressure while taking 25 mg metoprolol tartrate twice a day.

3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Dr. Lincoln Bickford answered

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