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A member asked:

If you are supposed to take metoprolol twice a day, should you check you bp and pulse first before you take it? if its down, don't take it?

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Pulse below50 depend: Ing in age and other risk factors, you want to let your doctor know asap what's happening.

Dr Raff and another doctor agreed

Answered 12/20/2012

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