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Does propranolol or toprol (metoprolol) xr shorten life in patients with tachycardia? i'm 18 and on toprol (metoprolol). doc wants me on propranolol now
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NO: Neither shorten life if taken as directed. Toprol (metoprolol) and propanolol are quite similar medications. You should have no problem switching from one to the other.
Answered 12/18/2014
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