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I have on and off afib and other skips i am on 50 mg of atenolol and 180 mg of verapamil i want to come off verapamil how do i go about this ?
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Doctor supervised: Coming off a rate control med shd be under the direction of a physician. Sometimes increasing one like atenolol will allow you to reduce the other (verapamil) or vice versa.
Answered 3/3/2013
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