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A member asked:

How long does metoprolol succ er 12.5 mg stay in your system? i take it once a day for pvcs.

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Dr. Alvin Lin answered

Tartrate v Succinate: The blood pressure medication, metoprolol, comes in two forms, tartrate & succinate, ie metoprolol tartrate (MT) & metoprolol succinate (MS). MT is dosed twice daily - think T for twice, while MS is single daily dose - think S for single. Hope that helps! Oh and besides controlling blood pressure, metoprolol, as a member of beta blocker family, keeps your heart from racing away b/c PVCs.

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Answered 8/6/2018

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Recently feeling PVCs during push ups. Over the years Ive had ekg, echo, stress test, all normal because I had history of them during rest not during exercise. They said Im ok. I take metoprolol. Is this PVC during exercise now very serious? 27 m?

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