Rockwall, TX
A 50-year-old female asked:
Have taken 12.5mg toperlol xl for a couple of years. recently added lexapro and buspar (buspirone) and now heart rate has become very slow. what is causing it?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Dan Fisheranswered
Internal Medicine 29 years experience
Not sure. : There is no significant interaction between either of these drugs and metoprolol. Bradycardia is very rarely reported with lexapro (escitalopram). All in all i think there is probably another cause for your finding.
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