Metoprolol and exercise

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or at you last meal if it requires a meal and you take only once a day. I have taken as much as 200 mg of Metoprolol, 100 morning and 100 night. That really knocked me down. As I as after was a slower heart rate, which it did help. I am surprised if it causes a fast HR for you, may be something else. I now take 50 mg once a day, and I take it after my evening meal.

49 yr old female..had PVCs..PACs..for 17 years...and, now, as of a 48 hr holter worn last week--ive had 4300 Supraventricular Ectopic beats. Never heard of SVE before, but my cardiologist told me it is NOT life threatening even though I have the beginnings of Coronary artery disease...have some "areas of narrowings" that I am working on thru diet, exercise and cholesterol meds. I can go days without a palpitation, and then bam. they are there with a vengeance.

How effective is taking metoprolol for POTs. I was recently prescribed this fo rmy diagnosis of POTs. Also, how effective has neurotin been for addressing POTs.

I have suffered with taking diltiazem(180 mg ER) AND metoprolol (50 mg ER) for atril fibrillation for the past two and a half years. The side effects have been debilitating.. Both drugs have the same side effects and together and one or the other or both create what I can only describe as chaotic turbulence in my chest and pain in my left arm when the second drug kicks in.. My cardiolgist now wants me to add a blood thinner (xarelto) to my meds menu.

Hi all,I have mvp and have made some changes to hopefully help my condition,my hr had went up tp 240bpm which landed me at the er, after that doc ordered a cardiogram which showed the mvp and he said i have had it for a long time.

I had angioplasty in March 2004. Ever since I've been on a beta blocker ( Metoprolol- 25 mg ), Altace ( 5 mg ), baby aspirin, Lipitir 20mg. Recently I had an exercise stress test, reached just over 100% of my target rate ( 220 less age 66 ). My Mets were 11. Is that a good score? I am required to exercise an hour a day; I take an hour's brisk walk daily. But it appears that my walking speed of 4 miles an hour( 6 kilometres ) is not pushing my heart rate up to the 147 a minute required.

trace mitral and tricuspid inefficiency, EF 53%, borderline global hypokinesis (my left ventricular motion is borderline reduced, but structurally normal). Overall, the doctor said I was fine but hypertensive, so he put me on 10mg of Ramipril for my BP. Recently, I've had continued issues with anxiety during exercise and palpitations. So I was told to come in for another stress test. I took it and they saw ST depressions.

i am taking metoprolol 50 mg and am having trouble breathing at night. i feel i am gasping for air and that my blood pressure is lowered to much.

I noted an immediate decrease in resting and exercise heartrate, and a reduction in aerobic capacity. I have kept exercising and now hardly notice the difference, except when I exercise at altitude. I also initially experienced cold hands/feet, and very vivid dreams, both disappeared in time. No stomach upset or other problems. Rapid heartbeat with a beta blocker is unusual, unless you're trying to wean yourself off of the drug. Discuss it with your cardiologist or PCP.

My husband has been taking 300 mg of Metoprololl daily for a few years. He complains of shortness of breath, fatigue and cold hands and feet. He has asked his doctor if these symptoms are related to Metoprololl and, if so, if the dosage should be lowered. His doctor said no to both questions. He had a heart attack 10 years ago and was treated with a stent. He should be exercising--at least walking daily--but lacks the energy. His interests in doing hobbies , etc is limited.

I have been taking Metoprolol for about 1 year. Started at 25 mg. I weighed 170lbs at ~5'5, October 2007. Upped to 50mg. Gained to 195, March 2008. Upped to 100mg. Gained to 220lbs, July 2008. I am now at 220 still at 100mg. I have been experiencing depression & anxiety while on this med. Never really before since taking it, maybe minor depression in middle school/high school. I am now 19 & have pretty severe depression with no mental health insurance.

I am on metoprolol 25 mg daily. I had been on a diet and lost around 20 pounds. I started on the metoprolol and in 4 months I have almost regained what I lost. And I have basically continued to watch what I eat. Has this happened with anyone else? Do other beta blockers have this effect as well? My husband is on a beta blocker, and he does not have this problem.

Hello and thank you for taking the time to answer this. I have been diagnosed with IST and POTS as well as moderate/severe sinus arrhythmia. My question is this: I become very aware of my hear beating in a regular rhythm. Meaning whenever it's not increasing with inspiration and decreasing on exhalation. I feel a funny feeling in my chest and get a heaviness in my head and neck, almost as if I'm being squeezed.

I am on Metoprolol 100 mg/day. I feel good no side effects at all, never had. It was fine from the beginning. Before I was on Coreg . Same, it was fine. I do not think you have any side effects from medications at all. You do have anxiety. You should work on that.There are healthier ways to work on that instead of taking prescription drugs. It can harm you many ways on the long run.

I am also on Metoprolol and I exercise for at least an hour everyday and have no issues. It may also be that my blood pressure was so low ( 96/60 ) before and it just doesn't effect me that bad, but my grandfather has the shortness of breath type issue on his so I would just say to see your doctor and see what they have to say. Good Luck.

I took 2 different versions of metoprolol, Toprol (metoprolol tartrate) and Toprol XL (metoprolol succinate). The second one is the extended release version. Toprol made my symtoms worse but Toprol XL worked fairly well in controlling my conditions, PVC's and PSVT. I was taking 50 mg a day in both cases. The only thing that affected me was a slight feeling of dizziness at times and some mental fatigue.

My BP was a little high before but is now normal even while unmedicated. I eat healthy, exercise, and in early 20s. 2) Could anxiety be the cause? I take Metoprolol (for about a week now) & my heart is 55-62 BPM. My BP is between 118-125 S and 78-82 D. 3) What is a BPM I should be concerned w/ (if my heart rate drops below *blank* BPM, seek help)? I take 50mg Meto. at 10 AM & 25mg at 10 PM. I experience an inability to get an erection. 4) Can Viagra safely be taken while on Meto.

I am a 73 year old female & have been on metoprolol for 14 months & have no problems with an elevated heart rate. After my exercise on a treadmill 42 minutes at 3.7 with an elevation of 6 it will get to 100 - 110 and then on cool down will get in the 90's. The rest of the time it is 60 or 70's. When I was in rehab, it seemed to be a little high after exercise but never 133.

Before realizing all of this however, I was a paranoid nervous wreck thinking I was dying because my heart would just pound and race for no apparent reason or for the slightest thing or thought. So, my cardio put me on 50mg of Metoprolol and gave me 1mg Ativan to take as needed. Well, the Metoprolol was hell getting past the side effects, but I did it just to not have my heart pound so hard and loud out of my chest. I used less and less Ativan as time went by.

I'm on 25mg of Atenonol and Lotrel 5/25 mg. I have been exercising (fast pace walking) 3 miles - 5 days/week for a year. My blood pressure fluxuates from 130/80 to 110/60. Here's my question: I've noticed that my heart rate doesn't rise much over 95 bpm after exercising for 45 minutes. I can walk fast, but when I attempt to run, I become fatigued. Could the Atenonol (beta blocker) or Lotrel be part of the problem?

I am taking Metoprolol Tart 25 mg and I want to know if jogging to aid metabolism for weight loss is safe. I seem to tire easily and breathing is harder than it should be when working out.

I have been on metoprolol 25mg for two 1/2 years. Then my doctor put me on metoprolol er 50mg. I have been having shortness of breath and minor chest discomfort; i'm only 45 years old and i want off of this medication totally. Has anyone ever wean themselves off of this medication with no problems? If so, how did you do it? Any advise is helpful to me. Thank you.

I went to a cardiologist and wore a Holter monitor for 24 hours and the results showed my heart rate going up to 200 while exercising (no arrhythmias, just really fast "normal" beats). The doctor suggested I either try regulating my heart rate myself, or go on 25 mg of beta-blockers (metoprolol). After trying to regulate my heart rate on my own, I've feel as if I can't get a good work out in and still keep my heart rate below 170 (what doctor recommended for my age).

Following are my observations on day two of substituting Atenolol 25 mg twice a day for Metoprolol 25 mg twice a day.. both are regular, for Metoprolol it is called Tartrate, I think the Atenolol comes in only one normally longer lasting form. Today in the early afternoon, following my third 25 mg dose of Atenolol at about 9 AM, I noticed some dizziness when I rose from a time sitting.

When a person is on Atenolol ( 100 mg a day) and wants to exercise. What should the max heartrate be? Its pretty hard to get heartrate up being on the atenolol..and I sure dont want to tax my heart by trying to make it work extra hard to exercise AND overcome the effects of Atenolol. I see my Dr on Tues...so I will be asking her then, but I figured I would ask here as well.

Hi Would anyone having episodes of ventricular tachycardia know how safe it is to exercise with a 40 minute walk followed by some strength training? Would it make the tachycardia worse or improve it?

anyone I didn't experiment with different meds, but the one I was on, and am syill on following my ablation was Metoprolol (100mg/day). That didn't do squat in preventing episodes. It did make them easier to convert once they fired up. He may fond that'll he'll have to try different ones (there are may) until he finds one that works. My SVT was a way of life for me, and I just dealt with it and moved forward.

I am 50 yrs old and recently diagnosed with avnrt - abberantly conducted and has LBBB morphology. I had recently started exercising but started having chest and throat discomfort with lightheadedness forcing me to significantly slow down what I was doing (when heart rate rose above 150) - went to cardiologist - Normal ECHO, had nuclear exercise stress - picked up the arrhythmia - nuclear portion normal.

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