metoprolol and exercise

I was told I have a preliminary A- fib condition and the EP starting me with drugs that are supposedly mild with minimum side effects . This includes Rythmol SR 225 MG twice per day and Metoprolol Succer 25 MG (a beta blocker) once per day. The combination of these drugs seems to have reduced the frequency of the SVE's but I feel I have lost the top end of my power running or on the bike.

Blood Pressure is good and Tachycardia is mostly under control. I can exercise and get heart rate to 160, but not much above that which is good. Would it be good to switch to help raise HDL or should I stick with the Beta Blocker?

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.

Hello. I'm exercising 3-4 times a week, jogging and lifting, and my physical condition is fairly good (running approx. 2900 meter on Cooper test at heart rate 180). I have no trouble during exercise, no chest discomfort, dizziness or shortness of breath. Resting heart rate low 50s, max heart rate 200. Three years ago, I started getting lots of ectopics during easy exercise. Holter test confirmed PACs. Later it turned into brief runs of supraventricular tachycardia (not Holter verified).

You can look on drug info sites and see that anxiety is an infrequent side effect of metoprolol and other BBs. Same with weight gain, and even a reference to increasing any pre-existing depression. When you have rare side effects, it can be difficult to convince anybody that the effect is real and does come from the drug. I'd identify what web sites he would consider to be as authoritative sources, then print web pages from those sources that list your symptoms as rare side effects.

I had never had any heart problem other than exercise intolerence untill my first episode of tachycardia and palpitations. When ever I have an episode it switches between a pretty normal sinus rhytm just large p wave morphology, to atrial flutter and atrial fibrilation. Metoprolol Given Intravenously made my ecg come back normal, just slightly tachycardic. So i dont know what to think.

hi there mate, it's fantastic that you are that fit into your 60's. i'd like to be that fit in my 40's. in addition to waiting for an appropriate resonse on this forum I think it would be helpful for you to consider posting on a few other forums as well. this will get you more responses. not many people here may relate closely to your situation.

I wonder if its because with tachycardia your body is in exercise mode all the time then med slows your heart and metabolism along with it. Guess its a catch 22 as we need the meds so guess we can just try to.eat healthy and exercise as we are able. Thanks both of u for.replying. At least I know its not me doing something wrong.

I must assume you HR of 52 is at rest, not when exercising. Even that being the case, it is an unusually low rate. The BP is rather low too. Finally I consider 12.5 mg Metoprolol to be such a low dose I've never heard of it, I take 100 mg a day myself, but then I have a rest HR around 100 or more without it. We don't have your history, or I've overlooked it. If the HR and BP is your long term normal and what you had prior to the 12.

5 mg of metoprolol and it dramatically calms things down. Is it okay to take metoprolol as needed? I would say I take it once every 8-9 days, but sometimes have to take it 2-4 days in a row. THANKS SO MUCH!!!!

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.

I went out to exercise yesterday - first time after taking the metoprolol and slitting my head on the tub. I was really nervous getting out there for the first time after beginning the meds. Aside from the anxiety the run was OK, but I was losing feeling in my right hand - it was kind of cold and tingly (air temp outside is in the upper 70's). Should I call this in to the cardiologist or am I just stressing myself out? I feel less sleepy today but still not "normal".

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.

m on 20 mg pranolol to control exercise-induced PACs and SVT. Works fine - but increases extrasystoles during rest, because my HR is lower. Strangely enough, the beta blocker seems to increase my blood pressure. A possible explaination is that my heart rate went like "bambambambambambam" before, and "BAM---BAM---BAM" now.

Some beta blockers are able to cross the blood-brain barrier and some are not. Propranolol and metoprolol are fairly able to do so, but Atenolol is, as far as I know, not. Which means, propranolol and metoprolol can provide more cognitive side effects (forgetfullness, confusion, mood disturbances, etc.) than Atenolol.

I was started on Toprol @ 3 months ago and initially things were much better with episodes happening maybe every other week - only during exercise and always subsides once I slow down and heart rate slow down. Recently episodes have increased weekly and this past week 4 times and can happen when heart rate as low as 110's-120's. Even though they don't last long it is scary because of the chest/throat pain. Does this happen to anyone else with SVT.

The valve has since been fixed but I am still In chronic fibrillation. It is being controlled with digoxin, metoprolol, and I also take coumadin and amiodarone. My concern is this: when I walk on the treadmill at 2.5 for thirty minutes my heart rate continues to stay at the resting rate of 80 - 90 beats per minute. Why is this? And is this bad?

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.

A stress test will monitor your vitals and determine the degree exertion measured in METs and your physical fitness to determine degree of exertion in an exercise program that would be appropriate for you. How and when to take any medication should be made in consulation with your health provider.

I am on 100 mg of Metoprolol (and 5 mg of Amlodipine) for high blood pressure. My pulse gets down to 44-48 but I do not feel faint. Should my Amlodipine be increased and my Metoprolol reduced since beta blockers reduce pulse rate?

I'm a 66 year old woman, and I've just been diagnosed with PVCs. I don't notice them much except after eating dinner. About 45 minutes later, I get a tickly cough, which usually means my heart rhythm is off and my pulse quite irregular. I can also feel kind of an odd pounding sensation in my stomach area then, and a feeling that something is rolling or jumping around in my chest and throat. Are those palpitations?

So, my cardio took me off of the 10 mg ramipril I was taking and put me on 12.5 mg of metoprolol twice a day and in addition to my 12.5 of HCTZ. However, after a week of feeling exhausted, having a resting heart rate consistently in the low 50s, and not much higher otherwise, I complained during my follow up. My cardio gave me some samples of 10 mg coreg to take once a day and a prescription to fill if the side effects from the metoprolol do not get any better.

Well, a pressure of 140-155 systolic would not cause symptoms like vision problems. It must be caused by something else (that for all I know also may increase the blood pressure). Blood pressure can increase in response to lots of conditions that may cause symptoms, and we automatically think that we are sensing the increase in blood pressure, which is not necessarily correct at all. What is your normal (baseline) blood pressure between the spikes?

Hi, Can someone tell me what the difference between Metoprolol and Metoprolol Tartrate is? Thank You in advance!

Metoprolol and exercise

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