Metoprolol and low blood pressure

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Avatar f tn The easiest thing to do is to drink a ton of water, 4+ liters a day, this will build up your blood volume and your blood pressure, I always feel better when my pressure is 100/60 as opposed to 70/30. You can also talk to your doctor to see if adding a medication such as midodrine to increase the blood pressure might help you out also. I know how you feel!!! It is terrible, I have two small children at home also so I was a wreck.
Avatar m tn Hello and hope you are doing well. Majority of cases of hypertension are due to primary cause, where the cause is not known. Secondary causes are due to renal diseases and endocrine disorders. You can check with your doctor to rule out the secondary causes. Also, as people age the incidence of atherosclerosis increases. Blood vessels are narrowed most commonly due to atherosclerosis, a disease where the 'fatty' material in the blood gets deposited in the walls of the blood vessels.
Avatar f tn My doctor put me on metoprolol after my heart attack, my problem is that if I take it everyday my blood pressure runs very low and I'm extremely tired and sleepy. I read in someone's comment that it's OK to take it as needed if using it for heart rate only as I don't have high blood pressure. Any one else have any advice or experience with this?
Avatar f tn I was on nifedipine and labetalol with my first as my blood pressure was ridiculously high and going up every appointment (170/140 when I had my csection). This time ive just been on labetalol because it was over 160/90 for over 2wks. But both pregnancies I've been battling preeclamplsia.
Avatar m tn I have taken as much as 200 mg of Metoprolol and had a lot of trouble with very low blood pressure and some dizziness, this was changed to a combination of lower dose (50 mg) BB and CCB. My blood pressure is near normal and my HR is (resting) is at a reasonable level. I am not a candidate for ablation because of an enlarged heart (left atrium in particular). Have you discussed an ablation with your doctor? Given troublesome symptoms I think a ablation should be considered.
Avatar f tn Unfortunately I believe the increase in frequency is related to the reduction in meds. Another thing to mention is my diastolic blood pressure is normally low (50-65) while my systolic is often in the 130s. Makes blood pressure medications more of a challenge.
378273 tn?1262097621 I do not have a history of high blood pressure. However, when I went into my a-fib attacks, my blood pressure would shoot up during the attacks. My EP thought that maybe it was caused by me being anxious during the a-fib attack.
Avatar m tn Recently had an echocardiogram and was told me Ejection Fraction was a bit low 50 percent. I have a history of high blood pressure and fast heart rate. Just before the test, I took 150 mg of Metoprolol. I usually take this twice a day. I've heard that this medicine can reduce the heart's pumping action and I'm wondering if this could have had an effect on my test results?
Avatar n tn Thanks guys, I don't have high blood pressure at all. i just have a fast heart rate. my blood pressure is usually around 102/85 and i've always had a normal or low reading. I have a ton of palps and skipped beats so he prescribed the beta blocker for days where it's bad i'm guessing just to help calm me down. I still however can not get rid of this headache every time i get up to walk around.
1744024 tn?1311259389 Yes-- they should be OK together. Metoprolol is not sedating, and Xanax does not have a great effect on lowering blood pressure.... and they are metabolized by different enzymes, so they don't affect the blood levels of each other. The only way they might interact that I can imagine is if a person is dizzy from low blood pressure from too much metoprolol, and also woozy from too much Xanax-- the effects might add together. But that is a bit of a stretch.
Avatar m tn The main concern about a blood pressure being too low is dizziness and worse fainting, when up and about, not when sleeping. Your strategy of taking when needed at bedtime should be fine in my view. The little something I have concluded in myself, not a medical study, is while beta blockers are used to lower BP in patients who have a high BP problem, BP in people (me at least) with normal (or low) BP tends to recover when taking BB.
Avatar m tn Last week I ended up in the ER because my BP was higher than usual (146/96), even after taking my daily medication. My blood pressure is usually 117/70 and heart rate in the low 70’s. They ran all the usual tests like ekg, chest scan, blood work, etc. All came back fine and went home. The following day everything was fine but one day later my BP began to creep up again. I called my doctor and she instructed me to take half a dose between the full dose.
Avatar n tn I dont know how much BP OR palpitation improvement would be seen on that. I take 125 mg a day, and I STILL have runs of palps..AND blood pressure around 130/90 or so!
Avatar m tn I doubt your blood pressure will go too low, but if it does, just mention it to your doctor and get the dose reduced. It's not a big deal. If you actually develop hypotension, you would do so no matter which antihypertensive drug you chose. Beta blockers do not screw with your heart. They simply remove some of the (harmful) adrenaline effect on your heart.
Avatar f tn I was also having a lot of anxiety and panic attacks at that time. I was prescribed metoprolol 25 mg. My blood pressure is usually normal and after taking the medicine it had been getting a little too low so I was told to take only half. My bp is still getting down to 92/60 at times and is making me feel tired and lightheaded. Has anyone experienced this? I am worried about my bp getting even lower and making me pass out. The nurse at my cardiologist office told me not to skip my dose.
Avatar n tn 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?
Avatar n tn ? . I have high blood pressure. I was taking diovan 320 and dilitiazem 360 & metoprolol 100mg. With this my blood pressure averaged 130-140 over 80-90. Now all of a sudden my blood pressure was down to 85-90/50 with a pulse of 50'ish, i was dizzy and felt weak. I dropped my diovan to 160 and dilitiazem to 120, but my pressure is still running about 95/55 w/a 60 pulse. I feel my blood pulsing? thru my body, and am sweaty. Whats up???
1380526 tn?1292839385 I have back and forth somewhat high BP now. Dr put me on 100 mg Metoprolol 2 times a day. It's still somewhat high at times...Can this be Chiari related? Also is Dr. Rosner still in practice? He did my surgery...I e mailed the office and never heard back!
Avatar m tn A change in the two recordings happens due to unequal blood flow to the two arms as may be seen in atherosclerosis, deep vein thrombosis, high blood pressure and cerebro-vascular accidents. Please consult a doctor (a cardiologist or go to ER) as soon as possible (immediately). Hope this helps. Take care!
Avatar m tn I am feeling withdrawals today, but my blood pressure is down. I developed severe insomnia and anxiety, and severe tingling in all my extremeties. It is hard to get in to see my doctor but I will ASAP. I was trying to tolerate these side effects for the lower blood pressure, but the nightmares, anxiety, and lack of sleep sent me back to the ER! What good is this drug for my hypertension if its side effects give me anxiety so bad I have to go to ER anyway! Any suggestions would be helpful.
Avatar f tn Perhaps your doctor can start you off on a lower dose or frequency and titrate up, though that may be not possible in your case. Alternatively, you can get an automatic blood pressure monitor to check your blood pressure and heart rate yourself to make sure they do not drop too low after starting any new medications.
443862 tn?1237999439 Sounds like typical blood pressure readings to me. Mine gets quite low after taking the beta blocker like your 88/55, gets higher when I'm all riled up. I would do yourself a big favor and either lock the BP machine in your garden shed so it is inconvenient to constantly take your BP readings, vow to take your BP twice a day at about the same time each day. You will simply drive yourself nuts.
Avatar f tn Yes, Metoprolol is a beta blocker and used to lower blood pressure and heart rate. I take 50 mg extended release to slow down tachycardia due to Afib. So my GUESS, is yes beta blocker is lowering HR. Too Low? I'd think, again guess, anything under 50, unless just waking up from a restful sleep, is too low. But I am not trying to argue with your medical advice, I am myself "just" a patient, a long time sufferer from Afib.
Avatar f tn I have been taking 25 mg once a day for a month due to high blood pressure. I am also taking diovan 80.12.5 once a day. I would like to get off this medication as it is making me very sluggish and tired all the time. How do I wean off this medicine as I am only taking it for one month.