Metoprolol with alcohol
Common Questions and Answers about Metoprolol with alcohol
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I've been taking metoprolol Tartrate (Lopressor) for a couple of months now for what the doctors are calling benign PVC's. I was having the constantly for almost 2 months before we started the medication and it seems to be helping, I haven't had any PVC's for awhile now.
My question is, can you drink alcohol while taking it? I'm by no means a heavy drinker, but it's nice to have a drink with friends once in awhile.
I have an occasional weekend beer or a glass of wine and experience no side effects. YOUR MILEAGE MAY VARY, but I wanted to give you my experience with Metoprolol.
I am currently on 150 mg of zoloft and 25 mg of metoprolol. I am going out with a few friends tonight and was wondering if anything bad will happen if I have a 2 or 3 alcohol drinks. I never drink so it is not like I drink all the time.
its day 3, but its a start.
And although the metoprolol has helped with the tachycardia, I still get if after eating a meal, and I still get the skipped jumped beats, so guess it's not working in that regard.
I am diagnosed by cardiologist as a patient with diastolic dysfunction, for the last three years and is under medical treatment ,Lisnopril 5mg, metoprolol 50 mg,ranaloxine, astovatastin 20 mg with asprin (ecosprin) 75 mg < I am 68 years old,BP 140/80 and an ex soldier . and have chest pain and breathlessness if i climb stairs fast,or work after meals.
He said that there was no problem with a beer or two or a glass of wine with dinner. My concern was more with triggering the afib, not with interaction with the Sotalol (I didn't even think of that) but he told me that alcohol was ok. If there was an issue with alcohol and beta blockers I assume he would have told me.
That said, I have cut way way back on the booze anyway because I think it's a trigger for the afib in larger quantities, at least for me.
Metoprolol is a widely used beta blocker and your dose is rather low. I hope you are taking a slow release (called ER, extended release) formulation. If not, you may be able to take it only once a day, still ER is best and may be the only formulation, it is what I take. In any case, it may help with the occasional tachycardia, time will tell. The low dose level should also reduce unwanted side effects.
I recently had a positive tilt table test and my cardiologist prescribed metoprolol 25 ml. once a day. My resting heart rate is sometimes in the 50s and I was worried that it would get too low if I took the beta blocker. Also, is taking a beta blocker the best medicine for my particular case? In general, I was feeling lightheaded and did actually faint a couple of times. When I went to the ER they said I was dehydrated and I was given saline.
My brother died on May 2nd of this year (2010). I was diagnosed with PVC's 2 months later. Is it normal for PVC's to take your breath away? Sometims I feel as though my breath is shortened. I have become completely concious of my heart and breathing and feel like it almost made it worse. I have also been prescribed metoprolol, which seems to help but makes me super tired so i take it at night. So I'm completely in the dark about this, except for what i have stated.
If you look at the plasma half life of Metoprolol, at the end of the day, there is very little remaining in you blood. Are you taking it more than once a day? With Metoprolol Tartrate (the standard release kind) taking it only once a day creates these peaks and valleys as opposed to a more level dose.
He put me on 12.5 mgs of metoprolol once a day and 25 mgs Losartan daily....along with an aspirin a day. They ran all sorts of blood tests - no mineral deficiencies. Stress echo came back normal. My question is - I am soooooo anxious about having another episode. I am not sleeping, and I've put myself on a very strict cardiac diet (even though my doc says my cholesterol is phenomenal - so again, no blockages to speak of). Am I over the top?
Higher dose of Metoprolol will most likely interfere with your physical activity, as it will surely lower you blood pressure, and maybe too much. I've taken as much as 200 mg a day (100 morning, 100 night) and it really puts me down. I'm now on 100 mg (50 by 50) and tolerate that well.
I'm about 6'6" and 240, so our size is similar, not sure size matters in terms of the side effects.
Good luck, let us know how it works out.
The drinking is what caused the stomache issues in the first place, and of course is a depressent. In addition, alcohol should not be mixed with the medications he is on. In a small way he may be drinking for physical reasons, such as pain, which is why I think relief of pain will also cause a change in attidue in your father, and lessen the need to drink. From there, you may suggest to your father seeing a dietician and/or physical therapist to talk about health eating habbits and weight loss.
I am now having trouble because my blood pressure is normally pretty low, so I have had to play around with the metoprolol dose to stay upright without dizziness! My heart rate seems to vary SO much. I have days where it is in the 50's on the beta blocker and is never above 90 standing. Other days it goes from the 50's at rest to the 120's, even with the metopro l. Can the symptoms of POTS be really intermittent?
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