Toprol 50mg.

February 12, 2006

Anyone in here have anything good or bad to say about Toprol 50 mg?

Does it help in A'fib situations or make it worse.

February 12, 2006

Jim,

Toprol is a beta-blocker. In most people, it will slow the heart

rate down during a-fib, which is a definite help. I take the generic

form of Toprol, metoprolol, and it helps to slow down my heart rate and

reduce the symptoms of a-fib.

Toprol is a rate control drug, not an anti-arrhythmic. In other

words, it helps slow down your pulse, but only has a modest effect in

preventing a-fib. As an added bonus, Toprol can treat angina and

reduce high blood pressure. Once you're on it, don't stop taking it

without talking with your doctor first. Abruptly discontinuing Toprol

can lead to nasty side effect, including heart attacks.

Mike from MN

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> Anyone in here have anything good or bad to say about Toprol 50 mg?

> Does it help in A'fib situations or make it worse.

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February 12, 2006

Mike, Thanks for your input. Ive been on Toprol only for about 5 days now. I

dont have high blood pressure but I am in AFib for about 1 month. He is doing

tests. The last two days I've had what appears to be heart palpatations on the

left side of my chest. I dont know if its the toprol or not. i will see my

cardio guy on Wed.

Sellon mikesellon@...> wrote: Jim,

Toprol is a beta-blocker. In most people, it will slow the heart

rate down during a-fib, which is a definite help. I take the generic

form of Toprol, metoprolol, and it helps to slow down my heart rate and

reduce the symptoms of a-fib.

Toprol is a rate control drug, not an anti-arrhythmic. In other

words, it helps slow down your pulse, but only has a modest effect in

preventing a-fib. As an added bonus, Toprol can treat angina and

reduce high blood pressure. Once you're on it, don't stop taking it

without talking with your doctor first. Abruptly discontinuing Toprol

can lead to nasty side effect, including heart attacks.

Mike from MN

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> Anyone in here have anything good or bad to say about Toprol 50 mg?

> Does it help in A'fib situations or make it worse.

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> Anyone in here have anything good or bad to say about Toprol 50 mg?

> Does it help in A'fib situations or make it worse.

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Hey Jim,

My name is Debbie and I'm 53 years old. Started on metoprolol 7 years

ago, 25 mg AM, 25 mgs. PM. Worked wonderfully. Cardio said that I

would still have a few 'breakthrough' episodes, but the long runs of a

fib stopped. To me it's a wonder drug and I couldn't survive without

it. Made me very sleepy for about a week tho, only bad side effect.

Recently the a fib episodes got a bit worse, the cardio upped the

metoprolol to 50 mg mornings and 50 mg. evenings.Made me a bit sleepy,

but he said if my heart was slowed down more, the a fib episodes would

decrease. And they have. I think its a wonder drug!Good Luck! *Debbie*

February 13, 2006

Just to add my 2 cents. My situation seems very similar to Debbie's. I was

started on Toprol 25 mg twice a day. I had some episodes 6-8 hours after taking

the medicine. They told me that that's about as long as the medicine works. I

am now on Toprol XL 100mg/day, which delivers approximately the same dosage

evenly over 24 hours. This has lessened my more symptomatic episodes, though

they say that if you are prone to the " vagal " type afib, you may experience more

of that with the slower heart rate that the beta blockers induce.

Lester

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