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Suggest Treatment For High Pulse Rate

I am currently taking metoprolol tartarate 100mg and I recently ran out so I didn't have any for 1 week. I got a refill yesterday, and my bp was within the normal parameters but my pulse rose again overnight to as high as 113. the week that I had none my pulse was rarely under 100 but again my bp was normal. right now it is 100?67 with a 77 pulse
Tue, 25 Nov 2014
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Hello there,
Thank you for your question.
It is not advisable for someone on Metoprolol to abruptly stop the medicine as there is significant chance of rebound hypertension, tachycardia and also high chance of heart attacks. What you experienced was an expected side effect of not taking Metoprolol for a week after taking it continuously for some time. Please try to keep extra stock of the medicine and do not suddenly stop Metoprolol. Now with Metoprolol your BP and pulse has come back to normal so continue. If you wish to discontinue your Metoprolol you need to taper the dose and gradually stop it after consent from your treating physician who can monitor BP and pulse regularly while you taper the doses.
Hope this helps.
Take care.
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Suggest Treatment For High Pulse Rate

Hello there, Thank you for your question. It is not advisable for someone on Metoprolol to abruptly stop the medicine as there is significant chance of rebound hypertension, tachycardia and also high chance of heart attacks. What you experienced was an expected side effect of not taking Metoprolol for a week after taking it continuously for some time. Please try to keep extra stock of the medicine and do not suddenly stop Metoprolol. Now with Metoprolol your BP and pulse has come back to normal so continue. If you wish to discontinue your Metoprolol you need to taper the dose and gradually stop it after consent from your treating physician who can monitor BP and pulse regularly while you taper the doses. Hope this helps. Take care.