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Suggest Treatment For Graves Disease
I have taken metoprolol tartrate for 8 yrs. I started on it when I was diagnosed with Graves Disease, had my thyroid irradiated, and have been on thyroid replacement hormone since then. Doctors have never taken me off the metoprolol. It s like their thinking was everything is working, so let s just leave it alone. I have noticed profuse sweating and fatigue and today read that these are common side effects of metoprolol. I take one 25mg twice a day. Do I need to taper off or can I just stop taking it?
Mon, 11 Jul 2016
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You shouldn't just stop a beta blocker like metoprolol since that can cause a serious rebound hypertension.
I would have you taper off it--one tablet a day for two weeks, then one table every other day for a week, and then stop
You shouldn't just stop a beta blocker like metoprolol since that can cause a serious rebound hypertension.
I would have you taper off it--one tablet a day for two weeks, then one table every other day for a week, and then stop
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