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Weaning off of beta blockers

Long time no post!  I needed someone to help me out with this issue I am having.  If you read the anxiety post I am sorry because I posted the same thing there.

I have been weaning off of my beta blockers for a LONG time now.  My cardio's office has a new PA and she told me the amount I was taking was really nothing at all (12.5 mg every other day) and I could just stop if I wanted to.  I was too nervous to do that so I am now on 6.25 every other day.  I have been feeling panicky lately.  The first week I started it I wasn't bothered, but lately I am having like small panic attacks.  Today it seems really bad!  I feel like I could just fall over any second.  I keep telling myself that it is ALL IN MY HEAD, but I am just getting a little nervous.  My heart palps haven't been that bad, but I can feel myself on the verge of a full blown attack and I haven't had one of those in over a year.  Am I crazy?
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My son is on  abeta blocker Metoprolol and took him right off of it.  is he suppose to be ween off of it? they want to put him on calcium channel Blocker. Is this a better medication.  
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Why does my cardiologist believe that beta blockers don't cause sinus tachycardia when coming off of them. I've recently been put on another one cause being at the doctor my heart rate went up. Mind you I've been off a beta blocker for almost 6 months rarely had an episode... And now my doctor says that I have tachycardia. And I don't believe it and won't believe it. Can anyone share their story?!
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Hello Everyone,

I wish we never had to go through any difficulties but this one is one of the difficult time, I am 25 and fit. On november 23 rd i had shortness of breath and heart palpitation ( not that severe) so my family phisician to have an ecg,findings were that it was just SINUS tachycardia showed heart rate 109 in this whole process i full of fear and anxiety so my blood pressure also showed 135 over 90 but that to is completely normal, all my blood reports were also  normal except b12 and d3 175  and 6 respectively. BUT now starts the biggest blunder of my doctor he direcly gave me propanolol SR 20 mg twice a day so now i had bachcardia i was not able to sleep and the worst time a person can imagine, so then i saw another doctor and he laughed at my family physician for prescribing this, so he told me to stop gradually and said b12 was the one to blame so i started b12 supplement. I was so happy and stopped taking propanolol tampering for a week. So i juzt took propanolol for just a MONTH.

But after i stopped 3 days were the best time of my life then the side effects began i swear i have had ALL the listed side effects available fever, numbness, anxiety, headaches everything was extreme. Guys it has been 6 months now i still get episodes of side effect mainly palpitations but almost normal now mayve a month and everything will settle 100 percent. These 6 months i had eye check up, ear check up, 2 time ECO , 2 ECG, all possible pathology test, spinal MRI and everything came to normal.

At the end i would just like to say onething side effects are very severe but keep hope. I never took a medicine for cough and i had to see these days. But be sure to have your body get checked up totally and then stop.

God bless us all.
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Why get off Beta Blockers? I've been on Metoprolol Succ of 10 months and developed a bad skin rash reaction about 9 months ago, the cause of which was not diagnosed until just this morning. I take the BB not for heart reasons but because my Shrink Rxed it to help with ADD memory stumbles and anxiety problems. I take two other low dose drugs for cardiac, BP and Cholesterol care. I was looking up how to wean off of BBs, to verify what my GP told me,  and noticed your post. Couldn't resist responding.  Be well.
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This is such a nasty drug! Been on it since November 2013. So many side effects and Dr. told me i was reading the internet so much and basically a hypochondriac. The same Dr. that prescribed me a diuretic that causes gout when i had dangerous uric acid levels and gout. Glad my pharmacist let me know. Funny how we can still doubt ourselves when it comes to a Dr. We have been conditioned well.
I had an incident in February while visiting the Dentist for some filings. I had some kind of reaction from the numbing agent and i started trembling. It got worse to where the Dentist had to stop for 15 minutes i was shaking so bad. My butt hurt so bad for 2 days from tremoring. It went in waves from my legs to my shoulders and back down. The whole room was shaking it was so bad. The dentist said it was my body trying to burn off the adrenaline and related stress chemicals. He had to finish the drilling and at that point there was no more numbness and he wouldn't give me anymore ( can't blame him) so it was pretty painful. I made it through.
Since that time i have had terrible anxiety when the metoprolol wears off. I have been dropping the dose from 50mg x 2 a day to now 12.5 x 2 a
day over the last 6 weeks and what a ride it has been. Anxiety through the roof. i think it has turned into Panic. Heart palpitations where i think i am dying. One time driving it went on for about 30 seconds hard ( forever when getting them) I took a bunch of aspirin and chewed them as i thought ii was a goner.
I went to 12.5 mg x 1 a day and it was too much. Horrible experience!
So i figure i will camp here for a bit and then taper some more.
Today i was walking early to burn off some adreniline before i took my pills and about 1.0 miles into the 1.6 mile walk it was like i hit a wall. my vision gets tunnel vision and almost hallucinogenic...breathing labored...bottom of the throat tight...palpitations and a feeling like i want to lay down and sleep. So i took a 81mg aspirin and .5 Lorazepam  for the rest of my walk and then took the 12.5mg of Metoprolol and a small dose of Benazapril ( ace Inhibitor). In a short time i was feeling right as rain. When i have the symptoms on the walk it feels like i am 100 years old...how come when i take the meds i feel so much better???....until they start to wear off. I never had this stuff before taking these drugs. If i were not taking 1.5 mg of Lorazepam per day now for the metoprolol side effects i dont know what i would do. I dont know how people stand it without a tranquilizer. Now i find out that i am dependent on the Lorazepam and will need to go through a similar experience to wean off of them...WHAT? Why didnt they tell mme this before they put me on this demonic  stuff. at least with the Lorazepam i feel decent...but Metoprolol is evil!
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Is am also very body sensitive and I noticed slight changes that made it difficult for me to decide to go off of them or not, but decided the pros were higher and feel so much like my old self again. I am really young, so I had no acne, my hair stopped falling out, no longer had intense nightmares and decreased eye puffiness, stopped fridgeting and of course no more panic attacks while on BB. The cons were, lower abdominal fat that wouldn't go away no matter how thin I got, cold hands, feet, worried that it would effect my baby if I wanted to get pregnant, and just not feeling myself which was huge. Now that I am tapering off I am worried I will get panic attacks all over and and that my hair will start falling out again, but I am just telling myself to just be calm and be positive. Anyone else experience the same variety of side effects?
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Was wondering if anybody had excessive sweating when doing things ,and the shakes while on bats blockers,trying to figure what's causing it,been on for a month its causing a lot of trouble working
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The lightest little work or walking caused me to sweat profusely so I would be dripping wet. Even temps higher than 75 would make me sweat even if sitting. My face would flush and I'd have to stop whatever I was doing. My doc had never heard of this as a side effect of metropolol. She was sure that it was thyroid or something else. I have no energy and resting heart rate never above 58 and when I'm working in yard or walking, can't get it above 70. All tests came back negative. I am weaning myself of this drug.
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Gosh I am SOOO sorry.  I haven't been on this thread  in so long I am just now getting a chance to respond.  Yes, I have been off my beta blockers, metoprolol (sp?) since I guess it would be Feb. of last year!  I still get heart palps during my hormone changes and of course they still give me the blues, but they are NOTHING like they were a couple of years ago.  I still get nervous when I get that dropped feeling and have to remind myself that I AM okay.  But I still come on the forum to read other post and that always helps me.  I hope you and everyone else are haning in there.  Thanks!!
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lisa i couldn't agree with you more about the vagus nerve?  Do you think there is anything out there to specifically work on that?  I am so hyper sensitive to all stimulants, am trying to wean off my atenolol as I write this but still having mega pvc's and pac's daily, they were never this bad, don't know why the sudden change.
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Do you live in a state or near a state that allows natural doctors to practice. In particular do you live near or in North Carolina, Mass., or CA or AZ or WA? We're light weights here just trying to get off stuff safely. If he has 100% blockage in his left main (could be due to long term use of trans fats) he may need surgery. Going of Beta Blockers is not easy although some have had no problems, I have had problems each time I make the next cut. He sounds miserable and if you can get him to a good natural doc who knows what's up I'd do it. Don't be tempted to make too many even good changes without additional help.
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"Sorry, I am beginning my beta blocker medication on Monday.  Why are people eager to reduce or stop their beta blocker medication?  Do they cause bothersome side effects? "

Andrew docs give out beta blockers to people who don't really need them as well as to people who really do. Those of us who were given them willinilly in my case due to an error in my medical record that said that I had a history of high blood pressure when I actually had a history of low blood pressure want to get off them as slowly as possible as they are really very serious drugs. Research what they do, if you can find a "teaching" doctor, one who will really educate you before handing you pills, talk with him or her re what these pills do. If you need them take them but if you are on the borderline, consider whether there might be other things you can do.
I found out I was diabetic, had angina all at the some time. So I thought my feet being like icycles and other signs of poor circulation was related to the diabetes. When I first cut my does to 18.75 one of the first things that happened (other than the discomfort of going off the pill which is another subject) is my feet started getting warmer, my hair fell out less, I had more energy, felt more like myself, less depressed and my skin became less dry. I posted here some of my symptoms and wha happened during the early part of getting off the med. So really research this med before you take it. Docs do give this out too often to people who don't need it but there are people who really benefit from it so find out who you are. I do believe Iife lived without drugs of any kind is better (if shorter) then life lived with drugs. But that's a personal decision. I'm also working very hard and spending time and money finding natural alternatives to meds. I live in a state where natural doctors are outlawed so I'm way behind where I would be if I lived in CA or NC or other states where complimentary medicine docs or alternative docs can practice.
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Hi, I'm sorry to hear re the panic attacks. I know it's not the accepted thing but I take with a grain of salt anything Docs tell me if they have not had personal experience with beta blockers or in my case Metopolol. Every time I go to the next lower level, and I'm at 12.5 daily right now, I make sure there is nothing in my life that is anxiety causing or stressful because I have already benefitted from cutting the pill to here and don't want to go through the effects of lowering it if my life isn't in a good place.
Before taking this drug I handled stress pretty well. I'm 5 years older now and have gone through menipause so maybe that's it but I think ours body really absorb the part of the med that helps with anxiety and one of the first things I noticed as I've gone down from 25 mg a day to 12.5 is an otherwise unexplained increase in panic attacks. Prior to taking Metopolol I really didn't have panic attacks, now I do. So bottom line, breath deep, do what you have to to take care of yourself. You really do know what you need. You may be going through that period right after lowering the dose that shows an increase in panic, increase in heart palpitations, and other symptoms no matter what the PA said. And you know that if you're patient and stay the course, this too will pass. I'm ready to go to 6.25 a day but am waiting until after some stresses in my life go away, winter ends (I have a bit of SAD although the pharmacutical D3 I take really helps (Wellness Pharmacy in Alabama has the best D3 - others don't seem to help me at all). So don't say it's all in your head as that's a way you put yourself down. Say I'm body sensitive and I've just made 2 changes, meds and exercise. The combination may have triggered some reactions in my b/p and panic. That's Ok, I'll monitor this until my body adjusts to it. Protect yourself as much as you can from stress while you accomplish these positive changes.
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Hi,
So glad I found this forum. My BF had a major MI last March. Typical type A personality. He lost his business he built after. Creditors were calling 15 times a day. He was smoking like a chimmeny, BP spiked. To make a long story short as possible he coded four times. Major block. He has no other significant blocks in his heart but the one he had was in the main artery and it was 100% blocked. He survived. No other medical problems. He quit smoking and is doing 1.5 hours of cardio exercise three times a week. One by one he had to get off the meds he was put on. I work with the elderly and when I watched him furniture walk I knew it was not from the MI but from the drugs. The first to go was the statin. By the way he did not have high cholestrol. Then he had to go off the plavix. Started showing signs of TTP. I can't remember all of the drugs but there was six of them. All contratindicated to be prescribed with one and another. I just want to say that anyone that goes to a main stream MD and thinks they know the side effects of the drugs they prescribe needs to do some real research. They will, and do Dx the side effects as another disease and then prescibe another. He is now only on 162mg of aspirin, and 25mg metoprolol twice a day. Actually we cut to 12.5 at night and 25mg in the am. What are his side effect from the Metoprolol? Excessive sweating. It is winter and he keeps turning the thermostat down to 60 and we are all freezing. I don't now if anyone knows this but aspirin interfers with the absorbtion of Metoprolol. When we reduced his aspirin he started to have more side effects from the metoprolol. Now he is complaining that his nipples are stinging. I think its because metoprolol slows the heart from pumping blood to the samll blood vessles. He also gained about 6 pounds in a week. Its not in his ankles its in his middle and in his face. Also developed red blotches on his stomache. Face gets beat red on any exhertion. This all started when we reduced the aspirin. He is exhausted all the time. Has been having weird dreams. His blood pressure is fluctuating like crazy. goes from 127/75 to 157/90. He called the cardiologist and was told that these symtoms are not the BB. Sorry for my language but that is ********. Are you ready for this. He wanted to raise the metoprolol dose. BF said he has been reading about side effects and these are side effects. MD's assistant said stop reading the blogs. BF was pretty upset and asked for me to call this MD assistant. I did and asked him if he ever read the drug side effects that people have because the ones my BF are having are the most common. I told him he needs to get him off this drug. I felt his BP is going up becasue of fluid retention and the nipple sensitivity is from blood not getting to the blood vessels. I asked him to explain why they want people to go to Cardio exercise to work the heart muscle when they prescibe drugs that stop the heart from pumping. This makes no sense to me. By the way he is on fish oils, Niacin for cholestrol, ubiqinol which is coQ10, astaxanthin, which is an anti inflammatory, D3, and B complex. My plan is to get him off the aspirin and on to Vit E. He jsut had a lot of Blod work done and my guess is they will try to increase the metoprolol, or add a diuretic. I want to wean him off the metoprolol and see if his BP drops. I am worried now about cutting back 12.5 mg at a time. He did not seem to have any symtptoms from the first cut but after reading these post I'm having second thoughts.
I did not know that Metorpolol crossed the blood brain barrier and acts like a benzo. Its no wonder people coming off this drug have severe anxiety, and heart palps. I think it is criminal what doc DON"T know about the drugs they prescribe.
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It is ALWAYS BETTER TO WEAN OFF OF A BETA BLOCKER EVEN AS SMALL AS A DOSE AS 6.25. IT CAN CAUSE IRREGULAR HEAT BEATS AND TACHY ARRHYTHMIAS! JUST ANOTHER THING THEY DONT WANT YOU KNOW!!!!!!! YOU KNOW DONT QUESTION TOO MUCH ESPECIALLY SINCE THE GOVERMENT OF THE UNITED STATES DEMANDS IT BE GIVEN IN THEIR "CORE MEASURES"! YOU KNOW THE PHARMACUETICALS RUNNING THE HEALTHCARE! GEE HAVE YOU NOTICE ANYONE EVER GETTING BETTER WITH ALL THESE STANDARDS? JUST CURIOUS! I WAS JUST SAYING COULD YOU JUST IMAGINE IF WE FORCED MEDICINE TO PROVE IT WITH OUTCOMES? LOL!
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This is really to everyone, too.
I'm getting so much out of this thread.Thank you all for your wisdom and research and graciousness in sharing.
I'm 61, obese, have diabetes, angina, sleep apnea, arthritis but am in otherwise good condtion!! Actually although I am not feeling well now, I think 2010 is going to be a good year. My overall health has improved steadily since 2004 as I've been working on not doing some things and doing others. I've lost 50 lb, I haven't done transfats since 2004, I cut out high frutose corn syrup in 2005, Most chemical foods transfering to organic last year (not perfect but on a track that is improving), more fresh local fruits and vegetables although in winter we're struggling with that a bit.

I haven't been here recently because I have been very very tired. I think I was taking too much vitamin D but am trying to narrow down other reasons. Lack of O2 to the heart just might be one of them, not eating right could be another.Having trouble sleeping.......
I'm still on 12.5 mg of the Metoprolol as I don't think I'm ready for the 1/4 tab yet. My angina has increased, my anxiety as increased, my temper is shorter than it's been in years. I thought I was pretty laid back but I'm jumping at loud noises.
I take fish oil for angina but have had to add baby aspirin with food. I should be taking vitamin e as well but don't think mine is fresh enough so will be buying some soon. I'm researching natural treatment for angina right now. So what I'm saying is that although I'm determined to get off the beta blocker it certainly is effective with anxiety and angina.
And, can you believe it, my doc put me on clonazepam the last time I saw her. That stuff is way addicting.She gave it to me on 11/12 and I started it that night I think. It was in the beginning of my nephew's legal and marital problems and my stress was greater than it'd been in at least 15 years.  The perscription was for 30  l mg tabs with one refill. I took a total of 12 tabs or 1/2 tabs and found although I slept well and I functioned better in terms of feeling anxiety in my chest or having racing thoughts, I didn't like the dreams or the feeling that I liked the pill way too much.Getting off them started over a week ago and it hasn't been easy. I feel like after having been on them I feel everything 10 fold more than I did before I was on them...s Clonazepam virgin so to speak.
So I'm benefitting from going off the Metoprolol - feel more energy, more like myself , less depression, feet not like popcycles(so greatly improved it's unbelieveable), skin not as dry, complexion getting better. But also acknowledging all the benefits and wondering if the negative things I'm feeling, chest burning, anxiety, feeling heart beat. irregular heatbeats when under stress will go away with more distance from the product. If I had more serious heart problems I don't think I'd go off this but I'm on it through both medical error and medical wisdom.
I don't want to add to anyone's anxiety but if times get hard and people on Metoprolol can't get their prescriptions, I'd hate to go off this suddenly.
There's a part of me that is a squirrel with medication, thinking I'll keep this med just in case I or someone I know needs it in the future. I'm tempted to do that with the Metoprolol just in case but not with the clonazepam. That stuff works but it's nasty. Thanks for listening to my rambling. I'm out here doing bad in some ways, good in others. Glad I'm seeing my doctor next week. I need a more natural doctor - anyone know of anyone good in Iowa? Become my friend so we can email. Oh, my old quote meds made by manufacturing giants treat you but feel like sledge hammers, vitamins feel like feathers (armour thyroid fits in this too) and homeopathic feels like air.
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Sick and tired 47; luckily I have a great dr and he listens to my grumblings :P  I agree about hormones; they play such a vital role in our bodies, I seem to have more pain & palpatations around my cycles.

He agreed that part of my problem might have been my sensitive nervous system & problems that were worsened by the different meds.  He also believes in alternative medicine and said tilt training and de-conditioning for nervous system has helped alot of patients function, and encouraged accupuncture [sp] to see if it will help with my other problems.

I must be a freak; really...It seems every med I take throws me for a loop and makes me sick.  He prescribed Inderal and said it was a fast acting med and wouldn't last long like the other BB's I've tried.  I had to take one this morning and ended up with alot of symptoms I had with Bisoprolol & Toprol - severe fatigue, nausea, etc and the only thing that relieved it was sleeping an hour or so this afternoon.

Anyone else like this?
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Wow Lisa, you had some serious stuff!! I am SO happy you are doing well. What an inspiration to all of us. I wish you all the best, but do be careful and follow drs advice.
I understand being sensitive, I think I am the most reactive person around. I can have "issues" with some antibiotics, caffine,ect..not fun at all. I also am menopausal age and I believe hormones have a MAJOR part of my health issues ( was always very healthy til now),
Good luck again.


  
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I used to have "nothing" wrong with me lol until I fell and broke my toes in July and went to see my pcp.  I found out I was having 54,000+ pvc's daily, my ep suggested an EPS.  

I had an ablation in August and during it they found polymorphic malignant runs of VT that sustained and went into v-fib 3 times.  They did a tilt table test to find out why I was fainting [NCS & OI] then I had an heart MRI, cardiac cath & they decided to implant a pacemaker/icd for SCD because they suspected ARVD.  They said I developed non-ischemic cardiomyopathy and I also have some valve issues; although there was no clogs, clots or plaque [yea!]

My EP put me on Bisoprolol and Midodrine for heart rhythm & ANS failure after surgery.  Before I went off of meds, my HR would stay about 60 because my PM would pace me to that, which on top of the meds made me so tired I could barely function.  I tried Toprol 1 time prior to surgery and ended up in the ER due to my bp and hr tanking and they could only sustain it at 70/40 and hr 41 for 11 hours.

The higher HR makes me short of breath, but I feel so much better I'll deal with that. My EP prescribed Inderal for when I feel them since it's short duration med, which suites me fine.

Right now, I'm having a few pvc's but nothing like I was - I'm probably only in the mildest range. That's how it began before - the occassional blip in my pulse; that a couple of dr's told me was "nothing" about 5-7 years ago.  

I don't know who was more shocked, the dr or me that with my problems I am doing so well with no meds.  I think it has to do with interaction of meds too, plus I have a very sensitive system.
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Lisa,
Please refresh our memories? What is your condition and why are you on meds?? You are very brave to rather be shocked than take meds.Me, I avoid pain at all costs.. ha ha!!
But really, aren't you fatigued with your heart rate so high for most of the day?? And did you ask your dr to switch meds??? There are SO many meds out there and if you need to be on them ask to try some other combos.
My condition ( PSVT) is not serious but my EP cardio said if my heart rates stays high all the time I have a greater chance of eventually having serious heart issues such as congestive heart failure.
  I see you are in that close to  perimenopause age... which is when it sometimes gets worse and then I pray better after menopause, PLEASE Lord!!!Good luck, keep us posted.
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sick and tired 47 " The last several days my heart rate has steadily climbed and is 100+ more- resting"

I found this also, I have a home monitor and my HR's been above 125 even resting with no meds, which I find interesting.  I had to wait an hour to see my EP Tuesday and during his exam he said it was 125 also and cautioned me in case I felt it go higher; gave me inderal so my ICD doesn't shock me if it keeps rising.

I would much rather be off the meds and live with "maybe" being shocked than to feel as miserable as I did on Zebata & midodrine all the time.
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Hey, how are you doing?? You started this post  and we have not heard if you made it off the betablockers?? Or are you still on and on a low dose?? Please let us know if you are still watching these posts!! And good luck, thanks for starting great discussion here!
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Hi! Just an update for me..... I have been down to 1/4 tablet of atenolol for 2 -3 weeks taken PM. The last several days my heart rate has steadily climbed and is 100+ more- resting. I feel somewhat anxious, heart fluttering, and I am very fatigued ( I think from high heart rate all day).
I too am stressed lately, family health issues, very sick dear pet, ect...
I also feel that this goes along with my menstrual cycle- I am perimenopausal and having some health issues there
I may have to increase dose back to 1/4 pm, 1/4 am of atenolol which I hate to do, but tired of feeling this way... will give it another day.

I agree with the post on the vagus nerve and tachycardia. I have found if I eat before bed my heart palps /racing always happens... so no food after 7pm unless I plan to stay up late.
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This has been a very informative and thought provoking thread. Thanks to everyone who has been participating -- I have learned a lot -- and I really appreciate you taking the time to share.

LindaTX - I'm so fascinated to hear your arrhythmia improved when you cut back on your meds. I have had a couple of cardios tell me any med that can stop arrhythmia can also potentially cause it, so you just never know. I have also read a couple of posts by medical people "on the fringes" who maintain that in a large percentage of the population it is indeed the vagus nerve, and NOT the heart that causes much of the arrhythmia problems. I have never seen any hard research studies that support this, but I have certainly seen enough about the vagus nerve and whole vagal system to suspect that it may well be responsible for more of the symptoms we experience than is now generally accepted. I'm delighted to hear about your positive experience with fish oil. If you feel comfortable answering, I would be curious to know now that you are feeling better, if you are still considering ablation?
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Madge I'm so glad you didn't go on Metoprolol.

I can't tell you how much I'm getting off this blog. My doctor just put me on clonazepam I had been on diazapan - very light use. 30 5 mg tabs would last me 6 mo or more but I took it for muscle spasms and to help with sleep if I was stressed out. Since my family problems got bad i've been taking 1/2 to 1 chonazepam 1mg for about a week. Just last night I thought I could go off it as the stress has lessened. I'm so glad to read about it's dangers. I am hypothroid and taking Armour Thyroid for it. It seems to be keeping in a good range but I dan't blame the Metoprolol although my hands and elbows are less dry and my feet are actually close to normal in terms of warmness now. So negatives about doing off Metoprolol is heart beats more noticeable when under stress, the headaches have gone away not - turns out I was'nt getting enough moisture through my sleep apnea machine causing sinus dryness and headaches and I think under stress my blood pressure does go up but normally it's low. And of course I feel stress and anxiety way more than before. So I'm on my 7th day weaning from Metoprolol and doing pretty well. It's had to determine what I'd be like if my family wasn't falling apart right now -my nephew and his wife broke up and it looks like he's going to jail. This hasn't happend in my family since my grandfather's generation - also an alcoholic. For awhile I was way too emotionally involved but for health reasons I'm trying to focus only on my own little family and pray and let go and let God with the rest.
Doesn't anyone use a wrist blood pressure cuff they like?
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