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It's also used to lower the risk for hospitalization and death in people with heart failure
Double the dose every two weeks to the highest dosage level tolerated by the patient or up to 200 mg of TOPROL-XL
It’s also available as several brand-name drugs, including Lopressor
Lopressor; Toprol XL; Descriptions
For high blood pressure, the typical metoprolol dosage is between 100 mg to 450 mg total per day
Metoprolol
They are used to slow the heart rate in patients with AFib and to reduce the strength of the muscle cell’s contraction
Usual oral dosage is 100 mg per day in single or divided doses; IV begins with a 5 mg injection
Some side effects of metoprolol tartrate (Lopressor) include dizziness or
If you have high blood sugar (diabetes), you will need to watch your blood sugar closely
This is when a medication reacts with one or more other drugs
It works by lowering your blood pressure and heart rate, making it easier for your heart to pump blood to the rest of your body
Extended release (metoprolol succinate): Oral: 25 to 100 mg 1 to 2 times daily (AHA/ACC/HRS [Al-Khatib 2017]) Switching dosage forms: Switching from immediate release (metoprolol tartrate) to extended release (metoprolol succinate): The same total daily dose of metoprolol should be used