Weaning Off Of Torpol XL?

i have been on 25mg of toprol xl once a day for a month ive been taking it for palpitations...my dr says i could just stop it but i rather just wean my self off to avoid any bad affects..so i was thinking of starting to take half i have 4 pills left so that would be 8 days of taking half does this sound good?

Answer:
You definitely need to taper this medication. There is no reason why your doctor shouldn't specify your taper regimen for you!

Product information for metoprolol sugges that you should taper over 1-2 weeks. Taking half tablets as you described will probably be just fine, especially at the low does of 25mg daily. You could take a half tablet for 4 days, then start taking a half tablet every other day until all the tablets are gone.

I hope this helps.
sounds really good
That doesn't sound like a bad idea. I was on toprol 50mg a day for 2 months, and my doctor told me to ween off by taking one every other day for about a week or so, and I thought that was a bit fast.
Since you haven't been on it very long, and it's a low dose...your doctor may have the right idea.

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