Hello and thanks for your query.

I shall make an effort to provide you with good professional recommendations specific to your questions.

I shall have to admit, if second opinion is what you intend to find out in here then you would be disappointed. I can only only guide you partially, as I do not have access to you as any other patient in person at my clinic.

Firstly, the tapering down of Metoprolol would depend ideally on the dose of the drug taken, the BP readings and other factors that have to decided clinically. It is very individual and varies person to person. And for you, as you were on Diltiazem already before taking Metoprolol, pharmacokinetics of both drugs come into the picture and the drug interaction would have to be seen in totality in order to comment the period of weaning of metolprolol.

I would suggest you stick to the opinion of your doctor. Else get checked thoroughly with an in person review with another doctor near you, for a second opinion.

Let me know if I have missed out any other concern in your question.

Yet again, I duly appreciate your query to me, I do hope that you have found something useful to help you and I shall be glad to answer any further apprehensions.

Sincerely,

Dr Sujeet N Charugulla, MBBS, MD
Consultant Physician.

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Hello,

Thanks for writing back.

I am really sorry, but I am afraid I cannot mention doses of any drug or regimen as that would mean a prescription and would be flouting the terms and conditions of this website. I am sure you had a good read before you posted.

It would be unethical and inappropriate to prescribe you scheduled drugs without doing a proper examination

Hope you will understand my limitations.

I apologize for not being able to of any more help.

Sincerely,

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