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Can Cardizem Be Taken Instead Of Metropolol For Fluctuations In The Heart Rate?

Good Afternoon, I ve gotten myself down to 25 mg of Metropolol for a skipping heart beat and fast beating heart (I was originally diagnosed over 40 years ago with MVP) and just in the last two years a Cardiologist told me I don t have a MVP and most likely never did. He said some famous Heart Dr. in the 70 s in California said anyone whose heart missed a beat had a MVP. I m tired a lot of the time and I m sure it s cuz of the Metropolol. I m also 68 years old and in pretty good health. Take 5 mg of Xanax to sleep and 10 mg of Paxil since going thru menopause. This past summer my hair started falling out in globs so my Dr. told me to change to CARDIZEM LA 120MG TAB. My question to you is how does 25 mg of Metropolol compare to 120 mg. of Cardizem? Should I just keep weaning myself off of the Metropolol and see what happens. I don t even have the new prescription yet. Thank you, Sandi Trudeau
Thu, 31 May 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

If you are having skipped beats as well, which are ectopics, these may not be adequately controlled by cardizem. However, fast heart rate due to atrial fibrillation or atrial ectopics will be controlled by it. So let me know, whats your entire diagnosis. If you are advised by doctor to change to cardizem, then you should have it. You may have Tab Cardizem LA once a day.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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Can Cardizem Be Taken Instead Of Metropolol For Fluctuations In The Heart Rate?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. If you are having skipped beats as well, which are ectopics, these may not be adequately controlled by cardizem. However, fast heart rate due to atrial fibrillation or atrial ectopics will be controlled by it. So let me know, whats your entire diagnosis. If you are advised by doctor to change to cardizem, then you should have it. You may have Tab Cardizem LA once a day. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.