Metoprolol For Afib. Your reliance on Metoprolol and Eliquis is not uncommon. Metoprolol Lopressor Toprol XL is a prescription drug used to treat high blood pressure angina abnormal rhythms of the heart and some neurological conditions.
If HR 120 after 15 mg IV metoprolol consider an alternate agent such as diltiazem above. Lopressor is primarily metabolized by CYP2D6. Instead of the SA node sinus node directing the electrical rhythm many different impulses rapidly fire at once causing a very fast chaotic rhythm in the atria.
Have taken Atenolol 25 mg for about 30 years.
The bleediing began again. I stopped alcohol cut back on caffeine but still have the PACs although not as bad. If HR 120 after 10 mg IV consider oral dose of 50 mg PO BID. Atrial fibrillation AF or AFib is the most common irregular heart rhythm that starts in the atria.