“Metoprolol” is the generic name of “Betalucil”, low blood pressure after taking Metoprolol should be handled according to the specific situation.
Persistent blood pressure <90/60mmHg with dizziness, weakness, etc. should go to the hospital and use antihypertensive drugs after intravenous rehydration; blood pressure transiently slightly lower than 90/60mmHg, without obvious symptoms, need to rest, drink more salt water, monitor blood pressure, etc.
1. If the blood pressure is persistently <90/60mmHg and decreases progressively, and the patient is accompanied by dizziness, fatigue, or even fainting, etc., it is generally necessary to stop taking metoprolol immediately, go to the hospital as soon as possible, and if necessary, replenish saline intravenously, replenish the blood volume, and use pressure-boosting medicines such as dobutamine, norepinephrine, and so on, so as to restore the blood pressure to normal.
2. The blood pressure is slightly lower than 90/60mmHg, which is transient, and then the blood pressure has a tendency to rise, the patient does not have obvious dizziness, fatigue and other discomforts, at this time, we need to stop using metoprolol, lying down and resting in order to increase the cerebral blood perfusion, to prevent cerebral blood supply insufficiency, drinking salt water to increase the blood volume, and monitoring the changes of blood pressure and heart rate, discomfort, then go to the hospital immediately.
Common adverse effects of metoprolol include causing slow heart rate, lowered blood pressure, fatigue, dizziness, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and induced asthma, etc. This product is contraindicated in patients with sick sinus node syndrome, high degree of atrioventricular block and other bradycardia, hypotension, and cardiogenic shock.
If a patient is hypotensive after taking metoprolol, he or she should seek immediate medical attention and adjust or stop taking the drug as prescribed by the doctor, and it is recommended that he or she should go to the cardiology department of the hospital in time for reasonable treatment under the doctor's evaluation.