a med question,could realy use an answer - Heart Disorders Message Board

crazyhorse61 · 06-18-2003, 11:15 AM

Hey all,Ill keep it simple,Im 6ft3 245lbs good health need to take toprol xl for svt/hbp Im 41 yrs old,thought it was panic anxiety but my diagnosis has been changed to psvt,also I may have somthing called pheochromocytoma wich Im going to be tested for.My question is this given my size and age and with a resting heart rate of 62bpm how much can I expect my heart rate to drop on this med,please if you know tell me thats all I need to know the med is toprol xl 50 mgIve asked about this b4 and gotten all kinds of impute but never a direct answer so if your on toprol xl please help......thanks.......crazyhorse

checkmate · 06-20-2003, 09:21 AM

Before I was placed on Toporol 50XL for angina, my resting pulse was in the mid 50's. Now after about three years on this drug it usually runs 49-52. It did drop down to 38 the last time I was in hospital, but was not a result of this drug.

I'm a 53 year old male.

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Staceigh_Lynn · 07-05-2003, 05:57 PM

I'm an 18 year old female. I'm on Toprol for PSVT. Before I started taking it my heart rate at rest was running about 90-95. I've been taking it for almost a year and my heart rate at rest now runs about 70-75.

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