Metoprolol and restless legg cramping? - High & Low Blood Pressure Message Board

babyboomer6 · 03-29-2007, 08:18 PM

I just started the medicine metoprolol for high blood pressure and I can't sleep at night because of leg cramping. Has anyone heard of this before? I eat bananas and it doesn't help at all. What is going on? I guess I need to talk to my Dr. about it. Any input will be appreciated.

tfkeel · 03-30-2007, 05:13 PM

If your leg cramps are due to hypokalemia, bananas aren't really going to help you too much. Although they do contain potassium, you would probably have to eat a dozen daily or more to get enough K in you to stop
the cramps.

Your doctor may want to prescribe a potassium supplement, I don't recommend that you start that without speaking to him/her. The cramps may have another origin. This should be checked by a blood test.

Leg cramping is not a listed side effect of Metoprolol. Your doctor may have some clinical experience to call upon to help you.

There is one specific OTC leg-cramp prophylaxis preparation which contains Diphenhydramine HCL/Acetaminophen called Legatrin PM. This is the same formula as Tylenol PM, if I am not mistaken, and many other OTC preparations contain this quite-safe antihistamine.

plavixman · 03-30-2007, 10:30 PM

I used to take metoprolol for hypertension and I had sever cramps in my legs, rib cage and neck. After my stent thrombosis, they put me on Coreg and about 90% of the cramps went away. I was also taking large doses of Potassium and have since came completely off of it. I wouldn't surprize me if it wasn't your problem.