Beta blockers with Asthma
Hi everyone, I’ve been on metoprolol Succinate ER for 8 year 25 mg no problems. So recently my blood pressure went up super high so they doubled my metoprolol to 50mg . It brought down my blood pressure but then my asthma started acting up. At first I thought it was a coincidence because I always get sick at this time of the year but now 1 1/2 after the other issue am sick again. So now I am beginning to think that maybe the Dr. needs to change my BP medicine to a calcium channel blocker. Has anyone experienced this type of problem and if so did it help you with your asthma ? Hope everybody is doing well , Happy Holidays.
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- I wanted to jump on and leave a link that may help. I personally do not use metoprolol (anymore) and/or calcium channel blockers but thought some information in articles could help until others chime in. From what I understand higher levels of metoprolol worsen asthma attacks. And calcium channel blockers are a bit safer to use when asthma is in the mix of health concerns.
https://asthma.net/triggers/medication-related-triggers
Sending you thoughts of better health. I do hope others log on and help you out. Rebecca (Team member)
Hi.
Happy Holidays to you. I see you received a response from my colleague Rebecca above, and I have to say I agree with her insights. I’d like to add my own perspective as well. I’m glad to hear you did so well on metoprolol for so many years. However, as Rebecca mentioned, higher doses of beta-blockers like metoprolol can sometimes cause bronchospasm and trigger asthma flare-ups. It’s definitely worth discussing this with your doctor. They may decide to switch you to another type of blood pressure medication, such as a calcium channel blocker, which can be a better option for individuals with asthma.
Personally, I take an ACE inhibitor called lisinopril for blood pressure, but I’ve also heard that calcium channel blockers are asthma-friendly and work well. What do you think? Let us know how it goes! John. community moderator.
