Has anyone tried low dose metroprolol for POTS? A cardiologist is putting me on 12.5 mg twice a day, and then wants to another TTT on the beta blocker. (That's a new one for me, doing a TTT on a bb.) Not sure why he's going to another TTT on the bb, but said he's going to add a drug during the TTT. I had read about this before, but can't think straight right now to remember why that is. Think it's to determine if this is a specific subset of POTS?
This is the second bb I will have tried. Dr. Klimas gave me Atenolol, 12.5 mg 2x a day, and it caused very low BP, 80 over 40.
Feel VERY fortunate to have found a cardiologist who understands POTS as well as other forms of dysautonomia. He's an Internist as well, but only practices cardiology.
Just wondering what experience anyone has had with metroprolol, and any ideas why he's going to do another TTT on the beta blocker with something added...It wasn't nitroglicerin but something else.
I'll ask him when I see him again, but am curious. I had a horrible night before I saw him with constant vomiting from POTS, and up most of the night, so am very vague about the visit.