Can Metoprolol Be Taken Along With Clonidine For High Blood Pressure?

Posted on Thu, 26 Nov 2015

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Question : Blood pressure reads 212/80 just took 0.1 mg clonidine forgot to take metoprolol 50 mg at noon is it too late to take it. Have history forty of hypertension no heart problems have had stress test last month

Answered by Dr. Lilit Baghdasaryan (30 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Can take Metoprolol

Detailed Answer:
Dear Mrs,

You can take your Metoprolol as well. Clonidine itself may not be enough to decrease such high blood pressure

Take care

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar