Will There Be Any Complications If Metoprolol Succinate Dosage Is Skipped?

Posted on Fri, 3 Jan 2014

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Question : I have been in persistent AFib for 7 weeks and paroxysmal for 1.5 years. I've been taking metoprolol succinate 300 mg daily for 2 weeks. I only took 100 mg tonight since I ran out of all the remaining pills. Should I go to the ER to get the full 300 mg dosage now or can I wait 9 hours until the pharmacy opens and get the refill in the morning?

Answered by Dr. Anantharamakrishnan (6 hours later)

Brief Answer: Can Wait Detailed Answer: Dear friend, Welcome to Health Care Magic With no associated morbidity and a zero score, there is no harm in waiting. Skipping one or two doses is not generally a problem in most cases… Good luck Take care Wishing all well God bless

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