Chuck
03-13-2010, 12:28 PM
is the dosing the same between these 2? i.e. if you're switching from one to another, is the dose in mg the same?
I've been "suffering" on non-er metoprolol, (because my mail-order pharmacy sucks), for way too long. There was a recall on generic metoprolol er a while back...its been so long, I can't even remember when it was...followed by a back-order, and the stuff just wasn't available. Well, everyone else in the world started getting it months ago, "express scripts" still says its on back-order.
So I just had my annual physical w/ my primary care doc, who doesn't "manage" my HCM, but is very much aware of it, and all...asks me for updates, etc. I was "grumping" about this situation, and he didn't like it one bit. apparently called up express scripts and yelled at them. (LOL!) and along comes a rx in the mail from them, with a letter containing some BS about "oh, we're getting Toprol xl for the same price as the generic, and passing along the savings to you". (yeah, right).
ANYway...I've been taking 25mg metoprolol, twice a day. (it doesn't last 8 hrs...I can feel it). My new rx says Toprol xl 50mg/once a day. I could swear that in the past, I took it as 25mg/x2...and also metoprolol er, when I could get it, twice a day.
(I know they SAY "once a day dosing"...that might be fine if you're treating HBP, but I seem to remember it not "really" lasting that long).
I can't find an old rx bottle to back-reference. Is it typical to take even the ER meds twice a day, or once?
I've been "suffering" on non-er metoprolol, (because my mail-order pharmacy sucks), for way too long. There was a recall on generic metoprolol er a while back...its been so long, I can't even remember when it was...followed by a back-order, and the stuff just wasn't available. Well, everyone else in the world started getting it months ago, "express scripts" still says its on back-order.
So I just had my annual physical w/ my primary care doc, who doesn't "manage" my HCM, but is very much aware of it, and all...asks me for updates, etc. I was "grumping" about this situation, and he didn't like it one bit. apparently called up express scripts and yelled at them. (LOL!) and along comes a rx in the mail from them, with a letter containing some BS about "oh, we're getting Toprol xl for the same price as the generic, and passing along the savings to you". (yeah, right).
ANYway...I've been taking 25mg metoprolol, twice a day. (it doesn't last 8 hrs...I can feel it). My new rx says Toprol xl 50mg/once a day. I could swear that in the past, I took it as 25mg/x2...and also metoprolol er, when I could get it, twice a day.
(I know they SAY "once a day dosing"...that might be fine if you're treating HBP, but I seem to remember it not "really" lasting that long).
I can't find an old rx bottle to back-reference. Is it typical to take even the ER meds twice a day, or once?