For home blood pressure monitoring:
Sit quietly before measuring
Use an appropriately sized upper-arm cuff
Support the arm
Keep the feet flat on the floor
Avoid talking during the reading
Follow your clinician’s recommended measurement schedule
Repeated measurements taken under similar conditions are usually more useful than one isolated reading.
When to Contact Your Doctor
Contact your healthcare professional if you develop persistent or troublesome:
Fatigue
Dizziness
Low blood-pressure symptoms
Slow pulse with symptoms
Cold painful extremities
Sleep disturbances
Digestive symptoms
Mood changes
Sexual side effects
New exercise intolerance
When to Seek Urgent or Emergency Care
Seek urgent medical attention for symptoms such as:
Severe difficulty breathing
Fainting or collapse
Severe chest pain
Severe confusion
Very slow heart rate with significant symptoms
Swelling of the face, lips, tongue, or throat
Rapidly worsening heart-failure symptoms
Common Myths About Metoprolol
Myth: If metoprolol makes your pulse slower, it is damaging your heart.
