asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), sleep apnea, or other breathing disorder.a history of slow heart beats that have caused you to faint.severe heart failure (that required you to be in the hospital) or.a serious heart problem such as heart block, sick sinus syndrome, or slow heart rate.Metoprolol can pass into breast milk and may cause dry skin, dry mouth, diarrhea, constipation, or slow heartbeats in your baby. The benefit of treating hypertension may outweigh any risks to the baby.Īsk a doctor before using this medicine if you are breast-feeding. However, having high blood pressure during pregnancy may cause complications such as diabetes or eclampsia (dangerously high blood pressure that can lead to medical problems in both mother and baby). It is not known whether metoprolol will harm an unborn baby. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.
You should not use this medicine if you are allergic to metoprolol, or other beta-blockers (atenolol, carvedilol, labetalol, nadolol, nebivolol, propranolol, sotalol, and others), or if you have:ĭo not give this medicine to a child without medical advice.
