Dosing With Metoprolol Succinate: An Introduction
- Your age
- The medical condition you are being treated for
- Other medical conditions you may have
- Other medications you may be currently taking
- How you respond to metoprolol succinate.
As always, do not adjust your metoprolol succinate dose unless your healthcare provider specifically instructs you to do so.
Dosing With Metoprolol Succinate for High Blood Pressure
The recommended starting dosage of metoprolol succinate for people with
high blood pressure (
hypertension) is 25 mg to 100 mg once a day. After a couple of weeks, based on the
blood pressure response and/or metoprolol succinate side effects, the metoprolol succinate dosage may be increased or decreased. Your healthcare provider may also add a diuretic (a "water pill") or another
blood pressure medication if your blood pressure is not controlled by metoprolol succinate alone.
The maximum recommended daily dose of metoprolol succinate is 400 mg.