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    Dec 2, 2008, 05:00 AM
    What is the difference between metoprolol 50 mg and metoprolol succ er 50 mg
    What is the difference between metoprolol 50 mg and metoprolol succ er 50 mg
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    Dec 2, 2008, 04:20 PM
    Metoprolol Succ ER is an extended medication, hence the ER in the name, it is released in your body over time. Motoprolol is release within a few short hours after taking it, thus the effects don't last as long as the ER version.

    Metoprolol is a beta blocker and usually used for hypertension (high blood pressure).
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    Jun 25, 2012, 12:52 PM
    I am now on the Succinate and my Doc tells me to increase from 50 mg to 75 mg.
    I have a recent supply of the Tartrate so can I use 25 mg of this and then 50mg of the ER ?
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    Nov 23, 2013, 11:36 PM
    I'm not a doctor or pharmacist but I would say no. The Succinate (ER ) version stays in the body for about a day while the Tartrate does not. Nor should you split a 50mg tab of the Succinate
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