Lopressor and Phendimetrazine Question: Can a patient take lopressor and phendimetrazine?
Lopressor is a trade name for a medication known as metoprolol tartrate, and is in the class of medications known as “Beta blockers”. Its uses include but are not limited to patients suffering from coronary artery disease, to hypertension, to anxiety conditions. Phendimetrazine is a combination medication and contains premarin and meprobonate. Both premarin as well as meprobonate can have depression effects, and lopressor can as well. Thus, if you are on both of these medications, keep in touch with your physician regularly and be sure to make them aware of any “blue moods” or depressed feelings you may be experiencing. Both of these medications can have heart effects as well, although these are less commonly seen in patients taking phendimetrazine. Although the intent of taking lopressor is to have a heart effect, these effects can be magnified or suppressed by the phendimetrazine. Your symptoms, and your tolerance of these medications will help your physician decide as to whether thi
