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Can I take a beta blocker with thera flu?

I take beta-blockers every day 2 times a day a half a pill each time. I have a head cold and want to take thera flu am I able to mix those? I take metoprolol.

Male | 38 years old
Medications: metoprolol
Conditions: heart arrhythmia

2 Answers

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Should NOT take this (thera-flu) as it contains psuedafed, which raises blood pressure and heart rate. Safe over-the-counter medications include Coricidin HBP/Mucines/Nasocort/Plain Antihistamine(no D)/Plain cough suppression such as Robitussin/Tessilon Pearls.
Yes, you can take them together.