| Key to ratings for lopressor: 5-Very Satisfied: this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal. 4-Satisfied: this medicine helped. 3-Somewhat Satisfied: this medicine helped somewhat. 2-Not Satisfied: this medicine did not work to my satisfaction. 1-Dissatisfied: I would not recommend taking this medicine. |
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| 1 | For high blood pressure. | OMG..I've gained 15 lbs and become sooo lethargic..it has caused depression and its hard for me to get going in the morning. I used to work out like a mad woman, now I could care less..haven't worked out since I started taking the medecine. I am getting off this on Monday!! Do not take this medecine, especially if you have ever had depression issues, it makes it so much worse. This medicine sucks!!!!! | F | 34 | 5 months | 2/7/2010 | 3 | A-fib, A-futter, V-tach, SVT, tach, | tired, dizzy, short of breath, vivid scarry dreams. | I been taking lopressor now on and off for nearly a year. I have had 3 ablations, and I also take Tikosyn. I think lopressor works well for me, for the most part it keeps my B/P from spiking most of the day, it is held around 140/90 if I miss a dose or we try to wean me off lopressor within 6 hours of the lower or no dose, my B/P is 190/110 or higher. The vivid dreams are the worse and the main reason my doctor believes I should try and stop taking it. I was married once to a not so wonderful guy, who still won't leave me alone and I keep having a dream of him killing me. when I wake up from it, or someone wakes me from my screams, my pulse is over 250 and my B/P is 198/150. My heart monitor is beepig off the wall. any suggestions on how to calm my dreams down? | F | 45 | 11 months | 12/29/2009 | 2 | Heart Valve Disease | Sleepy and tired and not wanting to do anything.. Just started taking 2 days ago so I am still in the testing stages. will update as needed. | F | 40 | 2 days | 11/13/2009 | 3 | Atrial fibriallation | Tired, "needing a nap" feeling is getting old. Weight gain may be because I have no motivation to exercise anymore. Pulse seems almost too low, 45-50 @ rest. And, not sure if this is related to Lopressor, but I love spicy/Hot foods, and now can't seem to eat anymore. Not because of stomach or heart burn issues, just burns my mouth, bad! | I was hospitalized briefly for Atrial fibrillation, which converted back to normal sinus rhythm on its own. My cardiologist put me on 25MG, twice daily. | M | 34 | 60 days | 10/28/2009 | 4 | blood pressure/hypertension | I've been on Lopressor, or Metoprolol Tartrate for two decades+. While it has been effective in controlling pressure, along with other drugs and behavior changes, it has greatly reduced my libido, caused constant fatigue/tiredness and makes me really have to fucus in order to maintain a vigorous exercise program. Really hard to work out at a cardio level. Also have severe short term memory loss, but ascribe that to age-related issues, but then, who knows? | Complained to my physicians about side effect, but am told the drug has been too successful to consider switching to another. I guess the feeling is some things are more important than sex! Like life! I'm not so aggravated that I would take the risk of not using the drug. | M | 74 | 25 years | 10/26/2009 | 3 | blood pressure/hypertension | I've been on Lopressor, or Metoprolol Tartrate for two decades+. While it has been effective in controlling pressure, along with other drugs and behavior changes, it has greatly reduced my libido, caused constant fatigue/tiredness and makes me really have to fucus in order to maintain a vigorous exercise program. Really hard to work out at a cardio level. Also have severe short term memory loss, but ascribe that to age-related issues, but then, who knows? | Complained to my physicians about side effect, but am told the drug has been too successful to consider switching to another. I guess the feeling is some things are more important than sex! Like life! I'm not so aggravated that I would take the risk of not using the drug. | M | 74 | 25 years | 10/26/2009 | 1 | hypertension | Immediate heartburn within 2 minutes of taking it. Second day took it again and same thing bad heartburn. I even took a prilosec with it and still experiencing heartburn and have to try and sleep 2nd night with this heartburn. I am going to have to find something else. I can't live with constant heartburn. | F | 45 | 2 days | 8/20/2009 | 3 | heart problem - ventricular arry. | HEADACHES. very lightheaded. taking this 3 times a day at 25mg. | my bp is way down - it was at 165/110 - and it been around 128/86 for the last few days..... | F | 32 | 5 days | 8/1/2009 | 4 | BP | Some shortness of breath when standing up or starting exercise, tachycardia | Taking 25 mg twice daily. Considering all of the complaints on this board, MANY OF WHICH I HAVE SUFFERED WITH OTHER DRUGS, I consider myself lucky. I guess it's a matter of finding the right drug and NOT "listening" (obeying is a better term) to your doctor, who doesn't care about the side effects, many of which are worse than his cure. | M | 67 | 3.5 years | 7/22/2009 | 2 | Atrial fibriallation | Spacey and unable to concentrate at work; vivid dreams at night; need for daytime naps which I never took before! | My cardiologist told me to take 1/2 tablet (25 grams) of Metoprolol ER once a day. It worked great for suppressing my AVs. However, I only lasted a week on it because I couldn't stand the constant sleepiness and space cadet feeling. Then I tried 1/4 tablet for 2 weeks and that didn't improve the side effects. My AVs are of short duration and intermittent. I'd rather deal with them and remain alert and awake. | F | 47 | 21 days | 3/15/2009 | 4 | Tachycardia | Low blood pressure, a slowed down feeling. I can't exercise with the same intensity anymore. I tire easily, lessened physical endurance, feeling cold all the time, need more sleep, bp will drop suddenly very low and make me very sleepy | Metoprolol has helped to control my tachycardia, which was causing chest pain, shortness of breath, and other cardiovascular problems. A really nice side effect is that it has helped my PTSD. Since Metoprolol actually works by blocking the release of adrenalin(in layman terms), it therefore is great for reducing anxiety and that "flight or fight" state that I had seemed to live in prior to Metoprolol. I am mellower, and more laid back, not quite so "driven." As one of those Type A sort of folks, that has been a nice side effect. I just wish it didn't make me so tired and I could do the sort of cardiovascular exercises I like to do. It does frustrate me that I cannot do all the things I want to do. | F | 33 | 2 years | 1/14/2009 | 4 | M | 15 months | 1/8/2009 | 2 | fast heart rate | vivid dreams, hallucinations, wanted to sleep all the time | it did keep my heart rate regulated | F | 73 | 1 months | 1/5/2009 | 2 | High Blood Pressure | Disconnected feeling - space cadet feeling, weakness in the arms and hands, tingling, sleeplessness, vivid dreams when you do sleep | After six months on the drug, I want off! Helped my blood pressure but haven't felt like myself since the day I went on it. The side effects are worse than the high blood pressure in my opinion. | M | 35 | 6 months | 11/12/2008 | 1 | high blood pressure | further complaints: muscle pain and weakness particularly in the calves, shoulders and arms; joint pain in the knees, jaw and feet; possible tooth pain and tooth breakage. | M | 59 | 7 years | 10/23/2008 | 2 | Palpitations and Tachycardia | I am on 50 mg 2x's daily. I feel extremely tired to the point where I can not function. Blurred vision. Stomach problems (such as heartburn and loose stools), I feel like a zombie during the day and then I can't sleep at night! Rash and itchiness. Feeling very weak. | I don't like this medicine at all! I couldn't get into my cardiologists office this week so I saw my regular dr and he switched dose to 50 mg 1 time daily. I WANT TO GET OFF THIS MEDICINE IMMEADIATELY AND GET MY LIFE BACK! I'll admit the palpitations are scary but they are do to anxiety and I will find another way to deal with my anxiety! Plus my blood pressure is almost TOO low! I don't like it at all, it might work for some people but not for me! | F | 19 | 3 months | 9/23/2008 | 3 | Atrial flutter | Tiredness, some lightheadiness and slow heart rate. when my HR is below 60, I don't take this med because it lowers my HR to the mid 40's to low 50's. | M | 64 | 2 months | 7/26/2008 | 3 | high blood pressure | fatigue, dizziness, sexual side effects | M | 56 | 2 years | 5/22/2008 | 3 | htn | night sweats,low sex drive,low energy, numbness,tingling in hands, leg feet ankle swelling, 30lb weight gain, sudden weight gain, fluid retention,indigestion. | I also take altace norvac,catapres III patch, it's been the best combination to keep me controlled. | F | 41 | 5 years | 3/19/2008 | 2 | Supraventrical Tachycardia | I was prescribed this medication to prevent future episodes of SVT. Firstly, it didn't prevent my episodes of SVT, I had nightmares and violent dreams frequently, and I put on 10 pounds as a result. Lopressor slows your heart rate and makes you sluggish....excerising is almost impossible when on this drug....a definite conflict. | I hear it is good for lowering your blood pressure...that was not why I took it and had to monitor my blood pressure to ensure it wasn't too low. | F | 52 | 7 months | 2/13/2008 | 4 | High blood pressure | i like the this med the only thing that it does wrong is make my short term memory really crappy haha | M | 27 | 1 years | 1/19/2008 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | I have been unable to work for over a week. I decided to go on-line to see what if any side effects may be caused by lopressor. It seems that it may be possible that the tingling sensation in my fingers and toes, nausea to the point that I want to throw up, headaches, chronic fatigue, dizziness so severe that I cannot drive, agitation, mood changes, could all be a result of this medication. There have been times I felt I was not going to make it through the day. I am going to ask my doctor to take me off of it immediately. | F | 52 | 3 days | 10/25/2007 | 2 | angina | 40lbs weight gain | Slowed my racing heart down, I feel better, but slowed all my metabolism down... the freaking weight gain... and if I miss a dose, my heart thumps like crazy. | M | 37 | 18 months | 9/4/2007 | 2 | 235/120 | gained 50 pounds in under a year, drug limits my ability to engage in aerobic exercise. | I am on norvasc, lopressor, and avlide. Lopressor was the first one they put me on. It controlled the BP well for a while, but the dosage has been increased from 25mg/day to 100mg/day over three years. In that time, the other drugs were added too. Metoprolol by itself brings blood pressure down considerably (I can see the effects within 20 to 30 minutes on the BP machine) but now I'm obese. I wasn't before. Doesn't seem like a good tradeoff to me. I wish someone could answer the question: Why did a healthy non-drug using 24 year old end up in the ER with BP of 235/120? Why do I have to keep increasing the doses of lopressor and other drugs so rapidly just to stay under 160/60? | M | 27 | 3 years | 6/23/2007 | 2 | Congestive heart failure | Since beginning beta blockers, I've gained 25 lbs, I'm tired all the time, and after months on metorpolol, I've begun to have chest discomfort. Then, when lisinopril was added, the chest discomfort became much worse and I felt as though I aged 10 years in 3 months. I had a bunch of tests done to find the cause of the chest pain and they could find nothing. I told the Dr. I wanted to stop the lisinopril and see if I felt better, and I did. I got back 8 of the 10 years I felt I lost!! So lisinopril is history. | I'm not convinced that metoprolol is doing me anything positive, but it is doing plenty negative. When I miss a dose, I feel SOOO much better!!! | M | 51 | 300 days | 5/10/2007 | 2 | Heart and BP | I developed afternoon Chronic Fatigue, and I gained up to 30 lbs. due to Lopressor. I got off it after 2 yrs. on it and my caring doc switched me to Atenolol for Tenormin. Now I'm calmer, have more energy and less appetite. | F | 68 | 2 years | 2/17/2007 | 2 | BP and Heart disease | It caused nightly heartburn/indigestion. Since switching to Atenolol (Tenormin), this symptom has decreased 95%. No bad side effects so far. | I believe Lopressor is a support system, i.e., it keeps you alive, so I went off it so I could live naturally. Now the Aenolol works even better. | F | 62 | 15 days | 2/17/2007 | 3 | Hypertension | Cold and tired when taking 100 MG once a day, better when I divided the dose but still feel spacey at times, get tingling in extremities | I think I can feel the drug kick in, weird sensations. Not sure my BP is as low as it should be by now. | F | 65 | 2 weeks | 1/11/2007 | 4 | To control SVT's and HBP | Some tiredness and occasional dizziness in the beginning but the symptoms subsided. | So far, I like Lopressor much better than Lotrel 5/10. | F | 47 | 6 weeks | 1/4/2007 | 4 | high blood pressure | none | very satisfied with it | F | 43 | 90 days | 10/26/2006 | 4 | heart disease...hypertension | This beta-blocker has a "mellowing" effect on me. I tend to lose hours daydreaming...............instead of accomplishing any given task. I no longer take naps, probably because I am in a constant state of rest. | For an active person this is not a good medicine.......although it does keep the BP in check (117/64). My doctor claims this is the best of the beta-blockers.......with less amount of side effect. | F | 68 | 3 days | 6/3/2006 | 4 | heart disease...hypertension | This beta-blocker has a "mellowing" effect on me. I tend to lose hours daydreaming...............instead of accomplishing any given task. I no longer take naps, probably because I am in a constant state of rest. | For an active person this is not a good medicine.......although it does keep the BP in check (117/64). My doctor claims this is the best of the beta-blockers.......with less amount of side effect. | F | 68 | 3 months | 6/3/2006 | 5 | Irregular heartbeat | Stuffy nose, tingling in hands and feet (more at night), cold hands and feet, tired the first 2 weeks. | My ireegular heartbeat is MUCH better now - almost gone or non- noticeable at least. All the side effects have basically gone now but every now and then my nose is stuffy and I still get cold hands and feet. | M | 33 | 2 months | 12/7/2005 | 1 | HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE | TERRIBLE HEADACHES | From the start, I got terrible pains in the back of my head. missed 3 days work, almost bedfast. Dr changed me to Avalide. | M | 64 | 3 days | 12/5/2005 | 4 | Heart palpitations (PACs) | Tired the first week or so; mild sexual side effects | Lopressor provided immediate relief (20 minutes after first dose) from palpitations. Am sleeping again. Much better than toprol xl. take 25mg twice a day. Not a cure, but suppresses symptoms enough to let life go on. | M | 53 | 30 days | 11/30/2005 | 4 | Heart Attack | None that I know of | M | 42 | 4 years | 11/2/2005 | 2 | High Blood Pressure | Heart fluttering,cough and mood change | Caused heart fluttering and cough, and fatique. The worst side effect was that it caused a personality change. I am usually a very docil person and this medication caused me to be extremely aggitated and made me want to scream and fight with people! | F | 47 | 2 weeks | 8/18/2005 | 3 | chd | tired | M | 52 | 1 years | 2/2/2005 | 4 | Extreme hypertension | Sometimes tingling/pins and needles sensation in my fingers - especially at night. | When I have heart palpitations this medication immediately stops that which is a great relief! | F | 39 | 1.5 years | 12/7/2004 | 4 | heart palpitations | A little spacy feeling at first. I also take a diuretic for high BP, so I have to make sure I allow at least 6 hours before I take the lopressor | worked very quickly and effectively to control my heart palpitations | F | 47 | 14 days | 9/27/2004 | 5 | heart palpitations | Dry mouth and some tiredness. Overall it has helped me tremendously and reduced my heart palpitations and skipped beats. They were happening 20-30 times an hour, keeping me awake at night and scaring me to death. After having numerous heart and blood tests, that came back as normal, Dr. put me on lopressor. In addition to regulating my heartrate, it helps with my high blood pressure, and I feel less tense. Also seems to help with my headaches...they are fewer and less severe. Really helped me get back to normal. I am on a very low dose that I also take with dyazide for high BP. | I used to take Inderal 22 years ago for heart palpitiations, but I like lopressor better. I don't get dizzy or woozy on it, but I did have that happen with Inderal. | F | 47 | 2 weeks | 9/24/2004 | 4 | sinus tachycardia | cold hands and feet, mild lightheadedness when rising | Within a day my mobility improved (didn't get sort of breath walking around) and within a week I was almost myself again!! | F | 27 | 11 days | 8/31/2004 | 2 | heart attack | Stuffed nose, itching on shoulders extending down back, can't get a full breath, arrythmias, constipation followed by diahrrea, gas, bloating of stomach after eating | I don't know why I'm taking it, my blood pressure is normal, my heart rate is in the 40's to low 50's, | M | 54 | 8 months | 5/5/2004 | 5 | HI BLOOD PRESURE | SLOW HEART RATE | M | 50 | 4 years | 11/17/2003 | 4 | high blood presser | none | F | 47 | 7 years | 4/18/2003 |
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ratings: 5-Very Satisfied: this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal. 4-Satisfied: this medicine helped. 3-Somewhat Satisfied: this medicine helped somewhat. 2-Not Satisfied: this medicine did not work to my satisfaction. 1-Dissatisfied: I would not recommend taking this medicine. |