There are 157 ratings for the drug: TENORMIN in the Askapatient database.

Key to ratings for tenormin: 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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5	heart palpitations	None	I can't remember if I had side effects at first. If anything, I would say the tenormin makes me a teeny bit more tired than usual and--or because--it lowers my blood pressure.I wish all drugs were this easy and safe!!!	F	52	20 years 50 mg 1X D		8/26/2010
5	Mild High Blood Pressure/High Pulse	I have no side effects whatsoever. I am completely satisfied with it. I wish OTHER Medicines would not affect me like this has not. This is the best medicine I have ever taken.		F	43	14 years 25mg 1X D		8/9/2010
2	A-Fib	The only good thing I can honestly say about this drug is it did finally put me back in normal sinus rythem and keep me there once I figured out to take half of the dose in the morning and half at bedtime. But I started to get some of the not so pleasing side effects and I must admit, I think I got all of them except the male ones. I had hives and itching all over my body, I was so tired and no energy all I did was work and eat and go to sleep. I had such weakness I couldn't even carry my laudry basket that was half full and not to mention the muscle aches and joint pain. My back was so painful that by afternoon and night I couldn't stand and it hurt to move in any direction. The mood swings, either I was crying or wanting to kill someone at almost anytime day or night. I gained 35 lbs over this period of time and no matter what I did to loose it I kept gaining. I could literly see my self get bigger and bigger. I had a very dry mouth, dry eyes, increase thirst and decreased urination	There has to be other alternatives with this medication that doesn't ruin your life. The doctors wouldn't even think about changing my medicine but instead put me on Zyrtex. Thanks!	F	52	5 months 50mg 1X D		7/19/2010
5	HBP	Extremely tired. Went from sleeping 5-6 hours a night to sleeping 7-8 hours a night with 2-3 hour naps a couple of times a week. Have no time for naps.	HBP started a couple of year after I quit smoking 16 yrs. ago. My mother, father, had HBP. My bother and sister had HBP for 30 yrs. before I did. Was on Zestril (cough) Diovan HCT (highest dose (did not work after 1 yr) added lowest dose of norvasc with Diovan HCT and had extreme swelling in feet and lower legs) I was on 50 mg of atenolol once a day taking it in the morning and around noon was very dizzy. I asked the doctor if I could take 25 mg morning and night. Not dizzy anymore. Blood pressure is now between 128X59X55 to 110X45X45. Going to the doctor in two weeks. Will see what happens. I mow 5 hrs a week, take care of a husband with dementia from a head injury and need to be awake. I have shoveled our 700 foot driveway 4 times this year when our plower could not make it. I am somewhat active, trimming trees, weed whacking, flowers etc.	M	66	11 months 25mg 2X D		6/28/2010 Email
4	hypertension	A little fatigue, sometimes my heart rate gets quite low, like down into the low 60's, and I find it hard to get my heart rate into the "target heart rate" zone when I do a cardio workout. Has slowed my metabolism some	This has really been and old reliable for me as far as controlling my bp goes. It was the first medication I was put on at the age of 22, and I am still taking it today. I have briefly substituted other meds for this, and I just don't get as good control as when I have atenolol on board.	F	29	5 years 50 mg 1X D		6/22/2010
3	Hypertension	I take this medicine along with Micardis. I experience constant muscle aches, lower back weakness and pain, leg and finger cramps, unexplained fatigue. I have difficulty walking, let alone picking my mail 30 yards away. I also have difficulty climbing upstairs and always use the hand rails to keep my balance and strength. My MD thinks I have arthritis so he referred me to a neurologist and the neurolgist prescribed me muscle relaxing medicine which did not work.	It helped lower my blood pressure from 175/85 to 135/65.	M	78	12 months 25 1X D		5/15/2010
2	High BP	Weight gain, less energy, constantly tired, very low heart rate and pulse	My BP was under control for the first 5 years but started to go up afterwards and my doctor added Diovan.	M	47	9 years 50mg 1X D		3/11/2010
5	Palpitations & Blood Pressure.	35 years ago when Ist prescribed was tired for 2 weeks then never had any side effects again.	Been taking Tenormin (Atenolol) generic for 35 years and I know I would not be alive today if it wasn't for this medication. I am 58 years old and started taking it when I was 23 because my blood pressure was so high and was diagnosed with MVP and a slight heart murmur and high blood pressure. I have never stopped this medicine, However, sometimes if I experience palpitations later in the day or night, I take another 50 mg. Of course. this is through my cardiologist orders. It is important to get some exercise during the day. A good brisk 15 to 30 minute walk and a healthy diet are the keys to NO SIDE EFFECTS! Also, it is always important to see your cardiologist at least once or twice a year. I highly recommend this medication if you tend to be an anxious, nervous type A individual that was diagnosed with HBP & MVP.	F	58	35 years 50mg 1X D		2/25/2010
3	pvc	To treat PVC's. Worked for many year at 50 mg. Went down to 25 mgs and began having irregular heart beats. Back up to 50 mgs. 25mg in the am and them 25mg no later than 6:00pm. Take it with avalide 12.5/150. Good for blood pressure. Helps with nighttime sleeping because of PVC's trying to go to sleep.Have to take valium 5mg to help with anxiety due to PVC's at night.Lowers heart rate to 50 -55 beats a minute.		M	58	15 years 25mg 2X D		2/20/2010
4	Heart Palpitations	You have to give this drug a chance in your body. Give it 10 to 15 days for your body to acclimate and the side effects -- lightheadedness and nausea -- will dissipate. Since taking my first pill I have not had any heart palpitations. Atenolol has also brightened my emotional spirits and added a shot of energy. 12.5mg in the AM and 12.5mg in the PM :: GOOD STUFF		M	60	30 days		1/13/2010
1	hypertension	Loss of appetite immediately after taking pill; super hyperactivity; couldn't come calm down yet felt like it took the edge off my mood swings; confused, spaced out, dropped my blood sugar to dangerously low levels, cold and terrible metallic taste in my mouth; felt like my tongue was swollen; kept trying to hydrate my lips and throat but didn't want to drink; insomnia	This was one of the most bizarre reactions to a drug I have had to date. I know whether or not a drug will be good for me one hour after taking it. I have a history of anaphylaxis to drugs so I'm very afraid of them. I took 12.5mg 2x/day - first day my appetite went away immediately. If you told me I could never eat again, I would have said fine by me. The bloating in my stomach immediately went away and I lost 2 lbs the first day because I couldn't nor did i want to, eat. I felt like I had low blood sugar as I was spacy and confused. Even when I would eventually put food in my mouth, it didn't help. I drove to NYC with my daughter and her friend to a concert. I was wide awake by the end of it, and at midnight instead of heading home to CT, I was in the lincoln tunnel heading for NJ and then was stuck on the bridge all the way back from traffic. We got home 2am and I was still rearing to go and had so much energy it was frightening. My bp was elevated to 179/112 (usually in the 130's-150's/100's). The next day it did drop to 120's-130's/80's which is good. But I couldn't deal with energy. I was hoping it would make me sleepy as I never sleep with this hypertension. I usually go to bed at 2-3am and am up at 5:30am. My dr had me stop it.	F	56	3 days		12/14/2009
1	hypertension	hyperactivity, loss of appetite, chills, metallic taste in mouth, muscle pain, swollen tongue, dry mouth, forgetfulness and confusion	This is a continuation of my previous review. It got cut off because it was too long. After my reaction to atenolol (comments in previous post below), my dr wants me to try corguard/nadolol but I'm afraid to because this drug specifically says "if you have low blood sugar, it could make it worse" and "if you stop it suddenly, you can have a heart attack" - atenolol didn't have that warning. This is now the 5th bp med I am trying, as the calcium channel blockers (norvasc and plendil) had me curled up in a fetal position with a cluster headache like I have never had in this lifetime. I don't get headaches and this was so unbearable I thought I'd die. They caused vomiting from the headache and elevated my bp to 250/135. I also tried aldactone which also gave me a bad headache. I don't know what I'll do if I keep on reacting to these meds. I was supposed to add doxyzosin 1mg to the atenolol but didn't get that far. I don't like alpha blockers either. From what I read, they are super dangerous.	F	56	3 days		12/14/2009
5	Hypertension	I want to add one item to my previous review dated Oct 31...I switched from Norvasc. This drug has completely eliminated the anxiety I was suffering! It works much better than the Paxil I was using, and withdrew from a few years ago! (I believe that others have reported anxiety relief; well, it works for me, also!) This medication might have more side-effects later; I'll update with a year...		F	53	12 days		11/5/2009
3	Hyperthyroidism	Muscle pain weakness and bone pain severe at times, weight gain, swelling feet, terrible back pain can't stand up for more than five minutes before back pain hits and it is excrutiating.	I was prescribed Atenolol 25mg once a day because of Heart palpitations due to Hyperthyroidism and it worked for a little while until my DR. discovered I had a pulse of 40 then lowered my dose to half a pill and next day whole pill worked great for the migraines so left me on them. I used to be able to dance once a week and went for walks every morning but all that stopped, Can't do it anymore without being in pain, lethargic all the time, sleepy, can't concentrate memory loss gained 30lbs I say it's not worth the risks do plan to talk to dr. and stop them gradually.would appreciate any feedback on this has anyone experienced the same things dr. tells me it's nothing to do with the medication but it really started when I started taking this medication. email me	F	43	1 years		11/1/2009 Email
4	Hypertension	None so far, that my previous BP med (Norvasc) didn't cause -- mainly tinnitus and cold feet/sensitivity to cold weather.	I wanted a change from Norvasc -- I took it for 2 years for my genetic high blood pressure. I also have a neurological disease, and it was -- perhaps interacting with my other meds -- causing me many side effects, like extra unsteadiness, dry mouth, etc. I also take Cozaar (losartin), 100 mg with my 25 mg of atenolol. (I must take the Merck brand-name Cozaar due to coughing caused by generics.) Few people who find negative side effects of this drug mention their weight...mine is normal for my 5'11" height: 172 pounds. That seems to really help the most. Although my high BP is genetic, and can't help that, keeping weight low really helps...you must decide between feeling better or eating as much as you like. I love to eat, and I eat everything I like, just watch portions. Exercise is limited for me due to my balance trouble -- I'm in a wheelchair. "Preaching" finished!	F	53	1 months		10/31/2009
3	lower pulse, high blood pressure	Heart rate went too low	I experienced no real side effect as most others. 50mg dose. I was taking this because my pulse was over 100. It did lower my pulse, down to the 40's and 50's which is why I felt tired alot. Switched to bystolic and that has put me in the 50's and 60's will give it another 2 weeks and call the doc after that.	F	44	11 months		10/25/2009
1	HYPERTENSION	Sleepy,Lethargic,Dizzy, Difficulty Breathing all the time!!Hard to exercise,always depressed.It affects my life and my work.Makes me feel lazy and incapable of doing things, even to think and make decisions!It is terrible and I agree with a lot of the comments by other people.	It controls my BP well,together with TEVETEN (ARB) for almost 2 years, but during the last few months I was feeling terribly bad.After reading comments on this site, I decided to STOP it.I was tapering the dose from 50mg. to 25mg. during the last 2 months, and to 12.5 mg.during last 1 week until i decided to stop.1st day stopping, I felt great immediately!However, next few days there were spikes on my BP, and the withdrawal symptoms are just as devastating. I need to go to a new doctor, and guess what this new doc told me..."atenolol are bad meds"!!he put me on Isoptin 120mg.every night, and my BP started to slowly go down, and my feelings started to improve too!!I have been out from atenolol for 2 weeks now, and took Isoptin for 5 days.Please do not STOP taking atenolol abruptly, taper it slowly, and consult your doctor. I learned a lesson not to do it alone. it is very risky.Avoid betablockers, unless on extreme need..Thank God I am starting a new life again! This site is very helpful to lot of people.	M	55	2 years		8/13/2009
3	SVT Heart Rate over 150 palpitation	Dizziness, Lethargic, Low Blood Pressure 80/40 But works great for my heart rate, always above 70 but never above 150 anymore.	I've been taking it so long that when i go to change medication they never work because I go through atenolol withdrawl and my heart beats so fast, I get all clammy, pale, pass out. Bad News	F	23	6 years		8/6/2009 Email
2	High blood pressure	Tiredness, lethargy, weight gail		F	48	15 months		8/5/2009
4	Heart Palps, short on breath,angina	Feel spacy, tired...but real "cool" and calm. I had Guillan-Barre Syndrome and had many symptoms. They put me on Tenormin and it's been a week. I feel as calm as can be, no worries and no shortness of breath, no angina and no chest tightness. Did have some real bad constipation in the beginning, but now the stool is looser.	Long term- we'll have to see exactly what it does.....let's hope for the best. It has lowered my pulse rate from 94 to around 70 beats per minute. i have no worries either because of the med or because I just don't care anymore.	M	34	7 days		8/2/2009
3	hypertension	difficult to get heart rate up and do cardiovascular disease - prone to cramping - fatigue	works for hypertension though	M	58	10 years		8/1/2009 Email
2	hbp	cold sweats numbness in hands and feet, extreme tiredness, confusion, felt weird/scatty.	it sucks	M	23	7 days		7/12/2009 Email
1	h.b.p	cramping in shoulders and upper back area,headaches bad ones! nose runs! congestion slight, slight hair loss,ears ringing,throat closeing when eatting spaz!slight chest pains? b.p not going down.	beta blockers were banned from use long term in u.k -bbc news! due to causing low blood sugar and dieabetes symptoms.when off taken off the drug,symptoms go away! I had these problems! Heads up to anyone who takes these meds!they can kill you! your doctor might think you have low b.sugar or D" and treat you for that! get off the beta blocker ,symptoms will go away! and your normal again its like these drug companys and doctors are trying to kills us off !!	M	54	4 years		6/17/2009
1	Hypertension	Tinnitus (ringing in ears), muscle cramping/fatigue, erectile dysfunction	I've been taking 25 mg with 50 mg Cozaar (losartan)and 40 mg simvastatin at nightime for nearly 5 years. My bp and cholesterol are controlled. However, I could never determine the cause of my tinnitus, cramping, and dysfunction. With so many similar comments from others, I suspect atenolol to be at least contributory. My new doctor has taken me off both atenolol and losartan and put me on captopril.	M	65	5 years		5/26/2009
1	palpatations -high blood pressure	excessive cramps,heartburn,cough,shortness of breath,sweating! lower and upper back pains,belly aches!bloating,gas!dry mouth,eyes dryness-vision problems.	How anyone could take this drug is beyound me? it did not stop my palpatations made them worse! didnt lower blood pressure at all.made me sick lightheaded,limbs and hands went numb, ankles swelled slightly. headaches bad ones! blurred vision! will never touch a beta blocker again ! this is the 4th beta blocker iv taken in my life and Last!	M	55	2 weeks		5/10/2009
1	hypertension	I experienced fits of intense anger. I was also often confused and depressed. I went from having created a business that provided a high six figure income to having very little because while taking it I made one bad decision after another. All of those decisions were somehow negative because of depression, I think. After almost thirty years of being on it I got off of it and saw my history in a clear and rational way that I had not while on it.	I am taking a only a cheap generic water pill at 65, when my blood pressure should be high. It is mostly in the 110/64 to 140/80 range and I feel great.I believe that I was misdiagnosed in my 30s because I am 6'5' with large diameter arms. I think that the cuff was too small. I am trying to organize a lawsuit over this.	M	65	27 years		4/25/2009 Email
1	hyperteniosn	Terrible depression and irritability. Hands and feet cold. I ended up with frost bitten toes this winter because of this drug. I was only taking 1/4 of a 25 mg tab. Terrible pain down my leg like the blood was constricted .		F	47	2 months		4/20/2009
1		CardioMyopithy	Pains in hands and feet, tired, weight gain, moody and depressed, confusion.			1 months		4/4/2009 Email
3	Long QT Syndrome	Dizzyness, some hallucinations at first, nausea, exhaustion	All of the side effects have gone away besides the tiredness...all the time! I am going crazy because I am normally a very energetic person but my body isn't adjusting to it as much as I hoped.	F	23	2 months		3/30/2009
5	to lower BP	Some times I would get a little sleepy. Took at bed time so I felt fine in the day		F	51	6 years		2/22/2009
4	hypertension, tachycardia	Cold hands, feet, extreme sensitivity to cold. Easily become hypothermic. Unable to do aerobic exercise (can't get heart rate up) Somewhat tired/depressed. However, it works like a charm to get my panic attacks/tachycardic episodes under control. Also good for my hypertension.		F	57	10 years		2/21/2009
4	inappropriate sinus tachycardia	cold hands and feet, sometimes bluish fingernails, breathlessness, low blood pressure	i am taking 50mg in morning, 25mg at night. after i take it at night, my hands feel colder and sometimes my nails turn blue. it is at this time i feel breathless as well. but my average heart rate (for 24 hours) was 96 before taking it. now it averages 76. i am afraid though if i stop taking it (i skipped a pill once) my hr will be really high. i forgot to take it once, and my hr was 140.	F	20	6 months		2/15/2009
3	Hypertension	Cold hands and feet, including chilblains-like symptoms in the winter. Tiredness.	Switched to generic Maxzide a few weeks ago. It controls my BP better, with no troublesome side effects other than the increased urination, and consequent need to drink.	M	53	5 years		1/17/2009
3	tachycardia due to hyperthyroidism	tired/sleepy, mild hair loss, mild exercise intolerance, ringing in ears	Initially I felt much better, because my heart wasn't racing anymore; however, lately I have been very tired/feeling like I could sleep all the time. I have noticed that it is more difficult to exercise because of the inability for increased heart rate, but it hasn't affected my workouts to the point that I can't continue. Also noticed mild hair loss. My ears "ring" almost all the time, which can be annoying. Is this a common treatment for someone who is having thyroid problems?	F	51	4 months		1/7/2009 Email
2	Hypertension	Low heart rate (40), cold hands, palms of hands turned blue after exercise, lethargy.	Atenolol 50 mg. daily is too much. I exercise daily (30-45 minutes). Made me feel sleepy and out of it. Hair loss and ringing in ears.	F	48	3 months		12/28/2008
3	High blood pressure	Headache and loss of appetite. Also feel that my heart is pounding when I lay down to sleep.	I had pre-existing digestive problems before taking this medication, I don't know if it is aggravating my chronic diarrhea (which is yet undiagnosed) and causing the loss of appetite. I feel nauseous at times. I've been told that I have nothing wrong with me except a fatty liver.	F	43	2 months		12/26/2008
1	High Blood Pressure	Terrible constipation, headaches, wheezing & tightness in the chest and worst of all muscle weakness and fatigue.	I had been regular as clockwork for years. Switched from Benicar when I reached 65 and went on Medicare to avoid "the gap" by using inexpensive drugs. After 5 days the constipation became so bad I ended up bleeding. Started on Monday and by Friday when I went to cardio rehab I barely made it through the routine I had been doing without strain. By Monday I could barely walk and had to cut much of my treadmill work. In my opinion if I had continued on atenolol 25 it would have destroyed my life. Fortunately a doctor agreed and I ended up back on Benicar. She said some people tolerate the drug but she is seeing many with the problems I had.	M	65	7 days		12/8/2008
5	Anxiety	None so far	I have high BP and severe anxiety during public speaking. Was prescribed 25mg/day. On a day when I had to give a speach, I took 50mg. WOW!!! what a difference!! Said goodbye to racing heartbeats, trembling hands, weak knees and quaviering voice. I was back in control and able to deliver without looking nervous.	M	34	10 days		10/4/2008
2	PVC's	dizziness,pounding heart.Upon waking feeling shaky and my mental clarity unfocused.Disrupted sleep.I am still having trouble focusing...I took 25mg at 9:30 pm and it is now 8 am	I personally had one of the worst nights of my life.I would much prefer to deal the PVC's than what I feel like now and last night.It may work for other but be forewarned.	F	45	1 months		9/25/2008
1	hypertension	Depression, tiredness, felt like brakes were on when trying aerobic exercise, confusion, lethargy, aggitation, inability to react appropriately during negotiations, inability to control anger at times.	I firmly believe that this medicine destroyed my life. I spent my life very successfully negotiating multi-million dollar deals until taking this stuff. It seems that my response to any disagreement was either extreme apathy or extreme anger. When someone provided a reason not to make a deal I would simply accept it even if I knew it was wrong and the deal was great for both parties. I just did not seem to be alert enough to overcome resistance. At other times, I was very angry and could not calm down. Frequently, I felt that I was just tense and ready to overreact to any minor criticism. I was also more confused about things when I was on this in my 30s than I am now in my 60s. It is a horrible drug. I also believe that I was midiagnosed with hypertension because of the use of a small cuff originally, although I did develop it. I am 6'5 and have a 16" inch (muscular) forearm. I firmly believe that my inability to be sharp during negotiations lost millions of dollars for me. I am	M	64	20 years		9/14/2008
5	hypertension	None	No complaints	F	57	7 years		7/30/2008
1	doctor insisted	I didn't have high blood pressure to begin with, and when I took the medication, I was dizzy, woke up with head spinning. Took myself off of it.	It may help some people, but I didn't need it.	F	76	30 days		7/23/2008
1	Hypertension	Dizziness, shortness of breath, tachycardia		F	66	2 days		7/18/2008
2	hypertension and anxiety (OCD)	Difficult to exercise vigorously. Used to be a sub-six minute miler, now rarely run and have gained 25 lbs. Ringing in ears and impotency.	50 mg. is too high a dose. Norvasc is better in decreasing BP variability. Mean BP is 116/69. Can't get my heart rate above 70, and can drop to low 40s.	M	63	12 years		7/10/2008
2	Rapid pulse, insomnia	Worsening insomnia, itchy skin, cold hands and feet, nightmares, dry mouth, "staticky" sound in ears, no libido/inability to orgasm.	Although this is usually for HBP, it is also supposed to lower your pulse. My resting pulse has never been slow. My doctor thought that after trying other meds (Prozac, Celexa, Ativan)that did not work, the Atenolol would lower my pulse which in turn would lower my anxiety and help me sleep better. I stopped after 9 days because of the side effects. The noise in my ears might not have been related to the medicine, since it started 4 days after I started the med. Since it did lower my pulse, I got a lot more winded from exercising than I usually do. I've never had HBP, but my pulse has always been high. Except for this experiment of seeing if lowering my pulse would help me sleep, the rate has never been a concern with my doctor. My insomnia seemed to get worse with this.	F	46	9 days		6/5/2008
5	PVCs	Always feel tired and able to take a nap at any time. No problem driving or maintaining concentration. Have had balance and hearing problems for years but not sure when began or if the result of drug.	Has been a great help with the PVCs and BP 125/65 with pulse 52 at rest. Love this stuff. No problems with generics and no side effects that I am aware of other than those listed.	M	80	16 years		5/21/2008 Email
3	High Blood Pressure	Experienced minor chest pain, irritability, dizziness and loss of focus. Dosage 100mg	Worked fairly well at first, my doctor has combined it with Avalide which I have have been taking for a week.	M	54	6 years		4/12/2008 Email
2	to lower bp	Was put on it 3 months ago because 40 mg of Prinivil was not bringing down my bp. I am glad I found this page. I have been very concerned re being VERY tired all the time - dosage 50mg per day. First I took at night, and it made me too tired in the morning to even leave the house, plus feel/felt cold all the time, wake up with rapid heartbeat, and wake every 2 hours to go to bathroom. I switched to taking in morning - after eating breakfast/lunch, fall right to sleep and stay home all day. I have to FORCE myself to do anything. I even quit my job due to my extreme tiredness. I am calling the doctor tomorrow and tell him I am taking myself off the Tenormin.	Now, I understand why my mother, who lived (and died) with me at the age of 94 was tired ALL THE TIME, was COLD ALL THE TIME (we had haggles about the thermostat), and she also had permanent hair loss - she, who had a thick head of hair all her life, with NO ONE bald in her family...Thank you again for this website. I feel now I have control back in my life.	F	67	3 months		3/26/2008 Email
5	SVT and palpitations	Tiredness for about 2 weeks but after that ... felt great! Stopped by SVT's and palpatations were very infrequent. Slight weight gain at first but exercise helped control that problem.	Another cardiologist wanted to prescribe another beta blocker for me. Thought changing drugs wouldn't hurt anything. But, after much research found the side effects for that drug would do more harm than good. Staying with my tried and true Tenormin.	F	57	25 years		3/18/2008
5	pacs and anxiety	Forgetfullness (mild), not as energetic	Pacs and anxiety stopped immediatly! I will take this pill every day if i have to! I have regained my life! Also take klonopin for anxiety (its a bit of a strong tranquilizer so i ut mine in half).	F	32	6 days		3/4/2008
4	High blood pressure; POTS	lethargic for the first couple weeks; exercise felt harder for first couple weeks... then I started feeling better.	Atenolol 25mg has kept my blood pressure under control. I have varied my doses from 12.5 to 25 to find the perfect dose for me. 12.5 works when I;m not under chronic stress. It does its job and the side-effects wear off after a few weeks.	F	27	4 years		3/3/2008
4	High blood pressure	heart rate slowed to 40 and I had to stop taking it.	I loved this medication. It did an excellent job of lowering my blood pressure and as a side effect lowered my level of anxiety. I have never felt so good as I did on this drug. Sadly I had to stop taking it because it lowered my heart rate so drastically.	F	63	30 days		3/2/2008
1	hypertension	leg pain,cold extremities,hair loss,burning sensation head & upper body,erectile dysfunction,insomnia,depression,ringing in ears,nightmares,mood swings.	Several doctors, & many tests(all normal results) couldn't tie-in side effects of atenolol with my multitude of symptoms. I had similar side effects with Lipitor which doctors didn't catch. They came on slowly after 2 yrs. & went away after 1 mo. off. med.	M	67	2 years		2/21/2008 Email
4	Anxiety	Slower heart rate, calming effect	This works great with anxiety. I also take Klonopin. Was taking Xanax, but these two combinations work. When I feel anxiety coming on and my heart start to beat faster, I take one and 30 minutes later, I feel fine	F	32	4 months		1/2/2008
3	Tachychardia and palpitations.	Extremely tired, low back pain, and a permanent thirsty feeling.	The 25 mg I take every night before going to bed did work on eliminating the possibility of the scaries tachycardias and arithmias. But as I have been feeling very tired, with a permanent gastritis and with an intense back pain, I decided to research on the web for comments. To my surprise I found a lot of comments on tiredness and some on back pain and gastritis. I try to excercise (aquarobics) every day and it helps me a lot eliminating the back pain and giving me more energies. But I would like to find a drug replacing Tenormin without the side effects. My case is also that I do not have the thyroid gland since 5 years ago and I also have to take Synthroid every morning. I know that not having the thyroid gland might also cause tiredness symptoms.	M	44	14 years		12/26/2007 Email
3	Blood pressure	I stay tired. I take 50 mg daily. Been on it for years. Losing wt and want to wean off. I have tried atenolol and normally have no prob. with generics, but 3 times now after about 3 days I had "hypertensive crisis"/very dizzy also , so I have taken Name brand. I am going on lisinopril and atenolol(again) and thought if I take the name brand maybe 1/2 tab a few days I wouldn't have those effects. Any suggestions please on how to wean off Tenormin	Again, how do you "wean off"?	F	55	20 years		12/12/2007 Email
3	migraines	cold hands and feet, fatigue and lethargy, decreased ability to exercise	It has decreased my migraines and their severity, but has also made me feel very sleepy throughout the day, and i have difficulty concentrating. I have very vivid dreams at night, but i sleep well. I have very cold hands and feet all the time and have noticed that i can only exercise for VERY short periods of time since (prior to taking it I ran a half marathon and exercised for at least 4-5 hours a week) - now i can only run for a minute or so at a time :(	F	28	4 months		12/7/2007
3	High Blood Pressure	Been taking it for 16 years or so. It worked fine all those years. Now my BP is high. They increased it by 25mg for a total of 75mg. I feel lousy. Headache and just plain weird		F	60	16 years		11/21/2007 Email
4	High blood pressure	Very lethargic and wiped out every day on 25 mg. Couldn't get my heart rate up when exercising, didn't feel like exercising anyway.	Had to take a nap 2 or 3 times a day. Finally i talked to my nurse practioner and she wanted me on 100mg but to take it at night before going to bed. I have done that ever since and I feel wonderful and my bp is under control with lasix added.	F	62	4 years		10/14/2007
2	Anxiety	I developed PAC's (Premature Atrial Contractions)within two weeks of taking only 12.5 mgs. After 5 months I decided to stop taking it and within 3 weeks of stopping it the PAC's went away and have never come back.	I'm a runner and exercise a lot so my pulse at rest was low to begin with. I think the Atenolol lowered my pulse to the point where it was trying to get in an extra beat and that's what I was feeling as a PAC.	M	38	5 months		10/4/2007
3	migraine	inability to think clearly, felt very tired but could not sleep through the night. Joined a gym and I'm afraid I won't even be able to exercise right.	on the plus side - it made me feel about as calm as I ever have, even with anti-anxiety and anti-depressants. Haven't taken one Xanax since starting the Atenolol 4 months ago.	F	53	120 days		9/11/2007
5	supraventricular tachycardia	none	I took tenormin for 20 years. Went off twice because it stopped working. Doctor switched me to other beta blockers for a couple of months and then put me back on tenormin. It has now stopped working again and I am on sotalol. For some reason the tenormin stops working for me after a few years. I go off it for a couple of months and then back on it again and it works great. However with my mother-in-law she became toxic to it and had to have a pacemaker because of it.	F	47	20 years		8/14/2007
3	fast pulse hbp	TIRED blurry minded lethargic	cheap	M	45	2 years		8/9/2007
2	high blood pressure	ringing in ears, muscle aches and weakness, fatigue, interrupted sleep patterns	I am so glad I looked on this web site. Did ringing in ears go away when anyone stopped taking the medication?	F	67	1 years		7/29/2007
4	MVP	First couple weeks very lethargic. Gradually worked through it and overcame it. Now I only get the very lethargic feeling if I become too much of a couch potato; if I exercise and stay active I feel fine - no side effects.	It made all my MVP symptom disapppear. I tried coming off the drug a number of times through the years but the MVP symptoms returned. Have taken the drug for 22 years. I read somewhere a long time ago that the drug causes "thinning of the skin" or something like that. As crazy as that sounds I think it has caused a loss of skin elasticity that is more than just aging.	F	50	22 years		5/30/2007
2	Heart Palpitations, High BP	Fatigue, spacey, muscle weakness, numbness in feet and tingling, terrible sweaty panic feeling waking in morning. Lately, light headed upon getting up in morning.	Have taken on/off over past 25 years. As little as 25mgs and up to 50mgs. Tolerated 50 mgs. well when I was younger for palpitations. Recently took 50mgs and felt numb and like I couldn't move...very weird fatigue feeling. Presently taking 35mgs at 9 p.m. daily and feel very sweaty, panicky upon waking around 5:00 a.m. Sometimes I get into a deep sleep and it feels like I can't move. Very strange sensation. As day goes on and it wears off, I feel more normal. Best time of day for me to have most energy is from around 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Have actually adjusted my daily schedule around this medicine. Have tried many other BP medicines and had worse side effects. If I don't take medicine routinely at night and go past time, I start to get palpitations and jumpy.	F	52	25 years		5/30/2007 Email
5	high BP; MVP	temporary weight gain and sleepiness.	Has decrease BP into the normal range, and eliminated MVP symptoms.	F	57	8 years		5/4/2007
4	tachycardia	disturbed sleep patern, energy loss and slowing libido (that could be my age)	25 mg once a day controls my problem.	M	57	12 years		4/26/2007
4	PVC's	afternoon fatigue; dizziness	It works that's for sure but I feel tired a lot.	F	50	14 days		4/24/2007
3	High bloodpressure, fast heart rate	Ringing in ears, chest& upper back pains,ED	Due to lower blood pressure, doctor has reduced daily dosage from 100mg to 50mg. side effects have been reduced. There must be a more effective blood pressure medicine out there.	M	65	6 years		4/11/2007 Email
1	high bp	Ringing ears hearing loss nightmares eye damange tremors.	They should require the Drs. to take this crap. It has stolden my life	M	57	21 days		4/8/2007
2	High BP	Lethary, bad dreams, joints ache, sleepy all the time. Severe headache every afternoon. Tingling in feet and hands and forgetfullness. Blurred vision in both eyes.	My Dr has tried all the BP medicines and everyone has a side effect I can not handle. Next step is heart specialist.	F	57	4 months		4/7/2007
2	paroxysmal atrial fibrillation	Extreme fatigue, lightheadedness after exercising and the feeling of being about to pass out, tingling hands and feet	AFIB episodes just as frequent but shorter duration (3-4 episodes per day especially after eating) - on 100 mg once a day which I have changed to 50 mg twice a day to try and avoid the overwhelming fatigue 3 -5 hours after full dose	F	46	2 weeks		3/22/2007
2	mitral valve prolapse, tachycardia	lethargy, laziness, GI upsets at night, feeling spaced out/dizzy, short-term memory loss/confusion	I started atenolol about 2 weeks ago (50mg/day taken before bed). It took me about a week to get over the laziness but now I get horrible stomach cramps and diarrhea at night. Within the first two days of taking it, I had to walk two floors of the parking garage to find my car after work. I had absolutely no recollection of parking my car that morning. The memory loss went away after the first week or so but I'd definitely take that over the nightly stomach upset.	F	24	2 weeks		3/13/2007
1	Nuerocardiogenic syncope	The constant need to sleep	I hated tenormin. For me the possible benefits did not outweigh the side effects. I was tired constantly. The only benefit was fewer migraines.	M	22	3 months		1/6/2007
5	Mitral Valve Prolapse	None that I recall.		F	49	14 years		1/2/2007
2	hypertension	Initially, nothing major, except erectile dysfunction. However, after about a year on 25MG, I'm having difficulty concentrating and lately have become depressed and lethargic, which I attribute to atenolol.	It did immediately lower my bp to 120/80.	M	55	12 months		1/1/2007
1	High Blood Pressure	Sleep pattern off(insomnia w/nightmares),tingling discomfort in hands, legs, and feet, panic feeling waking up, bad mood swings, fluid retention, heart palipatations, and stomach trouble.	This drug did not work for me. I weaned off of it after 5 weeks of increased side effects. Since I am not on any other medications and I was not having these symptoms before I concluded it was the tenormin.	F	48	5 weeks		11/29/2006 Email
5	HBP Anxiety	None	I love this drug!! I take .25mg once daily. I am calm, alert, sleep great at night. I feel fantastic every day. I am happier, nothing bothers me, very even keeled. They give Tenormin for stage fright. They should put this in the drinking water because I have never felt better in my life.	F	44	60 days		11/24/2006
1	heart palpitations	Hives and itching after 2 days. Quit using it and allergic reaction went away.		F	37	2 days		11/8/2006
3	High Blood Pressure Fast Heartbeat	Today is October 6, 2006. I am so sleepy all the time. I feel like I am a different person & now very lazy. I have always exercised and been thin before starting this med over 1 year ago. I have gained 27 pounds. I have never had a weight problem. I have always been a vegetarian & stayed away from bad foods. I started out weighing 119 pounds. I am 5 feet 5 inches tall. Other side effects are bad dreams, numbness in hands, blurred vision, lightheadedness. All these are nothing compared to my weight gain. My Doctor says I look great & that my metabolism is probably just slowing. I am 26 years old. I don't believe that is the cause of my weight gain!	It has slowed my heart rate, which I needed & lowered my blood pressure somewhat. Yet I feel that obesity will be unhealthy if I stay on this med. The weight gain really depresses me! I would love to hear from others that have gained weight also on this med.	F	26	1 days		10/6/2006 Email
1	PSVT	tingling in hands and feet dizziness hair loss dry mouth extreme fatigue very low heart rate (40)bpm cold fingers and toes skin rash	I feel it is horrible and should be taken off the market. The side effects are far worse than my condition.	F	44	3 years		9/2/2006
2	heart	water retention / weight gain	should not have been prescribed.. was misdianosed with heart problems	M	40	3 years		7/20/2006
1	extremly high blood pressure	upset stomache, leg cramps, weight gain, sleep distrubances and Lethargy. the doctors do not take the side effects seriosly. I thought maybe it was just me, but after reading all the others, something needs to be addressed.	Have doctors appt to have a med check, Dr cancel appt for scheduling reasons said that the Tenormin (Atenolo) was not the problem. Since has resceduled to July 19th, not to worry about them and will see me then. It has help a little with my high blood pressure, when I started it was 189/154 consistently. Know it is 150/135 still not good , but better.	F	38	4 months		7/3/2006
4	hbp							7/1/2006
2	hypertension	loss of libido, dizziness, elevated blood pressure, tiredness, loss of energy, lethargic		M	33	3 weeks		6/6/2006
3	Hypertension, palpitations, anxiety	An hour after I take it (50mg) I get tired and sleepy. I take it at night and sleep off the effects. Other than that no side effects. It cured my panic attacks but has only slight effect on my hypertension so I have to take another medication also.		M	54	4 years		5/12/2006
5	HBP	tiredness, but I take Lipitor too and I think that causes it also. after being on Atenolol for a couple years now, it's not working as effectively on my HBP, I think I need to have my doctor adjust the prescription up from 25mg once a day to twice a day. Edema, leg swelling, seems to indicate, along with actual BP readings that not under good control, lots of 150/100 readings and even higher.	It worked great for me initially, but doesn't seem to be working as well two years into it. Not sure what to do, will need to talk to my doctor about it.	F	51	2 years		5/11/2006
5	High Blood Pressure	None	If I skip a day without Atenolol; I KNOW IT! This medication is the best thing I have ever taken! I am on 50 mg. once daily for 3 years now. Taking the Atenolol along with 10 mg. Lisinopril but the Lisinopril just started 3 mos. ago. Needed addl med for high BP because it didn't solve the problem alone. Highly recommend this medication!	F	43	3 years		5/1/2006 Email
2	tachycardia, hypertension	cold feet, decreased libido,forgetfullness	I like not having palpitations and HTN.	F	49	2 years		4/15/2006
1	high blood pressure	Tightness in chest, a feeling that respiratory tracts in throat tightened, not getting enough oxigen especially during exercise, short breath, very low heart rate e.g. 30bpm less in avg. during running, sweting w/o "any reason".	When I told the doctor about my problems he said I need to stop immediately. After taking it for 2 wks (25mg) doctor also said I should take it two more times only 12,5mg and than switch to Blopress (by saying this drug is almost 10 times more expesive?!?!). This is what I have done however after a week passed problems worsened i.e. I had to stop running during exercise yesterday due to chest pain. I am an experienced runner in a good shape and this happened to me for the first time. Also, since stopping with drug I experience irregular heart bits. it is THE worst drug i have ever taken.	M	44	2 weeks		4/1/2006 Email
2	SVT's	Tightness in chest	I was taking this for about two weeks and quit because of the tightness in my chest. Now my Dr has put me back on it , 50 mg in the am.	F	48	2 weeks		3/14/2006 Email
2	Blood Pressure	Having arrythmia problems now after being on 100mg Atenolol for over 3 years. Doctor believes it is NOT a side effect of the med... I am seriously doubting that now as I have read about this side effect in many patients. Also have memory issues and pain in the legs and feet. Am about to look for another doctor and get a second opinion.	Prescribed along with LOTREL 10mg/20 and average BP is 125/75 - pulse averages 60, but atrial fibrillation problems continue to haunt me from 5 mins to 3 days in duration.	M	47	3 years		3/7/2006 Email
4	blood pressure	cold hands/ears,lowered heart rate which didn't seem to affect me, i exercize regularly and still can get my heart rate up to 85% when i want to. i had pvc's which could drive you crazy after a while and hi b/p.seemed to help over the 9 years i've been on it.no more pvc's and b/p around 110/78.	I think there should be some more research done on mixing tenormin with ginsana.I wanted to take ginsana for increased memory and oxygen carrying capability.I checked with my doctor 3 years ago and he said it would be ok. After 4 days on it I fell into a sleep mode in the afternoon and couldn't pull myself off of the couch'it felt like every ounce of living energy had been sucked out of me. Now 3 years later I try ginsana again because the impotence part seems to be kicking in now. After 1 week taking 2 caplets a day I have had tingling in my legs,sharp chest/jaw pain,angina strange deep dreams. no more ginsana for me until there is more study done with this mix. anyone else ever try this combination???	M	52	9 years		2/28/2006
4	Originally Migraine then High Blood	Tired, low energy. it cured my Migraine completly about 15 years ago. and controls my BP now. Cannot take generic, tried twice and ended up in hospital with suspected bleed, but wasn't thank God. My doctor will not prescribe me generics any more! Just starting to suffer from impotence on occassions.	100mg Works for me. av bp 125/80 heart rate 52	M	53	15 years		1/15/2006
4	Hypertension	None yet--I've taken 25 mg for one year along with 5 mg of Enalapril, and starting today my doctor has me taking 50 mg of Atenolol and no more Enalapril. Stay tuned!		M	37	365 days		12/29/2005
3	rapid heart rate	Very cold feet. Numbness of hands at night. More sensitive to cold in general.	It really helped calm my rapid heart rate. It had become so bad before taking the it that I felt I was running a marathon at all times--especially when I would lay down to go to sleep at night. At this time I'm feeling the side effects are worth it, although I may try to wean off of it and see if the rapid heart rate returns.	F	47	3 months		12/8/2005
3	bp	impotence		M	53	2 years		11/7/2005
5	Palpitations/MVP	None that I know of.	It didn't lower my B/P , but it lowered my heart rate and stopped the many daily palpitations which were causing mild panic attacks! I take 25mg once a day	F	58	7 years		9/21/2005
5	PVC's	Lowering of BP and heart rate, which is a negative side effect for me. My heart rate is about 48 - 54 bpm, which I don't like. Tiredness is a side effect also.	It works! I am down to 12.5 mg a day and I should try to wean off the drug but if I don't take it, within 2 hours I have irregular beats and a pounding heart. I just wish my heart rate were more normal.	F	56	25 years		9/12/2005

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