| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 2 | hp of 136/80 | Stomache upset and terrible night leg cramps at 50 mg. and now I have heart palpatations at night which I never had before. I called my cardiologist and it took three days to call me back. He said it shouldn't cause these side effects. I think I will go elsewhere after reading all about the side effects of this drud. I am weaning myself off of it. | Side effects should be easier to read on the enclosed pamphlet on this drug. | M | 67 | 3 months | 2/9/2005 | 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 | 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 | 1 | Hypertension | Dizziness, shortness of breath, tachycardia | F | 66 | 2 days | 7/18/2008 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 4 | rapid heart beat | no side effects | I learned from my cardiac nurse that new studies showed that patients on this medication may be spared from death during a heart attack. | F | 62 | 20 years | 5/24/2005 | 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 | 3 | PVCs HBP | Postural Hypotension, Disturbed Sleep Patterns, Cold/Painful ankles and legs, drowsiness/laziness. Pulse was 36 beats per minute with 50 mg. RX was lowered to 25mg Atenolol and 25mg Maxzide. PVCs 98% cured, BP averages 123/76, Pulse 46-50 Beats. | 25mg/day taken upon rising | M | 62 | 5 years | 5/2/2005 | 2 | high blood pressure | cold hands and feet, muscle pain | M | 62 | 2 months | 4/27/2003 | 5 | atrial arythmia | none | have taken for 3 years...12.5mg twice a day worked better for me than a single pill at first, but now I just take one 25mg a day. My atrial arythmia has stopped and it's helped control BP (also take altace 5mg) to 105/70. No problems at all. | M | 61 | 3 years | 8/2/2004 | 4 | High BP | None | BP is in 120/80 range w/ med | M | 61 | 7 years | 8/28/2003 | 3 | Hypertension | None for many years, then feet became painful when at rest. Became so bad that could only walk on carpet during day, had cushioned shoes, awake all night with the pain which was unrelieved by 4 Panadeine Forte plus sedative. Didn't realise the connection with Tenormin until changed doctor. Stopped Tenormin, pain decreased markedly. Still looking for efficient antihypertensive with less side effects. | F | 61 | 21 years | 9/6/2004 | 4 | HEART | NONE | M | 60 | 11/12/2003 | 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 | 2 | Atenolol for high blood pressure | Taking 25 mg of Atenolol once a day, in addition to 5 mg of Enalapril [Vasotec] for high blood pressure, following quad bypass at age 52. Doctor increased Atenolol to twice a day when I experienced heart flutters. I was tired all the time, napping several times during the day, so cut back to Atenolol once a day. I was also taking Lipitor for elevated triglycerides. Doing a lot of research on statins because I experienced too many side effects including memory loss and muscle pain/fatigue & muscle atrophe. I have stopped taking Lipitor and Atenolol. Doctor probably won't be too happy, but I am feeling like a human being again. I feel the Atenolol was also causing erectile dysfunction. | M | 60 | 5 years | 11/21/2004 | 4 | Hypertension | Leg weakness and aching, shortness of breath on moderate exercise, some lightheadedness. | Worked like a charm on the hbp. | M | 59 | 3 years | 7/1/2004 | 3 | prior heart attack | depressed heart rate, expecially during exercise | very effective, but Dr. replaced with altace when I was diagnosed with diabetes. | M | 59 | 4 years | 7/8/2004 | 1 | high blood pressure | Night sweats, tired legs & feet, irritable very often. Panic and anxiety feelings. | I am rating this for my HUSBAND who takes this medicine. He has such mood swings and I suspect it is the drug. Is there another drug that will help him that will not make him so weird? | M | 59 | 10 years | 9/12/2005 | 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 | 4 | High Blood pressure | Sometimes I become suddenly tired, could lie down and just sleep where I was. Leg tiredness and getting slightly winded is something I've noticed. Will consider getting off of this just to see if tired legs go away. I'm usually very active and walk a lot so small hills and my legs feel like they've run a marathon | Has knocked BP down from 165/100 to 115/70 | M | 58 | 5 months | 1/6/2005 | 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 | 1 | Hypertension | Constantly escalating (over a period of years) acid stomach upon eating anything. Migraine headaches ecsalating from once a year to once a week. Sweating at back of head. Impotence. Leg pains. Loss of balance and constant sleepiness. Possible relation to onset of trigeminal neuralgia. | This stuff should be taken off of the market. With the utter lack of responsiveness to side effects by the current crop of physicians, this drug can lead to a constantly escalating series of side effects treated as new diseases. This could potentially lead to death. | M | 58 | 10 years | 11/20/2004 | 5 | hypertension | None | No complaints | F | 57 | 7 years | 7/30/2008 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 2 | To reduce blood pressure | Fatigue; Chest tightness; Need to stop repeatedly during exercise to regain breath; Dry eyes; Disturbed sleep; back pain; visual flashes interfering with vision at night when moving eyes quickly. | Not actually taking Tenormin but it is Atenolol which is the same thing. I'm in the UK | M | 57 | 14 days | 5/5/2004 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 3 | Dizzy memory loss sleep patten upset bp still high on 50mg have taken 100mg increas of above plus back pain could not lie down | M | 56 | 3 months | 8/2/2004 | 1 | Atrial fib | fatigue,trouble breathing,feeling very cold,headache,cough | I am also taking amiodarone but was told to stop tenormin | F | 56 | 6 weeks | 3/15/2004 | 4 | High blood pressure/Palpatations | This medicine gave me a slow heart rate 52-56 BPM Light-head and dizziness | This medication kept my blood pressure under control it worked very well in that regard, I still had some episodes of missed heart beats overall I was satisfied with the performance of the drug, however Iam concerned about the slow heart beat side effect. | F | 55 | 5 years | 9/25/2004 | 4 | tachycardie | It is my understanding that there is increased memory loss when taking beta blockers. I have been taking beta blockers for about 34 years and started at age 21. I am very forgetful and sometimes interferes with my work and life in general but I have to take it or my hear rate will go over 200. | F | 55 | 34 years | 12/9/2004 | 3 | F | 55 | 365 days | 9/16/2004 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 3 | tachycardia | extreme fatigue, shortness of breath | M | 54 | 8 months | 9/12/2004 | 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 | high blood pressure | Impotence | Lowering bp and ending my sex life?No thanks on ace now and its alot better......READ about this drug Why take this one when there are so many others? | M | 54 | 3 months | 4/2/2005 | 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 | 4 | high blood pressure | erection problems on occation | M | 53 | 8 years | 2/18/2005 | 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 | 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 | 3 | bp | impotence | M | 53 | 2 years | 11/7/2005 | 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 | 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 | HTN/Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia | Colder hands and feet-but maybe that's just me. | I have been on this drug over 20 yrs. It has helped with migraines, tachycardia, and the occ. anxiety attack. It lowers heart rate but that is good for me. I sometimes worry over longterm effects but it improves my life enough that I will just have to cross that bridge when I come to it. Everyone reacts differently to drugs-for me this one's a winner! | F | 52 | 20 years | 3/30/2005 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 1 | blood pressure | dizziness. weakness. headache,Impotence, | Stopped after 4 weeks.This should be off the market.Dont take it unless you have NO choice! | M | 51 | 4 weeks | 4/3/2005 | 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 | 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 | 3 | mild hypertension | dry mouth. headache, pins and needles, tiredness, lightheadedness | M | 50 | 2 years | 11/17/2004 | 5 | Mitral Valve Prolapse | None that I recall. | F | 49 | 14 years | 1/2/2007 | 2 | tachycardia, hypertension | cold feet, decreased libido,forgetfullness | I like not having palpitations and HTN. | F | 49 | 2 years | 4/15/2006 | 5 | Tachycardia/HBP | Strange dreams for the first 3 months but much, much better sleep patterns overall. Blood pressure dropped from 160/100 to 115/70, heart rate from 120+ to 65 resting. Greatly reduced panic disorder although not prescribed for that problem. Increased sex drive. More energy. | Fantastic when it works although I have had a lot of problems with generic atenolol from more than one manufacturer. Generic either works great, not at all or actually exacerbates the problem. An obvious quality control or storage-degradation problem is going on with this drug. | F | 48 | 2 years | 4/29/2005 | 3 | headaches, slight hypertension | While taking this medication it became nearly impossible for me to stick with my exercise regime. I became easily winded because it kept my heart rate way down. 2 months prior to this I had run a marathon. While taking it walking up a steep inlcine or stairs had me winded. | the headaches went away - might have been a coincidence. They never came back even when I stopped the drug. If you';re going to tkae it, take it before bed. | F | 48 | 60 days | 3/11/2002 | 3 | post surgical atrial flutter | labored breathing hair loss exhausted and very low pulse rate..this was combined with amiodarone..so I am not sure of the combined side effects | F | 48 | 4 months | 1/5/2003 | 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 | 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 | 2 | High blood pressure | Tiredness, lethargy, weight gail | F | 48 | 15 months | 8/5/2009 | 1 | Hypertension | I run 4 to 5 miles per day and already had a low resting heart rate of 40bpm before taking atenlol. Atenolol drove my heart rate to the floor and made me an absolute slug. For heavy exercisers with low heart rates as a result I would not recommend. | I now take a combination of Diovan (160mg, angiotensin receptor blocker) and Norvasc (5mg). Works great, no side effects. Was on Diovan HCT without Norvasc (calcium channel blocker) but because I lose so much body water running the HCT (diuretic) component was causing my BP to drop to 85 over 50 right after finishing running. Would not recommend diuretic for heavy exercisers. My current mix works great. No side effects at all. | M | 48 | 3 months | 5/8/2005 | 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 | 5 | Palpitations (PSVT & PAT) | Taking 25mg 1 x per day for 23 years. Tenormin has been the only drug that has helped my dysrythmias. Calcium blockers, digitalis drugs and other anti-arrythmia meds were of no help. | This drug gives me peice of mine every day knowing that I can escape the panic that multiple palpitation episodes can do to me. | 47 | 23 years | 3/19/2003 | 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 | 4 | palpatations | I really don't know because I am on 3 other medications. I feel good, so I really don't know. The only problem I have is stomach problems, but I don't know if it is related to this drug. | F | 47 | 1 years | 1/16/2003 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 3 | HBP | Recently, I have been experiencing extreme lethargy, inability to concentrate for more than 20 minutes, and short term memory loss. I have also gained a considerable amount of weight--about 50 pounds--since I started the prescription, primarily, I think due to the lethargy. My dosage has been adjusted to control my BP, which it does. | I am not sure if the problems are due to my Atenolol prescription. But, I have always been atheletic and lethargy was never a problem. These problems are affecting my job performance and causing me a lot of concern. I have attempted to compensate by drinking a lot of coffee, but that has created other problems. I am a tenured college professor with a doctorate degree and have worked in medical research in the past. | M | 46 | 8 years | 6/24/2005 | 3 | High Blood Pressure | Panic Attacks, sweating. | Blood Pressure went down but panic attacks were bad. Sweating attacks were frequent with no rhyme or reason. | M | 46 | 5 years | 7/13/2004 | 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 | 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 | 3 | fast pulse hbp | TIRED blurry minded lethargic | cheap | M | 45 | 2 years | 8/9/2007 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 3 | High Blood Pressure | It seemed to take 6 weeks before I had any side effects which were dizziness/lightheadedness and memory loss (especially short term). Although I decreased the dose from 25 mg to 12 mg the dizziness and memory loss just got worse. My heart rate was reduced and my blood pressure was normal but it's just not worth feeling dizzy and forgetful all the time. It's time to try something else. | F | 43 | 4 months | 11/4/2002 |
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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. |
