TOPROL XL Reviews (METOPROLOL SUCCINATE)

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TOPROL XL  (METOPROLOL SUCCINATE):  This medication is a beta-blocker used to treat chest pain (angina), heart failure, and high blood pressure. Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. This drug works by blocking the action of certain natural chemicals in your body (such as epinephrine) that affect the heart and blood vessels. This lowers heart rate, blood pressure, and strain on the heart.   FDA Approval Date: 1992-01-10 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR TOPROL XLCOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
DOSAGE
DATE ADDED
 
 5  rapid heart beat F 87 365 days
100 mg- 1X day
4/4/2011
 1  reduce heart rate isomnia and shortness of breath were unacceptable M 85
8/10/2009
 2  irreg.pulse low BP M 84 2 months
11/5/2006
 1  yes It has almost killed me!I am getting off no matter what!taken for HPB atrial fib,did not help HBP made me almost cripple,and a zombie.Dr paid so much to push this awful drug they do not care if you die from it.Been to ER Times 4 nothing done for me.Nothing wrong! Legs and ankles like lead.Swallowing difficult.I cannot wake up,my life has become nothing.I had to make DR.reduce dose,now he says take it,if your BP or atrial is a problem,I should get an implant! talk about greedy use of an awful drug. do not take this awful drug if you want to live F 83 9 months
4/7/2007
 1  Angina Head pressure and mental confusion. Tired during the day but couldn't sleep well at night I felt like I couldn't think and something was wrong with my brain. After 2 weeks withoout Toprol I am feeling like myself. My Dr. took me off it when I complained about my head and brain. I was dizzy recently too. And I couldn't remember nouns. It was a struggle to carry on a conversation. F 82 1 years
1/29/2005
 1  to lower blood pressure Blood pressure and heart rate incresased significantly M 80 3 weeks
3/22/2007
 1  high blood pressure problems! I HATE THIS STUFF ! I HATE IT ! I HATE IT ! IT HAS WRECKED MY LIFE! HASNT HELPED ME! MADE MY LIFE WORSE! I HATE IT ! ITS BAD! GENERIC OR NON GENERIC ITS BAD NEWS ! DONT TAKE IT ! FIRST IT WAS CAL CHANNEL BLOCKERS BEING BANED IN U.K FOR CANCER RISKS = UK IS NOW CALLING DOCTORS TO SLOW THE USE OF BETA BLOCKERS SUCH AS TOPROL XL -FOR ADVERSE SIDE EFFECTS AND PROBLEMS FROM THE MEDICATION. NO LONG TERM USE! IN U.K MAYBE THE U.S SHOULD READ THE NEWS AND FOLLOW THE WAY OF THE ENGLISH. TOPROL XL IN GENERIC OR NON GENERIC FORMS STINK! THEY DONT WORK AND CAUSE HARM ! M 80 3 years
11/23/2007
 3  angina, angioplasty & 2 stents 2001 After 9 months off Zocor I am still recovering from a number of horrible side effects of these dangerous statin drugs, so it is not clear yet whether or not the toprol was involved. PLEASE!!! ANYONE ON THIS SITE TAKING ONE OF THE STATIN DRUGS (E.G.LIPITOR, ZOCOR, ETC.) - CONSIDER THAT IT MAY WELL BE THE STATIN, RATHER THAN THE TOPROL, THAT CAUSES YOUR MUSCLE PAIN & WEAKNESS, CONFUSION, MEMORY LOSS, HAIR LOSS,etc. I had most of these symptoms until I stopped taking 80mg Zocor daily. F 79 5 years
3/10/2007
 3  heart disease fatigue, bowel problems M 78 1 years
12/20/2008
 2  Irregular heart beat Wierd dreams, trouble sleeping more than two three hours at a time,(before Toprol-XL I usually lsept all night)tired, tired, tired. I want to lie down or lean back in recliner all time. My experience with Toprol is the same as it has been with all beta blockers. I've had 8 different B.B. prescribed for me during the last 25 years and so far as I'm concerned a beta blocker is a concotion from the devil. Do they ever help anyone? M 78 4 months
7/5/2007
 4  angina low-level headache; drowsiness, sometimes extreme This medication works well enough in controlling blood pressure and occasional angina. However, in the past several months have experienced drowsiness/fatigue, often in the extreme. Rather feels as if one had been M 77 9 years
5/8/2005
 4  Prescribed for BP & severe weakness After only ONE pill I regained a lot of lost energy. That continues but I'm losing wads of hair and worried about my lack of energy. even though it's much improved. Dizziness on standing is dangerous. Will ask about reducing dosage. It feels suspicious to go from literally leaning on walls to how I feel now overnight. F 77 4 months
50mg 1X day
3/5/2021
 1  h.b.p palps If you like side effects, this is the pill for you! its got a bunch of side effects to drive a normal person crazy!im an old fart and I dont like to spend my time fighting with dumb idiot doctors! who wont listen to me anyways. (about my side effects) makes me wonder what the hell are they,there for? as they only seem to push pills and then kick you out the door in 5 or 10mins of seeing them. worthless idiots ! and what am I paying for ?? I came down with a hidden side effect of toprol xl and most beta blockers -after long term useage! boarderline diabetes! its common and it happens, this is caused by the a-hole doctors who wont take you off the medication. so your stuck to take it untill you go nuts or drop over from the side effects! diabetes is not a thing to mess with ! im on some new natural meds that help stop the problem and subdue the diabetes ,meantime I made a appointment with outside network (hmo) cardiologist I pay ! as I want to know what is going on and must change to another medication that works, and wont have this side effect! beware most beta blockers have this side effect for long term use. bottom line check your doctor out first ! as most are interns or newbees that dont care ,they guess and give us the ginny pig treatment! try this or that ! that is not being a real doctor ! as they should know just what to do and how to treat the problem. iv seen teams of doctors at hmo's standing talki M 77 5 years
10/17/2007
 1  my dr changed it dilitazCD i was on I started out with .25 mg. as she thinks this is a great drug!! and she upped it to 50 mg then on to 100 mg. which although i had it i never opened the bottle. I did not feel well and one evening i looked down as my feet felt tight. they were bluish in color and all swollen up. I had had shortness of breath (which i told her about). she was in Wyoming for a month so pulled the paperwork out of my medicine drawer and read it. There I found all the symptons that I have been having. I read yo could not go off except gradually. and I began reducing my dosage and now 2 months later am off of it. My feet still swell up, but my shortness of breath is almost gone. I was exhausted and while taking it could not continue my daily walks. when she came back she wanted me to go back to the original dosage 50mg i had been taking I said not only no but F 77 7 months
7/26/2005
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 3  smooth heartbeat while exersizing fatigue. insomnia. decreased libido light headiness M 75 7 years
1X day
4/2/2011
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 2  for irregular heartbeat none M 75 9 months
9/20/2005
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 2  Afib,HBP Dizzy,not feeling well after 2 wks,cut down. dose,felt ill heart rate way up,this med is unpredicable I can't seem to get the right dose,Dr is not helpful. I took 1/2 of 25 mg for1mo,began having increased heart rate,started taking 25 mg helped for awhile,then dizzy and not feeling well,it's a vicious circle F 75 4 months
1/2 of25
2/6/2017
 1  CHF Several- eyesight changed, very swollen feet, ankles& legs, tiredness, insomnia, weight gain,rash (hives), itching, constipation, lightheadedness, runny nose. F 75 0 days
25 mg
9/19/2017
 1  Chest Pain and High BP All of a sudden i started to have pain ,--very severe---in my ear and my eye watered so much, it swelled almost closed. I went to the dr. who ran many scans, and they show one of my jaws is out of line , so he called it tmj., But--I am going to get off Toprol, because I believe that Toprol is the culprit ! ! ! I have NEVER had any trouble with tmj before , so since the pain in my ear is soooo bad, I read that Toprol can cause gland and ear problems, and tinnitus. I am going to wean off. I only take 12 and 1/2 mg. , but I still think Toprol is the problem . I feel bad, and can't seem to function problem. Has anyone had ear pain on this stuff? PLEASE let me know. [email protected] F 75 2 weeks
7/12/2009
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 3  Rapid heart beat Horrible. Heartburn It was helping me but i couldn't. Handle the pain.now i don't. How to get off it safely. F 74 10 days
1/2 of 250
10/27/2015
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TOPROL XL  (METOPROLOL SUCCINATE):  This medication is a beta-blocker used to treat chest pain (angina), heart failure, and high blood pressure. Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. This drug works by blocking the action of certain natural chemicals in your body (such as epinephrine) that affect the heart and blood vessels. This lowers heart rate, blood pressure, and strain on the heart.   FDA Approval Date: 1992-01-10 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

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