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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 1  Tachycardia I was put on 25mg of Toprol to help control mild tachycardia (which I later found out was IST) and for the first 10 or so days I felt totally fine, but around day 11 I started feeling like my heart was barely beating and like I wasnt even alive. I'd take my blood pressure and it would be dangerously low. The scariest experience this drug has given me was I'd wake up out of a dead sleep nearly gasping for air and if I was drifting off, I'd also gasp and feel like I stopped breathing. Of course I didn't ever stop, but this drug certainly made it feel that way. F 23 15 days
25 1X day
8/16/2021
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 1  Arrhythmia, elevated BP Horrible depression, shortness of breath, chest pain, unable to work out. It worked for my arrhythmia but I couldn't tolerate the side effects. M 48 3 days
50 1X day
8/7/2021
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 1  afib and blood pressure Bloated stomach, stomach pain, constipation, extreme weakness, feeling nauseous, problems and decreased urination My cardiologist recommended no need to wean off drug as long as I had previous afib drug on hand that I could take. He also stated if I had palpitations I should give him a call asap M 73 10 days
100 mg
4/28/2021
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 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  Hypertension and borderline MVP Dizziness, blurred vision, weakness, lethargy, nausea, diarrhea, heartburn, bloating, anxiety, depression, panic attacks, body tremors, cold hands and feet, headache..etc I hate this drug! I wish I had never taken any of it! F 27 3 days
25mg 1X day
8/10/2020
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 5  irregular heart beat less migraines best beta blocker i have taken, and i have been on all of them. F 72 10 years
50 mg
1/1/2020
 1  High blood pressure Completely wiped out any form of emotion, was a shell of a person just doing my daiky motions F 35 25 days
1/27/2019
 1  post LAD stent severe low back & both shoulder pain. nausea fatigue last week I started taking 1/2 doses for 5 days & i am going cold-turkey tomorrow...I never had high bp nor irregular heart rate. I was told 'it's our protocol after all stent placements" It did not..It never reduced my heart rate & when I took my BP every morning it was consistently the same or higher than prior to the surgery!!! F 71 49 days
30 mg 1X day
4/13/2018
 3  Arrhythmia, Afib, High BP Initially a good drug, helped with focus and anxiety as well as symptoms. Now have problems with insomnia, depression, lethargy, severe bloating, swollen ankles and 5 lb water weight gain. Nothing fits and now my liver enzymes are elevated. This drug works, but has some significant and annoying side effects. F 66 2 years
.25 mg BID
4/2/2018
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 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
 3  High Blood Pressure Eyes get very heavy for the first cpl hours, took 5 days to actually take effect and lower my bp, by the 4th day been walking around in a dreamlike state nothing feels real kind of out of body experience, I have no emotions like happiness, joy, fullfillment. Just blah. Go back to the doc in a few days hopefully a different med F 33 7 days
25mg-50mg
6/17/2017
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 1  High Blood Pressure 50mg daily, Constant sweating under arms, anxiety flushes through my body cause heart rate to increase, on the 13th day of taking had some pvcs (heart flutter). 14th dose I took in 2 halves and stopped. This med scares me to death. I wish I new how long the withdrawal effects will last, even only on the med for 2 weeks is freaking me out. M 48 2 weeks
4/6/2017
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 2  hbp Dizziness , fatigue, slight weigh gain TOPROL XL MADE BY AstraZeneca HAS IT'S GENERIC TO NOW LOOKS EXACTLY THE SAME. I SPOKE WITH DISTRIBUTORS WHO CLAIMS ALL INGREDIENTS ARE THE SAME. WHO MAKES A GENERIC AND BRAND THE SAME NEVER HEARD OF THAT. THE DISTINCTION SHOULD BE CLEAR. IF ALL INGREDIENTS ARE THE SAME WHY AM I PAYING MORE FOR BRAND. THE FDA SHOULD NEVER ALLOW BRAND AND GENERIC THE LOOK THE SAME. wHAT BROUGHT THE WHOLE THING UP IS BP IS NOW HIGHER PULSE NOW HIGHER JUST LIKE IT WAS WHEN I TRIED GENERICS COINCIDENSE? DID THEY CHANGE THE FORMULAS TO MATCH THE GENERIC ? COME ON FOLKS WERE NOT TALKING ABOUT WART REMOVAL FORMULA WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HEART MED. INVESTIGATION HAS BEGUN F 57 6 years
25 mg 1X day
2/16/2017
 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  anxiety and blood pressure Loss of energy, eyes are really sensitive. . Bad headaches. I found this this morning after sleeping in for work.. this medicine is messing up my life.. I have no energy. Feel like shit when I first wake up everyday .. weird thoughts can't sleep ... feel worse now then I did be for I got on this.. I am going to end up loosing my job over this can't work on these meds. . I cannot get use to them.. M 30 5 days
25 mg
10/3/2016
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 2  High Blood Pressure My hair fell out. It makes you fat. F 50 2 years
1X day
9/14/2016
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 3  Hypertension Initially no side effects. In week 4 now and started having diahrrea soon after I take a dose. I'm only on 25mgs a day. I always request lowest dose possible. Hoping it passes. The other med made me cough nonstop (ALTACE) so switched to this I have sudden onset of high blood pressure. Was running 180/110. Came out of nowhere. After 4 weeks I'm in the 140/90 range so it's starting to work. Hoping the bad case of the diahhrea ends. I take at night now. Can't take it in the morning or day hours or I can't leave the house. Always in the bathroom. Been using small dose of Imodium to help offset F 40 1 months
25mgs
6/3/2016
 2  Blood pressure Loss of sex desire.Lethargic. F 61 5 years
75mg /day
4/13/2016
 2  Metoprolol succinate 50mg I was okay at first......felt like I had more energy......then I started to get cracked skin on my eyelid. I thought it was due to an allergy…..as time went on it got worse and my eyelids were overlapping and I was swollen and Itchy and ohh soo itchy…went to the Dr she gave me Prestisone steroids for 6 days…cleared it up. But the next day back to cracked eyelids and itchy and worse than before…tried all kinds of healing creams….changed my makeup and shampoo thinking I was allergic to something…..then back to the dr for another round of steroids …..once again it cleared up only to come back with a vengenace… .burning itching RED eyelids and underneath the eyes….. It was awlful…..soo now I decided to go to the eye doctor. He said I may be allergic to the preservatives in the eye drops ….. Soo I tried that and went to bed that night woke up in the morning and my eyes seemed for the first time a little better…. Soo I went to the pharmacy to get my Metoprolol 54 6 months
50mg 1X day
3/22/2016
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 4  A fib mitral valve problem None F 60 10 years
25 1X day
2/20/2016
  

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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