TOPROL XL Reviews (METOPROLOL SUCCINATE)

Average Rating: 2.5 (823 Ratings)

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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  HBP 25mg to 50mg to 75mg and then back down to 25mg (over the course of 5 years) - severe breathing problems that developed after being switched to the generic and then back to the regular. Does not help my HBP - I am currently weaning off and the withdrawl is HORRID. Migraines, head pressure, eye strain, heart racing and pounding, chest tightness. I have (3) more days to go then off completely. Anyone know how long it takes for the effects to go away and when I can expect improved breathing? Thank you. F 34 5 years
2/20/2008
 1  high blood pressure/rapid pulse I too feel like I am going insane. High anxiety, I worry about everything. They put me on ativan for the anxiety, but told me not to take too much as it is addictive. I am trying to cut down on the dosage (I take 100mg). It has made me even more anxious, making my heart race. Does this go away? Also have gained weight. F 61 9 days
2/18/2008
 3  PVC gained 15 pounds in three months, hair loss Insurance switch me from Totorol, does not work for PVC, lowered my blood presure, try half of the pill does not work, feel week, shortnes of breath, I have to switch to natural medicine. M 49 10 months
2/9/2008
 1  headaches & anxiety I have had on and off head pressure everyday. Cold hands and feet. I always feel cold. Jittery. Didn't help my blood pressure seems to make it higher. I just feel like crap on it. I have been weaning off for 3 days. I started at .25mg and now I am at 3 quarters of a pill. St this dosage I think I am have withdrawls. I have bad chills. Last night I went to bed and just kept shaking. I wake up feeling more anxious and jittery. F 42 2.5 months
2/9/2008
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 1  rapid heartbeat sweating ,cold hand and feet, leg cramps, blurred vision, not sleeping maybe 2 to 3 hours a night, NO SEX DRIVE. Side effects so bad i thought i was going to die. Dont take this medicine unless you feel you need it. Iwas taking generic toprol. F 47 3 months
2/9/2008
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 1  b.p spikes too high ! Waight Gain by at least 14pounds since on it, vision problems ringing in ears! hands feet legs itch and tingle numbness at times! heartburn! throat closing! heavy cramping in shoulders and middle back! short term memory loss,light headedness! faint feeling-skin tags growing on neck and face -hair loss and thinning hair! bloating belly and trapped gas symptoms! chest pains at times! sexual side effects ! toprol xl is a P.O.S ! I have been on this junk for 6years now, hmo doctors refuse to take me off it ? (go figure) all tests show normal? however being on this has damaged my life! and has caused Harm to me! weaning off this drug slow works, however side effects can hit ! and do hit ! you can get addticted to this drug! doctors wont tell you this! but it happens. im at the point where a doctor wont matter anymore,im trying 1 more time to change meds with a doctors help! (if he will help me) otherwise im going it alone and will wean myself off this crapy drug forever. better to live with high blood pressure ,than have so meny side effects that distroy ones life! and can cause so meny bad effects and sickness to happen ! this s..t should be pulled off the market ! fda isnt doing its job ! M 54 6 years
1/30/2008
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 4  Erratic heart beat In the beginning, I was on 50 mil. which had me walking around like a zombie. I now take 25 mil. and I do experience fatigue but it is bearable. I take the medication at night. This medication has made a huge difference. I was experiencing some scary heart symptoms and since I've been taking Toprol, I very rarely experience the symptoms. For me, the benefit far outweighs the side effects. F 53 15 months
1/25/2008
 5  atrial fibrillation weight loss-my combo of toprol xl, rythmol SR and digoxin caused me to lose 72 pounds. this did wonders for my condition. i had slight nausea, but it was tolerable. I experienced some slight side effects, but the effect that this combo of drugs did to allieviate my condition was well worth it. I had ablation surgery two years ago and had a relapse of A-fib starting about 9 months ago, so we are using this cocktail of meds to help control my condition and delay a second ablation procedure. My cardiologist is an amazing pioneer in the field of atrial fibrillation and practiced at the Mayo Clinic for years before moving to my area and changing my life. F 41 3 years
1/23/2008
 4  Postural Tachycardia Syndrome Have to get up slowly sometimes, knocks me out for a few hours after taking it, slight tingles in hands and feet that come and go, feel a little "limp" sometimes I have POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome) and I would often faint upon standing, or my heart rate would race at 170 bpm just by walking across the room. I also had horrible chest pain from my heart beating so fast and hard all the time, plus insomnia, nausea, headaches, etc. constantly. After starting the Toprol, my life became liveable again. I haven't passed out since I began taking it, and I am able to get up and do things without my heart racing anymore. Also my chest pain is gone. I can also eat normally again and have fewer headaches, plus it's helped me sleep better at night (I take it at bedtime). Yes, there are some side effects, but the benefits for me far outweigh the negatives. Toprol has given me my life back. F 31 3.5 weeks
1/23/2008
 4  for hypertention giddiness, cold hands & feet. Lack of sensation in hands while sleeping with hands facing upwards,lack of blood flow to the hands. Started with 25 mg & tapered it down to 12.5 mg. Tried to use it on alternate days but that failed. M 33 10 months
1/19/2008
 5  High BP, palpitations very noticeable thinning of hairline after one year. I also noticed (my wife did too) problems in maintaining an erection (on Viagra for the last few months). On exercise regimen for last 12 months. I will get off this medication soon. M 52 2 years
1/17/2008
 1  High Blood Pressure Major hair loss, dizziness, insomnia, weight gain. I was prescribed one 50 mg pill per day and took it for about 3 years. I had marked hair loss the entire time but did not think of Toprol as a possible cause. My hair loss got progressively worse and last year I ended up in the medical office performing several tests to determine the cause of this issue. My scalp was completely visible and I was literally going bald. After finding this website I asked my doctor to prescribe me something else for high blood pressure and she DID NOT want to do it!! She stated that Toprol could not be cause!! After insisting, she finally took me off of it but I had a very rough time! My heart was beating so fast that I thought I was going to have a heart attack. I got very weak and even walking up the stairs caused me to get exhausted with major tachycardia. VERY SCARY. I toughed it out and slowly cut down my dose over a period of 3 weeks. One month after stopping the medication my hair loss stopped and I lost 5 pounds! I am a young healthy woman and this F 34 3 years
1/16/2008
 2  High Blood Pressure Loss of interest, brain fog,Tired, Mood swings, some sexual side effects. Wierd dreams. Depression. Some anxiety, but primarily depression. Started on 25 MG. Dr wanted me to go to 50 MG and refused. Becareful. Take this and all medications based on how you feel. Also, read it is OK to split in two. and take 1/2 in am 1/2 in pm and helped. VERY UNPREDICTABLE MEDICATION. You feel different day to day. M 38 1.5 years
1/11/2008
 1  High Heart Rate & Initially Thyroid I am currently experiencing the following: Terrible anxiety that does not stop, panic, high heart rate, stomach cramps, nausea, stomach burning, dry throat at night, tight throat, trouble eating, strange dreams, trouble sleeping, trouble concentrating, ears popping when I swallow, etc. Can anyone give me some advice? My original dose was 25 mg per day at night. I am down to 12.5 mg per day at night. I have been to the emergency room, which did not help. I am also on Xanax, Prevacid & a Birth Control pill. My doctor does not know whether to quadruple my dose or get me off of this stuff. F 37 2 months
1/10/2008
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 3  Mitral Valve Prolapse/migraine weight gain,15 lbs-- daily nightmares,joint pain Low sex drive-- Craving for sweets I want to wean myself from this medication---I do not want to be a slave to it for the rest of my life. Anyone have any luck stopping it's use? F 53 4 years
1/6/2008
 1  High blood pressure Nausea, indigestion, weight loss (about 20 pounds!), sluggishness, memory bad, anxiety, rapid pulse, high blood pressure, constant headache/head pressure, sweaty, hot flashes, eczema is ten times worse and I haven't had an issue with that in about a year and a half, jumpiness, just generally feeling jittery and out of my element, easily aggravated, wheezing, coughing, trouble sleeping, breathing is labored at times ... I'm on 1 and a half pills (37.5 mg) but I am starting my wean tomorrow. Wish me luck. I want my life back. I was fine with my tachycardia for a long time before these meds! I have a family history of heart problems and briefly had a few episodes of tachycardia when I was 19 -- a smoker, lots of fast food, binge drinking -- a normal college kid. Pulse would shoot up for no reason, so doctor put me on 25mg of Toprol. Worked for a while, then didn't work at all. Weaned off. Now that I'm 22, I developed a hernia and had to have surgery ... I have had no problems in the past year because I quit smoking, drinking, fast food, etc. and live a very healthy 'mature' lifestyle. Practically a vegetarian now, too! No tachycardia. Blood pressure a little high in her office so she automatically assumed I have high blood pressure all the time and told me she wouldn't give me my surgery referral unless I agreed to take beta blockers as a safeguard during my surgery that nothing would happen. Fair enough, fair enough ... I wish I had gotten a second opinion. Side effects are worse than ever before. I'm getting off this stuff once and for all. I hate this. It's M 22 8 weeks
1/2/2008
 1  arrythmia general lethargy and numbness in hands and feet. This drug is poison to the system. I don't know how companys can keep it on the market. I was only on it for a month at a very low dose 1/2 of a 25 mg. tab at bedtime. I stopped taking it in Oct of 2007 and have been suffering ever since. Not from heart anything, but from adrenoline rushes. Don't ever use the word anxiety or your Dr. will think you are crazy. I used the word and my Dr. has had me on more medication for anxiety. It has been unbelievable!! Now she wants me to see a shrink. Well guess what..I do have an appt. with an endocrinologist, but in the meantime I have been doing some research...guess what really helps the adrenoline rushes? Aleve. It blocks the hormone that causes pain and adrenoline. Can you believe it? I have been symptom free for a week now and am sooooo thankful. I used to feel like an electric current was running through my body and had a god awful whine in the back of my head. For those of you who have your Drs. permission to get off of Topro F 68 28 days
1/2/2008
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 1  High Blood Pressure My doctor put me on Toprol XL 50mg a day. I have had severe indigestion, heartburn, gas and bloating. I am unable to sleep because the heartburn is so bad when lying down. I would not recommend this drug and I would like to get off of it but I have heard you must be weaned off of it slowly or you might have a heart attack. F 54 3 months
12/31/2007
 1  my blood pressure seemed high ? at first didnt have any, but after about a week or so,started to get dizzy and vision went blurred as well noticed I gained about 4 pounds, I began to get lightheaded and my hands felt numb at times ? as time went on the side effects became worse and worse!my hmo doctor gave me another med to counteract the toprol s/effects but it only caused more harsh effects to happen! I asked to be taken off the meds but doctor refused me! saying he liked toprol and how it works so good???? never to ask me if I liked it ? I really mad! and want to get off this toprol! as per the side effects and problems it causes me! I never felt so bad on this stuff. M 40 2 years
12/28/2007
 1  high blood pressure rapid pulse, blurry vision, dizziness, extreme fatigue,confusion, constant runny nose My new doctor was worried that I had borderline high blood pressure and assured me there were no real side effects with this medicine. I agreed to start even though no other doctor ever mentioned I had a problem. The first problem was higher pulse. A change to generic brought on dizziness and took two months to rule out all other causes (doctor said it couldn't be the medicine), and I went back on the brand name. I had visits to the eye doctor about a filminess and not being able to see to read or drive, and went back to a sleep clinic because sometimes I couldn't stay on my feet even with a CPAP machine. I became spacy-not always making sense when talking. When I started gaining weight for no reason I decided to really check out the side effects of this medicine instead of accepting the doctor's assurances. I stopped immediately. I've been off two weeks and BP is same or lower than before. The other two doctors knew I was taking Toprol, but didn't suggest a relationship. F 63 11 months
12/21/2007

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