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| 5 | bph and rapid heart rate. | fatigue about 6 hours after taking a dose (25 mg) once a day | It works and I would recommend it.But as with any heart drug of this kind there are always questions of long term effect.Will it do harm? It is about 30 years old so it has a track record.But I would also recommend eliminating the underlying cause so as to faze it out if you can.It blocks a signal to the heart therby slowing it down but who knows what long term application will do? You don`t and thats the problem.Of the beta blockers this is probably the best one as far as side effects are concerned.Good luck but take my second recommendation as your goal. | M | 62 | 2 months | 3/7/2007 | 5 | HBP | None observed | I was put on Toprol, Advicor and Altace following a heart attack in 2002. I had already been experiencing erectal disfunction years before these meds. The only thing I took before that was Pravacol. I observed no side effects from these drugs. About a year ago the doc put me on Flomax. I started having all kinds of side effects including cotton mouth, sleeplessness, nasal congestion(the worst part). I stopped Flomax after about 8 months and the side effects have gone, almost immediately. FYI. | M | 62 | 5 years | 4/5/2007 | 4 | rapid heart rate -hbp - update | listless, and a touch of neuropathy | updateed from Feb. post; prescribed 25mg and taking 4 mos, am spliting the tab to make it 12.5.After 1 week ,body seems to be adjusting.Dropped cholestr. 239 to 194, weight lost 14 lbs, may have helped the transition.Will continue this until possibly go off it entirely.They say this drug is not adicting;well, not in the sense it makes you high ,but the body does demand it.As I said in my last post, this is a heart drug, and very serious business.Try to eliminate the cause(in my case high cholest)and wean yourself off it.This has been around(toprol)for quite awhile but i suspect a long term application of it could cause problems.If you are taking it for hbp, try and get the numbers down and get off of the drug.BUT DO IT WITH A GRADUAL SYSTEMATIC PLAN.Good luck. | M | 62 | 5 months | 5/10/2007 | 4 | AFib HBP | Noticeable significant shortness of breath upon starting this drug | Doctor reduced dosage from 100 to 50 mg in May 2009, but Afib returned with a vengence in January 2010 (5 consecutive eipisodes lasting 5 to 6 hours each). Since I was on 100 mg initially, I upped dosage to 100 mg and hoped for the best on the shortness of breath. After about 3 to 4 months on the 100 mg, shortness of breath is now just a minor annoyance, either my body has adjusted to the medication or I'm not noticing it as much as initially. Good luck, this has controlled my afib, but has done nothing for my HBP, still experimenting with other drugs for that. | F | 62 | 1 years 100 mg 1X day | 6/16/2010 | 4 | Hypertension | Over 50MG this drug can interfere with sleep (severely) and can make your otherwise healthy heart work too hard, but under that dose it WORKS. | At 25MG Toprol my blood pressure is controlled, and my middle of the night insomnia (3AM) is subsiding. Stress induced PVCs and PACs (all benign) are minimal. I've tried Vascor and Benicar, both these drugs scare the heck out of me; Vascor created a symphony in my left ear (horrible) that won't go away (and I was only on 2.5 MG for three weeks!), Benicar I discovered is an immuno suppressant and actively used for this purpose at well over 40MG every six hours with NO additional affect on hypertension so this is NOT an anti-hypertensive drug, it's intended for something else. Do I want to suppress my immune system to lower my BLOOD PRESSURE? I think NOT. Toprol may be an "old" drug, but how many people has it KILLED??? Not as many as some of these new drugs, trust me on this one. | F | 62 | 12 years | 6/14/2009 | 3 | a-fib | Put on added weight. Reduced heart rate, so couldn't run any longer. Felt like my face/head was going to explode every time I bent over, even just slightly! Turned red face easily. | M | 62 | 3.5 months 50MG 2X day | 8/12/2014 | 2 | hypertension | Almost continuous mild nausea and 'discomfort' in upper left abdomen, and difficulty swallowing (not like an allergic reaction--have had that experience--it's different!) after an increase in dose from 50 mg to 200 mg. With increase in dosage, also suffered from insomnia--waking up at 4 or 5 a.m. | In addition, two of the 3 pharma companies that were making the generic were forced to stop production due to poor quality. It was when I began using the drug from PAR that all the side effects greatly intensified. Am going to begin the brand name as soon as it arrives. Am also going to gradually decrease dosage, as I think that 200 mg is more than I need. Side effects definitely do NOT outweigh the benefits, as there are many other meds that can treat hypertension. | F | 62 | 2 years | 4/26/2009 | 2 | high blood pressure | worse cough than with all of the other HBP medications I've tried. Every time I take a HBP med after 6 days I start coughing, choking, feel that throat closed up when trying to swallow. The only good thing was that my pressure dropped way down. Same thing with Aceon, Lotrel, Norvasc, I sound like im dying from a lung disease. Can't sleep and bad dreams. whatever Im not taking any of these anymore. Will continue with Hydrochorothiazide. It is not as bad as the rest. | F | 62 | 8 days | 6/14/2006 | 2 | high blood pressure | worse cough than with all of the other HBP medications I've tried. Every time I take a HBP med after 6 days I start coughing, choking, feel that throat closed up when trying to swallow. The only good thing was that my pressure dropped way down. Same thing with Aceon, Lotrel, Norvasc, I sound like im dying from a lung disease. Can't sleep and bad dreams. whatever Im not taking any of these anymore. Will continue with Hydrochorothiazide. It is not as bad as the rest. | F | 62 | 8 days | 6/14/2006 | 2 | rapid heart beat, one episode | This med caused muscle cramps in my legs and feet, three to five times per week.. A year later, doctor added gemfibrozil, then lisinopril. The cramps got worse with each added med. Now I have severe cramps daily. Some last more than ten minutes and are extremely painful. | The cure is worse than the condition ! I want to quit the meds. If my doctor won't assist me in quitting the medication, I am going to get a second and maybe a third opinion. I'm getting fed up with pill pushers! | F | 62 | 2 years | 7/26/2006 | 1 | Hypertension | Numbness in legs and arms, cold hands, occasional rapid heartbeat. | I was prescribed Metoprolol Succinate, the generic of Toporol XL which I took for a total of 6 weeks. It took 10 days, at least to wean myself off this med. Decreasing the dosage to 12 1/2 mg. daily, then skipping a day, etc.. Had rapid heartbeats of up to 100 beats each minute, weakness, etc. Still have numbness in arms and legs and occasional cold hands. Have been off the meds for 6 weeks and wonder if I have permanant damage or if it will just take more time for all the side effects to go away. BP is staying within a good range of 116/74 for the most part. Trying to do things as naturally as possible. Not sure if there is a BP med I can tolorate. | F | 62 | 6 weeks 25mg 1X day | 7/28/2010 | 1 | chest pain | depression,flu like symptoms,headache | M | 62 | 30 days | 1/26/2010 | 1 | pvcs and pacs | headache shortness of breath anxiety got worse stop sleeping I didn't have energy to do anything depression got worse i didn't know what was going until i started to read the side effects of toprol and it fitted all the symtoms i was having so i am coming off of it a little at a time it also make my blood pressure go up | please please be carefully before you let the drs put you on it | F | 62 | 3 years | 10/30/2009 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Weight gain, swelling, hair loss and shortness of breath. | If a medication does more harm to your body that good. what is the use. these side effects I believe can be dangerous over a long period of time. Take control of you health. eat right and exercise. I have been off this medication now for 2 weeks and I am feeling so much better | F | 62 | 6 years | 3/25/2009 | 4 | High blood pressure | No side-effects. Took at night at first. Now I take it in the morning. No weight gain, not tired. | Hair loss after four or five months. Possible due to toprol or delayed reaction to an extremely stressful situation. | F | 61 | 4 months | 12/26/2009 | 4 | hbp | Fatigue, weight gain | Started taking after having stroke 8 years ago along with a diuretic and ACE inhibitor, bp gets out of control when stressed. I don't like all the meds but feel it is a necessary evil at this point. | F | 61 | 8 years | 5/16/2006 | 3 | Left ventricular dysfunction | Heaviness in chest--feel short of breath but am not short of breath--anxiety attacks seem to be increasing in frequency and severity. Just started on Toprol-X at 50 mg. Am also taking Enalapril and other things for other conditions. I'm worried about interactions more than one specific drug. (sigh) I HATE taking drugs! | F | 61 | 8 days | 10/2/2005 | 2 | Blood pressure | Loss of sex desire.Lethargic. | F | 61 | 5 years 75mg /day | 4/13/2016 | 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 | 1 | hypertension | exhausted even with lowest dose | Started on Topral 25mg at night & increased to 50 by nephrologist ..after 1 week called w complaint of exhaustion & alternated 25 & 50 2/06, to family Dr 3 wks ago w same complaint & decreased to 25 daily & added Benicar 20/12.5....after 3 wks lightheaded & home bp 70/40...dc'd Benicarlast Mon...still tired w Toprol 25 & lo BP at home...I b/l it is a god drug if you can handle it..it did lower my pulse....some days I managed at work [I am an RN...busy, hectic, stressful]...I consistently have low or normal BP's at home & go to 170/70 last fam dr visit. also high at nephrologist...I have very aggressive Dr's. Never had BP problem until last yr when I went to Dr fpr Shingles....was cleared by cardiologist 3 yrs ago even had a cardiac cath....Not to complicate matters I have Burning Mouth Syndrome & take Klonopin 0.5mg at night that controls the pain...this has a side effect of tiredness that I have gotten used to...so my docs need to figure what I | F | 61 | 4 months | 5/20/2006 |