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| 2 | Mitral Valve Prolapse | Tiredness, dizziness, low blood pressure. | While the drug has lowered my pulse, my BP which runs normal to begin with has decreased and I feel constantly tired and dizzy. I am only taking 25 mg, but, want off of this drug. I also currently have bronchitiis which may contribute to the higher heart rate than normal. I am afraid that once I recover from this, my pulse will also become too low. | F | 37 | 6 days | 11/26/2006 | 2 | irreg.pulse | low BP | M | 84 | 2 months | 11/5/2006 | 2 | h.b.p. | Hairloss thinning Hair-nose running-dry mouth-rash-bloating-rapid waight gain-trapped gas-burping-farting-back aches and pains-leg pains-headaches-cramping everywhere-pannic attacks-nightmares, no sleep-short term memory loss- cloudy headed feeling- always tired- cant excell on this drug!- no power feeling ! get up go, got up and went! right ear ringing loud.. thoat closeing when eatting at times! heartburn problems. | I had very high b.p doc put me on 200mg toprol xl been on it for near 2yrs/ this is side effect city with me! after near 2yrs on this drug- im looking like a American Bald Eagle with a beer belly growing! I was never like this!!! untill I was put on this meditcation. im trapped in a Hmo system for care, not one doctor will take me off this drug! they all say oh it works well.. baldness is in style! the problem is with this dog gone stupid drug you have to weened off it slowly. and there are dangers in doing it! I didnt know this untill a few days ago.. I asked to be slowly weened off and put on another brand of med. the doctor refused me! so now I have a new Hmo doctor 5th one in 2 years of fighting! think its time to get out of the Hmo systems and try a normal doctor. ( wonder if there are any out there that care and can help )??????? | M | 53 | 2 years | 11/3/2006 | 2 | Neurocardiogenic Syncope (NCS) | I started with 50 mg 2 weeks before having a tilt table test (TTT). Then it was increased to 100 mg after a positive TTT. I didn’t experience many side effects while on the 50 mg dose, other than sleepiness. After starting the 100 mg dose I've been experiencing brain fog/confusion, lack of concentration, lack of energy/motivation, increased sleep, difficulty recalling words, overall memory problems, lack of interest in anything, lack of caring about life in general, restless leg syndrome in the evening, dizziness/lightheadedness, vivid/odd dreams, constipation 2 days/diarrhea 1 day - repeat, constant urination - I can't imagine how I'm staying hydrated. And the best part, ALL OF THE NEUROCARDIOGENIC SYNCOPE SYMPTOMS ARE STILL THERE!!, except for the syncope (fainting). | If the disease doesn’t kill me, then the medication surely will. My next appointment with Dr. Evil is in 3 weeks. My plan is to stop this medication at that time. I just hope there is another treatment out there. If there is someone else that has been recently diagnosed or is suffering with Neurocardiogenic Syncope (NCS), I like to direct your attention to a new website that provides diagnostic and treatment info on Dysautonomia and its associated syndromes (POTS, NCS, PAF, & MSA), as well as a place to tell your story and connect with others affected with NCS. The address is: www.potsplace.com. Many thanks to those who maintain THIS website. | M | 50 | 45 days | 10/29/2006 | 2 | Post heart attack | Reduced libido and erection problems, even at the lowest dose of 12.5 mg per day. May also have contributed to insomnia. | May be good for lowering blood pressure, mine was never high to begin with, but I certainly did not like the side affects. | M | 49 | 3.5 years | 10/23/2006 | 2 | high b.p. | confusion!No sleep!nightmares,vivid dreams! sexual side effects body aches and pains! joint pains! headaches bad ones!right ear ringing(tentitus)sore throat,dry mouth, hairloss and thinning of hair, dry cough! upper shoulder pains that go into spazums waight gain over 8pounds in 2months ! bloating expanded belly with aches and trapped gas! burping all the time! heartburn bad bad bad bad !!! | Toprol xl slowly works in lowering b.p down, but will all the known and unknown side effects! I wondering if its worth takeing anymore! I have been twice to the emergancy room ICU for chest pains, both times Nothing wrong ! normal ekg and blood work! xrays normal.. its the meds said the emergancy doctor they can cause the problems and fake a heart attack symptoms! told my doctor about it twice now.. he didnt care ! laughed and said its normal! I fired him , on the spot ! got a new doctor he seems ok, but wants me on this medication still.. OH me OH My.. I hate this stuff.. | F | 51 | 2 years | 10/21/2006 | 2 | mitral valve prolapse, palpatations | None in the beginning, but gradually I have begun to have dizziness, confusion/fogginess, panic attacks, heaviness in my chest and left arm and disconnect. My pulse became very slow to the point where I could not even go walking without feeling dizzy. I have been to two doctors who prescribed anti-depressants, but I did not react well to those and do not want to take them, since I believe my symptoms are actually side effects. I have also developed intolerance to caffeine; if I have any at all my heart races, and I basically experience a full-blown panic attack. I used to take ritalin for ADD but cannot tolerate that either. I get the same symptoms described when I have caffeine. All of this leaves me even more in a fog than before.I had one dr. take me off the toprol cold turkey and I actually started feeling worse. I have called 911 to my home a number of times and have been to the ER three times in 7 months for all of the reasons mentioned. They always tell me I am panicing. I also | F | 37 | 3 years | 10/1/2006 | 2 | mitral valve prolapse, palpatations | None in the beginning, but gradually I have begun to have dizziness, confusion/fogginess, panic attacks, heaviness in my chest and left arm and disconnect. I have been to two doctors who prescribed anti-depressants, but I did not react well to those and do not want to take them, since I believe my symptoms are actually side effects. I have also developed intolerance to caffeine; if I have any at all my heart races, and I basically experience a full-blown panic attack. I used to take ritalin for ADD but cannot tolerate that either. I get the same symptoms described when I have caffeine. All of this leaves me even more in a fog than before.I had one dr. take me off the toprol cold turkey and I actually started feeling worse. I have called 911 to my home and been to the ER three times in 7 months for all of the reasons mentioned. They always tell me I am panicing. I also have experienced the sensation of my throat closing, and my lips swell if I used any type of whitening toothpaste. I am | F | 37 | 3 years | 10/1/2006 | 2 | PVC's and high blood pressure | This site may have just answered a lot of questions for me. I've been through a hysterectomy, cancer, cancer treatments, and thyroid removal in th epast 2 years, so I was attributing a lot of my symptoms to a combo of all of this. But after reading the entries, I now wonder if it's the Toprol. I started Toprol just before all of the above. I just visited the doc last week complaining of extreme fatigue, weak spells, leg and ankle pitted edema, lack of concentration, confusion, just plain feeling like I can't go on at times. My legs are also very achey and I have ringing in my ears and a feeling that I'm lacking air. If there is any possibility all of this is caused from my Toprol, I'll put up with a few PVC's any day. I had a radiofrequency ablation 5 years ago to correct the thoughsands of PVC's I was having at that time. So I was down to just a few and the doc started me on Toprol to help relieve them a couple years ago. I've also gained 20 lbs over the past two years with n | It did help the PVC's and the blood pressure, but if it's the cause of all of my symptoms, ont worth it. I want off!! | F | 50 | 2 years | 9/14/2006 | 2 | PVC's and high blood pressure | This site may have just answered a lot of questions for me. I've been through a hysterectomy, cancer, cancer treatments, and thyroid removal in th epast 2 years, so I was attributing a lot of my symptoms to a combo of all of this. But after reading the entries, I now wonder if it's the Toprol. I started Toprol just before all of the above. I just visited the doc last week complaining of extreme fatigue, weak spells, leg and ankle pitted edema, lack of concentration, confusion, just plain feeling like I can't go on at times. My legs are also very achey and I have ringing in my ears and a feeling that I'm lacking air. If there is any possibility all of this is caused from my Toprol, I'll put up with a few PVC's any day. I had a radiofrequency ablation 5 years ago to correct the thoughsands of PVC's I was having at that time. So I was down to just a few and the doc started me on Toprol to help relieve them a couple years ago. I've also gained 20 lbs over the past two years with n | It did help the PVC's and the blood pressure, but if it's the cause of all of my symptoms, ont worth it. I want off!! | F | 50 | 2 years | 9/14/2006 | 2 | sinus tachycardia, angina | skin peeling, increase in chest pain, extreme fatigue, vivid dreams, mood alterations, severe hypotension with change in position, headache 12 hours after taking med, weight gain, nocturia | this medication did not work for me at all, but i am glad it works for others. it caused a rapid weight gain that was very difficult to work off (still working on it), i felt like i was crazy with the dreams and the mood changes | F | 23 | 1 months | 9/7/2006 | 2 | PVCs/PACs | Dizziness, weird dreams, shortness of breath for about the first week, which subsided. Severe hair loss started after about 5 months. | This drug almost completely fixed my problem with excessive PVCs and PACs, and I loved how much calmer it made me feel. But the hair loss is unacceptable and I can't live with it. My primary care dr said that no, toprol does not cause hair loss, but my cardiologist says yes it can, so I'm unfortunately being switched to a calcium channel blocker. We'll see how that goes! | F | 38 | 8 months | 8/17/2006 | 2 | Angina Pain, Angioplasty, 1 Stent | Have been taking Plavix, aspirin, Coumadin, Lipitor, and 50 mg Toprol XL after a stent implant in 01/05. Was also taking Prinivil for two years (until a month ago) for protein in urine, which caused several bad effects (bad case of diarrhea, lightheadedness, constant coughing/chest congestion, slower heart rate which resulted in having a pacemaker implanted). | I never had high blood pressure, and Toprol XL lowers it too much, so I have an extreme loss of energy, fatigue, and don't care about doing things I used to do. I decided today to reduce my daily dose to 25 mg (from 50 mg) to see if there is a difference. I'll be experimenting with no daily dose in the near future if my BP stays normal like it used to be (120/80), compared to 95/65, as it's been in the last 1 1/2 years. | F | 54 | 1.5 years | 8/4/2006 | 2 | migraine | I began to experience a decreased number and duration of stress-related headaches after taking this medication several months. However, I still get headaches once a month for about five days in response to my menstrual cycle. I tried to go off toporol because I thought my migraines were improving, but the withdrawal made me feel AWFUL-more headaches, dizziness, and oddly, I experienced ear pain and fullness. My doctor said the ear pain was not related, but I think he's wrong. I would love to go off this drug but am afraid of increased side effects. | I really can't say if toporol helped my headaches. All I know is that trying to go off, then going back on again was very hard on my body...I'm super sensitive to most medications. In fact, my migraines got so bad when I tried to go off lexapro, I was admitted to the hospital for seven days. Oddly enough, I have naturally low blood pressure, and when I started taking this medicine again after a couple weeks without it, my heart rate slowed down drastically. Lately, I've been really tired but have had difficulty sleeping. | F | 27 | 1 years | 8/3/2006 | 2 | Mitral Valve Prolaps | Very short tempered, just don't care about anything, VERY VERY low libito, memory loss, tired, headaches | I started taking toprol for palpitations one year ago. I went in for a physical last week and told my doc about my moodyness and lack of caring about anything he though it might be this drug and has cut my normal 25mg daily in half and going to take me completely off. I was so glad to find this site and see other people with the same symptoms. I knew there was something wrong with me but had no idea it was this drug. I have now been taking 12.5mg for about a week and am just starting to notice a little difference. I am not quite as irritable. I have 5 children and a husband and I could care less if I talked to any of them and that is normally not me. I WAS a very patient mother but not anymore. I am looking forward to getting off this drug and getting back to myself. I am worried about the palpitations though. The older I get the longer they last. Before I started this drug my palpitations would last an hour. I don't know yet if the doctor will put me on a different drug or | F | 36 | 1 years | 7/28/2006 | 2 | heart attack | Dizziness, fatigue, lack of drive, several anxiety attacks (never had this before), slightly depressed, felt like that I was not participating in life. | Had a Heart attack due to a blocked artery a year ago had angioplasty and stent.Was put on BP medication,cholesterol med, Toprol XL, Plavix, aspirin, cholesterol drug. Lost 25 pounds through exercise and diet, off of plavix.Went off of toprol (beta blocker)after one year due to very low heart beats during sleep(felt like I was slipping away) as they were down to 35 beats per minute. My heart rate awake was 45 - 55 bpm. Only on 12.5 mg of Toprol. Doctor took me off of Toprol and after one week my heart rate up to 60 BPM, no more feeling that I am "slipping away" when I sleep, and depression, lack of fatigue improved. After being off of Toprol for 3 months my energy level greatly increased, drive is back and I feel much better. I think I am sensitive to drugs like many others on this site. My doctor recommended that I try another beta blocker and I told him to forget it. I would rather live a somewhat shorter life if I have to then live like a zombie who felt that he was in the | M | 55 | 1.1 years | 7/28/2006 | 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 | 2 | Hypertension, | Taken in addition to Norvasc, BP was checked, but ED began almost immediately after never having experienced previously. Headache much like caffene withdrawls if dosage is missed. | I was prescribed this by cardiologist who changes prescriptions as often as a pharmaceutical salesman calls on him! There has to be a better way of determining what meds are right for you. | M | 49 | 18 months | 7/16/2006 | 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 | 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 |