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| 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 | dilated aorta | 100 mg Toprol. I can't sleep at night; I can't lose a single pound, in fact I have gained weight; I feel depressed, lonely and displaced. | I didn't even realize my symptoms until I read some other comments on this forum. Thank you! I am calling my doctor | F | 32 | 5 months | 2/27/2007 | 3 | hbp | daytime exhaustion; wild, vivid dreams; serious weight gain | I am so thankful to find this website. Taking Toprol XL 100 mgs at bedtime. I started with 50, but had to increase to control the bp. Also taking diovan and diazide. I thought the side effects were all my imagination. My Family Physician told me to report feeling tired to him, but I did not realize it might be due to the Toprol XL. I had complained of the crazy dreams and weight gain, but he did not know about those side effects. | F | 53 | 1 years | 2/24/2007 | 3 | PVC's | Very disconnected, no ambition, very draggy, tired, lack of energy, anger, memory-loss, not wanting to socialize. | I have taken toprol for about 8 years now. Started at 25 and now am up to 150. Over the last 2 years I have noticed changes in my memory, my socialization, my anger and I thought it was more hormonal. I was nearing 40 2 years ago and thought that maybe that was it. I never thought of Toprol. Then in researching some I found out more info on Toprol and everything that i was feeling was associated to it. It all made sense. When I found this website I felt relieved that I was not going crazy. It made the last year and a half easier to swallow. I am a social person and felt that I have been forcing myself. My anger issues were a huge concern for me because that anger was never how I acted. I'm trying to get myself off of Toprol now and working on a few issues with sleep apnea. Although I take Toprol my PVC's through the last 8 years have gotten progressively worse and they break through even with Toprol. But they may have to do with a sleeping disorder. I'm trying to figure thi | F | 40 | 8 years | 1/22/2007 | 3 | HBP | Initial tiredness onset of depression SLOWLY over about 8 weeks until finally realized it was bad. Moody! Nightmares. Weight Gain- isn't that the opposite of what is supose to happen if you are trying to control BP? | Thought I was going crazy until I asked friends and family and they noticed a slow change in correlation with the medicine. Scarey! Get me off... Ill try calcium channel blockers and diuretics.... | F | 28 | 3 months | 1/22/2007 | 3 | Afib, abnormal heart rythm | tired, zombie like | I have only been taking this medication for 3 days now and im already feeling the side affects..I know I am pretty young to be on this stuff, but thats what the doctor prescribed..I always thought what I had were panic attacks, but then realized after going to the ER a few days ago that I really had boughts of Afib, came into the ER with a resting heart rate of 180. Not fun and really scary...well I do have thoughts of my heart giving out, but im sure thats just usual paranoia. I will stick with the drug for now... | M | 24 | 3 days | 1/11/2007 | 3 | Anxiety, Tachycardia | Dizzy, tired, low blood pressure. | I have been taking Toprol for over a year. I went on it for Tachycardia. It helps a lot. I started having really bad dizzy spells though so my doctor has put me on a half of a 25 mg. My blood pressure still runs around 84/40, but my doctor says it will not hurt anything and that I am on the lowest dose. I think that the low blood pressure makes me tired and cold all the time, but I am afraid to go off of it..because I do not want the Tachycardia back. If anyone has any suggestions please e-mail me at [email protected]. | F | 33 | 1 years | 1/8/2007 | 3 | High blood pressure | After 5 months taking 200 mg. I developed a skin irritation along my penis and VERY sharp pains at the end of my penis that occurred throughout the day. When I stopped the pain disappeared and when I began taking it again, they reappeared. Toprol also gave me a very low heart rate (52/min.) and I could barely get to the middle of my target range during exercise. It did however control my BP. | M | 57 | 150 days | 1/2/2007 | 3 | High BP/A-Fib | Side effects are terrible. I want off this med. You think you have problems, you wait until you take this stuff. I take 200 MG of Toprol XL for two years. Nearly stopped PVC's, High BP and anxiety, but the rest is why it's a double edged sword. Gained 30 pounds, lost most of my hair, severe diziness upon standing up, dizzy when bending over, Cold Feet and Hands, Feeling of floating on a cloud (not a good one), NO tolerance to exercise, can't breather very well when Exercising. Highest HR I can achieve is about 119, but does no good beacuase I can't catch my breath. This drug is not for a phsically active person. DO NOT TAKE THIS unless you are going to die and have no options. Oh yeah, forget having sex with your wife. Your marraige will be over as well. | M | 35 | 2 years | 12/27/2006 | 3 | bicuspid aortic stenosis | dizziness almost to the point of fainting, chest pain, difficulty concentrating. | just wondering if anyone has experienced visual problems while on this medication. doctors say my visual disturbance is not from medication but they are unable to tell me a reason. | F | 27 | 2 years | 12/27/2006 | 3 | Slightly High BP, high pulse rate | hair loss, random buring sensation episodes in chest area, short bursts of tingling pain in haNds and legs, rash on sides of stomach and calves, low libido, loss of drive/ambition, mood swings(feel great 1/2 day feel bad the other half), random insomnia | I take 50mg 1x. I have been taking it for a year. It has definitely controlled my pulse from 80s-90s into the 60s.. BP is also lowered from 145/90 to 125/85. But the side effects are irritating and bothersome. I have changed my lifestyle and diet so I really hope to get off the toprol and maintain the healthy ranges. THE DOCTORS NEVER WARN YOU OF ANY OF THESE SIDE EFFECTS OTHER THAN THE OBVIOUS MUSCLE PAIN! | M | 35 | 1 years | 12/19/2006 | 3 | VasoVagal syncope | lots of fatigue. Do not want or have th energy to get off the couch. | I have been on toprol for 3 weeks now. I was put on it because of several tachycardias a day which was causing blood pressure to drop too low and dizziness feeling. Since toprol I have had less episodes but am too tired to even get up anymore. I currenty take 50mg once a day. Am seeing doctor next week to follow up. | F | 30 | 3 weeks | 12/17/2006 | 3 | fast heart beat-svt | very weird, weird dreams. can't sleep (and dont want to because of the disturbing dreams), tired, and bit of weight gain. | It's helped, but i still feel my heart wanting to speed up. Might have to take a higher dosage, but i really dont want to. Does anyone know if the weird dreams go away? | F | 26 | 38 days | 12/13/2006 | 3 | borderline hypertension | Anxiety and the "jitters" if I'm late in taking a dose - even by a few hours. To counter the withdrawl effects, I take 1/2 dose twice a day, which give me more latitude to vary the doseage time. Short term memory loss. Mild fatigue. The most disturbing side effect is auditory hallucinations while trying to go to sleep at night. The hallucinations have a "non-reality" kind of aspect to them, i.e., they don't seem real and are obviously hallucinations, but they occur while I am still wide awake. | I don't care what the manufacturer says: my experience is that toprol-xl wears off in less than 24 hours, so I've had to resort to taking it twice per day. I weigh 190 lbs. (90 kg) and am taking 200 mg per day. | M | 52 | 4 years | 10/20/2006 | 3 | high blood presure | dizzyness-light headed,pass out feeling-stoned feeling,nightmares no sleep!no get up and go! feel weak and sore all over, cold hands and feet at times, headaches,tired all the time!effects vision with light and darkness at times,somewhat blurr vision after takeing it for a few hours, bloating waight gain by 8pounds in a span of 3 weeks! hair loss and thinning hair. dry mouth.. itching skin and rash sometimes! general blahh blahh feeling from this stinky pill. it works ok on b.p. but why so much side effects! doc mixed it with diovan and wow !! I about went threw the roof ! though b.p was down to normal levels. ??? why??? | this is another med that should be recalled and retested for at least 5years more ! and doctors should be forced to test the meds before they hand them out ! for side effects and to see if the person is allergic to them.. and how they react on the drugs its a pipe dream that may never happen ! | M | 53 | 2 years | 10/17/2006 | 3 | irregular heartbeat, arm/chest pain | At first, my headaches were gone, but they've returned. The pain in my arms and the extra thump and tightness in my chest went away for awhile, too. I then went from 25mg. twice a day to 50mg twice a day when the symptoms returned 4 months later. I'm often tired & out of breath just doing the simplest things like walking from the car, pushing a grocery cart, or carrying anything over 10lbs. My blood pressure still hits 140/67, then goes back to 120 with no pattern or predictability. I wonder if this would continue even with increased doses of the medication, as it seems to have so far. Some days it seems I am just going through the motions of the day to get them over with. I've lost about 30 unwanted pounds since I began Toprol, but didn't realize it could be a side effect. I'm not very physically active. I'm often behind on teacher paperwork, because I'm tired and feel as though I just don't care. Again, I didn't realize it could be the medicine making me more tired than | I would have thought the Toprol XL was helping, but the symptoms that led me to it seem to keep coming back. The hair loss really got my attention, though. | F | 52 | 7 months | 10/15/2006 | 3 | irregular heartbeat, arm/chest pain | At first, my headaches were gone, but they've returned. The pain in my arms and the extra thump and tightness in my chest went away for awhile, too. I then went from 25mg. twice a day to 50mg twice a day when the symptoms returned 4 months later. I'm often tired & out of breath just doing the simplest things like walking from the car, pushing a grocery cart, or carrying anything over 10lbs. My blood pressure still hits 140/67, then goes back to 120 with no pattern or predictability. I wonder if this would continue even with increased doses of the medication, as it seems to have so far. Some days it seems I am just going through the motions of the day to get them over with. I've lost about 30 unwanted pounds since I began Toprol, but didn't realize it could be a side effect. I'm not very physically active. I'm often behind on paperwork, because I'm tired and unmotivated. Sometimes tired driving, too. Unhappily losing hair daily after washing and combing out. | I would have thought the Toprol XL was helping, but the symptoms that led me to it seem to keep coming back. The hair loss really got my attention, though. | F | 52 | 7 months | 10/15/2006 | 3 | irregular heartbeat, arm/chest pain | Fewer headaches at first, but they've returned. The pain in my arms and the extra thump and tightness in my chest were less frequent for about 4 months. Then they returned and I went from 25mg. 2 x day to 50mg 2 x day. I'm often tired & out of breath just just walking from the car, pushing a grocery cart, or carrying more than 10lbs. My blood pressure still hits 140/76, then goes back to 120 with no pattern or predictability. I often drag through the day doing just what I have to. I've lost 30 unwanted pounds since I began Toprol, but didn't know it could be a side effect. I'm not very physically active, often even too tired/unmotivated to manage paperwork. Sometimes tired driving, too. Horrified that I'm losing about a lock of hair daily after washing & combing out, & considering Rogaine for Women! | I would have thought the Toprol XL was helping, but the symptoms that led me to it seem to keep coming back. The hair loss really got my attention, though. | F | 52 | 7 months | 10/15/2006 | 3 | angioplasty with 3 stents inserted | I've been on it for 2 weeks now and have been having increased hot flashes,occasional shortness of breath,occasional chest pressure unrelieved by nitroglycerin, joint and muscle pain, although that may be from Pravachol. I do get lightheaded and feel ill if I move my head too quickly. I also am very tired. Thank God no weight gain, yet. | My cardiologist is pleased with my blood pressure 114/60. I'm not sure if I want to stay on this drug or ask for another one. | F | 55 | 13 days | 9/18/2006 | 3 | PVC's, rapid beat | none noticed | Have been taking 25mg a day for almost 2 years. It's cut down on the rapid heart beat a bit, and more than likely the anxiety I had when it was rapid or I when I got a PVC. Wish I didn't have to take any sort of daily medication, but ohh well.. | M | 30 | 2 years | 8/29/2006 |