TOPROL XL Reviews (METOPROLOL SUCCINATE)Average Rating: 2.5 (823 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare TOPROL XL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR TOPROL XL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | Sinus Tachycardia, Double Hrt beat | Normally I just feel tired. However, during my monthly cycle, I experience extreme fatigue and have felt like I was going to pass out. I also need to nap a lot and can't walk around a lot without getting dizzy. Ladies, have you noticed anything like this? | Has signifigantly decreased the rapid heart beat. I am able to exercise more and do more activities. | F | 30 | 3 months | 8/17/2006 | 4 | previous heart attack | dizziness, fatigue, loss of energy | The dizziness has improved after about 6 months but the low energy is still a problem. | F | 64 | 10 months | 7/22/2006 | 4 | hypertension | doctor started me with 50 mg once a day and I had some fatigue - I think too it may have been related to having a 2 month old baby around. Anyway, she went back to 25mg for 6 weeks, wasnt satisfied with the results so I have been back on 50mg for the past 2 months. My BP had been a bit high 130s/low 90s (ive been on Atacand HCT for 3+ years now), so she added the toprol. My BP is back in line now and 122ish/83ish. | Im not a huge fan of taking a 'cocktail' of drugs and reluctantly went on the toprol. For those of you on tons of drugs that get these 'drastic' side effects dont blame it on the "last one added" to your cocktail. Drugs interact and the wrong combination can send some people right off the edge. Im a smart guy and there is no possible way that these companies have studied every combination of drug interaction out there. I think sometimes doctors guess on a whim what may work for you and when they guess wrong you suffer | M | 31 | 4 months | 6/1/2006 | 4 | Premature Contractions | I haven't had any side effects until recently. see comment ---> | I haven't had any side effects until recently. I have been on this drug for about four months with none whatsoever. Lately I've been seeing shadows walk past me in the corner of my eye and when I look, nobody is there. I also feel I am waking from a coma when I get up in the morning. I have a CPAP machine for sleep apnea, so I know it's not apnea. I'm the most sane person you've ever met and have no history of any mental illness. These hallucinations are not scary or a big deal, it's just a feeling of "Hmm,I thought somebody was there, I guess I'm seeing things." Now I don't know how this drug effects your mind, but it has pretty much eliminated my palpitations. I may get one or two a day as opposed to 30-50 a day. Overall this is a good medicaiton. It doesn't effect my blood pressure at all, nor would I think it would be used for that. It's odd so many on here are saying they take it for their BP. | M | 30 | 120 days | 5/27/2006 | 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 | 4 | Premature Contractions | None that I know of. | I used to get "skipped beats" that took my breath and scared me to death every single time two or three times an hour for the past seven years. Since taking this medicaiton for the last two months, I get maybe one a day. No side effects so far. | M | 20 | 60 days | 4/16/2006 | 4 | High Blood Pressure | | 4/5/2006 | 4 | Heart Palpitations | Tired, Loopy, short term memory loss, no sex drive, dizzy | Aftr 2. years - it did work on 50mg but now, bp is 100/52 in am and 102/66 during the day...cut dose down to 25 mg, now have chest pains in the am betwen 4:00-6:00 am - take 25 dose at 7:30...don't like the feeling - wish I didn't have to take at all but palps bother me...veins hurt too along with muscles since I've dropped dose, BP is still not high....so Idea why if you know, please e-mail me. | F | 41 | 2.5 years | 4/2/2006 | 4 | tachycardia, high blood pressure | depression | F | 47 | 16 months | 3/28/2006 | 4 | High HR from hyperthyroidism | My lips and mouth are dry, cracked corners, very strange dreams almost every time I sleep (nap or night), occasionally lethargic. Feel much more relaxed however! HR is down from the 100's! | Despite the dry, cracked lips and strange dreams, I am satisfied with the results. I haven't had any anxiety attacks. And other symptoms of hyperthyroidism are not as bad as well. | F | 23 | 15 days | 3/26/2006 | 4 | high blood pressure | I don't care about anything anymore. It is harder to consentrate. Sometimes shortness of breath. When I am tired I feel very cold. | It did the job - 75mg taken half hour before bed - (eat dinner late and drink lots of water). It lower hbp from 175/110 to 128/78. Before I couldn't sleep, and wake up several times due to headache or chest pounding. Now I sleep very good through the night. About a year before the medication my hands ached all the time, I thought it was arthritist but they were swollen and now my hands are fine. I use to be a type A personallity, obsessive, compulsive, disagreeable and a perfectionist now I am a lot calmer. Things don't bother me as much. I am so calm that I frightens people as much as I did when I was nasty three months ago. | F | 55 | 2 months | 3/21/2006 | 4 | high blood pressure | I don't care about anything anymore. It is harder to consentrate. Sometimes shortness of breath. When I am tired I feel very cold. | It did the job - 75mg taken half hour before bed - (eat dinner late and drink lots of water). It lower hbp from 175/110 to 128/78. Before I couldn't sleep, and wake up several times due to headache or chest pounding. Now I sleep very good through the night. About a year before the medication my hands ached all the time, I thought it was arthritist but they were swollen and now my hands are fine. I use to be a type A personallity, obsessive, compulsive, disagreeable and a perfectionist now I am a lot calmer. Things don't bother me as much. I am so calm that I frighten people as much as I did when I was nasty three months ago. | F | 55 | 2 months | 3/21/2006 | 4 | Acute MI and Pheochromocytoma | The usual dragginess at first, but then I adjusted, and felt normal. I quit taking Toprol XL three months ago. I questioned whether I really needed it, since my hypertension and heart attack were caused by my adrenal tumor (phenochromocytoma), which was removed. I run, and I felt that I could never improve my speed because my heart couldn't beat very fast. So my cardiologist agreed. Now my BP has been creeping up, and I'm not sure if I made the right decision. I've also been feeling a bit depressed. | I am concerned about some people on this site who are reporting bouts of high BP and racing heart rate. Please ask your doctor to rule out pheochromocytoma. It is a rare tumor, but I was so lucky we found mine. Most are diagnosed post-mortem. | F | 45 | 2 years | 2/26/2006 | 4 | High Blood pressure | slight on and off headache, dizziness, gas. Some/little forgetfullness. I was on HBP meds 2 yrs ago, and quit. (norvasc, and altace)..norvasc worked well..altace zero!..no insurance, no medical..I gave up on them. BAD DEAL!..my BP has spiked to 240/144. Gave in and went to dr. hopeing no tests required. GAVE me 3 months of Toprol-XL, and Hyzzar. I care for a father with cancer,,and don't have time for a stroke.. Pressure was down after one week..better after 2..I will deal with the side effects...Hopeing dr. doesn't run out of free samples! | F | 48 | 4 weeks | 2/24/2006 | 4 | A-Fib | 100mg/day - gas | Works great, has reduced my bloodpressure and controlled the severity and length of my a-fib events. | M | 50 | 5 months | 2/5/2006 | 4 | PSVT and PVCs | Dizziness, sleepiness, sometimes feel mentally "foggy", cold hands and feet, no alcohol tolerance (at all!), heartburn if not taken with food, and more recently I am experiencing persistent tingling in hands and feet. | This drug has helped my PVCs and PSVT a lot. I tried Inderal but I couldn't function on that. I find if I take the 50 mg Toprol XL all at once I get too sleepy and dazed. I break the tablet in half and take 25 in morning, 25 in night. I have also been able to deal with panic attacks much better on this drug. | F | 36 | 4 years | 12/15/2005 | 4 | High Blood Pressure | Crazy dreams, (gone in 2 weeks) loss of libido but no erectile dysfunction. | 25mg dropped bp from 205/95 to 170/85. 50mg dropped it to 150/80 with a lowered resting heart rate of 84. Doctor has now added Micardis to further lower bp and protect kidneys. Toprol has eliminated panic attacks and chest pain, I now rarely freak out in stressful situations. The loss of libido is a fair trade off for longevity for me. Also alleviated mild depression. | M | 50 | 2 years | 12/12/2005 | 4 | High BP | Slightly dizzy, "disconnected" feeling. Sometimes "struggle for words" when speaking. (Not really "memory loss". More like "brain fart.") | Had BP of 140/100. Now well-controlled. Lowered heart rate from 90 to 70. Take 75mg 1x/day. Also taking small dose of Paxil for PVCs and panic attacks. The combination works well. Side effects are a bit annoying, but MUCH better than I was before. Very good stuff. Buy a cheap electronic BP cuff and keep track! You may need to adjust the doseage from time to time. | M | 40 | 3 years | 11/16/2005 | 4 | Hypertension | Tireness; lack of focus | Has worked, but now I would like to get off it | M | 33 | 1 years | 9/20/2005 | 4 | blood pressure | tingling hands and feet and very slow heart rate, felt sleepy and mentally slow | M | 33 | 4 years | 9/15/2005 |