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| 2 | HTN | Dizziness, tinnitis, anxiety, blurred vision, headache | Things started out ok on this, but after 3 weeks I had to go off this medication from the side effects, which mostly cleared up within 24 hours. Also, it only decreased my BP slightly. | F | 47 | 3 weeks 25 MG 1X D | 5/10/2013 | 4 | High Blood Pressure | NONE that I am aware...? | 70 | 4 years 50 1X D | 5/4/2013 | 2 | had ruptured artery in brain- | these went away every time I raised dose after a while, blurred vision, sleepiness during day, dry mouth | F | 58 | 8 months 125 2X D | 2/14/2013 | 2 | HTML | Arrthymias | F | 68 | 1 days 75 mg | 12/31/2012 | 1 | hypertension | lightheadedness, fatigue, diminished sex drive, blurred visison, depression and anxiety | It took one month for the side effects to show and I thought it was hay fever. When I finally figured out that my issues were caused by Metoprolol it was five months later. It took 10 days for the symptoms to begin to subside and then headaches began. Symptoms got worse before they got better. It took 3 weeks to feel 90 percent better. It stays in your liver so it takes time to be purged. Stay with it. It gets incrementally better each day. Note: Even a little alcohol made me feel worse during recovery. | M | 63 | 5 months 50 1X D | 10/13/2012 | 4 | heart mumur | I'm tired all the time. Can't sleep. mood swings. slight depression. weight gain. cold all the time. my heart still flutters sometimes. | I was born with a heart murmur. I had cardiomyopathy in my last trimester of pregnancy. My doctors put me on the Toprol xl because of the rapid heartbeat. I am always fatigued. I can never feel rested. I just wished I was not on this medication. I had rather have the procedure done that would take care of the fast heartbeat than take the toprol, but the doctor seems to think the medication is best. Can't exercise cause I'm too tired to. So what are you to do. | F | 50 | 9 years 200 mg 1X D | 9/8/2012 | 4 | SVT | Had mild side effects when I started the Med such as vivid dreams and weight gain but its been 3 years now and I've been able to lose 60lbs so far with a healthy diet. This Med has benefited me after numerous trips to the emergency room for a heart rate exceeding over 200bpm that would result in blackouts. My heart rate and BP has remained in the normal range since starting this drug. | F | 35 | 3 years 200mg | 8/4/2012 | 5 | Dilated Cardiomyopathy | Impotence | Using both Toprol XL and Liprinosil , my heart recovered from an ejection fraction of 30 % to 48% in just a couple of years. I have almost no physical limitations and go hiking with friends in steep terain sometimes in summer. I also go to the gym with no limitations from my doctor. | M | 58 | 10 years 150mg 2X D | 4/14/2012 | 2 | Anxiety, menopause, elevated bp | weight gain, feeling slow & tired all the time, dizzy, mixed up & confused, depression, strange dreams, fluttery heart, anxiety worsened, anxiety attacks | after initial dr visit & BP monitoring at home for several months found out I have white coat hypertension. Doc wanted to keep me on Toprol 25 MG anyway even after I insisted I didn't want to take it due to side effects. I cannot lose weight on this drug. I am STARVING myself. I eat less than 1000 calories a day, I jog for 40 minutes, use an eliptical for 45-60 mins, bike for 60 minutes, and even lift weights and I still stress myself out becasue I know weight loss will help with the elevated blood pressure but I CANNOT lose weight on this medication no matter what I do. I am going to cycle off and keep checking my BP with my own cuff. It has been calibrated by my physician, but he just won't budge on the meds. I think there are other ways for me to achieve my goal than with this awful medication. | F | 50 | 1 years 25 MG 1X D | 4/5/2012 | 1 | B p | Depression not wanting to do any thing i use to enjoy ..... An as on | M | 24 | 3 years 50 mg | 2/4/2012 | 5 | A-Fib | Reduced, normalized heart rate (very good), some weight gain (10lbs), some decrease in sex drive, alot less anxiety. I have suffered with panic disorder and chronic anxiety, took Xanax for many years, with Metoprolol I was able to completely withdraw from Xanax (awesome result..)... | Went to the ER last March for A-fib, horrible experience. A-fib stopped when I took 25mg Xanax that I happened to have with me - my heart doctor was quite surprised, as Xanax is not the normal prescription for A-fib...thereafter I took 12.5mg Metoprolol XL once at night, that I reduced to 10mg. Discontinued Xanax completely. Generally, I hate taking any drugs, but Metoprolol really helped me. Very glad I needed only a very low dose, took 50mg pill and split it four ways, then shaved the pieces to 10mg dose. After 10 months, I am now trying to taper off, took 5mg last 2 nights and was getting palpitations, may be a sign that I still need the drug, as the palpitations stopped when I added another 5mg. Point is - this absolutely worked for normalizing my heart rate and stopping any reoccurence of A-Fib. I can handle the withdrawal symptoms - but not another bout of A-fib! | 55 | 10 months 10MG 1X D | 1/25/2012 | 3 | High Blood Pressure | Forgot to add this, important to me, info. I have had a horrible chronic cough for a couple of years. Just awful. Not due to another medication either. As soon as I started this medicine, the cough went away. That by itself is a miracle for me. | F | 44 | 5 days 12.5 1X D | 12/15/2011 | 2 | AFIB and high blood pressure | Upper and lower GI pain, incomplete digestion, loss of appetite, loss of weight. possible interaction with MULTAQ. symptoms mimicked celiac disease, enzyme problems. | F | 68 | 2 years 50mg 1X D | 9/26/2011 | 1 | blood pressure | every thing every one else has had.i am getting off of it | this drug also has been recallec on july 11 of this year by the fda.go on www.fda.gov/safety/recalls.i dont think our doctors know what they are doing.also my friend is a drug rep for a company.she pushes certain drugs to doctors to get more money for them to push a certain drug,crazy. | M | 58 | 5 years 25mg 1X D | 9/5/2011 | 4 | Mitral Valve Prolapse | dizziness, lower than normal BP, fatigue, vivid dreams | I had minimal side effects, but I forgot to take it for 2 days, and had horrible palpatations, chest pressure, chest pain, and got very shaky to the point that I was dropping everything I picked up. As long as I take my medicaiton on time, the side effects are minimal, but I still get the shakes in my hands sometimes. | F | 27 | 60 days 50 2X D | 9/1/2011 | 2 | High Blood Pressure | Severe Anxiety, Heart Palpitations, and Stomach problems were the main three. It started ok for the first 2 months, then hit like a ton of bricks. Took about 3 weeks to get off and am now starting to feel normal. This is supposed to help with Heart Palps but for me, it did the opposite. | Ok for a while then the side effects got too much to handle. Would rather die earlier than live the way I felt on this. | M | 42 | 3 months 25 1X D | 8/8/2011 | 3 | PosturalOrthostaticTachycardiaSynd | Started out as the typical fatigue and weakness from being on a beta blocker but as I kept stepping up the dosage I noticed a decline in cognitive function, much like being in a fog. It also got worse when transitioning to a new manufacture of the generic form. Anyway as of late, the following symptoms have been shown: Brain fog, constant fatigue and low energy level, still get chest pain/PVCs, shortness of breath, not sleeping well, weird vivid dreams that take a while after waking to realize no longer in a dream, pressure headaches, vision problems, body just "crashes" after eating meals, ice cold feet, numbness/tingling in extremities, hard time finding words/speaking clearly, irritability and some anxiety especially when exhausted(kinda funny when constantly fatigued), dizziness, still have heart rate/BP problems but more controlled and the thick brain fog is almost constant. | Mind you the reason i have continued taking this drug is because the doctors said that it is a "safe" "normal" drug with almost no side effects so i chalked up the left over symptoms to a severe brain injury i sustained years ago. The symptoms have been getting a little worse as of late so i decided to do some research online regarding the drug and came across this website and a slew of data showing the ill effects of this drug. I plan on visiting with my new GP next week and start getting off this drug. It does help mediate some things but when you help solve one problem and create a few dozen more, its not worth it. If you are having some or all of the side effects listed from all the people here, talk to your doc about possibly getting off. And if they argue, remember that you pay them to service you and are open to discuss options. I wish you all well and best of luck. Feel free to contact me if you have questions. | M | 24 | 4.5 years 50mg 2X D | 7/28/2011 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | night sweats, lethargy and difficulty working out due to decreased heart rate, decreased libido | I was on the lowest possible dose, and discontinued this drug because I was concerned about possible permanent effects on my heart and adrenaline response. BP went down on its own because I stopped taking Tylenol, not because of the toprol. Didn't like the lack of energy and felt it was doing more harm than good. | F | 52 | 6 weeks 12.5 mg 1X D | 7/5/2011 | 3 | Mitral Valvle Prolapse | This medicine worked fine for years, but eventually cause me to be lethargic, have no interest in sex, and I lost motivation for work, play, family, etc... I just found out that I have Drug Induced Lupus and I am off of it now. I am slowly getting back to normal! | F | 46 | 7 years 50 mg 1X D | 7/3/2011 | 2 | Anxiety - chest pains | I have been taking this drug for 3 years. I started out with the NAME BRAND Toprol XL - no problems at FIRST. However, my pharmacist eventually insisted on the generic Toprol XL Metoprolol Succinate. Over time worsening symptoms developed. Depression, lack of motivation, easily stressed/depressed/overly emotional, dizziness, fatigue, etc. I suffered from Panic Attacks before taking this med., but it seemed to cause SO many adverse reactions with other medications, including SSRI anti-depressants. I became not wanting to do anything and I am constantly in a fog. If I miss a dose or change the time of day I take my dose I start experiencing my chest pains/anxiety all over again... which is what I am going through right now. This is just not worth it TBO... I may just stick with my lorazepam and ask my doc to taper me off this shtiz. Did wonderful at the beginning but I think prolongued use is screwing me up... | F | 27 | 3 years 50 MG 1X D | 6/14/2011 | 4 | tacacardic heart | insomnia, gas bloating, loose stools fatigue, cloudy thinking an nausea | on the good side i havent gained weight and my heart feels like new but with side effects i have to take the good with the bad im only 28 years old so hopefully this will extend my life span | F | 28 | 1 months 25 1X D | 6/4/2011 | 4 | A-FIB | None | At first 50mg was making me sleepy, cut it to 12.5 mg and all was fine. Used not only for A-FIB but for blood pressure too. | M | 66 | 7 years 12.5 MG 1X D | 5/31/2011 | 5 | Hypertension (high BP) | None | Has helped with the hypertension and better yet I have had absolutely no adverse or undesired side effects. | M | 50 | 5 years 50 1X D | 5/30/2011 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | I am taking a Generic Toprol XL. First I was taking 100 mg twice a day when a doc told me to stop it. Ended up in the hospital with palpitations, speeding heart rate, very high blood pressure and anxiety. Doc says, oh I wouldn't have told you to stop it if I knew you had a heart problem. Hmm, well, I don't have a heart problem, I told him it's the drug. Had to look it up on the internet to find out what was wrong with me and had to go back on it to stop the withdrawal symptoms. I am now on 100 mg. 1 time a day. Not one doc will get me off this drug. I have been to three asking for help. Right after I started taking it I got dizzy all the time and was sent to a neurologist who said I was having migraines without the pain, quack. He put me on another drug. Watch out docs will put on more drugs because of the side effects of the BP med. Then it just gets worse. You can't convince them that it's the drug that's causing all your symptoms. I am dizzy all the time, foggy, insomnia | F | 51 | 4 years 100 mg 1X D | 5/30/2011 History | 5 | rapid heart beat | F | 87 | 365 days 100 mg- 1X D | 4/4/2011 | 3 | smooth heartbeat while exersizing | fatigue. insomnia. decreased libido light headiness | M | 75 | 7 years 1X D | 4/2/2011 | 1 | High Blood Pressure/Heart Disease | I recently had 3 stents put in 12/2010. I had been on Toprol in varying amounts for 10 years. My BP was perfect or low and my heart rate was about 50 bpm. I have always had a lower than normal heart rate. Although I have had heart stents before, I was not feeling well after this procedure. Real dizzy especially in the afternoon. About 3 weeks after the surgery, I went to the emergency room and my heart rate was 41 and BP was 90/45. The Dr. weined me off Toprol (25MG)over about a 2 week period. First cut back to 12.5 MG for a week then half of that for about a week. Dizziness is still present, not as persistent as before. Heart rate is close to 60 and BP is either at or below normal (120/80) most of the time. Not sure what changed with the stents, but BP seems to have stablized. Still taking Altace however. | M | 65 | 10 years 50-25 MG 1X D | 3/14/2011 | 1 | blood pressure | When I started Toprol at 25 mg I lost my life as I knew it. Over the years it has been increased to 200 per day and I have gained close to 75 lbs. Because I gained weight they increased my Synthroid, declared me type 2 diabetic and gave me more drugs. Every joint aches and I no longer can walk any long distances. Try convincing your doctor that it's the drugs! | I now have palpitations, my memory is shot and I am depressed. I am going to be going to a new physician and hopefully I can get my life back as I once knew it. The worst is not being able to feel those adrenalin highs anymore. Like when your grand children visit, or your birthday. | F | 65 | 9 years 100 MG 2X D | 2/15/2011 | 3 | Hypertension | A little bit of weight gain, fatigue, and within the last year have noticed extreme hair loss. | I need this medication for my high blood pressure but since I am young I am concerned about the hair loss. It's getting very bad and worried it will just continue. | M | 22 | 6 years 100 MG 1X D | 1/30/2011 | 1 | high blood pressure | foggy thinking with lack of ability to focus and organize, depression, heart palpitations, poor balance, intestinal problems, and I'm sure I'm forgetting some symptoms. | I'm SO glad I found this site! I was diagnosed with hypo-thyroid about the same time a doctor prescribed Toprol for high blood pressure. I took it for maybe 5 years. When I read the comments at this site, I realized that people taking Toprol had all the same symptoms I was blaming on the hypo-thyroid. I went to my NEW doctor, not the one who prescribed the Toprol, and asked her to wean me off Toprol. We did, and as fast as just a few days after I stopped taking it, I started noticing changes. I looked around, and everything was suddenly more organized. I could think straight again. Heart palipitations went away... my balance came back... and the best of all, I was a whole lot happier. AND, it wasn't hard to stop. My doctor gave me a combination of Losartan-HCTZ and a different beta blocker. After I ran out of the beta blocker, I continued just with the Losartan-HCTZ, with no big withdrawal problems. May have to play with the dosage, but did get off the Toprol without many problems. If you're taking Toprol - STOP! I'm 100% sure it's been responsible for ruining my life these last 5 years. | F | 64 | 4 years 1X D | 1/30/2011 | 4 | PVC's | a little sleepy, mostly relaxed, aggravated exercise-induced asthma, (but much better than atenelol!) | Has greatly helped my anxiety problem, usually have an overdose of adrenalin in my system, this helps considerably with the adrenal release. | F | 41 | 4 years 50 mg 1X D | 1/26/2011 | 4 | high blood pressure | Extreme tiredness, major hair loss, heart flutters, | This medication is very good at controlling my blood pressure and lowering my heart rate. I've experienced heart flutters off and on but do not know for sure if that is from the Toprol. But I am so tired I fall asleep sitting up all the time, sometimes even standing! I was on 50mg twice a day for years and then went to 100mg extended release (XL) once a day. That is when my hair started falling out (about 2 months after starting it). Within 8 months my hair was half gone, even the hair on my legs fell out and left them smooth and bald. I don't mind not having to shave my legs but I draw the line when it comes to losing the hair on my head. | F | 50 | 5 years 100 mg 1X D | 1/13/2011 | 3 | hypertension | Do not stop this drug without slowly tapering off. My friend stopped abruptly and had a stroke. Ask Doctor about cutting it in half and half and half as you taper down over a week or two. | M | 50 | 1X D | 11/30/2010 | 2 | HB | heart palpitations | I took this for 5 months. i started at 50mg. i felt tired the first two days only. my libido when out the window. then i went up to 100 mg. same, i was very tired like i did not want to get off couch for two days. then i got heart palpitations very badly every day. i started to panic from these which made them worse. i got a cardio monitor for 24 hours. the specialist said i have too much adrenaline cause my heart to beat preliminary to when i was supposed to. he said it was no big deal and if it became troublesome he can perscribe a beta blocker. is said i was on one and he said to up the dose. as soon as i started to ween myself off these pills the palpitations completely ceased. our bodys tolerate medication differently. | M | 34 | 5 months 100mg 1X D | 11/4/2010 | 3 | To reduce / control PVCs | I was doing fine for 7 or so months taking 1/2 of a 25 mg Toprol-XL tablet. I was living in Australia, and I received the name brand version by AstraZeneca. Then, once I moved back to the United States, my doctor continued my prescription, but I got the generic version. After being on the generic version for a few weeks, I would get terrible anxiety attacks and a rapid heartbeat. I think there is possibly a quality issue with the generic form. Wondering if anyone else gets these "attacks" where you feel like you're going crazy, want to jump out of your skin, and your heart beats VERY fast. This goes on for 1 to 2 hours. | M | 40 | 1 years 12.5 1X D | 10/29/2010 | 4 | tachycardia and elevated bp | None | I was wondering if I should hold a dose if my pulse is 55. My doctor told me as long as my systolic was over 100, I can take it. He never said anything about pulse. Anyone else has the issue of standing blood pressure shooting up to 90's to 100's? At the dr office they always take it sitting. How am I supposed to exercise with my diastolic already at 100, knowing it will increase as a start my brisk walk...scary to me. | F | 34 | 14 days 25 1X D | 10/26/2010 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Extreme fatigued, difficulty breathing, heart palpitations, weight gain | This pill was horrible for me. My doctor prescribed it for high blood pressure. I took his advice and took the pill once a day. I began experiencing bad side effects right away, but thought the doctor knew best and continued with the medication. During the second week I was having such difficulty breathing. I was tired all of the time and would fall asleep in the middle of the afternoon for hours at length and would wake up with cold sweats. (I'm not a napper.) I gained 5 pounds which I've been the same weight for ten years and eat healthy. The scariest part was the day that I YAWNED over 100 times uncontrollablly -- as if it was my bodies only way to get oxygen in my lungs. I have been off it now for two days and the side effects are slowly going away. I'd NEVER take this pill again. Horrible, horrible side effects. | F | 41 | 3 weeks 50 mg 1X D | 10/15/2010 | 3 | HBP | Gradual hair loss over the 2 years and then it suddenly increased and I was seeing a bald spot on the top of my head! Also fatigue, constipation. | It did control my blood pressure great but I could not handle the hair loss! I have now been switched to a calcium channel blocker, hoping this works ok... | F | 28 | 2 years 100 MG 1X D | 9/21/2010 | 1 | PVC's High Blood Pressure | WOW! First nite could not sleep, tingling in my arms and legs felt like fleas biteinf me all over or something, shortness of breath, next day major head ach, uneasy irratable all day, did not like the way I felt, dizzyness to. | I am taking crestor to control cholesterol, 10 mg of Lexipro, 80 mg a day of Micardis and 100mg x 2 of Flecainide am & pm. Was experiencing alot of PVC's previous month so doctor perscribed - hated it! | M | 52 | 1 days 25mg 1X D | 9/21/2010 | 3 | Thyroid caused rapid heart beat | Tired , extreme inability to lose weight , foggy feeling , cold feet | I went on 50 mg about 7 years ago because over active thyroid caused rapid heart beat. Once i got on thyroid medicine I gained weight but i was able to lose the extra weight with diet and exercise. 2 years ago sever anemia landed me in the hsopital . some dr upped my dosageto 100mg . for the last 2 years I have been to dr after dr looking fo a reason formy inability to lose weight. I have been to nutritionists spend thousands on trainers . could not lose a pound. all types of test were done and no dr at anytime mentioned that the toprol may be a problem . I myself didnt think it was a problem since i previously lost weight but apparently the change in dosage tipped me over from being able to lose weight to not being able to lose weight. also suffered from foggyness , inability to sleep through the night, weird dreams , extremely cold feet | F | 40 | 7 years 100 MG 1X D | 9/15/2010 | 2 | sinus tachycardia | extreme sleepiness, dizziness, depression, foggy feelin | This drug was not good for me at all.. The first 2 weeks wher the worse extremely tired felt like I could sleep standing up. then after 2 weeks started feeling depressed. After about a month I got use to the medication but never really felt right. Switched family doctor who took me off of it completly and after about a month i am back to my old self. With all fairness this didnt work for me. My parents and a few other people I know take it and it works fine for them, it just didnt for me. This is just my side effects and I will never take it again | M | 36 | 90 days 50 1X D | 8/23/2010 | 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 D | 7/28/2010 | 1 | Hypertension | Panic attacks, tension stiffness when walking, wheezing, SOB | F | 55 | 25 1X D | 7/8/2010 | 5 | Sporadic high blood pressure | I feel no side effects from this drug. I was pleasantly surprised. | My blood pressure can go high, up to 140/98 on occasion. For that reason, my doctor put me on a low dose of Toprol. I have no propblems with it and it keeps my BP stable and around 110/70. I have been very happy with it!! | F | 49 | 1 years 25ng 1X D | 7/7/2010 | 1 | ordered after I had a 3 way bypass | depression,muscle pain,cold feet & hands, tingling of feet and hands,very tired-sleep 12-16 hours a day, muscle cramps of back,shoulders and legs,blurred vision,dry eyes, short of breath, poor memory to loss of memory for 12 hours, cough helped with a bronchodilator inhaler | Thank God I found your web site. My depression was so bad I contemplated suicide. I went to my primary doctor for antidepressants and had side effects of those. I went to my eye doctor for my blurrd vision, I had eye drops everywhere I might need them. Recouperating from By Pass surgery, I finally realized I have to be feeling better, not worse. I nver had high blood pressure. I tapered toprol XL for 2 weeks and went off it totally 3 days ago. I feel wonderful with lots of energy and all my side effects are gone. My BP and pulse are within normal limits. | F | 73 | 14 months 25mg 1X D | 6/26/2010 | 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 D | 6/16/2010 | 1 | BP | Same side effect,chest pain, rapid heart rate, not as confused as when I was on 50 mg. Went down to 25 mg for 8 days, just went down to 12.5 mg this morning, still feel bad. | Please someone help me with some information. I droped down to 12.5 mg of toprol XL, How long do I stay on this amount and what do I drop down to now. I just started on 20 mg of benicar, my BP runs 124/77 or less all the time the high is 134/88, not often. My puse runs 90 to 72 most of the time around 78. I am sarting an all raw food diet.For the past 4 weeks I've cut out all sugar, salt, white flour all sweets. Only meat is Tuna and salmon. I need to know if this horrible feeling is going to ever stop, could I have done permanant damage. Heart Doc said my heart is find. Please e-mail me back if you had problems but it all worked out thanks, I need HOPE, Im still trusting GOD. | M | 53 | 2.5 years 25 1X D | 6/5/2010 History | 1 | a lot of pain | no sleep angry all the tine and all the rest memory loss is a fun one when you side swipe a car & cant remember doing it in a way bull shit drug might lose my license cant think strait they told me it was a inflammatory drug not a batta blocker its been 8 days since the injection & it still sucks | M | 45 | injction 1X D | 6/5/2010 | 1 | AFib | fatigue, headaches, neckaches, heavy legs, tingling in arms and feet, twitching, dizziness, blurry vision | Stopped taking Metoprolol XL after 5 months. It's been almost 30 days and side effects remain. I am hoping they will go away. Does anyone know how long it takes for this drug to get out of your system? | M | 40 | 5 months 12.5 1X D | 5/22/2010 | 5 | PSVT and High Blood Pressure | minor fatigue. | Also take Lisinopril 5 mg. Toprol works very well for my PSVT. | F | 36 | 1 years 100 mg 1X D | 4/9/2010 | 5 | High Blood Pressure | Amazingly, I have no discernible side effects. My uncontrolled BP peaked at 300/200 (seriously). The doctors said they had never seen such numbers. Typical numbers for me were in the neighborhood of 240/160 and that was a good day. I could routinely hear my blood circulating. They did every test in the book but finally decided it was "essential" hypertension with no pathological cause. I got lots of headaches then but I haven't had a headache in 16 years! I also take an ACE inhibitor. My BP on meds is 120/80. | I see people reporting lots of unpleasant side effects from this drug, but I haven't experienced any of them. Perhaps I'm just lucky, even with the massive dose I take (I think it's the max dose the PDR allows to be prescribed). I used to take the branded XL version, but it's so expensive I switched to a generic and have had no problem with it. | M | 63 | 16 years 200 mg 2X D | 3/27/2010 | 3 | palpitations | Weight gain despite diet and exercise, fatique, crazy nightmares, general feelings of heaviness. | FAT! My biggest side effect was weight gain. Boy did I gain weight. I spent most of my 20s as a size 2, then a size 4 in my 30s. I eat a good diet and am fairly active. I've always been thin. I gained almost 8 pounds in the first 2 months on this drug, and just kept on gaining until I was about 15 pounds heavier than usual. After adhering to a ridiculously low calorie diet and exercising compulsively, I was able to take the weight back off over a period of 9 months, losing very slowly. Then, I had surgery and was unable to exercise a lot, but maintained a reasonable diet. I gained all the weight back and then some, in about 6 months time, while eating responsibly. I read so much other feedback about others with this issue that I just have to blame the drug - I'd be willing to admit mistakes I made, but the weight gain was so sudden, and so out of the norm for my body, and so hard to fix, that I think the pill must share some of the responsibility. It did, however, really help the irregular heartbeats. | F | 33 | 1.5 years 25 mg 1X D | 3/19/2010 History | 1 | High blood pressure | I experienced dizziness, brain fog and sensitivity to motion which caused me to stop driving. I decided I wanted off this medicine so the doctor had me take a pill every other day for 5 days, and then stop completely. | The fun began on the first day I didn't take a pill. Racing heart rate, serious dizziness, blood pressure bouncing all over the place, loud ringing in my ears, insomnia, no appetite, horrible nervous energy and anxiety. It lasted over the weaning period and the first 4 days of being off the drug. Today is the 5th day of being off the drug and I feel better than I have in months. My bp looks good and I've decided to use stress management techniques, diet and exercise to keep my bp in check. | F | 53 | 5 months 25 Mg 1X D | 3/5/2010 | 3 | Mitral Valve Prolapse | For 12 years I did not experience any side affect while on this medication. | About 13 years ago i was experiencing shortness of breath, palpitations, fluttering and pain in my chest and arm. My cardiologist diagnosed me with Mitral Valve Prolapse so i've been on Toprol XL ever since. I was taking 50 mg and then it was reduced to 25 mg about 2 years ago because of my weight lose. For about 3 weeks now i have been experiencing anxiety, shortness of breath and panic attacks. I stopped the Toprol for about 4 days and i seemed better but began taking it once again for fear of withdrawal symptoms. Now i'm back on it regularly and i'm extremely anxious and i just want to run and scream. I feel like i'm going to lose my mind and i believe it's due to the toprol xl. I will make an appointment to see my cardiologist and have him wean me off the toprol asap. I would prefer to deal with the symptoms of the mitral valve prolapse then deal with this terrible anxiety. Wish me luck and good luck to all that are experiencing awful symptoms. | F | 40 | 12 years 25 MG 1X D | 2/18/2010 | 1 | Blood Pressure | Started taking @ early 20th, gradually stopped recognizing my own self. Razor sharp clarity was replaced with a dull vail that is seemeingly harder and harder to pierce. Iritability, lethargy, nightmares and nimb limbs became a comon occurance. Nearly complete hair loss by the age of 33. In the moment of clarity realized that WTF!! this is not me: found this website -found more peope like me and got f' off this damn drug. NO MORE BETA BLOCKERS. | M | 35 | 8 years 50 1X D | 2/15/2010 | 1 | foggy brain, feeling completely "out of it", no motivation at all. | I've only been on this drug a few weeks and I'm going to stop. I wish I had found this site BEFORE I started taking this drug. I had been feeling good for a year or so (after medication problems for hypothyroidism) and wham, here I am feeling tired and lethargic again! I'm going to really try to control my boderline high BP with diet and exerciswe. | F | 45 | 14 days | 2/3/2010 | 3 | blood pressure, heart rate | Peyronie Disease, low sex drive, inability to maintain erection, tiredness, weakness in muscles. | M | 69 | 4 years | 2/1/2010 | 1 | chest pain | depression,flu like symptoms,headache | M | 62 | 30 days | 1/26/2010 | 4 | irregular heartbeats | chest pains, insomnia, lethargy (that may be caused by something else. Weight gain. | If I miss a dose, my heart goes wild so obviously I must take Toprol (generic for me) but will talk with cardiologist about alternative drugs. There is batch inconsistency so the side effects can change. If there is something better and if I can afford it, I would prefer to be on a more stable medication with fewer side effects. | F | 68 | 5 years | 1/17/2010 | 5 | heart problems | i did not have any side effects to this medicine they did try the gerenic and i could not take it i had chest pains it made me sick at my stomach the gerenic did not work for me. thanks nell | i am still taking the toprol-xl if i dont take it i will start haveing chest pains. and feel like i am going to pass out. thanks nell p.s. i have been taking this medicine for i thank about 5 or 6 years | F | 63 | 6 years | 1/13/2010 |