Drug Ratings for TOPROL-XLAverage Rating: 2.5 (774 Ratings)
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR TOPROL-XL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
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| 5 | high pressure/tachycardia/anxiety | so far few side effects, heart rate feels back to normal and pressure is going down, had a terrible experience with tachycardia and with even 1 pill of toprol I felt much better | F | 41 | | 11/20/2004 | 5 | hypertention | none | lowered my pulse at resting and during exercise | F | 50 | | 4/19/2002 | 5 | increased heart rate | F | 53 | | 4/11/2007 | 5 | High Blood Pressure | none | it work for me to lower my heart rate and blood pressure.. | F | 44 | | 8/23/2007 | 4 | M | 43 | | 1/14/2003 | 4 | | 4/5/2007 | 4 | High Blood Pressure | | 4/5/2006 | 4 | | 11/19/2006 | 4 | | 11/19/2006 | 3 | Heart palpitations, irregular beats | Foggy, clumsy, calm, relaxed. Very very slight chest pain that comes and goes for a few days after taking it. My doctor told me not to take it every day, only when needed. | I get episodes of heart palpitations. They can last hours, even days. sometimes just one minute (rare). I get an "episode" about once every two weeks. My doctor says stress, anxiety and surging adrenaline. He told me to take half of the 25mg pill only when the palpitations get to tough to deal with. Well, it works, kind of. It makes it so I can't feel them, but I listen to my heart and it's still doing it, I just can't feel it. I told him that, he said, "It's anxiety". I don't know about that. I'm worried that I have a worse problem that they didn't see in the tests. I felt perfect during all the tests. This all started 1 year ago. But yeah, the drug works. It calms the heart down and stops the mental panic of an irregular beat. | M | 25 | | 8/19/2006 | 3 | M | 47 | | 1/23/2006 | 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 | 3 | hb | chest tight slow heart rate not sure i need this stuff | M | 51 | | 11/2/2004 | 3 | | 5/12/2004 | 3 | heart problems | My 75 yr old father in law has been taking 100 mg of Toprol for 3 years now. He went from being a fun loving man that LOVED to play golf( they live on a golf course)to a lethargic angry forgetfull man. He seems to be lost in his own world, unenergetic,depressed and always complains of muscle pains and dizziness. Toprol has seemed to help with the rhythm of his heart but at a cost of having his natural life sucked out of him in the process.We have all tried talking him into seeing his doctor about the mood changes,fatigue and memory loss and he is refusing, says he just wants to die and get it over with. I'm very very worried. | Looking back at the ratings on this page I am seeing that alot of people over the age of 60 taking this medication are complaining of the short term memory loss. I'm surprised the physicians haven't caught onto this yet. | F | | 6/7/2005 | 3 | heart condition | Not sure | M | 59 | | 5/4/2008 | 2 | Tachycardia | Confusion, Severe Depression, Pains ,cramps in legs, Severe edema (swelling all over)Out of body experience most of the time. Severe fatigue. | I started taking Toprol because my doctor told me i had Tachycardia. My doctor DIDN't send me to a heart specialist. He took it opon himself to put me on this medication. I'm not even sure i need this medication all the time. I was wondering if anyone has taken this medication for symptoms that come and go? I know that a long term use of this medcation can cause your heart muscle to wear out..... Ahhhh!!! It seems scary. If you have any ideas for me please let me know | F | 24 | | 1/27/2005 | 2 | | 1/10/2006 | 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 | Hypertension | Panic attacks, tension stiffness when walking, wheezing, SOB | F | 55 | 25 1X D | 7/8/2010 | 1 | hypertension | exhausted even with lowest dose | Started on Topral 25 & 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.... | F | 61 | | 5/20/2006 | 1 | HIGH BLOOD PREESURE | CONFUSION,REALLY BAD RINGING IN THE EARS.THE RINGING IN THE EARS WAS TERRIBLE. HAS ANYBODY HAD THAT? | M | 50 | | 9/14/2004 | 1 | heart rate | numbness of toes; weight | weight gain is almost 100 pounds | M | 59 | | 2/2/2009 | 1 | | 7/31/2007 | 1 | Dr. put me on Coumadin and 25mg of toprol XL I havent't been the same since memory problems neck pain dizziness on and on. I first though it was the coumadin I Stopped taking it three days ago. I will see. | | 7/14/2009 | 1 | reduce heart rate | isomnia and shortness of breath were unacceptable | M | 85 | | 8/10/2009 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Initial dose of 100 mg caused a sudden (within 1 hour) reaction. I have been on Atenolol since 1999, but this Toprol XL Generic really gave me a scare. I first felt my usual low heart rate rise rapidly to over 75 beats per minute. Then, I felt like my throat was closing off a bit. Soon, I was VERY anxious with both hands shaking. My BP rose to 207/109 and I was frightened. I called my doctor and he said I was experiencing a "panic attack." Strange how it stopped when I took a 1/2 of a fluid pill and started to release the fluid. I can't figure out why, but my doctor still wants me to take this medicine. No way! I am changing doctors--no confidence here. | The drug came with high marks from my doctor. He prescribed it to people who have anxiety issues along with high blood pressure. I have headaches that cause my BP to rise, but this is not the answer. I refused to take a second pill. | F | 44 | 1 times | 11/1/2007 | 5 | tachycardia | The side effects were minimal. I feel a little tired an hour after taking it, but it doesn't last more then a half an hour. I had some really cool dreams the first month or so, but they have stopped. | This medication has done wonders for me. I've been to the hospital several times with rapid heart beat in the 140's, (tachycardia) only to be given ativan and sent home. The rapid heartbeat would always return. My Dr. finally tried Toprol XL 25 mg. and it has seemed to cure me. My heart rate now, is usually in the low 80's. It is true that this medication has to be taken everyday and my heart does remind me to take it, by beating slightly faster. (90-100) I resisted this medication when first told to take it, because the idea of a beta blocker caused me some concern, but after doing some research and talking to my Dr., I realized this medication is very safe. My father-in-law has been taking it for quite some time and he's 90 years old and doing really well. In my opinion, this medication can add years to your life, by reducing symptoms that could otherwise turn out to be serious or life threatening. People are different, but this medication has done wonders for me. | F | 40 | 2 times | 2/25/2005 | 5 | Anxiety,tachycardia | None | Toprol has really helped me! Last week I went to the ER with a pulse rate of 170 - BP 150/113. After 6 hours of trying to bring my heart rate down with Ativan, I was finally given 25mg of Toprol XL via IV - my heart rate at that time was 140, it immediately dropped to 85. Last night similar thing happened again, I went to the ER with a severe panic/anxiety attack. My BP was 167/135, pulse 132 I was given 1 mg Ativan AND 25 mg Toprol XL within an hour my BP was 120/81 pulse 85. I don't have any history of heart problems and am in good health. I have always had severe anxiety and I feel this drug is great. That in combination with Ativan made me feel very relaxed (not in a tired way) I just felt normal and had NO anxiety or rapid heart rate. | F | 41 | 2 times | 3/24/2005 | 4 | high blood pressure - migraines | having just had the first 25mg. dose - I feel fine so far - tired, but not sleepy. Went in to Dr. today for blood workup due to high cholesterol - nurse did not like my blood pressue ( 140/100) and made me see doctor. He prescribed the toprol and said it would also help with the headaches. Will note that my headache has subsided since first dose - but that may also be due to bp possibly going down? | Will give this medicine a try. Both sister and mother on high blood pressure medicine - made me leary of taking any - but they are not on toprol - so I hope the side affects will be kept to a minimum. | F | 46 | 1 days | 2/5/2007 | 3 | hypertension & migraine | tired, rashed and confusion | F | 39 | 1 days | 7/26/2001 | 3 | hbp | Dry Eyes, lump in throat, slight chest pressure | First dose 25 mg. I already have dry eye syndrome& this drug caused much discomfort. Drops every 5 to 15 min. Pulse came down from 104 to 82. BP only down slightly. May have to switch to another drug. It did help me sleep better last night! | F | 52 | 1 days | 3/20/2006 | 2 | HTML | Arrthymias | F | 68 | 1 days 75 mg | 12/31/2012 | 2 | Hypertension | Severe chest tightness and pain, sleeplessness, to the point of insomnia, woke up all night long. Shortness of breath. A feeling I can't relax or breath deeply. Anxiety? | My BP was 160/90 so my dr. prescribed Toprol-XL 25 mg. at my insistence. I was afraid after my relatively healthy 54 yr. old boss died of a massive coronary last week. No one is sure why, but he had high-blood pressure and had recently changed meds to Altace. These symptoms I'm experiencing aren't worth the cure it seems, and after reading the other side effects that can occur here I'm not taking this medication anymore. Think I'll commit to lowering my BP naturally (diet, exercise, meditation, supplements) and see how it works. Very troublesome side effects if you ask me, especially for something that is supposed to be one of the | F | 41 | 1 days | 10/19/2004 | 2 | rapid heart rate, dysautonomia | dizziness, nausea, constipation, visual problems, increased panic and anxiety, out of body feeling, feelings of not being able to control movements of arms, hands, and legs, difficulty making complete sentences, difficulty typing this information. | I have had an extreme fear that something terrible is wrong with me (brain tumor, ms, parkinsons) After finding this site, I feel better. I started decreasing my dosage 2 weeeks ago from 25 mg to 12.5. I have an appointment with dr. in 10 days. I wish I knew if I could stop taking it now altogether or if I should cut the 12.5 in half. If anyone has suggestions, please email. | F | 41 | 1 days | 4/27/2007 | 1 | fast heart rate | Extreme depression, sadness, crying, feelings of worthlessness and hopelessness. In a fog, decreased mental clarity, disconnected. Headache. | I am generally a happy and stable person. But I do get anxious about doctor visits. So while at the doctor, my heart rate soared to 120 and concerned her, she put me on this. The first dose left me foggy and slightly depressed, with a headache. The second dose made me extremely depressed, crying, out of my mind. I felt lost in the fog, and didn't know this crying girl - it was not me at all. Terrible thoughts in the fog, feeling like I was being poisoned, that the spark of life was to be extinguished, that I would become an automaton, no joy or laughter... After those two doses I will never take this medicine again. I was on no other medicine at the time, this was the only thing that could have caused it. | M | 39 | 1 days | 3/16/2007 | 1 | rapid heart beat | panic attacks, depresion, moody, crying, sad,thoughts of ending it all., weight gain | I took Toprol XL for one year.When my new cardiologist decided I needed a new and | F | 42 | 1 days | 5/20/2005 | 1 | To control my palpitations | In addition to the palpitations I now have chest and heart pain. The palpitations are a little bit less severe, however, they now last up to 3/4 hour and throughout the day instead of 5 or 10 min once or twice per day. | My symptoms seem to be worse since starting to take it 1 week ago. My doctor put me on this drug before even fully knowing what my problem is. I am still being tested. How could I have fallen into this terrible trap? How can I get out of it w/o hurting myself? Any suggestions? Thank you. | F | 51 | 1 days | 7/28/2004 | 1 | To control my palpitations | In addition to the palpitations I now have chest and heart pain. The palpitations are a little bit less severe, however, they now last up to 3/4 hour and throughout the day instead of 5 or 10 min once or twice per day. | My symptoms seem to be worse since starting to take it 1 week ago. My doctor put me on this drug before even fully knowing what my problem is. I am still being tested. How could I have fallen into this terrible trap? How can I get out of it w/o hurting myself? Any suggestions? Thank you. | F | 51 | 1 days | 7/28/2004 | 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 | 5 | jjjj | jjjjjjjjjjj | jjjjjjjjjjj | F | 22 | 2 days | 10/4/2005 | 5 | llll | llllllllllllll | ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; | F | 15 | 2 days | 10/5/2005 | 5 | PVC'S | The girth of my penis has increased tramendously! It is absolutely amazing! Maybe it has something to do with the vasodialation of my main vein. | M | 23 | 2 days | 8/4/2007 | 3 | hypertension | Very bad itching and rash | The itching I think is worse than the cure. feels like the itching you have after a sunburn. Am thinking about asking my doctor to switch back to Benecar. But, bllod pressure is down to where it should be using 50 mg daily | M | 54 | 2 days | 2/9/2006 | 3 | blood pressure and stress | dryness | M | 40 | 2 days | 11/17/2004 | 3 | Severe hypertension | No side effects so far. (General anxiety over the BP numbers, however) | Has not lowered BP as I expected. BP average after 2 days is 200/110! Taking 50mg of TLX with 80mg Diovan. Pulse is good, 73-88 range. Any experience in how long it might be before seeing numbers change or experiencing side effects? I'm going to follow-up with Dr. after another 5 days and see if perhaps dosage should be increased. I see some folks are taking much higher doses. Overall good health, work out, eat healthy. Just can't lick this BP issue! Any commments most welcome. Good luck all. | F | 45 | 2 days | 4/3/2005 | 2 | Slight heart palpitations | Day one I took it and felt fine all day. Day two I took it. I began to notice some back pain during the day, but nothing too out of the ordinary. That night when I tried to sleep, I began having paranoid thoughts, shivers, cold hands and feet, shortness of breath, nervousness, and basically all of this accumulated to a giant panic attack. I was really close to taking myself to the ER, until I realized that it was most likely a reaction to the Toprol. I'm only taking 25 mg too. | Heard it works wonders for some people... | M | 22 | 2 days | 2/16/2006 | 1 | hypertension | Tightness and pain in chest. Thought it was a heart attack and ended up in the hospital for tests which found no problems. | M | 59 | 2 days | 11/17/2004 | 1 | High blood pressure | Mental confusion; memory loss; acute depression; paranoia; anxiety; crying; feelings of failure & hopelessness; suicidal thoughts | The same medicine can be a godsend for some people and absolute Hell for others; Toprol XL was the latter for me. My first day on it I experienced mental confusion and decreased intellectual sharpness. I felt like I was in a fog and disconnected from everyone and everything. Despite my reservations, I took it again the second day. In a very short period of time, I couldn't remember how to do my job (which I can otherwise do in my sleep!), developed rampant paranoia, had an anxiety attack that led to uncontrollable crying, and experienced such profound feelings of worthless, hopeless and futility that I thought I didn't deserve to live. I was only on 25mg but neither of the sample boxes the doctor gave me had the warning inserts. When I called her, she said no one had ever complained of anything like I experienced and put it down to an interaction between it and dilantin, the medication I take for epilepsy. | F | 54 | 2 days | 1/8/2007 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | I did not care for this drug two doses were enough for me I went to the ER because I thought it was the other new b/p medicine. I was told this drug is known for side effects. Please use your judgement as in your doctor. This drug is not for me? Felt tired,shaky,in a fog, anxiety. TY | Not for me!!!!!!!!! | F | 47 | 2 days | 10/11/2004 | 5 | high blood pressure and pulse rate | Tired very first day. | I've been diagnosed with | F | 38 | 3 days | 1/16/2005 | 5 | High Blood Pressure | Dizziness, nausea, constipation | I have been using this medication for 3 days..and it has worked very fine, thank God. Before using this medication I was using Normodyne 100mg...did not function. So my cardio chages to Toprol-XL 100mg...been checking my blood pressure and from 160/90 now it's 124/83. So I am satisfied. | F | 30 | 3 days | 9/29/2005 | 4 | Yes | None | M | 45 | 3 days | 1/27/2005 | 4 | Enlarged heart | So far, just a stuffy nose, but that COULD be because of my head cold. | Before Beta blockers I had SEVERE chest pain, skipped beats, extra beats, palpatations, heart fluttering, severe headaches, the feeling of an elephant sitting on my chest, short of breath, and sharp pains in my chest. I was on Propranolol for Mitral Valve Prolapse, but then I went out of town and found out I didnt have that...but I had an enlargerd heart. I was put on a cocktail of Toprol and Lisinopril. On the Propranolol, I had a severe headache constantly. On the Toprol, I have not experienced any side effects big enough to worry about. Knock on wood. | F | 24 | 3 days | 5/18/2007 | 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 | 2 | ;h;ypertension | muscle weakness, tendon weakness, tiredness, groggyness, poor exercise tolerance. Headache poor sleep. | M | 56 | 3 days | 2/18/2007 | 2 | rapid heart rate, dizziness | more dizziness, hair loss, cold hands and feet | I have been taking just 12.5 mg. per day | F | 54 | 3 days | 10/13/2007 | 2 | HIGH BLODD PRESSURE | TOOK 25MG FIRST DAY WAS FINE ,,,SECOND DAY ANOTHER DOSE AND STARTED FEELING A LITTLE SPACY AND FAR AWAY MENTALLY IN MY THOUGHTS. THEN ON THE THIRD DAY, ANXIETY, SO STOPPED TAKING IT. i SWITCHED TO COZAAAR A MUCH SAFER PRESSURE MEDICATION. THE SIDE EFFECTS OF THESE DRUGS ARE VERY SNEAKY AND PEOPLE REALLY HAVE TO PAY ATTENTION. | SEEMS LIKE THIS DRUG NOT ONLY BLOCKS SIGNALS TO THE HEART BUT MAY ALSO INTEFERE A LITTLE WITH BRIAN SIGNALS. MAY WORK FOR SOME PEOPLE I DID NOT LIKE IT. | M | 30 | 3 days | 10/10/2007 | 2 | High Blood Pressure | I've had a bad headache since I started this medicine | F | 49 | 3 days | 4/13/2006 | 1 | Benign Essential Tremor | Beta Blockers are often used to treat Essential Tremor. It was the 1st med i tried, now am off to a neurologist for alternative treatment. Side effects on 50 mg per day of Toprol XL were: Severe gruesomely violent nightmares for 5 days straight ( i never have nightmares, never mind this sort), dizziness, confusion, autistic like symptoms in that i found myself rocking a few times when i was alone, upset stomach to extremes. Basically it screwed up my wiring as i put it to the doc. Depression was another one. Due to severe drop in heart rate , which i was unaware of until my follow up visit, i could not exert myself physically without feeling dizzy or even faint. Was only on the med 2 weeks. Doc put me on 25 mg for one week and now i am stopped altogether. I still have MILD depressive episodes for no reason at all until i recall (oh yes, its the med). Been only a couple days since discontinueing, feel MUCH better but some effects persist though on a milder level. Until seeing a neurolo | F | 42 | 3 days | 4/22/2007 |