There are 734 ratings for the drug: TOPROL-XL in the Askapatient database.

Key to ratings for toprol-xl: 5-Very Satisfied: this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal. 4-Satisfied: this medicine helped. 3-Somewhat Satisfied: this medicine helped somewhat. 2-Not Satisfied: this medicine did not work to my satisfaction. 1-Dissatisfied: I would not recommend taking this medicine.

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1	reduce heart rate	isomnia and shortness of breath were unacceptable		M	85			8/10/2009
2	irreg.pulse	low BP		M	84	2 months		11/5/2006
1	yes	It has almost killed me!I am getting off no matter what!taken for HPB atrial fib,did not help HBP made me almost cripple,and a zombie.Dr paid so much to push this awful drug they do not care if you die from it.Been to ER Times 4 nothing done for me.Nothing wrong! Legs and ankles like lead.Swallowing difficult.I cannot wake up,my life has become nothing.I had to make DR.reduce dose,now he says take it,if your BP or atrial is a problem,I should get an implant! talk about greedy use of an awful drug.	do not take this awful drug if you want to live	F	83	9 months		4/7/2007
1	Angina	Head pressure and mental confusion. Tired during the day but couldn't sleep well at night	I felt like I couldn't think and something was wrong with my brain. After 2 weeks withoout Toprol I am feeling like myself. My Dr. took me off it when I complained about my head and brain. I was dizzy recently too. And I couldn't remember nouns. It was a struggle to carry on a conversation.	F	82	1 years		1/29/2005
1	to lower blood pressure	Blood pressure and heart rate incresased significantly		M	80	3 weeks		3/22/2007
1	high blood pressure problems!	I HATE THIS STUFF ! I HATE IT ! I HATE IT ! IT HAS WRECKED MY LIFE! HASNT HELPED ME! MADE MY LIFE WORSE! I HATE IT ! ITS BAD! GENERIC OR NON GENERIC ITS BAD NEWS ! DONT TAKE IT !	FIRST IT WAS CAL CHANNEL BLOCKERS BEING BANED IN U.K FOR CANCER RISKS = UK IS NOW CALLING DOCTORS TO SLOW THE USE OF BETA BLOCKERS SUCH AS TOPROL XL -FOR ADVERSE SIDE EFFECTS AND PROBLEMS FROM THE MEDICATION. NO LONG TERM USE! IN U.K MAYBE THE U.S SHOULD READ THE NEWS AND FOLLOW THE WAY OF THE ENGLISH. TOPROL XL IN GENERIC OR NON GENERIC FORMS STINK! THEY DONT WORK AND CAUSE HARM !	M	80	3 years		11/23/2007
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	heart disease	fatigue, bowel problems		M	78	1 years		12/20/2008
2	Irregular heart beat	Wierd dreams, trouble sleeping more than two three hours at a time,(before Toprol-XL I usually lsept all night)tired, tired, tired. I want to lie down or lean back in recliner all time.	My experience with Toprol is the same as it has been with all beta blockers. I've had 8 different B.B. prescribed for me during the last 25 years and so far as I'm concerned a beta blocker is a concotion from the devil. Do they ever help anyone?	M	78	4 months		7/5/2007 Email
4	angina	low-level headache; drowsiness, sometimes extreme	This medication works well enough in controlling blood pressure and occasional angina. However, in the past several months have experienced drowsiness/fatigue, often in the extreme. Rather feels as if one had been	M	77	9 years		5/8/2005
1	h.b.p palps	If you like side effects, this is the pill for you! its got a bunch of side effects to drive a normal person crazy!im an old fart and I dont like to spend my time fighting with dumb idiot doctors! who wont listen to me anyways. (about my side effects) makes me wonder what the hell are they,there for? as they only seem to push pills and then kick you out the door in 5 or 10mins of seeing them. worthless idiots ! and what am I paying for ??	I came down with a hidden side effect of toprol xl and most beta blockers -after long term useage! boarderline diabetes! its common and it happens, this is caused by the a-hole doctors who wont take you off the medication. so your stuck to take it untill you go nuts or drop over from the side effects! diabetes is not a thing to mess with ! im on some new natural meds that help stop the problem and subdue the diabetes ,meantime I made a appointment with outside network (hmo) cardiologist I pay ! as I want to know what is going on and must change to another medication that works, and wont have this side effect! beware most beta blockers have this side effect for long term use. bottom line check your doctor out first ! as most are interns or newbees that dont care ,they guess and give us the ginny pig treatment! try this or that ! that is not being a real doctor ! as they should know just what to do and how to treat the problem. iv seen teams of doctors at hmo's standing talki	M	77	5 years		10/17/2007 Email
1	my dr changed it dilitazCD i was on	I started out with .25 mg. as she thinks this is a great drug!! and she upped it to 50 mg then on to 100 mg. which although i had it i never opened the bottle. I did not feel well and one evening i looked down as my feet felt tight. they were bluish in color and all swollen up. I had had shortness of breath (which i told her about). she was in Wyoming for a month so pulled the paperwork out of my medicine drawer and read it. There I found all the symptons that I have been having. I read yo could not go off except gradually. and I began reducing my dosage and now 2 months later am off of it. My feet still swell up, but my shortness of breath is almost gone. I was exhausted and while taking it could not continue my daily walks. when she came back she wanted me to go back to the original dosage 50mg i had been taking I said not only no but		F	77	7 months		7/26/2005 Email
2	for irregular heartbeat	none		M	75	9 months		9/20/2005 Email
1	Chest Pain and High BP	All of a sudden i started to have pain ,--very severe---in my ear and my eye watered so much, it swelled almost closed. I went to the dr. who ran many scans, and they show one of my jaws is out of line , so he called it tmj., But--I am going to get off Toprol, because I believe that Toprol is the culprit ! ! ! I have NEVER had any trouble with tmj before , so since the pain in my ear is soooo bad, I read that Toprol can cause gland and ear problems, and tinnitus. I am going to wean off. I only take 12 and 1/2 mg. , but I still think Toprol is the problem . I feel bad, and can't seem to function problem. Has anyone had ear pain on this stuff? PLEASE let me know. cbt@centurytel.net		F	75	2 weeks		7/12/2009 Email
1	Hypertension	Shaky hands, poor balance, fatigue, sleeplessness, dizziness, gastro-intestinal upset, acid-reflux (GERD), mental fog.	My mother had been taking 50 mg and was increased substantially to 100 and then 150mg to control hypertension. Higher dosages have caused a myriad of side effects that have made her a different person. We are now embarking on a plan to change therapy and replace this drug altogether. Be careful, side effects of Toprol-XL can be serious.	F	74	12 months		9/23/2007
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 Email
4	heart attack	I am not aware of any side effect.		F	72	1 years		11/16/2004
1	hypertension+ 50yr chronic Afib	On 100 mg Toprol/d I became a zombie. Could not wake up. Lost lots of time. Lost weight. Hypertension not resolved, so two other hypertension drugs added. Still the hypertension stayed. (I think this may be due to my great inactivity imposed by Toprol because of my inability to keep awake, hence inability to exercise and lead a normal life. Doctor would not consider even talking about the horrible side effects. I made a separate appt, but not till after I took matters into my own hands- - - AFTER I took myself off Toprol and made a therapeutic equivalent exchange with another beta blocker atenolol that does not cause the zombyism. Gradually, I lowered the atenolol to 25 mg. I kept the two other hypertension drugs, but gradually lowered the dose 50%. By being able to maintain waking conciousness and getting much needed exercise which I really enjoy, and my lowering beta blocker equivalent 75% and the other two bp drugs 50%, I maintain a normal blood pressure- - - one that do	Toprol is truly the medicine from h*ll. I have few side effects from drugs others complain about, or from some powerful immunosuppresants. It is unfortunate that some doctors are too arrogant to listen to their patients. This doc was totally inflexible. The other two bp drugs added were trandolapril (an Ace inhibitor) and an old favorite, verapamil. Since I had no other alternative doctor in this greater geographical area (that took Medicare), I was forced to rely upon my own wits to get out of this health mess. The objectively and professionally measured results at pulmonary rehabilitation were proof of the pudding.	F	72	3 months		10/5/2006
1	hypertension+ 50yr chronic Afib	On 100 mg Toprol/d I became a zombie. Could not wake up. Lost lots of time. Lost weight. Hypertension not resolved, so two other hypertension drugs added. Still the hypertension stayed. (I think this may be due to my great inactivity imposed by Toprol because of my inability to keep awake, hence inability to exercise and lead a normal life. Doctor would not consider even talking about the horrible side effects. I made a separate appt, but not till after I took matters into my own hands- - - AFTER I took myself off Toprol and made a therapeutic equivalent exchange with another beta blocker atenolol that does not cause the zombyism. Gradually, I lowered the atenolol to 25 mg. I kept the two other hypertension drugs, but gradually lowered the dose 50%. By being able to maintain waking conciousness and getting much needed exercise which I really enjoy, and my lowering beta blocker equivalent 75% and the other two bp drugs 50%, I maintain a normal blood pressure- - - one that do	Toprol is truly the medicine from h*ll. I have few side effects from drugs others complain about, or from some powerful immunosuppresants. It is unfortunate that some doctors are too arrogant to listen to their patients. This doc was totally inflexible. The other two bp drugs added were trandolapril (an Ace inhibitor) and an old favorite, verapamil. Since I had no other alternative doctor in this greater geographical area (that took Medicare), I was forced to rely upon my own wits to get out of this health mess. The objectively and professionally measured results at pulmonary rehabilitation were proof of the pudding.	F	72	3 months		10/6/2006
1	High blood pressure	Shortness of breath, depression, cold hands and feet. I think it also made my blood pressure go up.	I was put on this drug after by-pass surgery. After a week I began having SOB and coughing. I had fluid in my chest that had to be drawn off and the doctor thought this was what was causing my symptoms. I continued to have the SOB and coughing. After two weeks fluid was again drawn off my chest. After the next two weeks x-rays were made that showed the fluid had cleared up but the SOB and coughing continued. I did research and found that the Toprol was probably causing my SOB and coughing. Also my hands and feet were always cold, which was very unusual for me. My blood-pressure was higher than normal. I am now phasing off the Toprol and can already see the difference in the way I feel. The SOB and coughing is much better. My depression and feeling of anxiety is much better already. I will never, ever take this drug again.	F	72	2 months		4/18/2007
5	hi blood pressure excursions	none that I know of. I have had none of the side effects complained of by other users. Definitely no loss of sexual desire or performance. I believe occasional sleeplessness and gas come with age and I saw no increase with toprol	I take half a 25mg in conjunction with 40 mg lisinopril. I was taking the lisinopril for about a year before the Toprol XL was added.	M	70	9 months		4/17/2007
3	to control BP	Itching, dizziness, Am taking 25 mg daily.	It keeps my pulse at 60 but BP is still borderline. So I now take 5 mg Benicar to maintain it near normal.	F	70	2 years		5/1/2009
1	High blood pressure	Lower leg pain with brisk walking and rash on lower legs.		M	70	40 days		2/2/2005
5	bp and skipped heart beats	none so far that I can tell.	It has my b/p at 116/65, heart rate at 68 with out any skipped beats. Previously it would skip 12-15 beats in a minute.	M	69	13 months		12/20/2008
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 Email
1	lower blood pressure	felt clammy and unable to sleep at night to drowsy in daytime - afraid to drive pains in arms, calves, and especially back of neck could hardly pick my head up it hurt so much cannot stand any longer than 10 - 15 minutes without feeling faint I took it for 2 years from another doctor and it did not help lower the BP (100mg). Now a new doctor is giving me 200 mg with other medication and I have all these side effects and am afraid to use my car. I do not wish to be an invalid and that is what this medication does.	I have cut back on taking the 200 mg and so far feel a little better except for my neck.	F	69	5 days		8/26/2005
1	atrial fib	started on 100mg once a day but couldn't walk up two steps without being out of breath. Dr. cut me back to 50 mg. a day and my biggest problem is with wheezing, difficulty breathing with any exertion. I like to exercise but am finding it very difficult. A weight gain of 15 lbs. with no change in diet.	I am weaning myself from 50 mg to 25 mg. and will continue until I get off from it. My Dr. is in NY and I am in Fl. for the winter but will discuss it with him when I go back to NY.	F	69	2 years		2/10/2007 Email
1	Heart Failire, Tacky,Arrith	Difficulty breathing,muscle soreness,depression,bad rashes etc. and I'm only on 12.5mg. At 18.75mg I was going nuts and the Cardio thought I was not trying. It's not worth it. I never had high BP until I was loaded with drugs.I also take Altace,Pacerone which is scary, and lasix. Before Toprol was Coreg. which is as bad as Toprol	Does anyone know if Toprol has been proven effective for Heart failure or anything.	M	69	5 days		2/24/2005
1	Heart Failire, Tacky,Arrith	Difficulty breathing,muscle soreness,depression,bad rashes etc. and I'm only on 12.5mg. At 18.75mg I was going nuts and the Cardio thought I was not trying. It's not worth it. I never had high BP until I was loaded with drugs.I also take Altace,Pacerone which is scary, and lasix. Before Toprol was Coreg. which is as bad as Toprol	Does anyone know if Toprol has been proven effective for Heart failure or anything.	M	69	5 days		2/24/2005
1	Heart Failire, Tacky,Arrith	Difficulty breathing,muscle soreness,depression,bad rashes etc. and I'm only on 12.5mg. At 18.75mg I was going nuts and the Cardio thought I was not trying. It's not worth it. I never had high BP until I was loaded with drugs.I also take Altace,Pacerone which is scary, and lasix. Before Toprol was Coreg. which is as bad as Toprol	Does anyone know if Toprol has been proven effective for Heart failure or anything.	M	69	5 days		2/24/2005
1	Blood Pressure	After 2 weeks got a headache and then brought on temperary right side numbness and amnesia attach...also peripheral vision lost and can't comprehend words... All this has improved since being off the med now for 2 weeks....still have problems with reading ......but that is improving.....		M	69	2.5 weeks		5/27/2005 Email
1	tachycardia	It has been almost a yr. since I had an ablation done and stopped taking the toprol xl. This is to help all of you who are struggling with the side effects. ie, anxiety! Don't give up or give in. Don't let the Dr. put you on benzos or antianxiety medication, believe me it will make it worse. I know how terrible the withdrawal is, but the other medications will not help in the longrun. Don't believe your Dr. either when they tell you that the Toprol would not cause your symptoms. I wish someone would have believed me about the withdrawal and had just helped me through it mentally. I was put one everything from anti anxiety to benzos, nothing helped until I got myself off of everything. It took almost a yr. I suffered from ringing in the ears, esophageal spasms, palpatations....on and on, all from the drugs I was giving. So this is what I did... I purchased a detox hypnosis cd and listened everynight. I went on the homeopathic pharmacy website and purchased some the the products		F	69	1 months		9/4/2008 Email
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
2	high systolic bp	I have only one kidney and have always had problems with systolic bp. I also take Avapro, Verapamil and HCTZ. Doctor put me on the generic version (Metoprolol Succinate - 50mg once a day). It worked fine for first week and then systolic bp skyrocketed. Only problem I had was rapid weight gain. 5 lbs in first week. Yeah, they want you to lose weight and prescribe meds that put weight on.	Didn't like it because it was not effective. I could live with weight gain if my systolic bp came down but it only did for a week and i don't want higher dosage. My doctor wants to try one more beta blocker (Coreg CG - 40 mg) for 6 weeks to see how it works. If that is unsatisfactory, see ya for beta blockers.	M	68	2 months		12/18/2007
1	arrythmia	general lethargy and numbness in hands and feet.	This drug is poison to the system. I don't know how companys can keep it on the market. I was only on it for a month at a very low dose 1/2 of a 25 mg. tab at bedtime. I stopped taking it in Oct of 2007 and have been suffering ever since. Not from heart anything, but from adrenoline rushes. Don't ever use the word anxiety or your Dr. will think you are crazy. I used the word and my Dr. has had me on more medication for anxiety. It has been unbelievable!! Now she wants me to see a shrink. Well guess what..I do have an appt. with an endocrinologist, but in the meantime I have been doing some research...guess what really helps the adrenoline rushes? Aleve. It blocks the hormone that causes pain and adrenoline. Can you believe it? I have been symptom free for a week now and am sooooo thankful. I used to feel like an electric current was running through my body and had a god awful whine in the back of my head. For those of you who have your Drs. permission to get off of Topro	F	68	28 days		1/2/2008 Email
1	hypertension	Didn't lower BP, heart rate down to 40 part of the time, 1 night Dr.wanted me to take 3 of 50 mg.,when my heart rate was only around 50,I decided to just take 2-good thing,read additional comments.	In ER by ambulance 9/11/04-BP at 229/129,they gave me 3 injections liquid TXL in IV,stopped 1/2 way during 3rd inj.Even been to Mayo Clinic-had info.from Internet re: secondary causes hypertension,Drs.refused to viewthem & sleep apnea listed as 1 cause secondary hypertension.On TXL 9/12/04thru 2/2/05 when,it appears,Dr. got edgy-did oximeter test and my night oxy.level was at 81,(90 normal,heart damage & BP up otherwise)sleep lab showed 84,no apnea,BUTdiagnosis (low oxy-	F	68	144 days		2/26/2005 Email
1	hypertension	Irrational thoughts,irritable,deep sleep daytime,feelings of no hope,became extremely sensitive,defensive and self-centered,when my Dr.did oximeter test,was 81-normal is 90+,warning on Rx	A WARNING!!!-Read below 1st,then as follows:Tenormin (BB)caused awakening-nightmares/re:drowning,couldn't get breath-told Drs.so prescr.TXL caused severe damage.Sleep lab eval.discovered	F	68	144 days		2/26/2005 Email
1	heart surgey	Aches and pains of the back and neck could not walk any distance for three months because of back "locking-up". Unable to turn my neck...Had two x rays, two MRI's, three shots, very little improvement.. Stopped toprol and within a week most pain went away, still have old age pains but nowhere like when taking toprol... Blood pressure and heart rate execllent... Been off toprol for three months and will never go on it again.	I am sure it works well for some, but if you are having problems don't wait for weeks to tell your doctor...	M	68	12 days		9/22/2005
1	TO CONTROL HIGH BLOOD PRESSUE	EXTREME LETHARGY, EXTREME SENSITIVITY TO LIGHT, LARGE WEIGHT GAIN, HAIR LOSS AND NOT VERY CONSISTENT CONTROL OF BLOOD PRESSUE. AND IT NOW APPEARS THAT I HAVE DEVELOPED SOME KIND OF HEART DISEASE WHICH I CONTRIBUTE TO THIS MEDICATION	I WENT FROM BEING TREATED BY A FAMILY PHYSICIAN TO BEING TREATED BY AN ACCOMPLISHED CARDIOLOGIST WHO IS TAKING THE BULL BY THE HORNS AND PERFORMING A BUNCH OF TEST DO DETERMINE THE DAMAGE THAT HAS BEEN DONE TO MY HEART.	F	68	2 years		1/28/2006 Email
1	Afib	I hate my life. I don't need this feeling of emminent termination by drug companies, and lies by doctors who know in their hearts that they are better ways to "cure" you. I feel great without the drugs. No drugs can stop the afib..thanks to being prescribed digoxen (outlawed in Italy many years ago). Toprol doesn't do anything, just makes me mad, causes depression, makes my eyes light sensitive and causes sleeplessness. I'm even getting fat. I have always been rail thin. I never had High BP except in the docs office. My heart rate was always about 60 per min even with the pause caused by afib. I think my doctor gave up on me. I don't know why he ever gave me toprol.	Don't take it. Ask questions. Ask if the doctor is getting paid to drug you.	F	67	600 days		11/13/2005
1	BP 140 over 80, angina (?) once	Have taken 50 mg. dose daily for 2 years. I thought I was lethargic and weak because of the aging process. I developed a hand tremor, and have to wear socks to bed for my cold feet. My wife tells me that I have mood swings that I did not have before taking Toprol. I am unsteady on my feet. I have exercised all my life, but with this drug, I just don't feel like undertaking anything. I told my GP that I was feeling weak during my last physical, and he told me that was a normal side effect for Beta Blockers. He did not want to discuss a change of diet, or the importance of exercise, or the fact that this drug has severely impacted my quality of life during the last two years. I am in the process of weaning myself to zero with this drug.	Do not accept a prescription for this drug if you are not given a thorough briefing on side effects by the prescribing physician. I was just handed a piece of paper for Toprol and Lisinopril. Doctors should not be allowed to prescribe Toprol unless they have taken it themselves for a year. Let them see how it feels to try and get out of bed in the morning to go to the office. This drug only treats the symptoms and not the underlying causes, so if you can manage to lower your BP through exercise or diet, any positive results will be masked by the fact that you are taking Toprol. Every six months when I had an appointment with my cardiologist (resident), he would smile at the fact that my BP was below 140 and say, "Yep. It's working". Don't trust these folks. They are working under insurance company protocols. A pill that treats the symptoms is cheaper than an angioplasty, which could find a physical problem. An inconclusive treadmill test is cheaper than a 64 slice CAT scan, w	M	67	2 years		11/5/2005 Email
1	its not my fault !	im not young anymore,and Iv had a bunch of side effects from this dog gone drug!from waight gain 8pounds to 12pounds that wont go away!it hardly lowered my h.b.p!I get massive back pains on this, and belly hurts me 24/7!! im dizzy most times,fell faint sometimes and I get a big weakness in my legs and back and want to sleep! toprol xl should not be taken! belive its not good to take ! my doctor as well as others reported here insisted I take it and lied about the drug, saying it has no side effects at all ! its good for you! like as if it were candy! you can bet those evil bastard doctors are getting somekind of kick back from the pill makers pushing this no good! drug to us all.	my doctor like others here, refused to take me off the toprol xl at 100mg per day! im in a Hmo and I dont like the way im treated ! I found out the reason why, after talking to Doctor outside of the hmo company, Toprol xl is addictive to the body,after just 6 to 8 times taking it! when you withdraw on the dose slowly cutting it down,it has to be in very small amounts for a time in order not have any side effects or Withdrawal symptoms! but I was told that 80 out of 100 people go threw somekind of withdraw effects when getting off the drug! remember its a drug! so for us older people with these problems, thanks to our doctors in our wonderfull hmo systems! that dont work! and need to be closed down! its best when getting off this drug to see a normal regular M.D. Doctor that is not conected to a Hmo system. then you might and might only get help - getting off this bad evil drug Toprol xl	M	67	2 years		4/16/2007
1	BP	Chest pain, anxiety, some depression, shortness of breath, HIGHER BLOOD PRESSURE THAN WITH TARTRATE	My doctor put me on this so I would have to take one pill a day, versus two 25mg of metoprolol tartrate (one pill 2x daily). Bad news/horrible drug matching many of the other reports and complaints on this website. I went back to the tartrate, which I had been taking for 3.5 years, and all is well. How what is supposed to be the same drug can have such negative effects is beyond me, but this board attests to them.	M	67	1 weeks		7/22/2009
5	high blood prssure	no side effects	great-bp gone down and help the heart rate go up	F	66	4 weeks		7/21/2004 Email
3	A-fib episode	Fatigue, especially in am, foggy out-of-it feeling, weight gain of about 8-10 pounds, muscle aches, some ringing in one ear, dry eyes, dry mouth	Take 50 mgs once a day-would like to reduce dosage. Dr. has said not to. Also have an underactive thyroid and am on medication for that. But would really like to get off the Toprol to see if I would feel any better.	F	66	2 years		4/30/2009
3	I have a stent for 10 yr.	low limbido, tired, depression, ED, mood swings...sad. achy	Plan to try get off my reduced dosage of 12.5 which was suggested by my newer cardiologist when he learned I was medicating the depression with alcohol. May try Nebivolol. Still have the problems, less the self medicating, may go back to lisinipril if nec.	M	66	5 years		1/27/2009 Email
1	Borderline h bp 150/84	ED, bad dreams, hallucinations, shortness of breath,mild chest discomfort, Anxiety bouts, depression	The doctor put me on toprol 25mg for borderline hbp. My wife and I both noticed a complete out of character change in me, waking up in the middle of the night yelling from bad dreams,bouts of anxiety, hallucinations.I stopped taking it after 7 weeks. I still have after effects and it has been 6 weeks since I stopped it. I received more info from this website and all these other toprol users that I will ever receive from any doctor that I would visit for 10 minutes.I have started using aleve which seems to block anxiety feelings. I read this from page one of a recent member of this website. I am in very good shape do daily exercise, low fat diet, no alcohol or smoking I am wondering how long this after effect of toprol will stay with me. My current bp is 120/68. This is poison, not recommended.I never had any of these symtoms before I started using toprol.	M	66	7 weeks		4/20/2009
1	I have no clue	I had bronchitis in Oct.and pneumonia in both lungs in Jan. I was starting to feel better until the dr. put me on this drug. I started to have insomnia and feel very tired, napping twice a day and unable to function as a normal person. I wonder if this new drug plan is forcing the doctors to use unnecessary drugs in order to maintain their standard of living!! My BP is 128/60 so I really don't need a beta blocker.	I am not going to take this drug any longer.	F	66	6 days		3/31/2006 Email
1	Premature heartbeats & skipping	I was on 12 1/2mg for over a year, then increased to 25mg because of an increase of skipped heartbeats. After 3 mos. BP dropped into the 80's, I tried to get off but had heart palpitations & panic attacts after 2 days. So I was put back on a half dose again & then after 3 mos.started experiencing panic & anxiety attacks & felt terrible. I am trying to wean off of it for the last 2 weeks & the withdrawal is awful.	I have been off completely now for 3 days & still having extreme anxiety & pressure in my head that is almost unbearable at times. My nerves are on edge & sometimes I get the 'shakes' so bad I can hardly function. If I ever get this drug out of my body I will NEVER take it again!	F	66	2 years		10/10/2005 Email
4	Hypertension	None that I have noticed. I have noticed fewer headaches.	Effective in controlling situational hypertension. Visit to doctor would raise bp to 210/100 with pulse at 110, with Toprol bp is rarely over 150/80 in any situation and resting pulse is about 60. But average systolic reading is still high at about 140; diastolic is ok at 75 average.	M	65	18 months		4/15/2007
4	Heart attack	Tired, lack of energy, dizzy, numbness in fingers and hands, cold feet and hands. Most overwhelming symptom is a complete lack of interest in most anything and near zero energy level.		M	65	14 months		11/28/2004
4	HBP , heart failure	Occasional dizzeyness, tinites in both ears, low heart rate, fall asleep w/o warning.	I started taking 400mg toprol, with other medications daily after stint was put in. Lowered to 200mg. after a two years or so because of low heart rate. 55-60bpm .	M	65	5 years		8/17/2007
2	high blood pressure	buzzy head, jelly legs, foggy brain. Worst headache of my life when I first started. Tired, sleepy, visual and sleep disturbances, very sensitive to motion, crying with no warning and for no good reason. No appetite but weight gain thru the waist and stomach, dizzy, diarrhea, palpatations. The cold hands and feet have subsided as have the vivid dreams. What is weird is I don't have every symptom every day so never know when I can function and when I can't.	Started on 25mg per day, have cut back to 12.5. Most of the time my blood pressure is fine; some days the systolic pressure is high. I like that it has lowered my pulse rate and seems to have an anti anxiety effect. Before this I was on Benicar and Clonidine and that was much worse. Am afraid to go back to the doctor for fear of being put on something with more side effects. He told me that none of these meds has side effects and if not for this web site, would think I was crazy. This is the only medication I am on.	F	65	5 months		7/2/2007 Email
5	Cardiomyopathy	Extreme tiredness: having to have two to three "sleeps" a day, and this lasted for about 8 months, but has now disappeared.	My energy levels have improved - can now walk dog up a steep hill I could not tackle before - and results of gated test have improved from 31 to 40. Cardiologist has this week increased dosage from the 25mg (23.75mg in Australia) to 50, so expect I'll be having to rest again. Took Carvediol (Dilatrend) several years ago but reactions including psoriasis meant doc took me off it.	F	64	12 months		11/5/2006 Email
5	HBP and Anxiety	Taking 25 mg of extended release a day. I was a little tired the first few days but that's gone and I've had no other side effects. My blood pressure has gone down to 110/70 even in the dentist's chair.	I was on another drug for HBP but had been having severe anxiety for about 3 months to the point of being unable to leave the house. I was also depressed and was finding no joy in anything. Saw my doctor and she changed my blood pressure medicine to this beta blocker. At first I noticed no decrease in anxiety, just in the BP. After about 4 or 5 days though my anxiety level fell as did my depression. I feel like myself again and am enjoying life. I love this medication.	F	64	30 days		4/5/2008
4	High BP/blocked rt. renal artery	hair loss, neck stiffness, ringing in ears, visual skin & complextion changes, brain fog, horrendous nightmares	Began taking Toprol-XL August 2008. I take 100 mg. a day Toprol-XL in AM , along with diurectics: HC(Hydro-chlorothiazide)5 mg.1xday (morning)& Demadex (Torsemide)5 mg.1xday (morning). BP down to 130/80 from 160/90. Side effects (though lessened) are still w/me but I decided to wait them out...and I do feel better. Hair loss has slowed and nightmares no longer; brain fog much less/creeps in sometimes and I struggle to 'push it away'by forcing myself to compensate mentally. No weight gain but was doing Weight Watchers before Toprol-XL and have lost 40 pounds since 6/4/08; however, the losses come in a strange cycle-lose 4 pounds in a week; no loss for 2 weeks; gain 1 pound; lose 3 to 4 again..but I will continue to work at this. Dieting is NOT the answer; eating correctly is the answer.	F	64	9 months		5/7/2009
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 Email
2	hypertension	chest pan, shortness of breath, depression, lethargy, constant headache, heart palpatations	was only mildy successful in lowering my b/p. not worth the side effects	F	64	3 months		7/12/2005
2	high blood pressure	Fatique, sudden weight gain (8 pounds in 6 weeks), swelling in my feet and ankles. Blood pressure has gone down. Prior to taking Toprol, was on Lipitor and a diuretic. Have had to add a second diuretic. Have decided to get off this medication.		F	64	6 weeks		7/2/2004 Email
1	Angina, aortic valve stenosis	too slow heart rate, low blood pressure, dizzy, feeling faint, tingling in both hands	drug's own literature says not for people with slow heart beat (doc says it's their smallest dose, don't worry) After 4 doses had to go to the E.R. terrified with heart attack symptoms (I was OK). 5 days later in for angioplasy, I'm scaring the nurses at hospital with heart rate in the 30's when falling asleep. This drug's not for everyone.	M	64	4 days		8/26/2006
1	doctors gave me a heart attack	Tiredness, sleepy, chest pain, stomack disorders		M	64	18 months		9/26/2006
1	Hypertension.	Dizziness, then syncopal episodes (heart rate went to zero on several occasions). No other cardiac issues prior to this incident. Hospitalized for 1 week and they had to put a pacemaker in to ensure that heart rate would not drop too low. If you or anyone you know has had similar experience please write in or contact me.	Horrible experience with Toprol XL. Would not recommend it to anyone, w/o close monitoring. Coincidence or not? - Symptoms seemed occur while taking the meds from a sample blister pack. Have already contacted drug company to look into possible problem with time release component of medication.	F	64	2 months		1/13/2007 Email
1	cardiomyopathy, PVCs	I'm taking 75 mg daily of Toprol XL, also Benicar and Spironolactone. Have extreme exhaustion after doing very little,insomnia, hair loss, tired and aching most of the time, lack of motivation, no stamina. The PVCs are still constant. I tried to go off but they got worse.	I thought that some of these symptoms were from the cardiomyopathy but after reading all of the comments, I would like to switch to another drug. Has anyone done that?	F	64	1 years		11/18/2006
1	High Blood Pressure	Lousy feeling, you know you are on a drug; dizziness at certain times of the day; weight gain probably from the drug; lack of mental sharpness	Eventually only had lousy feeling and dizziness at times and some weight gain. I had been on 3 BP drugs at once. Was able to wean off one. Was feeling better and getting back in shape. I wanted to wean off Toprol-xl also since my BP was never really that high to begin with. I reduced the Toprol-xl to 12.5mg over a number of weeks and felt better after about 2 months. At last Dr. vist I told him I had reduced the dosage to 12.5 and he had no problem since my pressure was well in control, 120/80. At that visit I needed the Toprol prescription refilled. Dr. asked me if I wanted to go with the Generic version. I said ok as long as It worked the same as what I was taking. BIG MISTAKE! I read many posts from people who had done the same thing and had the same horrible side effects, palps, chest pains, neck and shoulder pain, dreams, reflux, general horrible feeling. I kept taking the Generic thinking I had something else wrong with me. After 3 weeks I realized the Toprol-xl change was the o	M	64	5 years		11/14/2008 Email
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 Email
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 Email
4	hypertension	none		M	63	2 years		12/12/2004
4	Lower BP	I get the need to take deep breaths when doing nothing physical, like getting in the shower. I have been on 50 mg twice a day for two years. Weight gain also.	I am a 63 year "young" male, have a double by pass 5 years ago, as well as some sort of ring placed on my mytro valve, as it was leaking a bit. I work out 6 days: 1 hour Monday and Friday with a trainer and the rest of the time 40 minutes alone. Heart rate is around 52 and never over 88 when on treadmill. I have gained 40 pounds all in my stomach and boobs to. The pounds are coming off very slowly, but I "was" a big eater: large portions, so I cannot blame it all on drugs. When I first started Toprol, I would get blurred vision so bad I had to close one eye to see, this happened twice while driving on freeway, nice huh? I think my heart wanted to nearly stop. Nothing since. I'm going to ask my heart doctor about cutting the dose in half. I find it difficult to totally trust the medical profession as all they want to do is prescribe drugs and no little to nothing about vitamins. My triglycerides are high and they want to prescribe Crestor. My research indicates	M	63	3 years		6/24/2007 Email
3	Hypertension	extreme fatigue, constipation, loss of interest in activities, intolerance to vigorous exercise, muscle weakness with burning during activity, hallucinatory nightmares, feels living in a fog, worsening of depression.(I've now been put on Zoloft) 25# weight gain in first eight months. I now am on a consdtant diet and the weight is very s-l-o-w-l-y coming off.	I am taking 900 mg per day per cardiologist's order, I can now consciously slow my pulse rate down to 44 /45 using simple relaxation techniques -I scared hell out of the hospital nursing staff during a recent stay. I want off this drug -ASAP my Libido is a nil level. I took a stress test last month and couldn't reach 120 for qa pulse rate after 25 mimutes on the tread mill.	M	63	3 years		9/20/2004
3	Hypertension/Heartdisease	Memory loss,extreme fatigue, loss of creative drive, loss of interest in my favorite extra-curricular activities - fishing and hunting(intolerance to vigorous exercise, muscle weakness with burning during activity) hallucinatory nightmares, feels like I'm living in a fog, worsening of depression.(I've now been put on Zoloft) 25# weight gain in first eight months. I now am on a constant diet and the weight is very s-l-o-w-l-y coming off.	I am taking 300 mg per day, I can now consciously slow my pulse rate down to 44 /45 using simple relaxation techniques -I scared hell out of the hospital nursing staff during a recent stay. I want off this drug -ASAP my Libido is a nil level, I may have to change doctor's to get it to happen. I took a stress test last month and couldn't reach 120 for qa pulse rate after 25 mimutes on the tread mill. This drug is a producer of more trouble than it's worth.	M	63	3 years		9/20/2004
3	to control angina	Fatigue, some dizziness, weight gain; >15 lbs in one year!	It has certainly helped my angina and it controlls my BP beautifully. It does sometimes lower my heart rate to about 58, causing me to feel quite ill (no energy, light headedness, quite fatigued and achey. Have reported these symptoms to my cardiologist and he can't imagine what I'm complaining about. I also have no libido at all which causes a real strain on my marriage.	F	63	3 years		2/27/2006 Email
2	high blood presure	Swelling in stomach. Tiredness. Nightmares (car crashes) dry mouth, back ache, zest for life diminished. Zombie.	Fixd my blood pressure. Heart rate like a young athelete. Perhaps meditation and prayer would be a better approach.	M	63	7 days		2/4/2007 Email
1	hypertension	weight gain cough sleep problems felt awful	Try and go off this drug and it is almost impossible because of the withdrawal side effects jitters, racing heart, feeling awful. Of course there is nothing in the package insert about withdrawal side effects. All the say is don't stop abruptly. Even if you withdraw very slowly with dosage decreases each week it is still awful. Drug companies as usual only tell you the good things not the bad about the drug. Don't start it you will never get off. After a few years on 200mg it didn't work anymore and I couldn't get off of it even though it didn't work.	F	63	8 years		9/8/2007
1	HBP	Ringing in the ears, loss of sexual desire including ED, depression, nervousness, bad dreams at night, sleepyness in the daytime, and weight gain.	Don't take this drug or it's generic Metoprolol. I was taking Toprol-XL for BP but my BP was still high. My Dr. kept adding other drugs trying to get the BP down. I was always tired and sleepy, then they did a glucose test and said I was diabetic all of a sudden. My triglicerides were up two areas I had never had problems with before. I was also getting headaches that I've had before. I stopped taking Toprol-XL and the generic and changed Dr. because that one swore by Toprol. I'm now taking Lisinopril it's cheaper does a better job and no side effects. It took several days for the ringing in the ear and the ED to go away but it did.	M	63	6 years		1/2/2009
1	Hyper tension	Nightmares every night,totally tired, brain fog, very low heart rate, depression, feeling useless, loss of ambition.	Told my cardio doc to stick this medicine rectally. Went to myGP who put me on Linsonpril. Works good, no cough YET. Have went on D.A.S.H. diet and feel like a million bucks. Will stay on this diet forever. Also quit Lipitor and voltaren under docs care and feel wonderful. Voltaren causes HBP over time. To me I think all drugs except in case of life or death SUCK! I eat right and exercise, BP is avg. 134/74.:))))))	M	63	7 months		12/28/2008 Email
1	high blood pressure	rapid pulse, blurry vision, dizziness, extreme fatigue,confusion, constant runny nose	My new doctor was worried that I had borderline high blood pressure and assured me there were no real side effects with this medicine. I agreed to start even though no other doctor ever mentioned I had a problem. The first problem was higher pulse. A change to generic brought on dizziness and took two months to rule out all other causes (doctor said it couldn't be the medicine), and I went back on the brand name. I had visits to the eye doctor about a filminess and not being able to see to read or drive, and went back to a sleep clinic because sometimes I couldn't stay on my feet even with a CPAP machine. I became spacy-not always making sense when talking. When I started gaining weight for no reason I decided to really check out the side effects of this medicine instead of accepting the doctor's assurances. I stopped immediately. I've been off two weeks and BP is same or lower than before. The other two doctors knew I was taking Toprol, but didn't suggest a relationship.	F	63	11 months		12/21/2007
1	post bypass surgery	All the side effects....fatigue, dizziness, insomnia, impotence, lack of concentration	was on the this poison for two months. Finally struggled through to do research on a third-generation beta-blocker NEBIVOLOL [Bystolic]. Toprol is first generation. Is nonspecific as to beta type it blocks [1,2, or 3 and actually impacts on alpha receptors as well]. None of my physicians mentioned this as I complained, but after I brought it up and insisted. They all said, "Oh yes, it's a new drug]. Nebivolol has hardly any side effects. It actually is a ligand [triggers] beta-3 receptors while it blocks beta-1's. It also has a second potent and extremely crucial effect for SOME patients, and that is vasodilation via enhancement of Nitric Oxide production. Insist that your physician considers this as a replacement, especially if you have endothelial dysfunction issues. The Toprol will actually cause atherosclerosis and brain damage from its interference with beta-3 receptors and its blockage of Nitric Oxide. It can also actually cause angina and heart attack if you have	M	63	2 months		8/10/2008 Email
5	bph and rapid heart rate.	fatigue about 6 hours after taking a dose (25 mg) once a day	It works and I would recommend it.But as with any heart drug of this kind there are always questions of long term effect.Will it do harm? It is about 30 years old so it has a track record.But I would also recommend eliminating the underlying cause so as to faze it out if you can.It blocks a signal to the heart therby slowing it down but who knows what long term application will do? You don`t and thats the problem.Of the beta blockers this is probably the best one as far as side effects are concerned.Good luck but take my second recommendation as your goal.	M	62	2 months		3/7/2007
5	HBP	None observed	I was put on Toprol, Advicor and Altace following a heart attack in 2002. I had already been experiencing erectal disfunction years before these meds. The only thing I took before that was Pravacol. I observed no side effects from these drugs. About a year ago the doc put me on Flomax. I started having all kinds of side effects including cotton mouth, sleeplessness, nasal congestion(the worst part). I stopped Flomax after about 8 months and the side effects have gone, almost immediately. FYI.	M	62	5 years		4/5/2007
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
4	rapid heart rate -hbp - update	listless, and a touch of neuropathy	updateed from Feb. post; prescribed 25mg and taking 4 mos, am spliting the tab to make it 12.5.After 1 week ,body seems to be adjusting.Dropped cholestr. 239 to 194, weight lost 14 lbs, may have helped the transition.Will continue this until possibly go off it entirely.They say this drug is not adicting;well, not in the sense it makes you high ,but the body does demand it.As I said in my last post, this is a heart drug, and very serious business.Try to eliminate the cause(in my case high cholest)and wean yourself off it.This has been around(toprol)for quite awhile but i suspect a long term application of it could cause problems.If you are taking it for hbp, try and get the numbers down and get off of the drug.BUT DO IT WITH A GRADUAL SYSTEMATIC PLAN.Good luck.	M	62	5 months		5/10/2007
4	Hypertension	Over 50MG this drug can interfere with sleep (severely) and can make your otherwise healthy heart work too hard, but under that dose it WORKS.	At 25MG Toprol my blood pressure is controlled, and my middle of the night insomnia (3AM) is subsiding. Stress induced PVCs and PACs (all benign) are minimal. I've tried Vascor and Benicar, both these drugs scare the heck out of me; Vascor created a symphony in my left ear (horrible) that won't go away (and I was only on 2.5 MG for three weeks!), Benicar I discovered is an immuno suppressant and actively used for this purpose at well over 40MG every six hours with NO additional affect on hypertension so this is NOT an anti-hypertensive drug, it's intended for something else. Do I want to suppress my immune system to lower my BLOOD PRESSURE? I think NOT. Toprol may be an "old" drug, but how many people has it KILLED??? Not as many as some of these new drugs, trust me on this one.	F	62	12 years		6/14/2009
2	hypertension	Almost continuous mild nausea and 'discomfort' in upper left abdomen, and difficulty swallowing (not like an allergic reaction--have had that experience--it's different!) after an increase in dose from 50 mg to 200 mg. With increase in dosage, also suffered from insomnia--waking up at 4 or 5 a.m.	In addition, two of the 3 pharma companies that were making the generic were forced to stop production due to poor quality. It was when I began using the drug from PAR that all the side effects greatly intensified. Am going to begin the brand name as soon as it arrives. Am also going to gradually decrease dosage, as I think that 200 mg is more than I need. Side effects definitely do NOT outweigh the benefits, as there are many other meds that can treat hypertension.	F	62	2 years		4/26/2009
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
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
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 Email
1	chest pain	depression,flu like symptoms,headache		M	62	30 days		1/26/2010
1	High Blood Pressure	Weight gain, swelling, hair loss and shortness of breath.	If a medication does more harm to your body that good. what is the use. these side effects I believe can be dangerous over a long period of time. Take control of you health. eat right and exercise. I have been off this medication now for 2 weeks and I am feeling so much better	F	62	6 years		3/25/2009
1	pvcs and pacs	headache shortness of breath anxiety got worse stop sleeping I didn't have energy to do anything depression got worse i didn't know what was going until i started to read the side effects of toprol and it fitted all the symtoms i was having so i am coming off of it a little at a time it also make my blood pressure go up	please please be carefully before you let the drs put you on it	F	62	3 years		10/30/2009
4	High blood pressure	No side-effects. Took at night at first. Now I take it in the morning. No weight gain, not tired.	Hair loss after four or five months. Possible due to toprol or delayed reaction to an extremely stressful situation.	F	61	4 months		12/26/2009
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
3	Left ventricular dysfunction	Heaviness in chest--feel short of breath but am not short of breath--anxiety attacks seem to be increasing in frequency and severity. Just started on Toprol-X at 50 mg. Am also taking Enalapril and other things for other conditions. I'm worried about interactions more than one specific drug. (sigh) I HATE taking drugs!		F	61	8 days		10/2/2005 Email
1	hypertension	exhausted even with lowest dose	Started on Topral 25mg at night & 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....Not to complicate matters I have Burning Mouth Syndrome & take Klonopin 0.5mg at night that controls the pain...this has a side effect of tiredness that I have gotten used to...so my docs need to figure what I	F	61	4 months		5/20/2006
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	mild heart attack; 3 stents	Blindness, in addition to depression,loss of appetite; after 7 days I woke up with temp blindness in both eyes, black and whites were very vivid, colors were shades of white, everything looked like it has a fresh coat of snow; also objects pulsated against their background; bright light very sensitive to the eyes sight return after approx 40 minutes cut dosage in half, time of blindness dropped to 20 minutrs, blindness cleared within 48 hours after stopping the toprol-XL		F	61	7 days		5/12/2004 Email
1	high blood pressure/rapid pulse	I too feel like I am going insane. High anxiety, I worry about everything. They put me on ativan for the anxiety, but told me not to take too much as it is addictive. I am trying to cut down on the dosage (I take 100mg). It has made me even more anxious, making my heart race. Does this go away? Also have gained weight.		F	61	9 days		2/18/2008
5	hyperthyroid/ borderline HBP	none	exercise every day and try to take toprol after I workout otherwise I can't get heart rate into target zone.	M	60	2 years		9/16/2007 Email
4	High Blood Pressure	Been on this med over a year. Blood Pressure has dropped down from 148/90 to 130/78 - but pulse rate remains high 90-100 beats . . . get winded easily- but also don't exercise and have a sedentary job . . so that is more likely the cause. Don't have any problem with erections either with viagra or without . . and no mind problems - although just recently have experienced some restlessness sleeping.		M	60	400 days		2/7/2005
4	irregular heartbeat	Took a lot of getting used to because it slowed me down. I experienced muscle tiredness and could not do as much as I was used to for at least a year. Oddly, the dosage seemed to cause strange heart beats whenever I took a pill. Today my strength and energy are normal. My body is so chemically dependent on this drug that if I am late in taking the medication, I get an itchy area on my hand.		F	60	5 years		3/21/2008

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