Drug Ratings for TOPROL-XLAverage Rating: 2.5 (774 Ratings)
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| 5 | high blood pressure | weakness,dizzyness,light headed,sweats,cold chills. I also deal with panic and anxiety attacks, tiredness after reading alot of the comments from others really put me to rest of what Im feeling now I know I am not dying. | Over all Tropol is an excellent med and it works for me fine. | F | 35 | 1 years | 2/11/2007 | 5 | Migraines, chronic tension headache | I began taking Toprol-XL on 1 February 07 to as a preventative for severe chronic daily headache and migraine disorder. The dose is 25mg daily every morning. I am also taking 2mg of Zanaflex nightly. The drugs together work wonderfully and since beginning the drugs, I have not experienced a headache in nearly 2 weeks. I have experienced NO side effects other than slight stomach discomfort/nausea if I do not take the Toprol-XL with food. Other than that, it's a godsend. It's the only thing that has helped with my daily chronic headaches and I feel much better in general. | F | 36 | 14 days | 2/13/2007 | 2 | ;h;ypertension | muscle weakness, tendon weakness, tiredness, groggyness, poor exercise tolerance. Headache poor sleep. | M | 56 | 3 days | 2/18/2007 | 3 | hbp | daytime exhaustion; wild, vivid dreams; serious weight gain | I am so thankful to find this website. Taking Toprol XL 100 mgs at bedtime. I started with 50, but had to increase to control the bp. Also taking diovan and diazide. I thought the side effects were all my imagination. My Family Physician told me to report feeling tired to him, but I did not realize it might be due to the Toprol XL. I had complained of the crazy dreams and weight gain, but he did not know about those side effects. | F | 53 | 1 years | 2/24/2007 | 4 | hyperthyroid | No bad side effects. Only life saving effects. I'm so grateful for this drug. | Was put on Toprol-XL the day I went into the doctors office for hand tremors and choking in the throat. Turned out I was hyperthyroid and the hormone was causing my heart to race at over 100 bpm at rest. I felt better immediately after taking a 25 mg pill. I now take 1/2 in the morning and the other half at night while I wait for the thryoid hormone to work out of my system. It has been about 5 weeks so far but I still need it. | F | 45 | 5 weeks | 2/27/2007 | 3 | dilated aorta | 100 mg Toprol. I can't sleep at night; I can't lose a single pound, in fact I have gained weight; I feel depressed, lonely and displaced. | I didn't even realize my symptoms until I read some other comments on this forum. Thank you! I am calling my doctor | F | 32 | 5 months | 2/27/2007 | 1 | H.B.P. | Headaches-body aches-Big Tired feeling-light headedness- heavy legs-feet itching- ear ringing-Lost my get up and go power! while on this drug! vision problems-Big Hair thinning and loss of hair while on this med-throat closes up when eatting foods-cant run or walk up hills or tracks with slight upgrade get out of breath sometimes. get pannic attacks -nightmares- cant sleep sometimes- got the jitters all over body sometimes- hate this drug !! | Need to know the correct way to ween off this medication as I was told to go down in small cutts per pill like 10 to 15mg per week or every 2 weeks ? tryed it but I get withdrawal symptoms and palpitations hit (that has been a problem for years with me) also tryed natural meds filling in the gaps! but they clash and cause me to get sick ! Seems these chemical type pills do more harm than good to the body, long run case!I somehow feel im addict! thanks to the Hmo systems and Doctors who dont care or read about the drugs they hand out! heck most so called Hmo Doctors are Interns anyways ! learning as they go! Guessing game-your the ginny pig ! looks like I got hit this time around ! | M | 53 | 2 years | 3/1/2007 | 4 | supraventricular tachycardia | Drowsy during the day. Freaky dreams. much better nights sleep. It appears to have cured my insomnia. | My doctor started me on 50mg perday. I noticed side effects right away. I noticed how it lowered my heart rate from low 90's to mid 80's. I was concerned about taking any drug that builds up in the blood because of possible liver or kidney damage. So I decided to lower my dose to 12 milligrams per day and eventually stopped all together. I thought I was doing fine until I got stressed out and my heart rate jumped to 200. The vasalva menuever didn't bring my heart rate down as it did before so I had to go to emergency to bring my heart rate down. I decided to start up the toprol again. Now I take 35-40 milligrams per day before bed and I have had no bad side effects. I get a much better nights sleep and no side effects. It's also helped stabalize my mood swings somewhat as I have been diagnosed bi-polar all my life. If I take 50 mg per day I feel a little drowsey during the day. I do moderate exercize and jogging and have plenty of energy. My heart rate is steady and the beats are stron | M | 57 | 2 months | 3/2/2007 | 4 | HBP Afib | Draggy Butt Syndrome | After Diovan quit working and gave me an irregular heartbeat, Toprol has done a great job controling my HBP and irregular heartbeat. | M | 52 | 2 years | 3/4/2007 | 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 | 4 | stage 4 high hypertension | My hands, feet and breasts get extremley cold to the point of burning and numbness. Was very tired at first and felt neck and shoulders weighed a ton. After several days that went away. Definatley more relaxed about everything. Lowered BP from 225/139 to 117/74. Yeah! Still looking into why was so high. | F | 37 | 1 months | 3/7/2007 | 4 | A-Fib | I feel tired like I am moving through molasses. People tell me they don't think I am all there. Forget things in meetings | Even thought 50mg of toprol xl a day has eliminated my Afib, I do not like being on meds. So I tried a natural remedy called OPC-3 (4 capfuls a day) and the heart health system from www.preventandheal.com. It brought my blood pressure down even further and cut Toprol xl to 25 mg a day. I hope to be off Toprol completeley in 2 months thanks to this natural remedy! | M | 37 | 4 months | 3/9/2007 | 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 | PALPITATIONS, SVT- DX. PFO | HAIR LOSS, I HAD TO JUST NOW CUT IT OFF SHORT, WEIGHT GAIN, CRAZY DREAMS, THIRSTY, CONSTIPATION X 2 DAYS, THEN DIHARRIA X 1. I AM ON 50MG AND I FIND IT BEST TO TAKE AT BED TIME DUE TO SLEEPINESS. CHRONIC COUGH AS IF I CANNOT CATCH MY BREATH | I AM NOT REAL SURE I SHOULD BE ON THIS MED. I EXPERIENCED AN EPISODE OF SVT ( I WAS DOING SOME LIFTING AND HAD NOT EATEN THAT DAY) MY HEART RATE WENT TO 200 / > . AFTER HAVEING AN ULTRASOUND W/ CONTRAST I WAS DX WITH A HOLD- PATENT FEMORAL OVALE- WHICH IS A HOLE FROM SIDE TO SIDE- BUT I WAS BORN WITH THIS SO WHY NOW SHOULD I JUST START TO TAKE THIS MED. THE SIDE EFFECTS ARE BOTHERSOME. I WILL CHECK WITH MY DOC SOON - YA KNOW AND HMO - AND SEE WHEN I CAN STOP AND WEAN OFF- BUT AS I GUESS WITH ANY DRUGS- YOUR GONNA HAVE SIDE EFFECTS. YOU HAVE TO DECIEDE IF THE RESULTS OUT-WEIGH THE RISKS. BE CARE ON THIS MED- AND DON'T MESS AROUND WITH YOUR HEART. | F | 46 | 16 days | 3/12/2007 | 4 | atrial fibrillation | Weight gain, and I think it makes me a little tired. I think that when you slow down you heart rate with Toprol, you slow down your metabolic rate. When taking Toprol, you need to cut back a few calories to keep from gaining weight. | I am currently taking Toprol-xl 25mg for A-fib. Every drug has its side effects and everyone has a different reaction to them. The bottom line is, if works to stop, or reduce my A-fib episodes, I am going to take it. Toprol has also lowered my blood pressure. Some of the side effects people are describing are true, but for me, I would rather have a few mild side effects than deal with the feeling of my heart jumping out of my chest and causing me to panic. | M | 34 | 4 years | 3/13/2007 | 1 | 1yr | tired feeling,no get up and go, powerless feeling, lightheaded, dizzyness, cloudy thinking, short term memory loss, throat closes up when eatting or drinking, belly bloating, stomach upset, gas problems 24/7, excessive pains threwout body, shoulders and back most!, b.p drops but not real good on this drug, vision problems at times pannic attacks! | This med is Bad! once your on it for over 6months, Your hooked! I have tryed twice now to ween off it slowly- get big time withdrawal symptoms from it! so bad I was forced to go back on it! then had even more problems! this junk Bloats your belly big time!! and gives you trapped gas so bad, you may end up in the E.R. for it! Its just Nasty! right now my sides hurt from bloating belly! as you gain waight going off and on the drug! and the bloating makes it worse!! im not a fat person,yet it has formed a overhang belly (beer belly) in just months of taking this crap med ! Im gonna try one more time to see my doctor about this mess! and get off this medication forever! if he wont do it this time.. its cold turkey for me ! people watch out for the side effects! this med is Nasty! | M | 46 | 1 years | 3/13/2007 | 5 | Arrhythmias -- SVTs, PAFs -- daily | Occasional insomnia for first two years, which also was a symptom of PAFs. Since I started taking Lipitor about 4 months ago, I go lights out about 2 hours after taking pills. Sleep habits are messed up. | Works great and fast in preventing SVTs and PACs. rarely have issues. The side effects are minor and may not be strictly related to Toprol. Atenonol and other beta blockers had no effect. Toprol has been a godsend. | M | 55 | 2.5 years | 3/16/2007 | 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 | precaution | 7 months I was prescribed Toprol XL 50mg by my doctor as a precaution for heart failure, I assume? Never had problems of any sort before all this. 2 weeks after on the medication, I had a severe attack after eating which caused my sugar to drop to 28, I had nausea, a feeling of motion sickness, shaky...It was the worse feeling I have ever experienced!! The EMT at that time told me to stop taking the Toprol , I did notknow and obviously nor did he, that stopping it "cold turkey" was not what you are supposed with this kind of medication. 3 days later another attack , again after eating. Since then, I have had these episodes off and on, no pattern, not specific time. It does seems that after I eat it triggers it? I have been to every specialist, all tests come out normal. Anxiety attacks, they say...HA HA They have know clue but something is going on with this medication. There is no way all of us are feeling this. Has anyone found a solution for the after effects of this nig | This might help people with BP, but other than that IT IS A NIGHTMARE DRUG!!! | F | 44 | 15 days | 3/17/2007 | 3 | arrhythmias | My Blood Pressure (BP) became quite low (~80/60) and I had positional dizzy spells. The low BP (in hand with inefficient circulation) is thought to be a contributing factor in my low Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR). Low GFR indicates Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). I'm presently weening off of this beta-blocker (under Dr's instructions) to increase BP and blood flow to my kidneys - this may increase my GFR. An additional side effect was that my hands and feet were very cold (and I live in Hawaii!). | Previously I had a problem with Atrial Flutter but had a successful catheter ablation. I continued taking this medication (25 mg/day) more for peace of mind, in order to reduce the frequency and duration of my heart palpitations. "Length of time taking drug" is an estimate. | F | 46 | 3 years | 3/22/2007 | 1 | to lower blood pressure | Blood pressure and heart rate incresased significantly | M | 80 | 3 weeks | 3/22/2007 | 1 | precaution for atrial fibralation | It made me extremely depressed and may have lowered my ability to think clearly. After a year of treatment, I wound up not leaving the house more than once a week and sometimes not for a month. Also, I live alone, so I had to get food. Otherwise I might not have left at all. | Watch for depression and changes in mental abilities, because the doctors won't watch for you. | M | 57 | 3.5 years | 3/25/2007 | 1 | blood pressure to high | OMG! so meny cant count them ! vision problems, Hair loss,nose stuffed up,throat close, coughing, congestion, eyes dry, no sleep!,dizzyness, fait feeling, tired all the time, memory loss, ears ringing, dry mouth, weak feeling no get up and go! sexual drive gone with the wind ! gas problems in gutt! waight gain big time!! palpitations intermitten happen. theres more but have to stop ! | Toprol xl should be removed along with Diovan both are very nasty drugs! they do more harm than good. they say a beta blocker will lower bp down and stop palpiations not so! this why I was put on diovan to lower b.p down (that worked) however figure on massive side effects from both meds together if you get these meds. to stop palps I have found takeing natural meds like Res Q1250 fish oil pills works wonders, along with vitamin B complex works good, and a drink called instant calm all this together daily stopps palps for me! a warrning about toprol xl this drug robbs your body of almost everything good, blood sugar will drop low ! you have to eat threwout the day to keep in step. as well there are so meny diffrent problems with these fricken drugs I cant count them ! if anyone knows of natural cure.. tell me please! im always interested and would love to get away from these evil bad drugs! | M | 53 | 3 years | 3/26/2007 | 2 | tachycardia | I posted a complaint just before this and it should have said I've been on toprol xl for 5 years. | F | 47 | 5 years | 3/27/2007 | 2 | Tachycardia | Some of the side effects I've experienced are anxiety, depression, sleeplessness, some episodes where my heart rate increases for no reason. Some days nervousness and anxiety are really bothersome. | I would never have taken this medication if I had known the side effects. Dr just said to only expect minor probblems but it's a lot worse. I take 1 25 mg and a half tablet. Back in November he increased me to 50 mg but I couldn't stand the side effects so I went back to my original dose. Since then the side effects keep coming back. Its a nightmare. Don't take this medicine! | F | 47 | 5 days | 3/27/2007 | 2 | arterial sclerosis (hypertension) | Oh baby...walking, talking, babbling idiot. Had to do something pb 217/135, according to doc I drew the short straw and inheriated the problem. 2mos on BenicarHCT bp 170/90, 1mo on Benicar and Toprol-XL 25mg bp 164/90 doc said my body is resistant to the meds and has increased me to 100mg Toprol. At 25mg I was having half and half--good days to bad, I stepped up to 50mg Toprol 4 days ago and have yet to be coherient and in a couple of days I go to 100mg--what is going to happen then??? Oh yea (forgot) also have leg and joint pain, fatigue, shortness of breath, ringing in the ears, ect... | Do you call them side effects or should they be called effects. No way can I work or enjoy life at this time, only hope is that I can adjust to the effects soon. | M | 55 | 1 months | 3/29/2007 | 2 | hypertension | After many years, beta blockers don't seem to work any more, in fact, they seem to be backfiring. | Has anyone ever experienced an actual increase in blood pressure from Toprol XL? | F | 50 | 5 years | 4/1/2007 | 1 | hypertension | I was put on Toprol after I found that Benicar caused tachycardia. Toprol eliminated tachycardia but caused loss of sexual drive and general tiredness. | M | 56 | 30 days | 4/1/2007 | 1 | hypertension | Within a few days of taking this med, I was so confused that I couldn't do my work. I stayed on it for 3 months, thinking I was going crazy. Finally I found a web-site like this one and realized it was the medication. Called my doc and changed meds. | I have never really recovered. I am unable to do the work I used to do. THIS MEDICATION IS A NIGHTMARE! Three years later and I am still having difficulty thinking clearly. It ruined my life. | F | 55 | 3 months | 4/1/2007 | 5 | Elevated heart rate, hypertension | First week was terrible. Interrupted sleep, crazy dreams, freezing cold after taking the medicine (was sleeping with mittens on) and daytime drowsiness. All dimished significantly within 2 weeks. Currently I can not notice any side effects | Iam an anxious person with a family history of hypertension and my BP was creeping up. It would go very high when I got upset or anxious. My pulse rate was rarely below 90. Doc believed this medicine would help. I am taking one half of the lowest dose -- meaning 12.5 mg. -- and have responded beautifully. When I am busy or hurried or anxious, my heart doesn't feel like it is beating out of my chest anymore. Intermittent PVCs are gone. My pulse now runs 65 - 75 and my BP is around 115/75. I do feel slightly sluggish at times but have noticed that a bit of exercise -- even five minutes walking or doing some vacuuming -- makes me feel better. I have made major lifestyle changes and lost 40 pounds but overall I feel like this RX gave me the extra help I needed to "cool my jets." | F | 42 | 3 months | 4/4/2007 | 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 | | 4/5/2007 | 2 | wish I didnt take it | I last counted 43 of them, after 3 yrs on this junk! if I only knew the side effects before taking it. I would have never touched it! I blame my doctor who is part of hmo system,who never told me of the side effects or that its addictive after 6months on it and can cause withdrawal problems symptoms when getting off it slow . | Does anyone have excessive bloating of the belly and Gas and trapped Gas problems on this junk! seems I get gas no matter what and burp like a pig! and been 3times to the care unit for trapped gas problems that felt like I was having a heart attack ! it wasnt it was trapped gas!! Why do Doctors give this stuff out ? it does more harm than good ! I would rather live with h.b.p than live on this stuff..its Nasty! and it harms the body! it also caused me palpiations off and on (a little known side effect) that isnt listed but does happen with this drug. Iv now been threw 5 Doctors and they all refuse to ween me off this med.. what can I do ? | M | 50 | 3 years | 4/6/2007 | 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 | 5 | hypertension | lack of sound sleep w/initial dose of 25 mg hs, but halving tablet w/half at bedtime and half the next morning and sleep like a baby. | Also suffer from chronic pain (45 degree scoliosis w/injury, nerve pain, fibromyalgia, severe sleep apnea) geez-all that and this med has thus far seemed to improve everything. I no longer have what I believe were "cluster headaches," either which by itself is huge. I am astounded at the severe side effects reported by so many. I am sorry for their experience; for me it has thus far been a godsend. | M | 55 | 3 weeks | 4/10/2007 | 5 | increased heart rate | F | 53 | | 4/11/2007 | 1 | Hypertension | I'm just going to list them. Weight gain - big time, Short of breath, Lethargy, Extremely tired, I moved like I was in slow motion because my joints ached, Abdominal bloating for no reason which I suppose caused trapped gas, Can't sleep, Hairloss, ABSOLUTELY NO ENERGY. | I go to pilates, sometimes five days a week and I was hands down the slowest person in there. What was so sad about that is that I was one of the youngest. It was so embarrassing. I didn't know what was causing all of this. Everyone just kept saying that I wasn't a spring chicken anymore. I'M 35!!!! I complained to my doctor, who would tell me to try to exercise more. I already did as much as I could muster up the energy for. I told him I wanted off of the Toprol, because I know it's causing my weight gain. I didn't know that it was causeing all of these other things. I was taking 100mg of Toprol. I am now taking 40mg of MICARDIS. I had taken this before, but asked for something different because of a high co-pay. That was one of the dumbest mistakes I ever made. I have been taking it for about a week and a half and I feel like a new woman. Every single one of those side effects are gone. Except the hairloss, which may or may not be related to the Toprol. I can not stres | F | 35 | 1 years | 4/13/2007 | 4 | post surgury - asc. aorta replcmt. | weight gain,tiredness, sadness/crying (but not depressed), in a "fog", forgetfulness, less social | I am taking this post open heart surgery so I wasn't sure what symptoms were normal recovery vs. side effects of the medication - I take 50mg toprol 1x/day - feeling great (compared to the first few months after surgery), but lingering symptoms of tiredness and less interest in life... | F | 44 | 5 days | 4/14/2007 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 2 | Pre-Hypertensive | Fatigue, neck and shoulder tension, light sensitivity, hot flashes, "hot spots" on my face, neck and arms that turn red and itch, depression, lack of motivation, lack of interest in my favorite activities, increase in sinus symptoms associated with allergies, plugged up ears that crackle and pop, headaches, serious weight gain, thinning hair. | I went to the ER after having a bad reaction to Astelin nasal spray. The ER doctor put me on Toprol because my blood pressure was high, 50 mgs. Suffered extreme fatigue and could not function. Went to my PCP who wanted me to wean off of the medication. I tried to wean off and my blood pressure skyrocketed. Finally got down to 25 mgs/day. Still suffering fatigue. He switched me to the Toprol XL stating that I shouldn't get as fatigued. Wrong!!!! I don't know if my fatigue is all caused by this medication as I suffer from allergies and a stubborn neck strain that refuses to go away. Springtime is a misery. I cannot take decongestants or antihistamines because I had a really bad reaction to them so I try to survive on Saline nasal spray. If I had a choice, I would go off this medication. | F | 40 | 11 months | 4/18/2007 | 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 | 1 | hypertension | severe neuropathy in feet!!! cold, pain, numbnes in forefoot, low libido, forgetfullness, not motivated, nightmares. I had a vist to the ER last years after trying to take myself off of this. Heart Spasms. | have gone all the way to a neurologists for the neuropathy after reading the entries here I almost positive it is due to this drug. | M | 50 | 2 years | 4/18/2007 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Blurry vision at times, major fatigue (don't have the energy I did before taking this), forgetfulness, headaches/dizziness and sadly weight gain. 100 MG | Check with your doctor if you experience similar side effects and have him give you something else as you shouldn't feel this way. Also, it doesn't seem to be that effective in lowering my blood pressure. Also took with Benicar but have stopped taking Toprol-XL today per my doctor. | M | 42 | 8 months | 4/19/2007 | 2 | hypertension-atrial fibrilla | slows one down | I recently got peyronie's - guys look it up. It is listed as a side effect of toprol even though MD didn't believe this until I showed it to him in a PDR. Tried to change to verapramil but with cholesterol meds liver enzymes messed up so back on toprol 100 mg. I also have to take 40 mg of lisinopril and 12.5 of hydrochlorate - messed up bp. I'm in good shape and not overweight. I exercise 3 x a week. When I start exercising it is hard but after 10 minutes I'm ok. Last yr. I hiked Mt Washington- a real feat for me. I am going to have ablation for afib- if anyone has had this let me know. Look up peyronie's!! Thanks | F | 60 | 12 years | 4/20/2007 | 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 | 2 | Mild Hypertension | Lethargy, irritability and uncontrollable weight gain. I've never been overweight in my life, and this med caused me to gain 12 pounds in three months. I have had to nap for about an hour every day to get over the fatigue I have felt while on this drug. It did reduce my BP, but at too much of a cost. | I am currently tapering off Toprol XL, and moving onto a CCB. I do NOT encourage anyone to use this med. I wish I were better informed of its side effects when it was prescribed. | F | 47 | 3 months | 4/23/2007 | 1 | hypertension | Dizziness, feeling faint, feeling like I'm loosing it completely, cold hands and feet, tingling in the hands, aniexty, panic attacks, sweating, weakenss, shakiness, my head is buzzy, ringing in the ears, feeling bad all day. | I absolutely feel horrible, feel like I am going crazy because no one believes Iam having these symptoms. They keep telling me I have aniexty disorder. Guess I do now after taking this medication. I stopped taking it abrubtly how long does these symptoms last? Off of it for 5 days. | F | 45 | 1.5 months | 4/23/2007 | 3 | hypertnsion | I didn't notice anything. I have, however, stopped taking Toprol because my doctor doesn't believe it has lowered my bp quite low enough.157/103 down to 137/87. Started at 25 mg and gradually increased until 100 mg. | I think quite many of you might be hypercondiacs. But I will watch to see if anything results from stopping usage. | M | 40 | 60 days | 4/27/2007 | 3 | hypertnsion | I didn't notice anything. I have, however, stopped taking Toprol because my doctor doesn't believe it has lowered my bp quite low enough.157/103 down to 137/87. | I think quite many of you might be hypercondiacs. But I will watch to see if anything results from stopping usage. | M | 40 | 60 days | 4/27/2007 | 2 | rapid heart rate, dysautonomia | I have been taking 1 year, not 1 day!!!! | 1 years | 4/27/2007 | 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 | 2 | Rapid Heart Beat | WIEGHT GAIN! I've been sleeping for the past year. I thought it was yet another side of my depression but since I've started tapering off I'm more lucid and alert. I've been tapering off for about three weeks now...on my own. This medicine seems to have helped my bloodpressure which was only in the /80s anyway but I couldn't breath well, I couldnt function and I thought I was just getting old. | Just my opinion, but now that I'm almost off this stuff...I wouldn't ever touch it again. | F | 39 | 1 years | 5/1/2007 | 5 | dilated cardiomyopathy | at first really weird dreams, but then that went away. | i have to say i havent gone to the doctor yet to see if i improved at all but i feel great, i have energy , im losing weight, i feel really good.. | F | 32 | 6 weeks | 5/2/2007 | 1 | for bad prednisone side effects | Out of body, extremely dizzy to near passing out; exhaustion, fatigue, muscle weakness to point that it is difficult to just sit up or talk. Difficulty breathing (like eating with a stuffed nose from a cold). Could not catch my breath at all. Chest pressure. Wanting to cough due to heart palpatations and not being able to catch my breath. Nausea and absolutely no appetite. Difficult reading. | Wouldn't take this again. | F | 37 | 6 days | 5/4/2007 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | These side effects are horrible-wish I was told more about them before I started taking it. Stomach Pains, panic attacks that happen out of now-where, tiredness, ears ringing, vision disturbances, shortness of breath, chest pains, numbness & tingling in hands and face, back aches, excessive gas & bloating. | I went to see my doctor for high blood pressure and signs of being consistently light-headed. I have been on it for a month and a half taking 50mg every night before I go to bed. I have to eat something with it so my stomach won't hurt more. This drug has made me feel sick I can't do a lot, cause the panic attacks are random. I am hoping to get switched to something else but when I call a doctor about it they say oh your just working your self into a panic attack and it has nothing to do with the drug. I really don't think they care this drug has done so much damage to me. I feel sick all the time and I would never advise anyone to take this drug. I cannot function in my daily life or lead a normal life on this drug, and feel so horrible alot of the time that I feel like I should of been warned about these side effects. To anyone going through this, please tell your doctor how this drug is ruining your life- they need to know - these are very bad side effects knowone should ever deal w | F | 28 | 1 months | 5/6/2007 | 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 | High Blood Pressure | Tireness and a desire to nap more, but very minimal. Was on Ace Inhibitor before, but the coughing from it was a big problem, so my internist switched me to 25g of Toprol XL 50 after a week cold turkey where BP went from 125 to 145.BP dropped within a week to under 120. Pulse dropped from resting 55 to 45 | Have not seen any problems within first month but am watching the pulse. I work out 5 times a week and have not noticed any fatigue or ability to perform. | M | 56 | 30 days | 5/15/2007 | 1 | high blood pressure/high heart rate | tingling(face,arms,feet,legs), nausea,fatigue,tremors,anxiety, joint pain and leg cramps, chest pain,a weird cough, a 'weird' feeling like i was being drained, vision problems...etc. i felt funny the first day i started taking this "medication". My doctor finally said i can stop taking it, so i'm gonna start weening off of it this week. though it did get my blood pressure down, i would NEVER take this medication again... | My doctor still insists the toprol didnt give me those side effects...& i know not everyone feels side effects, my mom takes this medication daily and has no side effects. But, if you do, i encourage you to tell your Dr, Repeatedly if necessary. | F | 27 | 2 months | 5/16/2007 |