ATENOLOL Reviews (ATENOLOL)

Average Rating: 2.7 (204 Ratings)

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ATENOLOL  (ATENOLOL):  Atenolol is used with or without other medications to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. This medication is also used to treat chest pain (angina) and to improve survival after a heart attack. Atenolol belongs to a class of drugs known as beta blockers. It works by blocking the action of certain natural chemicals in your body, such as epinephrine, on the heart and blood vessels. This effect lowers the heart rate, blood pressure, and strain on the heart.    (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 4  Blood pressure None F 84 10 years
25 mg 1X day
1/7/2024
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 2  To reduce BP, anxiety, palpitations Even worse palpitations (fast heartbeat, then slow, and missed beats), hissing in ears, fatigue, worse leg weakness (have spinal stenosis), muscles feel starved of oxygen in exertion. As with all medications, works for some, poison for others. F 72 2 months
25 1X day
12/3/2023
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 1  Tachycardia Eye swelling shortness of breath swollen face hitting joint pain Can't take this awful stuff but it took my heart rate down.hate the way I feel blurred vision 24 7 F 76 1 weeks
12 1X day
11/25/2023
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 1  Palpitations Awful side effects. Freezing cold, pain in legs, hands and feet, nausea, heartburn, stomach pains, weakness, poor exercise tolerance, depressed F 68 7 weeks
25mg 1X day
11/6/2023
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 3  high b/p hair loss, dead brain, tired, getting fat F 66 6 months
25 1X day
3/30/2023
 1  chest pain Awful. I was so happy before taking this medication. It didn't really help my chest pain so my doctor told me to double it and I fell into a state of depression I didn't know was possible. I cry 2-3 times a day, no motivation to do anything, don't want to be around the people I love. My doctor keeps telling me it'll be fine and wants to prescribe me an antidepressant, but after reviewing everyone else's reviews on this medication I know that it isn't me that's the problem, it's this medication. I've been off it for almost a week and still don't feel better. Hopefully it will go away soon. Do not take this medication! F 22 7 days
25 mg 1X day
2/13/2023
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 1  Blood Pressure Lethargic and weak. Depressed mood with irritability. Serious hair loss. Brain fog!! Stomach tightness with excess acid & bloating. Lack of physical strength and endurance. Frequent urination. DRY eyes, mouth and all of body. Too tired to speak & some slurring of words. Insomnia!!! My blood pressure was never more than 140/90 but on this medication sometimes caused anxiety and raised my blood pressure to 165/95. Atenolol started out promising but gradually symptoms escalated and stacked one upon another. This should be considered a DIRTY DRUG and physicians should watch for side effects but they DO NOT, even when described to them. Reading possible side effects in pharmacy handouts do not begin to explain the sneaky nature of this drug!! I have spent a lot of money trying to alleviate symptoms not realizing what was causing them. This drug can make one diabetic. Google it for yourself!! I have suffered 4 years needlessly and severely, years I will never get back! F 68 4 years
25 mg 1X day
2/11/2023
 2  palpitation and tachycardia depression anxiety panic attacks that I didn't have before this drug for others works for me no it makes me depressed hopelessness in general a feeling of hopelessness i wish i never started it 0 days
25 1X O
10/16/2022
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 1  Irregular heartbeats Depression !!! Tired ..Brain washed .Hard to breate ,exausted all the time .Snappy irrability you name it .This med IS TERRIBLE ! This drug should be removed from the world !! F 59 1 weeks
12.5 1X day
8/20/2022
 1  Reaction to Covid booster I don't know what's worse the Covid booster shot or atenolol. The Covid booster shot caused me to develop ectopic heart beats(extra beats) my heart would race at rest 125-150. The booster also caused extreme chest pain and shortness of breath. The atenolol stopped all these symptoms . However my life has changed . I am not myself at all. I feel hopeless most of the time. I'm angry a lot. I was a very positive person. I now feel like a zombie. I am tired all the time. I feel listless and lack energy. I am never motives. Don't even get me started on the lack of or should I say nonexistent libido. I had a perfectly healthy heart before I took the Covid booster that led having to take Atenolol. I have reached my wits end with this drug and am going to start to wean as I am now getting headaches , eye pain, and leg pain.This drug is poison! F 52 8 months
50 mg 1X day
6/7/2022
 4  Rapid heart rate Possible weight gain and drowsiness. I take it at night because it makes me drowsy. Overall, I feel much better since starting atenolol. My heart does not feel like it's going to beat out of my chest and my blood pressure is much improved. F 50 2 years
25 1X day
1/15/2022
 2  For anxiety and blood pressure Chest palpitation, high tryglyceride, always felt tired It lowered my bp about 6-8 points but seriously didn't understand the chest discomfort and the elevated cholesterol. I walked daily and ate super healthy while on this med. I only took 12.5 daily and still experienced neg. symptoms. I'm looking for something not this scary. It's been 3 months and my chest palpitations went away so I know it had to be this med. F 52 365 days
12.5 1X day
11/7/2021
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 2  High BP I have had bad reactions to other BP meds, after taking them for some time. I was prescribed Atenolol (25mg) two years ago and felt fine for many months. First I started getting a stiff neck, muscle spasms and aching all over - and more recently tight chest and unable to breathe properly. Was taken to A&E where Dr says sinus rhythm is irregular. I'm sure the drugs are causing this and now waiting to see GP. From all I've read here, it seems many others are having similar experiences? ... Didn't really have any problems until I started BP meds three years ago and feel like my general fitness has deteriorated since. M 53 2 days
25 1X day
8/7/2021
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 3  High heart rate. A fib Weight gain, tired , if it wasn't for the weight gain, I'd be very satisfied. Other side effects are miner F 69 1 years
125 mg 1X day
7/1/2021
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 1  Palpitations/anxiety Weak, bad diarrhea, lifeless/depressed. Unable to finish sleeping. Alters personality. Zero libido. Terrible medication for people susceptible to mental illness, it's very effective on the heart rate only. If you're already lethargic and suffering depression, stay completely away from Atenolol! M 41 8 days
12mg 1X day
6/3/2021
 1  High blood pressure Muscle cramps, head fog,tight chest anxiety heightened Found out after years that this was the cause of my problems. Lots of time and money wasted on this drug M 50 7 years
50 mg 1X day
3/20/2021
 1  Heart disease This medicine caused me to be depressed for 4 years. I didn't realize it was the medicine until it was almost too late. I tried to kill my self. It always gave me the urge to kill my self. If you are taking this, and have depression, switch medicines. M 17 0 years
50mg 1X day
3/1/2021
 1  Pacemaker Exhausted, crying, headache, nausea, back tension,n No energy, anxiety, trying to soldier thru but can't Take much more! Definitely noticed horrible changes after starting this medicine. I hate it! Dr won't listen. F 63 26 weeks
.25 mg 1X day
1/25/2021
 3  High BP and HR Very sadness(crying),depression.Skin rash.Unexplained tiredness.Numb left arm and leg sometimes. I just want to stay in bed the whole time.Crying and feeling depressed.I also feel lazy.Alot of worries during the day.It def helped with BP and HR.BP is lower than normal and HR between 70-80 during the day.During night it is between 60-70.Please help me to feel better. M 24 2 months
50 MG 1X day
12/1/2020
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 1  Migraines Depression and cold feet So far has worked for migraines, not a hint of one in the 8 days which is improvement but definite change in mood, very snappy, grumpy, sad, tired, unmotivated, negative just want to stay in bed everyday. Really struggled this week with 2 young children. F 37 8 days
25mg 1X day
9/1/2020
  

ATENOLOL  (ATENOLOL):  Atenolol is used with or without other medications to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. This medication is also used to treat chest pain (angina) and to improve survival after a heart attack. Atenolol belongs to a class of drugs known as beta blockers. It works by blocking the action of certain natural chemicals in your body, such as epinephrine, on the heart and blood vessels. This effect lowers the heart rate, blood pressure, and strain on the heart.    (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

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