METOPROLOL TARTRATE Reviews (METOPROLOL TARTRATE)

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METOPROLOL TARTRATE  (METOPROLOL TARTRATE):  Metoprolol 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. Metoprolol 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.   FDA Approval Date: 1994-03-25 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR METOPROLOL TARTCOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
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 3  High Blood Pressure Weezing in lungs, as if I had asthma, which I did not. Out of breath when I tried to exercise, weakness in left arm, Tiredness, Weight gain, Belly Fat, weakness in joints.. Symptoms were lessoned when I took only Half of my 25 mg's a day and it did not make my BP change in any way.. A little goes a long way, as people are overdosed on their medications. And most of the time people do NOT! need as much as they are taking. When I was in my mid thirty's after having 4 children, I began to have a belly and I was gaining weight and my BP was rising slowly. And in my late 40's into my 50's. My BP was up in the mid 200 BP level. So the BP drug Metoporol brought it down to an average level in the 160's to 180's. Then I met a excellent Gyno and he checked my Estrogen and Progesterone levels and found they were both VERY LOW!! What I have NOW! realized, that before, when my BP was rising, that my Progesterone had been depleting. Low Progesterone constitutes high blood pressure.. Same in a MAN! also and low Progesterone, constitutes Low Testosterone, no sex drive, tired etc. and low Progesterone, contributes to Prostate Cancer, becomes Estrogen dominant, very bad!. I have been taking BI-EST NATURAL Estrogen 1.25 mg which is a level perfect for me. I started with 25mg Concentrated Natural Yam Progesterone, only a little change in BP, so tried 50 mg normal BP 117/72, so I tried 75 mg and it dropped my BP so Low, almost to dangerous BP levels in high 90's/high 60's. Danger Zone is 90/60. I figure it is because I am still taking 5 mg's of Metoporol and trying to WEAN myself off this BP drug, so I am going back to the 50 mg's for now, until I am off Metoporol, then I will be able to judge accurately, either 50mg or 75mg, which one will be my perfect set level for ME! but just 5 mg's is causing me a lot of grief, the yolk of my chest stings and burns inside, which causes like a soreness, feel like I am over a F 4 years
25 MG 1X day
5/22/2014
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 1  palpitations I have weight gain and cannot lose no matter how hard i work. Sleepless. Vertigo. My cholesterol went way up and i have never had a problem with it before taking it. Sex drive is nothing. I have about 75 % hair loss. Absolutely no energy. I used to work out for hours. Now i can't hardly do any wthout being totally out of breath. I think it is a horrible drug! I wish i had done some research before taking it. My dr doesn't want to change it. I'm going to get a second opinion! F 2 years
50mg
1/24/2014
 1  Fast heart rate and afibs stress fast heart rate ,high blood pressure ,depression ,blurred vision ,dizzy, anxiety, fears It sucks and takes all the energy and you feel like your dying. F 2 months
10/29/2016
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 1  high blood pressure Beginning Worked great until changed pharmaceutical @ Parkland Memorial hospital. It actually causes my BODY to higher F 10 days
25 MG
4/10/2017
 1  Svt At first I got light headed, dizzy and nausea after taking pill after about a week those side effects disappeared had no side effects for about a week after now I'm having chest pains, palpations, nightmares, anxiety, acid reflux, crying all the time depressed feeling just wanna stay in bed went to er told them it started after starting the meds they wont listen to me and said the medication doesnt cause these side effects... I know it's the medicine because i never had any of these issues till after the medication. I feel i have no quality of life at all. Do your research before taking.. I was given this shortly after an SVT episode and I hate it and had no information on this medicine and I wish I had before starting it.. now I'm stuck on it until my ablation... F 3 weeks
12.5 mg
8/31/2019
 1  Mental illness I have brain fog tinnitus nausea abdominal pain dizziness anxiety blurred vision shaky headaches F* this awful medication F 19 3 months
25MG 2X day
8/31/2020
 4  Inappropriate sinus tachycardia Fatigue, depression is worse, no energy or motivation, wanting to sleep all the time I was put on metoprolol to control my heart rate. I used to have episodes of tachycardia almost every day and some of these episodes would be quite severe. I would be sitting in class or at work and my heart rate would often stay in the 130s or 140s for hours at a time. Once it got in the 170s for an hour and a half, and all I was doing was sitting in class. It literally felt like I was having a heart attack. My depression and chronic fatigue have been worse since taking this drug, but it is controlling my heartrate very well; my resting heartrate went from 100 to 70, on average, and I don't have anymore episodes of tachycardia unless I miss a dose. I've been dealing with depression and chronic fatigue for years, so I don't know if it's the drug making it worse or if I'm just going through a rough spot right now. F 20 3 weeks
3/30/2016
 2  Anxiety/Tachycardia Shortness of breath, acid reflux, anxiety, mouth dryness, decreased sexual desire, red face, puffy face, nausea Really sucks because it keeps my HR stable, but the side effects are unbearable. Since taking it I've had awful acid reflux, burns my throat and stomach so bad, and I feel like I have asthma. My face has also been red and a bit puffy. I will probably stop taking it and try to find an alternative. F 21 2 weeks
12.5mg 2X day
9/11/2022
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 4  SVT VERY sleepy, woke up to heart pounding a couple times. Has controleld my heart rate that was resting 130bpm and high BP to normal numbers (80bpm and 120/80) F 22 14 days
50MG 2X day
3/4/2015
 2  high blood pressure A little drowsy and got a skin rash from it M 24 10 days
50MG
7/10/2012
 3  Had a tachycardia Taking Metoprolol i had many side effects. My hands and feets would get cold just feelin tired throughout the day. And my Bp would drop and having me feelin extermely out of it, the worst part i hate i would start feelin dizzy and weak. M 25 6 months
0.5
5/22/2014
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 3  Inappropriate sinus tachycardia Vivid dreams/ hallucinations, decreased sex drive, weight gain (10lbs approx.), fatigue Overall the drug worked well to lower my heart rate. When I began taking it my heart rate was around 160 at rest. When on the drug it dropped to 80. However, I hate having a non existent sex drive and being 10 pounds heavier than I was. My husband also hated me screaming about spiders in the middle of the night as a result of the hallucinations. I am now being weaned off the drug and am taking 12.5 mg before I stop completely. At the moment, there is no plan to continue treatment for sinus tachycardia; and if it returns, i may need to begin taking the medication again. F 26 11 months
50mg 1X day
11/30/2020
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 2  anxiety, high bp, irr heart beat dizziness, tiredness, night time hallucinations, very dramatic hair loss, loss of sex drive, blurred vision Ive been taking 25mg twice a day for 4 years, cut my dose in 1/2 and started taking 25 mg right before bed to keep it in my system and bypass all the side effects at night. Thats when the hallucinations and hair loss started. Im only 27 and am losing my hair. Im not on any other meds other than this. It works for my palpitations but the side effects are the worst. Tried to quit taking it and didnt think it would be that hard since I'm on the lowest dosage possible but within 2 hours my heart was irregular and fast again. I can deal with all the other side effects but I'm not going to lose my hair to this drug. Its listed as a serious side effect along with hallucinations and once I googled it I noticed it happens to alot of people but its so gradual that it almost seems to happen overnight. My doctor is changing my meds on friday and it cant happen soon enough. I will never go back to metoprolol. F 27 5 years
25mg 2X day
12/6/2011
 1  High Blood Pressure anxiety attacks,heart palpitations,irregular heart beat, hot flashes,nausea, headaches.. the doctor prescribed this to me with my blood pressure being high after having an episode of palpitations went to hospital and doubled my dose. i actually thought i was dying with all the problems i was having with this tablet. i got a second opinion and she reduced my dose i actually feel like myself again. it was terrible my bp is still erratic so thinking i need to change to another tablet F 27 2 months
50mg 1X day
4/20/2011
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 3  SVT Insomnia and vivid dreams (and nightmares), lack of sex drive, shortness of breath and gave me extreme PVC's to the point where I had to be on bed rest until the ablation. It also stops working over time so the dose needs to be increased and so do the side effects. At first I felt fantastic and it took away my anxiety but it was all downhill from there. This medication made my life hell. But it also helped my heart. As horrible as it was to take, it wasn't damaging my heart. It was actually protecting my heart from damage I would have had if I hadn't used them. If use them again if I had to but I wouldn't be happy about it. F 29 2 months
100
7/1/2016
 4  Svt I'm not sure I have a lot that could be due to the metoporol the doc is saying it's not unheard of to start having side effects years down the road I'm struggling with recent palpitations as well so maybe it's not as effective anymore either I have to say for the last ten years it's krpt me from having hardly any svt attacks where I was having them constantly before I started taking a beta blocker F 31 10 years
25 3xd
4/24/2017
 3  high blood pressure and tachacardia Muscle aches in the beginning, sexual side effects, weight gain. It lowered my hr but didn't lower my bp much. Beta blockers are horrible drugs. I am now never going to be able to stop taking these meds without severe issues! F 31 5 months
25mg
6/25/2013
 1  SVT, MVP and palpitations Dizziness, extreme exhaustion, nausea, blurry vision, painfully cold hands and feet. Confusion. F 31 30 days
25mg x2
3/11/2020
 4  Supraventricular Tachycardia Nightmares, Insomnia and depleted sex drive. Ringing in ears. I have also experienced low blood pressure It has lowered my heart rate to an average of 65 BPM (from 160) which is great and I don't feel like I am going to keel over from the SVT but the low blood pressure, lack of sex drive and nightmares are not nice experiences. F 32 2 months
75 mg
3/25/2015
 2  Inappropriate sinus tachycardia It makes me feel weighed down, shaky, weak, light-headed, and is causing anxiety from time to time. Sometimes it clouds my thinking. I feel like I'm 98 years old in a 32 year old body. I can't move at everyone else's normal/average pace some days. As horrible as I feel taking the medicine, it keeps my heart rate manageable so I can get out of bed and move around. Otherwise I wouldn't be able to even go to my mailbox and back without having problems. F 32 2 years
25 mg
3/2/2017
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METOPROLOL TARTRATE  (METOPROLOL TARTRATE):  Metoprolol 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. Metoprolol 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.   FDA Approval Date: 1994-03-25 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

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