TENORMIN Reviews (ATENOLOL)Average Rating: 2.9 (179 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare TENORMIN with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR TENORMIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | hbp/ irreg heart beat | always tired very slow heart rate and dizzy spells. | M | 42 | 10 years 25 mg 1X day | 12/14/2010 | 3 | irregular heart beat . | have always suffered with extreme tiredness,beyond the norm!feel the cold ,veryy low bloodpressure.i have suffered with joint and back pain | i was initially diagnose as being anxious and neurotic at the age of 15 and then eventually a dr listened to me yrs later and i got sent to guys for EPS but they were unable to do the op that i needed.i then tryed a number of drugs to regulate my heart which raced at 170.all of them were horrific with side effects.much worse than atenolol, i was then put on atenolol which worked to regulate my heart rate but has lowered my blood pressure which causes the tiredness.i have no choice it seems but to put up with this.i also am unable to nap in the day or do night duties as this for some reason throws my heart back into irregular rhythms which make me feel very ill and unable to funtion.why this happens no one can tell me.it does effect my life alot and i have to be careful not to drink alochol to much.caffiene effects me.i do get concerned about the long term effects of taking these as i am suffering with rashes,and considerable joint and back painand have done for a very long time which no one can explain why.it was suggested by one specialist that he advised to have a pace maker and not to be taking this drug for long term,back then i declined and now wish i hadnt as every time i have asked for this and was seen by different dr as my old one left they denied that this was offered and say i dont need it ,my advise is dont take it unless you have to, i do at the moment as its better than the dreadful feeling when your heart races so fast. am persuing pace maker option.wish you a | F | 42 | 28 years 25 2X day | 12/2/2010 | 5 | heart palpitations | None | I can't remember if I had side effects at first. If anything, I would say the tenormin makes me a teeny bit more tired than usual and--or because--it lowers my blood pressure.I wish all drugs were this easy and safe!!! | F | 52 | 20 years 50 mg 1X day | 8/26/2010 | 5 | Mild High Blood Pressure/High Pulse | I have no side effects whatsoever. I am completely satisfied with it. I wish OTHER Medicines would not affect me like this has not. This is the best medicine I have ever taken. | F | 43 | 14 years 25mg 1X day | 8/9/2010 | 2 | A-Fib | The only good thing I can honestly say about this drug is it did finally put me back in normal sinus rythem and keep me there once I figured out to take half of the dose in the morning and half at bedtime. But I started to get some of the not so pleasing side effects and I must admit, I think I got all of them except the male ones. I had hives and itching all over my body, I was so tired and no energy all I did was work and eat and go to sleep. I had such weakness I couldn't even carry my laudry basket that was half full and not to mention the muscle aches and joint pain. My back was so painful that by afternoon and night I couldn't stand and it hurt to move in any direction. The mood swings, either I was crying or wanting to kill someone at almost anytime day or night. I gained 35 lbs over this period of time and no matter what I did to loose it I kept gaining. I could literly see my self get bigger and bigger. I had a very dry mouth, dry eyes, increase thirst and decreased urination | There has to be other alternatives with this medication that doesn't ruin your life. The doctors wouldn't even think about changing my medicine but instead put me on Zyrtex. Thanks! | F | 52 | 5 months 50mg 1X day | 7/19/2010 | 5 | HBP | Extremely tired. Went from sleeping 5-6 hours a night to sleeping 7-8 hours a night with 2-3 hour naps a couple of times a week. Have no time for naps. | HBP started a couple of year after I quit smoking 16 yrs. ago. My mother, father, had HBP. My bother and sister had HBP for 30 yrs. before I did. Was on Zestril (cough) Diovan HCT (highest dose (did not work after 1 yr) added lowest dose of norvasc with Diovan HCT and had extreme swelling in feet and lower legs) I was on 50 mg of atenolol once a day taking it in the morning and around noon was very dizzy. I asked the doctor if I could take 25 mg morning and night. Not dizzy anymore. Blood pressure is now between 128X59X55 to 110X45X45. Going to the doctor in two weeks. Will see what happens. I mow 5 hrs a week, take care of a husband with dementia from a head injury and need to be awake. I have shoveled our 700 foot driveway 4 times this year when our plower could not make it. I am somewhat active, trimming trees, weed whacking, flowers etc. | M | 66 | 11 months 25mg 2X day | 6/28/2010 | 4 | hypertension | A little fatigue, sometimes my heart rate gets quite low, like down into the low 60's, and I find it hard to get my heart rate into the "target heart rate" zone when I do a cardio workout. Has slowed my metabolism some | This has really been and old reliable for me as far as controlling my bp goes. It was the first medication I was put on at the age of 22, and I am still taking it today. I have briefly substituted other meds for this, and I just don't get as good control as when I have atenolol on board. | F | 29 | 5 years 50 mg 1X day | 6/22/2010 | 3 | Hypertension | I take this medicine along with Micardis. I experience constant muscle aches, lower back weakness and pain, leg and finger cramps, unexplained fatigue. I have difficulty walking, let alone picking my mail 30 yards away. I also have difficulty climbing upstairs and always use the hand rails to keep my balance and strength. My MD thinks I have arthritis so he referred me to a neurologist and the neurolgist prescribed me muscle relaxing medicine which did not work. | It helped lower my blood pressure from 175/85 to 135/65. | M | 78 | 12 months 25 1X day | 5/15/2010 | 2 | High BP | Weight gain, less energy, constantly tired, very low heart rate and pulse | My BP was under control for the first 5 years but started to go up afterwards and my doctor added Diovan. | M | 47 | 9 years 50mg 1X day | 3/11/2010 | 5 | Palpitations & Blood Pressure. | 35 years ago when Ist prescribed was tired for 2 weeks then never had any side effects again. | Been taking Tenormin (Atenolol) generic for 35 years and I know I would not be alive today if it wasn't for this medication. I am 58 years old and started taking it when I was 23 because my blood pressure was so high and was diagnosed with MVP and a slight heart murmur and high blood pressure. I have never stopped this medicine, However, sometimes if I experience palpitations later in the day or night, I take another 50 mg. Of course. this is through my cardiologist orders. It is important to get some exercise during the day. A good brisk 15 to 30 minute walk and a healthy diet are the keys to NO SIDE EFFECTS! Also, it is always important to see your cardiologist at least once or twice a year. I highly recommend this medication if you tend to be an anxious, nervous type A individual that was diagnosed with HBP & MVP. | F | 58 | 35 years 50mg 1X day | 2/25/2010 | 3 | pvc | To treat PVC's. Worked for many year at 50 mg. Went down to 25 mgs and began having irregular heart beats. Back up to 50 mgs. 25mg in the am and them 25mg no later than 6:00pm. Take it with avalide 12.5/150. Good for blood pressure. Helps with nighttime sleeping because of PVC's trying to go to sleep.Have to take valium 5mg to help with anxiety due to PVC's at night.Lowers heart rate to 50 -55 beats a minute. | M | 58 | 15 years 25mg 2X day | 2/20/2010 | 4 | Heart Palpitations | You have to give this drug a chance in your body. Give it 10 to 15 days for your body to acclimate and the side effects -- lightheadedness and nausea -- will dissipate. Since taking my first pill I have not had any heart palpitations. Atenolol has also brightened my emotional spirits and added a shot of energy. 12.5mg in the AM and 12.5mg in the PM :: GOOD STUFF | M | 60 | 30 days | 1/13/2010 | 1 | hypertension | Loss of appetite immediately after taking pill; super hyperactivity; couldn't come calm down yet felt like it took the edge off my mood swings; confused, spaced out, dropped my blood sugar to dangerously low levels, cold and terrible metallic taste in my mouth; felt like my tongue was swollen; kept trying to hydrate my lips and throat but didn't want to drink; insomnia | This was one of the most bizarre reactions to a drug I have had to date. I know whether or not a drug will be good for me one hour after taking it. I have a history of anaphylaxis to drugs so I'm very afraid of them. I took 12.5mg 2x/day - first day my appetite went away immediately. If you told me I could never eat again, I would have said fine by me. The bloating in my stomach immediately went away and I lost 2 lbs the first day because I couldn't nor did i want to, eat. I felt like I had low blood sugar as I was spacy and confused. Even when I would eventually put food in my mouth, it didn't help. I drove to NYC with my daughter and her friend to a concert. I was wide awake by the end of it, and at midnight instead of heading home to CT, I was in the lincoln tunnel heading for NJ and then was stuck on the bridge all the way back from traffic. We got home 2am and I was still rearing to go and had so much energy it was frightening. My bp was elevated to 179/112 (usually in the 130's-150's/100's). The next day it did drop to 120's-130's/80's which is good. But I couldn't deal with energy. I was hoping it would make me sleepy as I never sleep with this hypertension. I usually go to bed at 2-3am and am up at 5:30am. My dr had me stop it. | F | 56 | 3 days | 12/14/2009 | 1 | hypertension | hyperactivity, loss of appetite, chills, metallic taste in mouth, muscle pain, swollen tongue, dry mouth, forgetfulness and confusion | This is a continuation of my previous review. It got cut off because it was too long. After my reaction to atenolol (comments in previous post below), my dr wants me to try corguard/nadolol but I'm afraid to because this drug specifically says "if you have low blood sugar, it could make it worse" and "if you stop it suddenly, you can have a heart attack" - atenolol didn't have that warning. This is now the 5th bp med I am trying, as the calcium channel blockers (norvasc and plendil) had me curled up in a fetal position with a cluster headache like I have never had in this lifetime. I don't get headaches and this was so unbearable I thought I'd die. They caused vomiting from the headache and elevated my bp to 250/135. I also tried aldactone which also gave me a bad headache. I don't know what I'll do if I keep on reacting to these meds. I was supposed to add doxyzosin 1mg to the atenolol but didn't get that far. I don't like alpha blockers either. From what I read, they are super dangerous. | F | 56 | 3 days | 12/14/2009 | 5 | Hypertension | I want to add one item to my previous review dated Oct 31...I switched from Norvasc. This drug has completely eliminated the anxiety I was suffering! It works much better than the Paxil I was using, and withdrew from a few years ago! (I believe that others have reported anxiety relief; well, it works for me, also!) This medication might have more side-effects later; I'll update with a year... | F | 53 | 12 days | 11/5/2009 | 3 | Hyperthyroidism | Muscle pain weakness and bone pain severe at times, weight gain, swelling feet, terrible back pain can't stand up for more than five minutes before back pain hits and it is excrutiating. | I was prescribed Atenolol 25mg once a day because of Heart palpitations due to Hyperthyroidism and it worked for a little while until my DR. discovered I had a pulse of 40 then lowered my dose to half a pill and next day whole pill worked great for the migraines so left me on them. I used to be able to dance once a week and went for walks every morning but all that stopped, Can't do it anymore without being in pain, lethargic all the time, sleepy, can't concentrate memory loss gained 30lbs I say it's not worth the risks do plan to talk to dr. and stop them gradually.would appreciate any feedback on this has anyone experienced the same things dr. tells me it's nothing to do with the medication but it really started when I started taking this medication. email me | F | 43 | 1 years | 11/1/2009 | 4 | Hypertension | None so far, that my previous BP med (Norvasc) didn't cause -- mainly tinnitus and cold feet/sensitivity to cold weather. | I wanted a change from Norvasc -- I took it for 2 years for my genetic high blood pressure. I also have a neurological disease, and it was -- perhaps interacting with my other meds -- causing me many side effects, like extra unsteadiness, dry mouth, etc. I also take Cozaar (losartin), 100 mg with my 25 mg of atenolol. (I must take the Merck brand-name Cozaar due to coughing caused by generics.) Few people who find negative side effects of this drug mention their weight...mine is normal for my 5'11" height: 172 pounds. That seems to really help the most. Although my high BP is genetic, and can't help that, keeping weight low really helps...you must decide between feeling better or eating as much as you like. I love to eat, and I eat everything I like, just watch portions. Exercise is limited for me due to my balance trouble -- I'm in a wheelchair. "Preaching" finished! | F | 53 | 1 months | 10/31/2009 | 3 | lower pulse, high blood pressure | Heart rate went too low | I experienced no real side effect as most others. 50mg dose. I was taking this because my pulse was over 100. It did lower my pulse, down to the 40's and 50's which is why I felt tired alot. Switched to bystolic and that has put me in the 50's and 60's will give it another 2 weeks and call the doc after that. | F | 44 | 11 months | 10/25/2009 | 1 | HYPERTENSION | Sleepy,Lethargic,Dizzy, Difficulty Breathing all the time!!Hard to exercise,always depressed.It affects my life and my work.Makes me feel lazy and incapable of doing things, even to think and make decisions!It is terrible and I agree with a lot of the comments by other people. | It controls my BP well,together with TEVETEN (ARB) for almost 2 years, but during the last few months I was feeling terribly bad.After reading comments on this site, I decided to STOP it.I was tapering the dose from 50mg. to 25mg. during the last 2 months, and to 12.5 mg.during last 1 week until i decided to stop.1st day stopping, I felt great immediately!However, next few days there were spikes on my BP, and the withdrawal symptoms are just as devastating. I need to go to a new doctor, and guess what this new doc told me..."atenolol are bad meds"!!he put me on Isoptin 120mg.every night, and my BP started to slowly go down, and my feelings started to improve too!!I have been out from atenolol for 2 weeks now, and took Isoptin for 5 days.Please do not STOP taking atenolol abruptly, taper it slowly, and consult your doctor. I learned a lesson not to do it alone. it is very risky.Avoid betablockers, unless on extreme need..Thank God I am starting a new life again! This site is very helpful to lot of people. | M | 55 | 2 years | 8/13/2009 | 3 | SVT Heart Rate over 150 palpitation | Dizziness, Lethargic, Low Blood Pressure 80/40 But works great for my heart rate, always above 70 but never above 150 anymore. | I've been taking it so long that when i go to change medication they never work because I go through atenolol withdrawl and my heart beats so fast, I get all clammy, pale, pass out. Bad News | F | 23 | 6 years | 8/6/2009 |