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 |
| 2 | High blood pressure | Tiredness, lethargy, weight gail | F | 48 | 15 months | 8/5/2009 | 4 | Heart Palps, short on breath,angina | Feel spacy, tired...but real "cool" and calm. I had Guillan-Barre Syndrome and had many symptoms. They put me on Tenormin and it's been a week. I feel as calm as can be, no worries and no shortness of breath, no angina and no chest tightness. Did have some real bad constipation in the beginning, but now the stool is looser. | Long term- we'll have to see exactly what it does.....let's hope for the best. It has lowered my pulse rate from 94 to around 70 beats per minute. i have no worries either because of the med or because I just don't care anymore. | M | 34 | 7 days | 8/2/2009 | 3 | hypertension | difficult to get heart rate up and do cardiovascular disease - prone to cramping - fatigue | works for hypertension though | M | 58 | 10 years | 8/1/2009 | 2 | hbp | cold sweats numbness in hands and feet, extreme tiredness, confusion, felt weird/scatty. | it sucks | M | 23 | 7 days | 7/12/2009 | 1 | h.b.p | cramping in shoulders and upper back area,headaches bad ones! nose runs! congestion slight, slight hair loss,ears ringing,throat closeing when eatting spaz!slight chest pains? b.p not going down. | beta blockers were banned from use long term in u.k -bbc news! due to causing low blood sugar and dieabetes symptoms.when off taken off the drug,symptoms go away! I had these problems! Heads up to anyone who takes these meds!they can kill you! your doctor might think you have low b.sugar or D" and treat you for that! get off the beta blocker ,symptoms will go away! and your normal again its like these drug companys and doctors are trying to kills us off !! | M | 54 | 4 years | 6/17/2009 | 1 | Hypertension | Tinnitus (ringing in ears), muscle cramping/fatigue, erectile dysfunction | I've been taking 25 mg with 50 mg Cozaar (losartan)and 40 mg simvastatin at nightime for nearly 5 years. My bp and cholesterol are controlled. However, I could never determine the cause of my tinnitus, cramping, and dysfunction. With so many similar comments from others, I suspect atenolol to be at least contributory. My new doctor has taken me off both atenolol and losartan and put me on captopril. | M | 65 | 5 years | 5/26/2009 | 1 | palpatations -high blood pressure | excessive cramps,heartburn,cough,shortness of breath,sweating! lower and upper back pains,belly aches!bloating,gas!dry mouth,eyes dryness-vision problems. | How anyone could take this drug is beyound me? it did not stop my palpatations made them worse! didnt lower blood pressure at all.made me sick lightheaded,limbs and hands went numb, ankles swelled slightly. headaches bad ones! blurred vision! will never touch a beta blocker again ! this is the 4th beta blocker iv taken in my life and Last! | M | 55 | 2 weeks | 5/10/2009 | 1 | hypertension | I experienced fits of intense anger. I was also often confused and depressed. I went from having created a business that provided a high six figure income to having very little because while taking it I made one bad decision after another. All of those decisions were somehow negative because of depression, I think. After almost thirty years of being on it I got off of it and saw my history in a clear and rational way that I had not while on it. | I am taking a only a cheap generic water pill at 65, when my blood pressure should be high. It is mostly in the 110/64 to 140/80 range and I feel great.I believe that I was misdiagnosed in my 30s because I am 6'5' with large diameter arms. I think that the cuff was too small. I am trying to organize a lawsuit over this. | M | 65 | 27 years | 4/25/2009 | 1 | hyperteniosn | Terrible depression and irritability. Hands and feet cold. I ended up with frost bitten toes this winter because of this drug. I was only taking 1/4 of a 25 mg tab. Terrible pain down my leg like the blood was constricted . | F | 47 | 2 months | 4/20/2009 | 1 | CardioMyopithy | Pains in hands and feet, tired, weight gain, moody and depressed, confusion. | 1 months | 4/4/2009 | 3 | Long QT Syndrome | Dizzyness, some hallucinations at first, nausea, exhaustion | All of the side effects have gone away besides the tiredness...all the time! I am going crazy because I am normally a very energetic person but my body isn't adjusting to it as much as I hoped. | F | 23 | 2 months | 3/30/2009 | 5 | to lower BP | Some times I would get a little sleepy. Took at bed time so I felt fine in the day | F | 51 | 6 years | 2/22/2009 | 4 | hypertension, tachycardia | Cold hands, feet, extreme sensitivity to cold. Easily become hypothermic. Unable to do aerobic exercise (can't get heart rate up) Somewhat tired/depressed. However, it works like a charm to get my panic attacks/tachycardic episodes under control. Also good for my hypertension. | F | 57 | 10 years | 2/21/2009 | 4 | inappropriate sinus tachycardia | cold hands and feet, sometimes bluish fingernails, breathlessness, low blood pressure | i am taking 50mg in morning, 25mg at night. after i take it at night, my hands feel colder and sometimes my nails turn blue. it is at this time i feel breathless as well. but my average heart rate (for 24 hours) was 96 before taking it. now it averages 76. i am afraid though if i stop taking it (i skipped a pill once) my hr will be really high. i forgot to take it once, and my hr was 140. | F | 20 | 6 months | 2/15/2009 | 3 | Hypertension | Cold hands and feet, including chilblains-like symptoms in the winter. Tiredness. | Switched to generic Maxzide a few weeks ago. It controls my BP better, with no troublesome side effects other than the increased urination, and consequent need to drink. | M | 53 | 5 years | 1/17/2009 | 3 | tachycardia due to hyperthyroidism | tired/sleepy, mild hair loss, mild exercise intolerance, ringing in ears | Initially I felt much better, because my heart wasn't racing anymore; however, lately I have been very tired/feeling like I could sleep all the time. I have noticed that it is more difficult to exercise because of the inability for increased heart rate, but it hasn't affected my workouts to the point that I can't continue. Also noticed mild hair loss. My ears "ring" almost all the time, which can be annoying. Is this a common treatment for someone who is having thyroid problems? | F | 51 | 4 months | 1/7/2009 | 2 | Hypertension | Low heart rate (40), cold hands, palms of hands turned blue after exercise, lethargy. | Atenolol 50 mg. daily is too much. I exercise daily (30-45 minutes). Made me feel sleepy and out of it. Hair loss and ringing in ears. | F | 48 | 3 months | 12/28/2008 | 3 | High blood pressure | Headache and loss of appetite. Also feel that my heart is pounding when I lay down to sleep. | I had pre-existing digestive problems before taking this medication, I don't know if it is aggravating my chronic diarrhea (which is yet undiagnosed) and causing the loss of appetite. I feel nauseous at times. I've been told that I have nothing wrong with me except a fatty liver. | F | 43 | 2 months | 12/26/2008 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Terrible constipation, headaches, wheezing & tightness in the chest and worst of all muscle weakness and fatigue. | I had been regular as clockwork for years. Switched from Benicar when I reached 65 and went on Medicare to avoid "the gap" by using inexpensive drugs. After 5 days the constipation became so bad I ended up bleeding. Started on Monday and by Friday when I went to cardio rehab I barely made it through the routine I had been doing without strain. By Monday I could barely walk and had to cut much of my treadmill work. In my opinion if I had continued on atenolol 25 it would have destroyed my life. Fortunately a doctor agreed and I ended up back on Benicar. She said some people tolerate the drug but she is seeing many with the problems I had. | M | 65 | 7 days | 12/8/2008 | 5 | Anxiety | None so far | I have high BP and severe anxiety during public speaking. Was prescribed 25mg/day. On a day when I had to give a speach, I took 50mg. WOW!!! what a difference!! Said goodbye to racing heartbeats, trembling hands, weak knees and quaviering voice. I was back in control and able to deliver without looking nervous. | M | 34 | 10 days | 10/4/2008 |