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 |
| 5 | Palpitations/MVP | None that I know of. | It didn't lower my B/P , but it lowered my heart rate and stopped the many daily palpitations which were causing mild panic attacks! I take 25mg once a day | F | 58 | 7 years | 9/21/2005 | 5 | PVC's | Lowering of BP and heart rate, which is a negative side effect for me. My heart rate is about 48 - 54 bpm, which I don't like. Tiredness is a side effect also. | It works! I am down to 12.5 mg a day and I should try to wean off the drug but if I don't take it, within 2 hours I have irregular beats and a pounding heart. I just wish my heart rate were more normal. | F | 56 | 25 years | 9/12/2005 | 1 | high blood pressure | Night sweats, tired legs & feet, irritable very often. Panic and anxiety feelings. | I am rating this for my HUSBAND who takes this medicine. He has such mood swings and I suspect it is the drug. Is there another drug that will help him that will not make him so weird? | M | 59 | 10 years | 9/12/2005 | 4 | SVT & PVC's | Main side effects are TIRED...other than that this drug has helped me tremendously!!! | i take the MAX dose of 50 mg twice daily. | F | 35 | 15 years | 7/27/2005 | 3 | HBP | Recently, I have been experiencing extreme lethargy, inability to concentrate for more than 20 minutes, and short term memory loss. I have also gained a considerable amount of weight--about 50 pounds--since I started the prescription, primarily, I think due to the lethargy. My dosage has been adjusted to control my BP, which it does. | I am not sure if the problems are due to my Atenolol prescription. But, I have always been atheletic and lethargy was never a problem. These problems are affecting my job performance and causing me a lot of concern. I have attempted to compensate by drinking a lot of coffee, but that has created other problems. I am a tenured college professor with a doctorate degree and have worked in medical research in the past. | M | 46 | 8 years | 6/24/2005 | 4 | rapid heart beat | no side effects | I learned from my cardiac nurse that new studies showed that patients on this medication may be spared from death during a heart attack. | F | 62 | 20 years | 5/24/2005 | 1 | Hypertension | I run 4 to 5 miles per day and already had a low resting heart rate of 40bpm before taking atenlol. Atenolol drove my heart rate to the floor and made me an absolute slug. For heavy exercisers with low heart rates as a result I would not recommend. | I now take a combination of Diovan (160mg, angiotensin receptor blocker) and Norvasc (5mg). Works great, no side effects. Was on Diovan HCT without Norvasc (calcium channel blocker) but because I lose so much body water running the HCT (diuretic) component was causing my BP to drop to 85 over 50 right after finishing running. Would not recommend diuretic for heavy exercisers. My current mix works great. No side effects at all. | M | 48 | 3 months | 5/8/2005 | 3 | PVCs HBP | Postural Hypotension, Disturbed Sleep Patterns, Cold/Painful ankles and legs, drowsiness/laziness. Pulse was 36 beats per minute with 50 mg. RX was lowered to 25mg Atenolol and 25mg Maxzide. PVCs 98% cured, BP averages 123/76, Pulse 46-50 Beats. | 25mg/day taken upon rising | M | 62 | 5 years | 5/2/2005 | 5 | Tachycardia/HBP | Strange dreams for the first 3 months but much, much better sleep patterns overall. Blood pressure dropped from 160/100 to 115/70, heart rate from 120+ to 65 resting. Greatly reduced panic disorder although not prescribed for that problem. Increased sex drive. More energy. | Fantastic when it works although I have had a lot of problems with generic atenolol from more than one manufacturer. Generic either works great, not at all or actually exacerbates the problem. An obvious quality control or storage-degradation problem is going on with this drug. | F | 48 | 2 years | 4/29/2005 | 3 | arrythmias, palp. etc | weight gain, depression | M | 34 | 15 years | 4/12/2005 | 1 | blood pressure | dizziness. weakness. headache,Impotence, | Stopped after 4 weeks.This should be off the market.Dont take it unless you have NO choice! | M | 51 | 4 weeks | 4/3/2005 | 1 | high blood pressure | Impotence | Lowering bp and ending my sex life?No thanks on ace now and its alot better......READ about this drug Why take this one when there are so many others? | M | 54 | 3 months | 4/2/2005 | 5 | HTN/Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia | Colder hands and feet-but maybe that's just me. | I have been on this drug over 20 yrs. It has helped with migraines, tachycardia, and the occ. anxiety attack. It lowers heart rate but that is good for me. I sometimes worry over longterm effects but it improves my life enough that I will just have to cross that bridge when I come to it. Everyone reacts differently to drugs-for me this one's a winner! | F | 52 | 20 years | 3/30/2005 | 1 | HBP | Stomach Problems in the morning, Lethargy, Depression, short term memory loss | It is the worst medication that I have ever been on. | M | 34 | 1 years | 3/17/2005 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Stomach Problems in the morning | It is the worst | M | 34 | 1 years | 2/22/2005 | 1 | HBP | Stomach upset in the morning | It is the worst. Don't believe the 3 rating. No way. | M | 34 | 1 years | 2/22/2005 | 4 | high blood pressure | erection problems on occation | M | 53 | 8 years | 2/18/2005 | 2 | hp of 136/80 | Stomache upset and terrible night leg cramps at 50 mg. and now I have heart palpatations at night which I never had before. I called my cardiologist and it took three days to call me back. He said it shouldn't cause these side effects. I think I will go elsewhere after reading all about the side effects of this drud. I am weaning myself off of it. | Side effects should be easier to read on the enclosed pamphlet on this drug. | M | 67 | 3 months | 2/9/2005 | 4 | maintain blood pressure | | 2/1/2005 | 4 | | 1/27/2005 |