TOPROL XL Reviews (METOPROLOL SUCCINATE)

Average Rating: 2.5 (823 Ratings)

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TOPROL XL  (METOPROLOL SUCCINATE):  This medication is a beta-blocker used to treat chest pain (angina), heart failure, and high blood pressure. Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. This drug works by blocking the action of certain natural chemicals in your body (such as epinephrine) that affect the heart and blood vessels. This lowers heart rate, blood pressure, and strain on the heart.   FDA Approval Date: 1992-01-10 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR TOPROL XLCOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
DOSAGE
DATE ADDED
 
 5  high pressure/tachycardia/anxiety so far few side effects, heart rate feels back to normal and pressure is going down, had a terrible experience with tachycardia and with even 1 pill of toprol I felt much better F 41
11/20/2004
 5  hypertention none lowered my pulse at resting and during exercise F 50
4/19/2002
 5  increased heart rate F 53
4/11/2007
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 5  High Blood Pressure none it work for me to lower my heart rate and blood pressure.. F 44
8/23/2007
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 5  Heart Palpatations, High B/P, aryth
1X day
8/29/2014
 4   M 43
1/14/2003
 4  
4/5/2007
 4  High Blood Pressure
4/5/2006
 4  
11/19/2006
 4  
11/19/2006
 3  Heart palpitations, irregular beats Foggy, clumsy, calm, relaxed. Very very slight chest pain that comes and goes for a few days after taking it. My doctor told me not to take it every day, only when needed. I get episodes of heart palpitations. They can last hours, even days. sometimes just one minute (rare). I get an "episode" about once every two weeks. My doctor says stress, anxiety and surging adrenaline. He told me to take half of the 25mg pill only when the palpitations get to tough to deal with. Well, it works, kind of. It makes it so I can't feel them, but I listen to my heart and it's still doing it, I just can't feel it. I told him that, he said, "It's anxiety". I don't know about that. I'm worried that I have a worse problem that they didn't see in the tests. I felt perfect during all the tests. This all started 1 year ago. But yeah, the drug works. It calms the heart down and stops the mental panic of an irregular beat. M 25
8/19/2006
 3   M 47
1/23/2006
 3  hypertension Do not stop this drug without slowly tapering off. My friend stopped abruptly and had a stroke. Ask Doctor about cutting it in half and half and half as you taper down over a week or two. M 50
1X day
11/30/2010
 3  hb chest tight slow heart rate not sure i need this stuff M 51
11/2/2004
 3  
5/12/2004
 3  heart problems My 75 yr old father in law has been taking 100 mg of Toprol for 3 years now. He went from being a fun loving man that LOVED to play golf( they live on a golf course)to a lethargic angry forgetfull man. He seems to be lost in his own world, unenergetic,depressed and always complains of muscle pains and dizziness. Toprol has seemed to help with the rhythm of his heart but at a cost of having his natural life sucked out of him in the process.We have all tried talking him into seeing his doctor about the mood changes,fatigue and memory loss and he is refusing, says he just wants to die and get it over with. I'm very very worried. Looking back at the ratings on this page I am seeing that alot of people over the age of 60 taking this medication are complaining of the short term memory loss. I'm surprised the physicians haven't caught onto this yet. F
6/7/2005
 3  heart condition Not sure M 59
5/4/2008
 2  Tachycardia Confusion, Severe Depression, Pains ,cramps in legs, Severe edema (swelling all over)Out of body experience most of the time. Severe fatigue. I started taking Toprol because my doctor told me i had Tachycardia. My doctor DIDN't send me to a heart specialist. He took it opon himself to put me on this medication. I'm not even sure i need this medication all the time. I was wondering if anyone has taken this medication for symptoms that come and go? I know that a long term use of this medcation can cause your heart muscle to wear out..... Ahhhh!!! It seems scary. If you have any ideas for me please let me know F 24
1/27/2005
 2  
1/10/2006
 1  a lot of pain no sleep angry all the tine and all the rest memory loss is a fun one when you side swipe a car & cant remember doing it in a way bull shit drug might lose my license cant think strait they told me it was a inflammatory drug not a batta blocker its been 8 days since the injection & it still sucks M 45
injction 1X day
6/5/2010
  

TOPROL XL  (METOPROLOL SUCCINATE):  This medication is a beta-blocker used to treat chest pain (angina), heart failure, and high blood pressure. Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. This drug works by blocking the action of certain natural chemicals in your body (such as epinephrine) that affect the heart and blood vessels. This lowers heart rate, blood pressure, and strain on the heart.   FDA Approval Date: 1992-01-10 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

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