TOPROL XL Reviews (METOPROLOL SUCCINATE)Average Rating: 2.5 (823 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare TOPROL XL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR TOPROL XL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | Neurocardiogenic Syncope | Constant urination insomina feeling really out of it. | F | 18 | 2 weeks | 5/10/2005 | 3 | Hypertension | I was fine at 100MG, but 4 days after increasing to 150 I had HIGHER BP and palpitations...and first bad EKG in 13 years. Went back down to 100MG and within 48 hours, BP went DOWN and palpitations stopped. | M | 46 | 7 months | 5/13/2005 | 1 | Heart attack aftercare | I have been on Toprol 7 months, and at the 50mg level, I have SEVERE anxiety, become much more aggressive and short tempered, and went to the doctor today and was taken off it. If it works for you, great, but if you notice you are having serious anxiety issue after a few weeks, get the doctor and get on something else. | The side effects I mention don't all arrive on day 1, the build slowly over a period of weeks and you don't realize it's going on, until you start hearing people telling to chill and relax all the time. | M | 42 | 7 months | 5/13/2005 | 2 | High Blood Pressure | decreased libido, lethargy, confusion, inability to focus, lack of interest in pretty much everything, sleeping for 10-12 hours nightly but feeling like somebody drained the life out of me all the time | Well, my blood pressure's lower, but I don't care! I hate these side effects | M | 44 | 5 months | 5/20/2005 | 1 | rapid heart beat | panic attacks, depresion, moody, crying, sad,thoughts of ending it all., weight gain | I took Toprol XL for one year.When my new cardiologist decided I needed a new and | F | 42 | 1 days | 5/20/2005 | 5 | irregular heartbeat/murmur | First day - metal taste in mouth, very dry mouth, felt like everything was in slow motion (underwater). After that first day I have had zero side effects. | Toprol has worked great to stop the 'fluttering' I had from my irregular heartbeat. My pulse does not pound anymore either. I am very concerned about the potential for weight gain & I'm trying to ward that off from the beginning. My doctor prescribed Xanax for me 'as needed' to be taken with Toprol & that concerns me because the Toprol calms me down alone. (I'd be in a walking coma if I took both!) | F | 40 | 4 days | 5/23/2005 | 3 | Hypertension | Bronchial pain, and difficulty in taking deep breaths because of pain. After taking myself off the meds., even several weeks later the symptoms still occur. | This medicine did indeed lower my blood pressure to normal levels. I went from 145 to 155 over around 89 to 95 to - after taking the medicine - to about 125 to 130 over 75 to 82. | M | 43 | 2 weeks | 5/24/2005 | 1 | Blood Pressure | After 2 weeks got a headache and then brought on temperary right side numbness and amnesia attach...also peripheral vision lost and can't comprehend words... All this has improved since being off the med now for 2 weeks....still have problems with reading ......but that is improving..... | M | 69 | 2.5 weeks | 5/27/2005 | 4 | irregular heartbeat | I haven't had any side effects except a little diarrea. I also have LOST 11 pounds. Taking prozac too. That may be helping on the weight loss. BP lowered to 112/70 from 138/84. Pulse lowered to 52 from 72. Feel the best I've felt in 2 years. I must have really needed this medication. | F | 48 | 45 days | 5/30/2005 | 1 | blood pressure | weight gain, erectile disfunction, small decrease in blood pressure only, tingling in hands, sensitivity to cold. also fatigued a lot, difficult to start up exercising. | doc kept increasing dosage up to 100 mg, with only small effect on bp. doing way better now that cut down to 50 mg, plus adding a calcium blocker and another vasodialator med. Toprol has kept me from exercising and losing weight like I could before taking it! | M | 36 | 2 years | 5/30/2005 | 4 | atrial fibrillation | none | none | M | 30 | 1 years | 6/2/2005 | 2 | hypertension | Blood pressure is OK, borderline taking 50mg. I have experienced dizziness, headache (right after taking the medication), extreme fatigue, and most importantly increasing swelling of the feet and legs (cannot wear shoes). At this point, I've been instructed by the doctor to reduce the dosage to 25mg for a week to see if the swelling goes down. | It worked for a year for a co-worker, until she could not take the stomach problems any more. The doctor says that the swelling is unusual, but I see lots of people experiencing it. | F | 52 | 3 months | 6/6/2005 | 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 | 5 | pvc's/palpatations | Tiredness for about a week | Made my pvc's and whatever other weird heartbeats almost completely dissappear! Very pleased since atenolol only heped a tiny bit. Would reccomend to people with bothersome pvc's that cause anxiety and panik attacks | M | 28 | 3 years | 6/13/2005 | 3 | irregular heartbeat | makes me very tired, no energy, and i wonder if it makes my hands feel hot all the time? | F | 29 | 3 years | 6/16/2005 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Very severe muscle soreness. So much so it hurt to lift my arms. Thought it was something else but it went away after I was off Toprol. It also increased each time the doctor increased dosage. Another side effect was weight gain and hair loss. Couldn't sleep at night. Didn't feel like doing anything (very much unlike me!) | When I was first put on Toprol XL the following week I had to go to the hospital by ambulence. My pulse was so bad the parametics had to shock my heart. Was in the hospital for a week (also had pnuemonia and oxygen count was low). Switched doctors but was still on Toprol. He increased med till I was eventually taking 125 mg. I was miserable. Fortunetly 125 mg is not a valid strength (he had me taking samples of 100mg and 25mg) so when I went to get perscription filled the pharmacy wouldn't do it. The doctor eventually switched me to another med and now I feel 100% better. I would also like to add that while on Toprol my BP went to 200/104 and that was at a high dose. I have not experienced that on my new med and my heart rate seems fine. I also feel happy again! | F | 48 | 1 years | 6/20/2005 | 3 | Heart Palps, HBP | bloated, sleep pattern off, fatigue, tiredness (due to crazy sleep pattern), indegestion | This drug seemed to take care of what needed to be done. My blood pressure is lower and my palps are next to nil. I have another month yet of taking this but will be asking my doctor to take me off of it once my prescription is up. Waking up in the morning feeling really bloated. Problems started when put on medication. I am on a low dose 25mg. If problems reoccur I am going to look for an alternative. I didn’t really care for the side effects of this medication. No matter how much I try I can only get 5-6 hours sleep a night. | M | 28 | 2 months | 6/26/2005 | 3 | High Blood Pressure | Slight metal taste and a bit of drowsyness. | Taking 5o mg once per day. As of now, BP is still as high as it was. Time will tell I guess. I think my Dr. feels that my hectic lifestyle may be contributing to the HBP problem. He as quick to say that a | M | 43 | 10 days | 7/7/2005 | 2 | Rapid heart beat/high bp | Insomnia(as it is 4am here now :), fatigue, weight gain,short term memory loss(noticable to family members), restlessness/jittery, overall feeling of 'blah. | I have been wracking my brain to figure out why I'm having so many issues lately with my health and originally figured it was perimenopause. NOW after stumbling upon this site, I intend to discuss it with my Dr this week. I was on Accupril previously for the BP and didn't experience the multitude of problems that I feel now. Switched to Toprol because of an episode I had with rapid heart beat. My primary felt it was smarter to take a pill that would help with both. However a cardiologist that I had seen suggested just having a script for a pill(can't think of it's name--not trying to be funny!), that one takes when having an episode. I'm going to see about using that method and getting back on Accupril along with HCT which I'm still on anyway. I have had side effects previously on cholesterol meds so I shouldn't be surprised at this. | F | 44 | 5 months | 7/10/2005 | 2 | hypertension | chest pan, shortness of breath, depression, lethargy, constant headache, heart palpatations | was only mildy successful in lowering my b/p. not worth the side effects | F | 64 | 3 months | 7/12/2005 |