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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 1  Angina, Palpitations Severe Insomnia, Low Grade Fever, Pressure and Burning sensation in the head, Moodiness/irritability, sensation of drowning, amplified anxiety At 10mg the drug was completely intolerable, amplifying chest pain/drowning sensation 10-fold, leading to increased anxiety. Side effects disappeared at 5mg or less in dosage, but failed to attenuate more serious palpitations. Several withdrawal-like effects noticed when next dose became due (24 hour dosing schedule). Similar side-effects occured with 5mg dosage twice daily (12 hour dosing schedule) M 21 6 months
7/18/2005
 4  hypertension At first, on 50 mg., I would have acid reflux that would wake me up from sleep, really struggle with getting to sleep and staying asleep, depression, no interest in anything. Have been out of work for awhile and have no desire to work, have become very sensitive to warmer weather, which manifests itself in extreme weakness. Even though I have weight to lose, it is very difficult to shed. Finding myself not knowing what makes me tic anymore, a sense of confusion and contradictions. Have been on Prozac in the past, but that has left me with its own lingering affects. I would not recommend rat poison to anyone. After trying a variety of medications for this problem, the Toprol XL did successfully bring my numbers to better ranges: 164/110 to 124/82, I cannot live with the side effects. I have no life or interest in it. I am pursing natural methods and am gradually cutting back on mg. From 50 to 25, and occasionally skip a dose. Numbers up a bit, but still acceptable. My sympathy to all who suffer as I have F 53 16 months
7/23/2005
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 1  my dr changed it dilitazCD i was on I started out with .25 mg. as she thinks this is a great drug!! and she upped it to 50 mg then on to 100 mg. which although i had it i never opened the bottle. I did not feel well and one evening i looked down as my feet felt tight. they were bluish in color and all swollen up. I had had shortness of breath (which i told her about). she was in Wyoming for a month so pulled the paperwork out of my medicine drawer and read it. There I found all the symptons that I have been having. I read yo could not go off except gradually. and I began reducing my dosage and now 2 months later am off of it. My feet still swell up, but my shortness of breath is almost gone. I was exhausted and while taking it could not continue my daily walks. when she came back she wanted me to go back to the original dosage 50mg i had been taking I said not only no but F 77 7 months
7/26/2005
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 3  High Blood Pressure Felt sleepy, out of it, and gas. Toprol bought my bp from 160/95 to 132/78. I'am on a 25mg a day, My doctor did'nt up my dosege but I'm doing fine with just this dose. F 25 2 months
7/27/2005
 1  High Bllod Pressure This medicine sucks!!! It made me totally wacko, I am depressed,feel like I'm in the twilight zone, I am losing things, I lost my cell phone today, I have not been able to work for 2 weeks! DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG!!! F 54 14 days
8/3/2005
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 2  chd - have had 3 stent placements loss of libedo, loss of memory, depression and anxiety, no energy, fear of going insane, leg cramps, hand cramps, insomnia, abnormal fatigue have had 3 surgeries over last 7 years and was put on TXL in March of 2003 - things have gone so downhill since going to 100MG daily - WANT OFF! M 56 18 months
8/5/2005
 2  tachycardia when standing lethargic, tired, listles, felt like I was going crazy M 36 5 days
8/6/2005
 3  PSVT EXTREME hair loss. Besides the hair loss, I have experienced no other side effects with this drug. It works great at keeping my heart rate in check, other than a few flutters here and there. But the hair loss is just gotten to the point where I have to decide what is more important...being a bald female at age 40, or having a normal heartbeat. Sometimes, its hard to decide. I am going to my cardio tomorrow and am going to ask to be taken off of this drug. Its a shame, because it does work for me. Started out at 25mg a day, was upped to 50 mg a day a few months ago. F 39 6 years
8/10/2005
 5  Hypertension None. BP went from 180/110 to 118/78. I've been on 200mg for past several years. Resting heart rate is 60. I also take 25mg of Hydrochlorothiazide to take care of fluid retention caused by slower heart rate. This drug worked well for me. I would like to eventually go off this medication (wouldn't we all?) so I continue to watch fat grams and try to be as active as possible and hope to eventually control by BP in this way. F 55 4 years
8/11/2005
 1  hypertension headache, anxiety (extreme), chest pains, loss of visual, mental clarity, couldn't focus- amazed I didn't cause a car accident- as a teacher there was no way I could do my job effectively. I felt like crying all the time and lost all interest in doing things that I normally love. I also had joint and internal pains, could feel my heat beating way too strongly I was on atenolol, but my doctor tried Toporol XL because it is longer lasting, what a mistake! Be very careful with this medication- until I found this website, I just thought there was something very wrong with me. I was on 50 mg and after realizing what was happening, while waiting for my atenolol to arrive, I cut my pills in half and most of the worst symptoms disappeared within 24 hours. Am now back on atenolol and felling much better! F 52 60 days
8/14/2005
 1  HPB WEIGHT GAIN!!! I started exercising more and eating healthier and next thing you know...5 pounds here and there. Added 15 pounds without trying. Water retention I was put on this because of trying to get pregnant. I made them switch me off because I am now at the weight I would be a nine months. I now can't try pregnancy til the weight comes off and from what I have read about this drug, it will take for ever. Even if you go off it!!! F 44 1 years
8/18/2005
 4  tachycardia; hbp weight gain; fatigue F 57 6 months
8/23/2005
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 1  lower blood pressure felt clammy and unable to sleep at night to drowsy in daytime - afraid to drive pains in arms, calves, and especially back of neck could hardly pick my head up it hurt so much cannot stand any longer than 10 - 15 minutes without feeling faint I took it for 2 years from another doctor and it did not help lower the BP (100mg). Now a new doctor is giving me 200 mg with other medication and I have all these side effects and am afraid to use my car. I do not wish to be an invalid and that is what this medication does. I have cut back on taking the 200 mg and so far feel a little better except for my neck. F 69 5 days
8/26/2005
 5  Tachycardia (PSVT) When I fist started this medication, I was dizzy and very sleepy. However, as my body has become accustom to it, the rapid heart rates (PSVT) have all be ceased. If I do get a bout of palpitations, they last less than an hour and requires no trip to the emergency room as I had to go in the past for treatment for treatment of PSVT. As with any drug, you need to make sure that it is right for you. Just because it worked for me and not someone else does not mean it is a bad drug. I also believe that you should make sure that there are no interactions with other perscriptions you are taking F 34 2 years
8/30/2005
 5  High blood pressure Luckily, the only side effect I may have is dry mouth, but I'm not even sure if it's from that. When I was prescribed this medication it was for my blood pressure which was 160/100, I was told to take 50 mg. I am not big on medication, so I only took 25 mg. Within a week, my blood pressure was down. Eventually I noticed that my panic/anxiety also had decreased. I figured this was in my head. When I went back to the doctor and told her, she said that this medication was used for anxiety too. I never knew that. Now, I have lost 20 lbs. and exercise daily and my blood pressure is pretty low. But, I am staying on this medication mainly for the anxiety. It has been so wonderful feeling the way I do I don't want to go off it. My blood pressure only gets as low as 100/60 so I think it's okay. F 45 1 years
8/30/2005
 3  Excessive heartrate; Blood Pressure Depression, Legs sore & cramps; lost motivation; wierd dreams; Started on 50mg 2002; went to 100mg 2003 then increased to 200mg for about 6 months; Doctor dropped dossage to 100mg, after 60 days had an episode of 179 Heart Rate that would not stop; Had to go to emergency to stop high rate; Doctors going to do ablation; Hope to get off toprol as soon as possible; M 57 3 years
9/1/2005
 4  hypertension loss of memory (mostly short term); fatigue; sleeping OK but not feeling rested after 8 or 10 hours of sleep; living in a mental fog; no focus or ability to follow through with simple tasks I have been on this drug for one year, and until I found this website today, I have been increasingly concerned with feeling like I am losing my ability to function mentally for no explainable reason. I feel like I have been living in a fog... unable to focus on anything or follow through with the simplest of tasks. Approximately six moths ago I left a medium sized corporate environment where I was a very active CEO. I have since started a new company and have been perplexed by the fact that I have absolutely no drive or focus. I just don't care about anything. My memory (mostly short term) has become a real concern. I feel detached from life. I have also experienced situations where I feel like I am watching rather than participating. I am very grateful to get the input from this site. I am calling my doctor today. M 48 1 years
9/7/2005
 4  blood pressure tingling hands and feet and very slow heart rate, felt sleepy and mentally slow M 33 4 years
9/15/2005
 4  Hypertension Tireness; lack of focus Has worked, but now I would like to get off it M 33 1 years
9/20/2005
 2  for irregular heartbeat none M 75 9 months
9/20/2005
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