TOPROL XL Reviews (METOPROLOL SUCCINATE)

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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  Palpitations Insomnia, weight gain, blurred vision, chest pain (not angina), numbness/coldness in hands and feet, throat closing up, panic attacks, anxiety, depression, "heavy legs" etc...you name it I had originally prescribed Toprol XL 50 mg for palpitations which sent bp high 2 yrs ago. At first all went well, blood pressure lowered and went down to 25 mg. Weight started creeping on and sleeping trouble started. In Aug switched to Metoprolol (gen for Toprol) and that's when it all fell apart. Insomnia much worse, depression anxiety, vision, numbness and coldness in hands and feet. Went to Dr and he prescribed Xanex .5 saying women have emotional problems and that I had tendonitis in one hand and was sleeping wrong on the other. I didn't realize it was the gen causing the problem until I figured out all the problems I had been experiencing started with the gen changeover. He switched me to Atenolol and I guess I was still having withdrawal symptoms from Toprol,Metoprolol which was insane. Those were the worst weeks...I called him back and he took me off of everything cold turkey. Stupidly I thought it would take a day or two to get out of my system...WRONG...it has now been over F 39 2 years
12/21/2007
 1  high blood ressure insomnia, numbness + cramping in the hands, erectile difficulties, and occasional pains & tightness in the chest led to me needing klonopin and I had difficulties withdrawing from it. I am withdrawing from toprol now. Would appreciate any advice on best way to do that. M 51 3 years
12/19/2007
 2  high systolic bp I have only one kidney and have always had problems with systolic bp. I also take Avapro, Verapamil and HCTZ. Doctor put me on the generic version (Metoprolol Succinate - 50mg once a day). It worked fine for first week and then systolic bp skyrocketed. Only problem I had was rapid weight gain. 5 lbs in first week. Yeah, they want you to lose weight and prescribe meds that put weight on. Didn't like it because it was not effective. I could live with weight gain if my systolic bp came down but it only did for a week and i don't want higher dosage. My doctor wants to try one more beta blocker (Coreg CG - 40 mg) for 6 weeks to see how it works. If that is unsatisfactory, see ya for beta blockers. M 68 2 months
12/18/2007
 5  b.p reasons I can poop better! for years I couldnt lay a good log! but thanks to Toprol xl I now can bulid a cabin in the woods. I use to have a job and work long hours-since toprol xl I was fired for getting dizzy and falling asleep when working. im so happy I can sleep again and rest ! its a wonderfull medication to take you can get blurred vision from it, and ringing of the ears, right on time for xmass! and I gained about 14 pounds in less than 3months! prefect for xmass playing santa!! wooopeee ! the best part is haveing my throat close when tying to eat something and chokeing! so meny fun things to have happen! im so happy on this drug, I could poop ! infact I will - its the best ever for people who love to fart ! I rate it no#1 for fun ! F 21 14 days
12/16/2007
 1  high blood pressure I've had almost everything that has been detailed on this list. You are a Godsend! For awhile it seemed that toprol/lotrel had worked on my blood pressure; but I was getting anxiety so the cardiologist prescribed klonopin; try kicking that nasty little drug. Anyway first I started having insomnia; no matter how much I exercised, meditated, relaxed or took over the counter herbs or meds was still either having real trouble falling asleep or awoke after 2 hrs. and stayed up for the next day. That's why I kept going back to klonopin. Anyway now I've had numbness, twitching, restless leg, erctile difficulties, "the cough" , etc and on top of it all HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE. I lost 20 lbs, ran,walked for about an hour 6 days a week; cut my sugar etc. and they had doubled my benazapril, added a water pill, and aspirin. Generic toprol shit; Guess what, no change !!! I went to ER with the numbness, with the pains, and assorted problems to rule out a cardio incident, or a muscle,nerve Sorry for such a long entry but you are a Godsend. Toprol is very nasty stuff as are the statins. Made me feel like I had arthritis or advanced rheumatism; crestor, zocor, lipitor, all shit. Almost everyone I know reports the same as well as heavy real problems with their liver tests. All this shit has incredible consequences. My folks are a mess and we hve good genes. Grandma lived till 95. My moms folks 89, 87. My parents have a host of side effects from 13 different drugs. M 51 3 months
12/14/2007
 1  high blood pressure problems! I HATE THIS STUFF ! I HATE IT ! I HATE IT ! IT HAS WRECKED MY LIFE! HASNT HELPED ME! MADE MY LIFE WORSE! I HATE IT ! ITS BAD! GENERIC OR NON GENERIC ITS BAD NEWS ! DONT TAKE IT ! FIRST IT WAS CAL CHANNEL BLOCKERS BEING BANED IN U.K FOR CANCER RISKS = UK IS NOW CALLING DOCTORS TO SLOW THE USE OF BETA BLOCKERS SUCH AS TOPROL XL -FOR ADVERSE SIDE EFFECTS AND PROBLEMS FROM THE MEDICATION. NO LONG TERM USE! IN U.K MAYBE THE U.S SHOULD READ THE NEWS AND FOLLOW THE WAY OF THE ENGLISH. TOPROL XL IN GENERIC OR NON GENERIC FORMS STINK! THEY DONT WORK AND CAUSE HARM ! M 80 3 years
11/23/2007
 1  b.p a bit on the high side for the 4th time I tryed to get off Toprol xl cold turkey! it didnt work out for me. went on a natural medication for b.p (top rated) b/s!! turns out I was allergic to it,made b.p go up on me and heart rate went high! Iv been on toprol xl 150mg for about 3yrs now After reading online and doing a short study on Toprol xl and its effects, I have found that the maker of the drug does not tell all the side effects of this drug! as there are at lest 30 or more!! and when getting off the drug cold turkey-You can have a heart attack or stroke! I belive that now!! problem is finding a good honest Doctor,not conected to Hmo that will listen to me and understand my problems on this drug! and take me off it, or switch it to another type (hopefully with less side effects!) as iv been living in Hell on this drug Toprol xl ! God help us all who are on this Nasty Drug Toprol xl .. F 41 3 years
11/20/2007
 1  SVT, PVC's Anxiety, coughing, difficulty breathing, depression, headaches. I am finally off this med after taking 100mg everyday for 30 days. Horrible stuff. Still having someside effects from it. F 39 30 days
11/16/2007
 1  stubborn high blood pressure ! TOPROL XL BEWARE USERS! LONG TERM USE CAN CAUSE LOW BLOOD SUGAR OR DIABETES! THIS ALSO HAPPENS WITH MOST BETA BLOCKERS. TOPROL XL IS ONE THAT HAPPENS MOST ! IT TAKES BETWEEN 3 TO 5 YRS ON IT. READ THE U.K REPORTS ABOUT BETA BLOCKERS AND LIMITED USE IN U.K. BEWARE OF YOUR HMO PLAN DOCTOR - PUSHING THESE MEDICATIONS ON YOU ALSO THE GENERIC FORM OF TOPROL XL IS BAD! REPORTS ARE ON THE INTERENT ALREADY! IT HAS HARMED PEOPLE. ITS NOT THE SAME AS THE NON GENERIC TOPROL XL! UK IS LIMITING THE USE OF BETA BLOCKERS - HAS STOPPED USEING CAL CHANNEL BLOCKERS,DUE TO CANCER RISKS! USE THE RULE OF MEDICATIONS, IF IT HAS MORE THAN 4 SIDE EFFECTS REFUSE TO TAKE IT ! TOPROL STINKS! I HAD OVER 55 SIDE EFFECTS FROM IT (LONG TERM USE) DUE TO THE LAST NASTY SIDE EFFECT I WAS FORCED TO GET OFF THE MEDICATION TOTALY! EVEN THOUGH HMO DOCTORS WANTED ME TO KEEP ON IT! I WOULD RATHER TAKE A CHANCE TAKING SOMETHING NATURAL AND EATTING RIGHT AND WALKING DAILY. THAN TO BE STRAPPED DOWN BY THIS NASTY DRUG! WHERE I CANT FUNCTION NORMAL! IT SHOULD BE BANED FROM USE EVERYWHERE ! F 39 5 years
11/10/2007
 3  SVT's,PVC's Dry Mouth, thirsty, acute hearing and smells have intensified. Vivid dreams, constantly clenching teeth.Headaches. I still feel the PVC's and I can feel my heart trying to speed up at times. I check my pulse and its always about 82-84 bpm. I find that the dreams are related to every day stuff, if I thought about something during the day I will dream about it at night. Don't mind the dreams so much as the PVC's. I hate them and want them to stop. Toprol seems to be working on the SVT's but I will not increase the dose. I am on 100mg a day. At the next visit to my Doc I would like to go down to 50mg a day though after reading all these posts. F 39 30 days
11/8/2007
 1  Hypertension For 8 months all was OK. Then trouble. By measurement of an unrelated drug it appears my meds were metabolizing faster and levels dropped. At this point I started feeling the shortness of breath, fatigue, memory and concentration issues, etc. Stopped taking the drug and symptoms worse. Got Xray, Stress Test and am waiting for result. Found this site and read the insert after all this stuff so cant say either caused placebo effect. I was told I could go cold turkey. Dubious of this given symptoms. I am going to look for other causes but it thus far seems toprol rots. I think that for many, the drug will not cause symptoms while being dosed. I think that the trouble comes when the body disposes of the drug faster causing a lower serum level. Then trying to withdraw from the drug exacerbates the misery. Stay away from it. M 50 8 months
11/2/2007
 1  High Blood Pressure Initial dose of 100 mg caused a sudden (within 1 hour) reaction. I have been on Atenolol since 1999, but this Toprol XL Generic really gave me a scare. I first felt my usual low heart rate rise rapidly to over 75 beats per minute. Then, I felt like my throat was closing off a bit. Soon, I was VERY anxious with both hands shaking. My BP rose to 207/109 and I was frightened. I called my doctor and he said I was experiencing a "panic attack." Strange how it stopped when I took a 1/2 of a fluid pill and started to release the fluid. I can't figure out why, but my doctor still wants me to take this medicine. No way! I am changing doctors--no confidence here. The drug came with high marks from my doctor. He prescribed it to people who have anxiety issues along with high blood pressure. I have headaches that cause my BP to rise, but this is not the answer. I refused to take a second pill. F 44 1 times
11/1/2007
 2  High BP * extreame tiredness,mental confusion,short term memory loss,hair loss,massive insomnia, occasional shortness of breath, cold extremities,chest pains (not heart),diarrhea followed by constipation,major heart burn,severe pain in back (muscle and bone),decreased libido,ringing in ears,dry eyes,kidney pain when tried to take penicilin,high bp,weight gain (16lbs in month),weak spells followed by sweating,irretable,mood swings,vivid dreams, skin itching,ETC..ETC..ETC. For the last 11 months I was on 400mg of this. I left stressfull job so my bp dropped to normal range. This is when side effects exploded. I had noticed a few small ones along the way but three days after quiting they took off. In 2 weeks time I went from feeling great to the point I actually thought I was on the edge of insanity. I had to go to my new carto doctor to get something done. He cut my Toprol in half for now and most symptoms stoped in 2 days. Some still are hanging in there but getting better very slowly. I wrote this to inform every one. 2 years of this medicine, 2 years of side effects, 1 heart attack, 4 hospital testing stays, 3 heart caths, 2 stents, 1 internal med doctor, 2 carto doctors, 1 neuro doctor, 3 PA 's, 6 months cart thrpy, and the last 11 months on pure hell, and not one of the so called experts caught it or really gave a damn. You would think they look at your records and meds and catch these things. Mine did not. All of this stared when an PA looked in M 43 2 years
10/26/2007
 4  Vasil Vagal Inbalance Iv been on Toprol for 5 yrs. I recently told my doctor that for some time now, I have had no sex drive and had difficulty performing sexually. He reduced my dose from 50mg to 25mg. We will see what happens. The reason I took toprol was because I was always dizzy and nauseous and would occasionally pass out. I have always had good blood pressure. 50mg for the last 5 yrs has made those symptoms go away with every few re occurrences. M 24 5 years
10/25/2007
 1  high bld pressure burning in stomach and bladder pain I weaned myself off l00 mg, very slowly, over several months. am now supposed to try altace, but i am hesitating, due to sensitivity to side effects. F 57 8 days
10/25/2007
 3  heart surg. - asc aorta replaced very tired - esp. by end of afternoon into the evening - feel like I am in a fog - not as enthusiastic about life and activities - though I don't feel depressed - just TIRED! F 45 12 months
10/22/2007
 1  h.b.p palps If you like side effects, this is the pill for you! its got a bunch of side effects to drive a normal person crazy!im an old fart and I dont like to spend my time fighting with dumb idiot doctors! who wont listen to me anyways. (about my side effects) makes me wonder what the hell are they,there for? as they only seem to push pills and then kick you out the door in 5 or 10mins of seeing them. worthless idiots ! and what am I paying for ?? I came down with a hidden side effect of toprol xl and most beta blockers -after long term useage! boarderline diabetes! its common and it happens, this is caused by the a-hole doctors who wont take you off the medication. so your stuck to take it untill you go nuts or drop over from the side effects! diabetes is not a thing to mess with ! im on some new natural meds that help stop the problem and subdue the diabetes ,meantime I made a appointment with outside network (hmo) cardiologist I pay ! as I want to know what is going on and must change to another medication that works, and wont have this side effect! beware most beta blockers have this side effect for long term use. bottom line check your doctor out first ! as most are interns or newbees that dont care ,they guess and give us the ginny pig treatment! try this or that ! that is not being a real doctor ! as they should know just what to do and how to treat the problem. iv seen teams of doctors at hmo's standing talki M 77 5 years
10/17/2007
 2  rapid heart rate, dizziness more dizziness, hair loss, cold hands and feet I have been taking just 12.5 mg. per day F 54 3 days
10/13/2007
 5  Atrial Fibrillation No known side effects. I take .25 mg in AM just before breakfast and .25 mg in evening just before dinner. I have cut out caffeine triggers such as coffee, tea and soda and changed to a healthier diet and mild exercise. I also take digoxin first thing in AM. While I will occassionally have a mild episode, I am nearly AF free with this drug. M 59 2 years
10/12/2007
 2  HIGH BLODD PRESSURE TOOK 25MG FIRST DAY WAS FINE ,,,SECOND DAY ANOTHER DOSE AND STARTED FEELING A LITTLE SPACY AND FAR AWAY MENTALLY IN MY THOUGHTS. THEN ON THE THIRD DAY, ANXIETY, SO STOPPED TAKING IT. i SWITCHED TO COZAAAR A MUCH SAFER PRESSURE MEDICATION. THE SIDE EFFECTS OF THESE DRUGS ARE VERY SNEAKY AND PEOPLE REALLY HAVE TO PAY ATTENTION. SEEMS LIKE THIS DRUG NOT ONLY BLOCKS SIGNALS TO THE HEART BUT MAY ALSO INTEFERE A LITTLE WITH BRIAN SIGNALS. MAY WORK FOR SOME PEOPLE I DID NOT LIKE IT. M 30 3 days
10/10/2007

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