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 |
| 1 | blood pressure to high | OMG! so meny cant count them ! vision problems, Hair loss,nose stuffed up,throat close, coughing, congestion, eyes dry, no sleep!,dizzyness, fait feeling, tired all the time, memory loss, ears ringing, dry mouth, weak feeling no get up and go! sexual drive gone with the wind ! gas problems in gutt! waight gain big time!! palpitations intermitten happen. theres more but have to stop ! | Toprol xl should be removed along with Diovan both are very nasty drugs! they do more harm than good. they say a beta blocker will lower bp down and stop palpiations not so! this why I was put on diovan to lower b.p down (that worked) however figure on massive side effects from both meds together if you get these meds. to stop palps I have found takeing natural meds like Res Q1250 fish oil pills works wonders, along with vitamin B complex works good, and a drink called instant calm all this together daily stopps palps for me! a warrning about toprol xl this drug robbs your body of almost everything good, blood sugar will drop low ! you have to eat threwout the day to keep in step. as well there are so meny diffrent problems with these fricken drugs I cant count them ! if anyone knows of natural cure.. tell me please! im always interested and would love to get away from these evil bad drugs! | M | 53 | 3 years | 3/26/2007 | 1 | precaution for atrial fibralation | It made me extremely depressed and may have lowered my ability to think clearly. After a year of treatment, I wound up not leaving the house more than once a week and sometimes not for a month. Also, I live alone, so I had to get food. Otherwise I might not have left at all. | Watch for depression and changes in mental abilities, because the doctors won't watch for you. | M | 57 | 3.5 years | 3/25/2007 | 3 | arrhythmias | My Blood Pressure (BP) became quite low (~80/60) and I had positional dizzy spells. The low BP (in hand with inefficient circulation) is thought to be a contributing factor in my low Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR). Low GFR indicates Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). I'm presently weening off of this beta-blocker (under Dr's instructions) to increase BP and blood flow to my kidneys - this may increase my GFR. An additional side effect was that my hands and feet were very cold (and I live in Hawaii!). | Previously I had a problem with Atrial Flutter but had a successful catheter ablation. I continued taking this medication (25 mg/day) more for peace of mind, in order to reduce the frequency and duration of my heart palpitations. "Length of time taking drug" is an estimate. | F | 46 | 3 years | 3/22/2007 | 1 | to lower blood pressure | Blood pressure and heart rate incresased significantly | M | 80 | 3 weeks | 3/22/2007 | 1 | precaution | 7 months I was prescribed Toprol XL 50mg by my doctor as a precaution for heart failure, I assume? Never had problems of any sort before all this. 2 weeks after on the medication, I had a severe attack after eating which caused my sugar to drop to 28, I had nausea, a feeling of motion sickness, shaky...It was the worse feeling I have ever experienced!! The EMT at that time told me to stop taking the Toprol , I did notknow and obviously nor did he, that stopping it "cold turkey" was not what you are supposed with this kind of medication. 3 days later another attack , again after eating. Since then, I have had these episodes off and on, no pattern, not specific time. It does seems that after I eat it triggers it? I have been to every specialist, all tests come out normal. Anxiety attacks, they say...HA HA They have know clue but something is going on with this medication. There is no way all of us are feeling this. Has anyone found a solution for the after effects of this nig | This might help people with BP, but other than that IT IS A NIGHTMARE DRUG!!! | F | 44 | 15 days | 3/17/2007 | 5 | Arrhythmias -- SVTs, PAFs -- daily | Occasional insomnia for first two years, which also was a symptom of PAFs. Since I started taking Lipitor about 4 months ago, I go lights out about 2 hours after taking pills. Sleep habits are messed up. | Works great and fast in preventing SVTs and PACs. rarely have issues. The side effects are minor and may not be strictly related to Toprol. Atenonol and other beta blockers had no effect. Toprol has been a godsend. | M | 55 | 2.5 years | 3/16/2007 | 1 | fast heart rate | Extreme depression, sadness, crying, feelings of worthlessness and hopelessness. In a fog, decreased mental clarity, disconnected. Headache. | I am generally a happy and stable person. But I do get anxious about doctor visits. So while at the doctor, my heart rate soared to 120 and concerned her, she put me on this. The first dose left me foggy and slightly depressed, with a headache. The second dose made me extremely depressed, crying, out of my mind. I felt lost in the fog, and didn't know this crying girl - it was not me at all. Terrible thoughts in the fog, feeling like I was being poisoned, that the spark of life was to be extinguished, that I would become an automaton, no joy or laughter... After those two doses I will never take this medicine again. I was on no other medicine at the time, this was the only thing that could have caused it. | M | 39 | 1 days | 3/16/2007 | 4 | atrial fibrillation | Weight gain, and I think it makes me a little tired. I think that when you slow down you heart rate with Toprol, you slow down your metabolic rate. When taking Toprol, you need to cut back a few calories to keep from gaining weight. | I am currently taking Toprol-xl 25mg for A-fib. Every drug has its side effects and everyone has a different reaction to them. The bottom line is, if works to stop, or reduce my A-fib episodes, I am going to take it. Toprol has also lowered my blood pressure. Some of the side effects people are describing are true, but for me, I would rather have a few mild side effects than deal with the feeling of my heart jumping out of my chest and causing me to panic. | M | 34 | 4 years | 3/13/2007 | 1 | 1yr | tired feeling,no get up and go, powerless feeling, lightheaded, dizzyness, cloudy thinking, short term memory loss, throat closes up when eatting or drinking, belly bloating, stomach upset, gas problems 24/7, excessive pains threwout body, shoulders and back most!, b.p drops but not real good on this drug, vision problems at times pannic attacks! | This med is Bad! once your on it for over 6months, Your hooked! I have tryed twice now to ween off it slowly- get big time withdrawal symptoms from it! so bad I was forced to go back on it! then had even more problems! this junk Bloats your belly big time!! and gives you trapped gas so bad, you may end up in the E.R. for it! Its just Nasty! right now my sides hurt from bloating belly! as you gain waight going off and on the drug! and the bloating makes it worse!! im not a fat person,yet it has formed a overhang belly (beer belly) in just months of taking this crap med ! Im gonna try one more time to see my doctor about this mess! and get off this medication forever! if he wont do it this time.. its cold turkey for me ! people watch out for the side effects! this med is Nasty! | M | 46 | 1 years | 3/13/2007 | 3 | PALPITATIONS, SVT- DX. PFO | HAIR LOSS, I HAD TO JUST NOW CUT IT OFF SHORT, WEIGHT GAIN, CRAZY DREAMS, THIRSTY, CONSTIPATION X 2 DAYS, THEN DIHARRIA X 1. I AM ON 50MG AND I FIND IT BEST TO TAKE AT BED TIME DUE TO SLEEPINESS. CHRONIC COUGH AS IF I CANNOT CATCH MY BREATH | I AM NOT REAL SURE I SHOULD BE ON THIS MED. I EXPERIENCED AN EPISODE OF SVT ( I WAS DOING SOME LIFTING AND HAD NOT EATEN THAT DAY) MY HEART RATE WENT TO 200 / > . AFTER HAVEING AN ULTRASOUND W/ CONTRAST I WAS DX WITH A HOLD- PATENT FEMORAL OVALE- WHICH IS A HOLE FROM SIDE TO SIDE- BUT I WAS BORN WITH THIS SO WHY NOW SHOULD I JUST START TO TAKE THIS MED. THE SIDE EFFECTS ARE BOTHERSOME. I WILL CHECK WITH MY DOC SOON - YA KNOW AND HMO - AND SEE WHEN I CAN STOP AND WEAN OFF- BUT AS I GUESS WITH ANY DRUGS- YOUR GONNA HAVE SIDE EFFECTS. YOU HAVE TO DECIEDE IF THE RESULTS OUT-WEIGH THE RISKS. BE CARE ON THIS MED- AND DON'T MESS AROUND WITH YOUR HEART. | F | 46 | 16 days | 3/12/2007 | 3 | angina, angioplasty & 2 stents 2001 | After 9 months off Zocor I am still recovering from a number of horrible side effects of these dangerous statin drugs, so it is not clear yet whether or not the toprol was involved. | PLEASE!!! ANYONE ON THIS SITE TAKING ONE OF THE STATIN DRUGS (E.G.LIPITOR, ZOCOR, ETC.) - CONSIDER THAT IT MAY WELL BE THE STATIN, RATHER THAN THE TOPROL, THAT CAUSES YOUR MUSCLE PAIN & WEAKNESS, CONFUSION, MEMORY LOSS, HAIR LOSS,etc. I had most of these symptoms until I stopped taking 80mg Zocor daily. | F | 79 | 5 years | 3/10/2007 | 4 | A-Fib | I feel tired like I am moving through molasses. People tell me they don't think I am all there. Forget things in meetings | Even thought 50mg of toprol xl a day has eliminated my Afib, I do not like being on meds. So I tried a natural remedy called OPC-3 (4 capfuls a day) and the heart health system from www.preventandheal.com. It brought my blood pressure down even further and cut Toprol xl to 25 mg a day. I hope to be off Toprol completeley in 2 months thanks to this natural remedy! | M | 37 | 4 months | 3/9/2007 | 5 | bph and rapid heart rate. | fatigue about 6 hours after taking a dose (25 mg) once a day | It works and I would recommend it.But as with any heart drug of this kind there are always questions of long term effect.Will it do harm? It is about 30 years old so it has a track record.But I would also recommend eliminating the underlying cause so as to faze it out if you can.It blocks a signal to the heart therby slowing it down but who knows what long term application will do? You don`t and thats the problem.Of the beta blockers this is probably the best one as far as side effects are concerned.Good luck but take my second recommendation as your goal. | M | 62 | 2 months | 3/7/2007 | 4 | stage 4 high hypertension | My hands, feet and breasts get extremley cold to the point of burning and numbness. Was very tired at first and felt neck and shoulders weighed a ton. After several days that went away. Definatley more relaxed about everything. Lowered BP from 225/139 to 117/74. Yeah! Still looking into why was so high. | F | 37 | 1 months | 3/7/2007 | 4 | HBP Afib | Draggy Butt Syndrome | After Diovan quit working and gave me an irregular heartbeat, Toprol has done a great job controling my HBP and irregular heartbeat. | M | 52 | 2 years | 3/4/2007 | 4 | supraventricular tachycardia | Drowsy during the day. Freaky dreams. much better nights sleep. It appears to have cured my insomnia. | My doctor started me on 50mg perday. I noticed side effects right away. I noticed how it lowered my heart rate from low 90's to mid 80's. I was concerned about taking any drug that builds up in the blood because of possible liver or kidney damage. So I decided to lower my dose to 12 milligrams per day and eventually stopped all together. I thought I was doing fine until I got stressed out and my heart rate jumped to 200. The vasalva menuever didn't bring my heart rate down as it did before so I had to go to emergency to bring my heart rate down. I decided to start up the toprol again. Now I take 35-40 milligrams per day before bed and I have had no bad side effects. I get a much better nights sleep and no side effects. It's also helped stabalize my mood swings somewhat as I have been diagnosed bi-polar all my life. If I take 50 mg per day I feel a little drowsey during the day. I do moderate exercize and jogging and have plenty of energy. My heart rate is steady and the beats are stron | M | 57 | 2 months | 3/2/2007 | 1 | H.B.P. | Headaches-body aches-Big Tired feeling-light headedness- heavy legs-feet itching- ear ringing-Lost my get up and go power! while on this drug! vision problems-Big Hair thinning and loss of hair while on this med-throat closes up when eatting foods-cant run or walk up hills or tracks with slight upgrade get out of breath sometimes. get pannic attacks -nightmares- cant sleep sometimes- got the jitters all over body sometimes- hate this drug !! | Need to know the correct way to ween off this medication as I was told to go down in small cutts per pill like 10 to 15mg per week or every 2 weeks ? tryed it but I get withdrawal symptoms and palpitations hit (that has been a problem for years with me) also tryed natural meds filling in the gaps! but they clash and cause me to get sick ! Seems these chemical type pills do more harm than good to the body, long run case!I somehow feel im addict! thanks to the Hmo systems and Doctors who dont care or read about the drugs they hand out! heck most so called Hmo Doctors are Interns anyways ! learning as they go! Guessing game-your the ginny pig ! looks like I got hit this time around ! | M | 53 | 2 years | 3/1/2007 | 4 | hyperthyroid | No bad side effects. Only life saving effects. I'm so grateful for this drug. | Was put on Toprol-XL the day I went into the doctors office for hand tremors and choking in the throat. Turned out I was hyperthyroid and the hormone was causing my heart to race at over 100 bpm at rest. I felt better immediately after taking a 25 mg pill. I now take 1/2 in the morning and the other half at night while I wait for the thryoid hormone to work out of my system. It has been about 5 weeks so far but I still need it. | F | 45 | 5 weeks | 2/27/2007 | 3 | dilated aorta | 100 mg Toprol. I can't sleep at night; I can't lose a single pound, in fact I have gained weight; I feel depressed, lonely and displaced. | I didn't even realize my symptoms until I read some other comments on this forum. Thank you! I am calling my doctor | F | 32 | 5 months | 2/27/2007 | 3 | hbp | daytime exhaustion; wild, vivid dreams; serious weight gain | I am so thankful to find this website. Taking Toprol XL 100 mgs at bedtime. I started with 50, but had to increase to control the bp. Also taking diovan and diazide. I thought the side effects were all my imagination. My Family Physician told me to report feeling tired to him, but I did not realize it might be due to the Toprol XL. I had complained of the crazy dreams and weight gain, but he did not know about those side effects. | F | 53 | 1 years | 2/24/2007 |