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 | Angina, aortic valve stenosis | too slow heart rate, low blood pressure, dizzy, feeling faint, tingling in both hands | drug's own literature says not for people with slow heart beat (doc says it's their smallest dose, don't worry) After 4 doses had to go to the E.R. terrified with heart attack symptoms (I was OK). 5 days later in for angioplasy, I'm scaring the nurses at hospital with heart rate in the 30's when falling asleep. This drug's not for everyone. | M | 64 | 4 days | 8/26/2006 | 1 | Angina | Instant weight gain (25 lbs in a week) without changing diet. Edema in the lower legs, ankles and feet. Shortness of breath. Horrible wheezing (blew off two vacations because it is so loud at night). Constipation. Terrible fatigue and depression. Sleep problems, anxiety. Joint pain. You just don't want to do anything. | For moi, this stuff was poison. It did not help my angina, but only made it worse. From research I have done, scientists are not even sure how this stuff works. My cardiologist mentiioned nothing about side effects. My GP said it "protected the heart" and I may feel "light-headed." I didn't experience the latter, but it hurts the heart, I'm certain of it. I'm slowly weaning myself off of it and feeling better, but I still have 5 days to go. While I hope it is helping those who are taking this stuff, I cannot in all honesty recommend this drug to anyone other than one's worst enemy. | M | 51 | 2 months | 8/25/2006 | 5 | Hypertension | None | This is an excellent drug. It brought my BP down from 190/100 to 116/65. Not only that, it helps me to manage my stress. I no longer get palpitations under stressful situations nor do I feel the unpleasant rushes of adrenalin as before. | F | 51 | 8 months | 8/21/2006 | 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 | 4 | Sinus Tachycardia, Double Hrt beat | Normally I just feel tired. However, during my monthly cycle, I experience extreme fatigue and have felt like I was going to pass out. I also need to nap a lot and can't walk around a lot without getting dizzy. Ladies, have you noticed anything like this? | Has signifigantly decreased the rapid heart beat. I am able to exercise more and do more activities. | F | 30 | 3 months | 8/17/2006 | 3 | high blood pressure | Wow. I had no idea before reading these ratings that so many of the things I contend with daily could be a result of ToprolXL. I never had the info that comes with the Rx b/c my doctor gives me samples. I've been taking it now for about 9 mos. Brings the pressure down? Absolutely. Causes side effects? In my case, yes, too many. Surprisingly, my doctor didn't catch them. I told him about the "rattle" or quivering feeling... the depression...even the lack of concentration. He associated these to other life changes I'm experiencing. I did too until now, reading these mirrored side effects! | F | 49 | 9 months | 8/17/2006 | 2 | PVCs/PACs | Dizziness, weird dreams, shortness of breath for about the first week, which subsided. Severe hair loss started after about 5 months. | This drug almost completely fixed my problem with excessive PVCs and PACs, and I loved how much calmer it made me feel. But the hair loss is unacceptable and I can't live with it. My primary care dr said that no, toprol does not cause hair loss, but my cardiologist says yes it can, so I'm unfortunately being switched to a calcium channel blocker. We'll see how that goes! | F | 38 | 8 months | 8/17/2006 | 1 | Borderline High Blood Pressure | Shortness of breath, anxiety attacks, very low heart rate (40s amd 50s) when i wasn't having anxiety attack, hard to stay focused and alert | This drug is not for me! I wound up in ER two times, thinking i was having a heart attack. endured many heart tests to learn that my heart is healthy. no wonder insurance is so outrageous - health professionals should be educated to recognize symptoms of side effects! Incidentally, in my humble opinion, my high blood pressure was a result of temporary effects of a spider bite. | F | 51 | 8 days | 8/17/2006 | 2 | Angina Pain, Angioplasty, 1 Stent | Have been taking Plavix, aspirin, Coumadin, Lipitor, and 50 mg Toprol XL after a stent implant in 01/05. Was also taking Prinivil for two years (until a month ago) for protein in urine, which caused several bad effects (bad case of diarrhea, lightheadedness, constant coughing/chest congestion, slower heart rate which resulted in having a pacemaker implanted). | I never had high blood pressure, and Toprol XL lowers it too much, so I have an extreme loss of energy, fatigue, and don't care about doing things I used to do. I decided today to reduce my daily dose to 25 mg (from 50 mg) to see if there is a difference. I'll be experimenting with no daily dose in the near future if my BP stays normal like it used to be (120/80), compared to 95/65, as it's been in the last 1 1/2 years. | F | 54 | 1.5 years | 8/4/2006 | 5 | high blood pressure, fast pulse | The only side effect I know of is that the migraine headaches that I have had all my life have completely stopped. Not a single headache in two years now! WOW, I had been having a debilitating headache about two or three times a month. No negative side effects have been noticed. Great medication! | I would have started taking this medication a long time ago if I had known the effect it would have on my migraines. By the way it completely slowed the fast heart rate from 95 to 65 and has lowered my bp to about 130/80 from 145/95 | M | 53 | 2 years | 8/3/2006 | 2 | migraine | I began to experience a decreased number and duration of stress-related headaches after taking this medication several months. However, I still get headaches once a month for about five days in response to my menstrual cycle. I tried to go off toporol because I thought my migraines were improving, but the withdrawal made me feel AWFUL-more headaches, dizziness, and oddly, I experienced ear pain and fullness. My doctor said the ear pain was not related, but I think he's wrong. I would love to go off this drug but am afraid of increased side effects. | I really can't say if toporol helped my headaches. All I know is that trying to go off, then going back on again was very hard on my body...I'm super sensitive to most medications. In fact, my migraines got so bad when I tried to go off lexapro, I was admitted to the hospital for seven days. Oddly enough, I have naturally low blood pressure, and when I started taking this medicine again after a couple weeks without it, my heart rate slowed down drastically. Lately, I've been really tired but have had difficulty sleeping. | F | 27 | 1 years | 8/3/2006 | 1 | Hypertension | Lightheadness, dizziness, very agitated, jittery, sleep problems (very sleepy during the day but can't stay asleep at night), feel disconnected, can't put together a complete sentence without one or two words being wrong | I'm taking 50mg once a day (right before dinner). I hate this drug. The side effects are terrible. I'll be seeing my internist tomorrow with hopes of finding another medication. I'll NEVER take this again. Now, I must say that may work great for others so I won't totally comdemn it, but it's just NOT for me. I'm still trying to figure out why my internist prescribed it in the first place...I don't have heart issues or migraines. I'm sure there's other things I can take for hypertension w/ less side effects. | F | 41 | 14 weeks | 8/1/2006 | 3 | Hypertension | Good side effect: I have noticed a significant reduction in migraines. Bad side effects: (I am assuming that these are related to the medication, because the on-set of the symptoms have resulted since I have been taking the med.) -Shortness of breath; -Increased sensitivity to heat (increased sweating); -Muscle weakness; -Extreme fatigue with semi-strenuous physical activity; -Weight gain and very difficult to lose weight. At first,I did not notice the extent of side effects. Looking back I can remember being short of breath walking up the stairs to my condo. More recently, mowing the lawn wipes me out and I feel as if I am not taking in enough oxygen (no chest pain or wheezing). Furthermore, I was going the gym and had a personal trainer and had to stop. I was getting nauseous, light-headed, and became extremely sore (for days) and fatigued (had to go home and sleep). | The med has controlled the hypertension. Originally on 100mg for about 10 days. BP dropped too low, felt dizzy and "foggy". Since then I have been taking 75mg. | M | 29 | 1.5 years | 7/29/2006 | 2 | Mitral Valve Prolaps | Very short tempered, just don't care about anything, VERY VERY low libito, memory loss, tired, headaches | I started taking toprol for palpitations one year ago. I went in for a physical last week and told my doc about my moodyness and lack of caring about anything he though it might be this drug and has cut my normal 25mg daily in half and going to take me completely off. I was so glad to find this site and see other people with the same symptoms. I knew there was something wrong with me but had no idea it was this drug. I have now been taking 12.5mg for about a week and am just starting to notice a little difference. I am not quite as irritable. I have 5 children and a husband and I could care less if I talked to any of them and that is normally not me. I WAS a very patient mother but not anymore. I am looking forward to getting off this drug and getting back to myself. I am worried about the palpitations though. The older I get the longer they last. Before I started this drug my palpitations would last an hour. I don't know yet if the doctor will put me on a different drug or | F | 36 | 1 years | 7/28/2006 | 2 | heart attack | Dizziness, fatigue, lack of drive, several anxiety attacks (never had this before), slightly depressed, felt like that I was not participating in life. | Had a Heart attack due to a blocked artery a year ago had angioplasty and stent.Was put on BP medication,cholesterol med, Toprol XL, Plavix, aspirin, cholesterol drug. Lost 25 pounds through exercise and diet, off of plavix.Went off of toprol (beta blocker)after one year due to very low heart beats during sleep(felt like I was slipping away) as they were down to 35 beats per minute. My heart rate awake was 45 - 55 bpm. Only on 12.5 mg of Toprol. Doctor took me off of Toprol and after one week my heart rate up to 60 BPM, no more feeling that I am "slipping away" when I sleep, and depression, lack of fatigue improved. After being off of Toprol for 3 months my energy level greatly increased, drive is back and I feel much better. I think I am sensitive to drugs like many others on this site. My doctor recommended that I try another beta blocker and I told him to forget it. I would rather live a somewhat shorter life if I have to then live like a zombie who felt that he was in the | M | 55 | 1.1 years | 7/28/2006 | 2 | rapid heart beat, one episode | This med caused muscle cramps in my legs and feet, three to five times per week.. A year later, doctor added gemfibrozil, then lisinopril. The cramps got worse with each added med. Now I have severe cramps daily. Some last more than ten minutes and are extremely painful. | The cure is worse than the condition ! I want to quit the meds. If my doctor won't assist me in quitting the medication, I am going to get a second and maybe a third opinion. I'm getting fed up with pill pushers! | F | 62 | 2 years | 7/26/2006 | 4 | previous heart attack | dizziness, fatigue, loss of energy | The dizziness has improved after about 6 months but the low energy is still a problem. | F | 64 | 10 months | 7/22/2006 | 2 | Hypertension, | Taken in addition to Norvasc, BP was checked, but ED began almost immediately after never having experienced previously. Headache much like caffene withdrawls if dosage is missed. | I was prescribed this by cardiologist who changes prescriptions as often as a pharmaceutical salesman calls on him! There has to be a better way of determining what meds are right for you. | M | 49 | 18 months | 7/16/2006 | 5 | High Blood Pressure/ Migraine | None, as long as I take it regularly. If I forget, I get anxious, and I start getting a headache. | This has been a god-send for my migraine relief. I have gone from having 3-4 migraines a month to about 2 mild migraines a year | F | 35 | 4 years | 7/12/2006 | 3 | mitral valve prolapse | I lost a lot of hair on my head and my eyebrows disappeared. Loss of libido. | The medecine worked well at first and my small chest pains went away at first, but after a few months I started having minor pains again. | F | 24 | 8 months | 7/12/2006 |