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 | hypertension | Very bad itching and rash | The itching I think is worse than the cure. feels like the itching you have after a sunburn. Am thinking about asking my doctor to switch back to Benecar. But, bllod pressure is down to where it should be using 50 mg daily | M | 54 | 2 months | 2/9/2006 | 4 | A-Fib | 100mg/day - gas | Works great, has reduced my bloodpressure and controlled the severity and length of my a-fib events. | M | 50 | 5 months | 2/5/2006 | 1 | post-bypass surgery | --intolerance to exercise ( missed 2+ weeks of cardiac rehab) --depression --fatigue --mental sluggishness --physical slugishness --unsteady on feet, stumbling --stopped losing weight though I changed my diet and was losing --am gaining again --trouble falling asleep, then sleeping 12 hrs at night and then sleeping in daytime --moody --irritable --short-term memory problems | The drug is a disaster! It wrecked my life and destroyed the momentum I built up in cardiac rehab and ;lifestyle changes post-bypass | M | 58 | 90 days | 2/4/2006 | 1 | TO CONTROL HIGH BLOOD PRESSUE | EXTREME LETHARGY, EXTREME SENSITIVITY TO LIGHT, LARGE WEIGHT GAIN, HAIR LOSS AND NOT VERY CONSISTENT CONTROL OF BLOOD PRESSUE. AND IT NOW APPEARS THAT I HAVE DEVELOPED SOME KIND OF HEART DISEASE WHICH I CONTRIBUTE TO THIS MEDICATION | I WENT FROM BEING TREATED BY A FAMILY PHYSICIAN TO BEING TREATED BY AN ACCOMPLISHED CARDIOLOGIST WHO IS TAKING THE BULL BY THE HORNS AND PERFORMING A BUNCH OF TEST DO DETERMINE THE DAMAGE THAT HAS BEEN DONE TO MY HEART. | F | 68 | 2 years | 1/28/2006 | 3 | migraines | weight gain, very tired, anxiety | F | 38 | 8 months | 1/25/2006 | 2 | High blood pressure, rapid heart | Virtually immediate weight gain, 7 pounds in 10 days, no change in diet; acne on my back, chest, head (in the hairline; itchiness; pot belly that I originally associated with weight gain; impotence; and groggy feeling. | Despite the side effects, did what it was supposed to do - lowered blood pressure, brought heart rate down from 125/min to the low-90 range. | M | 55 | 14 days | 1/25/2006 | 1 | High blood pressure, rapid heart | Virtually immediate weight gain, 7 pounds in 10 days, no change in diet; acne on my back, chest, head (in the hairline; itchiness; pot belly that I originally associated with weight gain; impotence; and groggy feeling. | Despite the side effects, did what it was supposed to do - lowered blood pressure, brought heart rate down from 125/min to the low-90 range. | M | 55 | 14 days | 1/25/2006 | 3 | M | 47 | | 1/23/2006 | 1 | Control HBP/fast pulse/angina | Tired and sleepy all day and all night, lack of motivation for things I used to enjoy,CONSTANT RINGING IN BOTH EARS, short term memory loss, dizziness, shaking and weak feeling much of the time, no energy to exercise or do physical work. | I have just quit taking the drug after reducing the dosage from 100 mg to 75, then 50 then 25, then 0. Took about 3 weeks doing this. Pulse has increased back to around 95 - 105. Hoping other bad side effects will go away eventually. Only good result I saw consistently was the pulse stayed around 65 - 80 most of the time. BP control was inconsistent. | M | 59 | 2.5 years | 1/19/2006 | 3 | hypertension | tingling sensation in feet, fatigue in afternoon, weight gain (20lb) | Have taken between 100 and 150mg for 18 months, cholesterol and triglycerides have spiked significantly, am trying to control these with diet/exercise. This drug works for me, but the side effects are a medium nuisance. I take afternoon naps (which I enjoy) and the BP is good. All in all, I'd rather not be taking toprol, and am trying to kick up the exercise a bunch to get the weight down. No doubt, physical conditioning and diet are the best bet for a variety of reasons, but this drug is tolerable. I walk three miles per day in less than an hour, lift free weights 20 minutes per day, and play competitive table tennis twice a week for about three hours. Should not be gaining weight. | M | 49 | 18 months | 1/13/2006 | 1 | tachycardia | I started out with a rapid heart rate, but I really didn't suffer any other symptoms. I was a half-marathon runner, triathalon participant, etc. My doctor started me on 50 mg. of Toprol-XL, and almost instantly I suffered from extreme fatigue, difficulty concentrating, dizzy, nausea, heavy arms/legs, shortness of breath, tingling and discoloration of hands and feet, extreme headaches. I went from a very, very active life, to one of being trapped in my body. The heavy arms/legs after about a month turned to pain. I weaned myself off of it slowly after about 9 months. As I weaned myself off, the headaches got much worse. I haven't been the same since!!!! I also gained 20 pounds. My weight is the only thing that has gone back to normal! | F | 37 | 9 months | 1/11/2006 | 1 | HBP | Hair loss | F | 60 | 5 years | 1/11/2006 | 2 | | 1/10/2006 | 3 | Anxiety, High heart rate, hbp | Feeling out of sorts, erectile problems, weight gain, bloating, stomach pains, no motivation, shortness of breath, struggling to remember simple things, constantly tired and weak feeling. | After suffering with anxiety, white coat syndrome and high heart rate for years it was nice at first to give my body a break. The first month or so was great and I felt nice and relaxed. BUT eventually I went from never being able to sit still to total lethargy. I have no motviation for anything and feel useless and weak most of the time. I've also noticed that I get short of breath easily which is understandable as I've put on 20 lbs and haven't exercised in months. I'm taking 50 mgs/day. | M | 43 | 4 months | 1/3/2006 | 1 | Mild Hypertension | Short term memory loss. Nightmare's. Hair loss. Weight gain. Sleeplessness. Now I know how to get off this stuff. | Beta blockers affect all nervous system tissues- your Brain being the primary one. I talked to my doctor, and told him I was getting off of the drug. I would rather be dead at 65 than go through life in a fog. I am not a doctor, and even if I was I could not give medical advice over the internet. Check what I write with your MD, and do what he says. I can only tell you what I am doing. I was on 50 MG's of Toprol. To get off of it, the standard is to take 50% of the dose for 5 days. And half of that dose 5 days after. It takes about 2 weeks to get off. For example. At 50mg, take 25 mg for 5 days. Take 13mg for 5 days. I may take 7mg for 5 days after that just to be safe. Standard for discontinuing beta blockers in studies is to take half doses every 3 days, and do that in 3 increments. You CAN NOT just stop taking this drug cold turkey or you will have a massive heart attack. The blocker will release and it will be like adrenaline slams your heart with a | M | 32 | 1.5 years | 12/18/2005 | 4 | PSVT and PVCs | Dizziness, sleepiness, sometimes feel mentally "foggy", cold hands and feet, no alcohol tolerance (at all!), heartburn if not taken with food, and more recently I am experiencing persistent tingling in hands and feet. | This drug has helped my PVCs and PSVT a lot. I tried Inderal but I couldn't function on that. I find if I take the 50 mg Toprol XL all at once I get too sleepy and dazed. I break the tablet in half and take 25 in morning, 25 in night. I have also been able to deal with panic attacks much better on this drug. | F | 36 | 4 years | 12/15/2005 | 1 | Hypertension- 130/88-part2 | I have also noticed that when typing now my words sometimes don't make any grammatical sense. It's like the words that I've known all of my life are suddenly not going from my brain to my hand/mouth. It's complete crap. I'd rather die of a heart attack than get me or another person killed because I can't think properly. 3. Insane psychotic premonition end of the world type dreams. I used to dream about my family, friends, etc. at a picnic or playing outside on a mountain. Now I dream about the most horrific murderous psychotic crap that I have never seen before. I have blocked it out for the most part I think. Some of the dreams are not that bad, but they always end wierd or badly. Always evil. No more happy dreams. Now I can't sleep very well. Feeling rested is hard when you are put in a depressive mood by this drug. I think this is a manifested physical reaction to your heart rate dropping- if it's not a direct result of beta-blockers hitting your brain stem. This ki | It's crap. I want to beat the drug rep in the head with a sack of 50MG tablets. | M | 32 | 1.5 years | 12/13/2005 | 1 | Hypertension- 130/88-part3 | That's how it feels. What I once was is now cut in half. I used to be a type A burn through 12 hours a day type of personality. I was promoted ever single year at work. Could anticipate everything and had the energy to coalesce information and prepare for my clients(who are MD's btw). I did get headache's from time to time due to extreme stress when my blood pressure skyrocketed. Now that's gone, but at what price. There has to be a better way. You may also notice that I've misspelled or missed some words in this review. This kind of stuff never happened to me before. And I apologize in advance. | It's crap. I want to beat the drug rep in the head with a sack of 50MG tablets. | M | 32 | 1.5 years | 12/13/2005 | 1 | Hypertension- 130/88 | I hadn't put these things together until now, but since I've been thinking about it- like the mind-wiped lemmings in "Dark City", I can now see where all of this began. Toprol 50 MG. These are the effects. There is no such thing as side-effect's. I have low level hypeetension. 130/88. I am now at 117/70. It's not worth it. 1. Hair Loss. Not a little hair loss. Alot of hair loss. I had tons of hair when I started a year ago, now I'm normal to slightly thinning. It actually looks ok now, but I'm still losing hair, so I don't know when this will ever stop. 2. Lethargy which causes brain fogginess. Your body stripped of all energy and your motivation/creativeness/sex drive/agressiveness are gone. The brain fogginess and lack of short term memory is caused by the lowered heart rate. It's like what happens when a normal person eats a big steak. The blood goes to your stomach- and not your brain. This is a bad one by the way. I have also noticed that whe | It's crap. I want to beat the drug rep in the head with a sack of 50MG tablets. | M | 32 | 1.5 years | 12/13/2005 | 4 | High Blood Pressure | Crazy dreams, (gone in 2 weeks) loss of libido but no erectile dysfunction. | 25mg dropped bp from 205/95 to 170/85. 50mg dropped it to 150/80 with a lowered resting heart rate of 84. Doctor has now added Micardis to further lower bp and protect kidneys. Toprol has eliminated panic attacks and chest pain, I now rarely freak out in stressful situations. The loss of libido is a fair trade off for longevity for me. Also alleviated mild depression. | M | 50 | 2 years | 12/12/2005 |