TOPROL XL Reviews (METOPROLOL SUCCINATE)Average Rating: 2.5 (823 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare TOPROL XL with similar:
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| 3 | High blood pressure and rapid heart | Too soon to tell if it's even working | After an anxiety attack landed me in the hospital I was put on 50 mg of Toprol/day (was and still am taking 25mg HTCZ/day). I take both first thing in the morning. Haven't really noticed anything except a ringing in my head. Had not monitored my levels until after I was put on this so it's hard to judge. But yesterday I had another episode where my heart rate ran between 90-125 for nearly 12 hours (BP was not too bad). Plan on calling the doc tomorrow but is there a best time of day to take this? And is it likely I need a higher dose? | M | 49 | 27 days | 3/6/2006 | 3 | Mitral Valvue Prolapse/ Chest Pain | fatigue, insomnia, decreased libido, some memory loss | I'm taking 12.5 mg and it's been about 3 weeks. I started off fine and the chest pains feel 90% better. But I'm beginning to notice decreased libido and pains in my legs when I walk. Carrying on a conversation is sometimes difficult as I get spacey. My new doctor recommended weaning off it only because I'm so young and probably don't need it. But I'm afraid of the withdrawal symptoms people describe. | F | 25 | 25 days | 3/14/2006 | 3 | hbp | Dry Eyes, lump in throat, slight chest pressure | First dose 25 mg. I already have dry eye syndrome& this drug caused much discomfort. Drops every 5 to 15 min. Pulse came down from 104 to 82. BP only down slightly. May have to switch to another drug. It did help me sleep better last night! | F | 52 | 1 days | 3/20/2006 | 4 | high blood pressure | I don't care about anything anymore. It is harder to consentrate. Sometimes shortness of breath. When I am tired I feel very cold. | It did the job - 75mg taken half hour before bed - (eat dinner late and drink lots of water). It lower hbp from 175/110 to 128/78. Before I couldn't sleep, and wake up several times due to headache or chest pounding. Now I sleep very good through the night. About a year before the medication my hands ached all the time, I thought it was arthritist but they were swollen and now my hands are fine. I use to be a type A personallity, obsessive, compulsive, disagreeable and a perfectionist now I am a lot calmer. Things don't bother me as much. I am so calm that I frightens people as much as I did when I was nasty three months ago. | F | 55 | 2 months | 3/21/2006 | 4 | high blood pressure | I don't care about anything anymore. It is harder to consentrate. Sometimes shortness of breath. When I am tired I feel very cold. | It did the job - 75mg taken half hour before bed - (eat dinner late and drink lots of water). It lower hbp from 175/110 to 128/78. Before I couldn't sleep, and wake up several times due to headache or chest pounding. Now I sleep very good through the night. About a year before the medication my hands ached all the time, I thought it was arthritist but they were swollen and now my hands are fine. I use to be a type A personallity, obsessive, compulsive, disagreeable and a perfectionist now I am a lot calmer. Things don't bother me as much. I am so calm that I frighten people as much as I did when I was nasty three months ago. | F | 55 | 2 months | 3/21/2006 | 4 | High HR from hyperthyroidism | My lips and mouth are dry, cracked corners, very strange dreams almost every time I sleep (nap or night), occasionally lethargic. Feel much more relaxed however! HR is down from the 100's! | Despite the dry, cracked lips and strange dreams, I am satisfied with the results. I haven't had any anxiety attacks. And other symptoms of hyperthyroidism are not as bad as well. | F | 23 | 15 days | 3/26/2006 | 4 | tachycardia, high blood pressure | depression | F | 47 | 16 months | 3/28/2006 | 3 | rapid heart rate | Weight gain, exhausted all the time, have a hard time remembering things, can't sleep, anxiety went through the roof | Doctor is taking me off right now. My dose has been cut in half and I'm nervous of the effects of going off. so far I haven't experienced any but this is only my 2nd. day at half dose. The doctor also said that I probably should have not been on it, that my rapid heart rate is thought to be caused by reflux. He put me on high doses of Nexium and I feel a ton better. Just a thought for those of you with rapid heart rate, If you have indegestion,and you have a rapid heart rate, it could be caused from reflux. | F | 33 | 6 months | 3/30/2006 | 5 | bloodpressure | none | drug working very well bloodpressure down and pulse is down to this drug actualy gave me energy i am satisfied with it so far. | F | 38 | 7 days | 3/31/2006 | 1 | I have no clue | I had bronchitis in Oct.and pneumonia in both lungs in Jan. I was starting to feel better until the dr. put me on this drug. I started to have insomnia and feel very tired, napping twice a day and unable to function as a normal person. I wonder if this new drug plan is forcing the doctors to use unnecessary drugs in order to maintain their standard of living!! My BP is 128/60 so I really don't need a beta blocker. | I am not going to take this drug any longer. | F | 66 | 6 days | 3/31/2006 | 3 | anxiety/panic attacks | I got really tired and afraid my heart rate was gonna go so slow that i was gonna die, so i tried not to think about it. I was having panic attacks, and my blood pressure was a little heightened because of the anxiety. it was 140/79, anywhere to 180/80. Now it has gone down, but now I am just worriried that my heart is gonan stop and I will die, becuase i ahve been experiencing "crazy" obsessional thought along with my panic. I wish I did not have to take any medicine. | it worked at first, but then i started taking 75 mg, and im really calmed down... I do not know if it is good to feel this calm. | M | 18 | 14 days | 4/1/2006 | 4 | Heart Palpitations | Tired, Loopy, short term memory loss, no sex drive, dizzy | Aftr 2. years - it did work on 50mg but now, bp is 100/52 in am and 102/66 during the day...cut dose down to 25 mg, now have chest pains in the am betwen 4:00-6:00 am - take 25 dose at 7:30...don't like the feeling - wish I didn't have to take at all but palps bother me...veins hurt too along with muscles since I've dropped dose, BP is still not high....so Idea why if you know, please e-mail me. | F | 41 | 2.5 years | 4/2/2006 | 1 | Hypertension | Mild dizziness, anxiety, depression, always cold, weight loss(probably due to anxiety and no appetite), anxiety attacks, memory loss, tiredness, slow heart rate. | Started taking about 6 mo ago after taking ziac (didn't help). Slow start on all symptoms, but as soon as I can contact my Doc, I am going to come off of this stuff and try something else. It makes me feel like I'm losing my mind! | M | 39 | 6 months | 4/2/2006 | 4 | High Blood Pressure | | 4/5/2006 | 2 | High Blood Pressure | I've had a bad headache since I started this medicine | F | 49 | 3 days | 4/13/2006 | 4 | Premature Contractions | None that I know of. | I used to get "skipped beats" that took my breath and scared me to death every single time two or three times an hour for the past seven years. Since taking this medicaiton for the last two months, I get maybe one a day. No side effects so far. | M | 20 | 60 days | 4/16/2006 | 1 | hypertension | extreme fatigue, sore muscles, apathy, loss of sex drive, memory loss | My BP had been around 150/93. I started out with the Hyzaar 50-12.5 and didn't have much improvement so it was raised to 100-25. Still not much improvement so 50 mg Toprol-XL was added. I was overweight so I also met with a nutitionist. Nutitionist changed my eating habits and wanted me to exercise 1 hour a day. I bought a very accurate BP monitor to start taking my own BP. I've lost 10 lbs but am having trouble with additional weight loss even though I've been true to the diet. My BP is down around 135/85 in the am. But between the Hyzaar and Topril I'm always tired, frequently dizzy, and have memory loss. I can't exercise as much as she wants because my leg muscles cramp up. Now my glucose level has risen to 110, which I've discovered can be a side effect of Hyzaar. So I'm going to see my doctor and will get off of the BP meds and try to control my BP by proper diet and excercise, which would have been the best thing in the first place. I just hope these meds haven't permanenetly sc | M | 53 | 3 months | 4/16/2006 | 5 | hypertension | none | keeps my BP normal without side effects | F | 51 | 2 years | 4/18/2006 | 3 | High Blood Pressure | Extremely fatigued constantly. Sleepy (my eyes just can't seem to stay open) even in the middle of the day. | Toprol SL has done a wonderful job of lowering my B.P. I was averaging 170/108 (averaged over a 14 day period). Within 3 days of beginning Toprol XL (25mg), my b.p. began to drop to normal levels. I've now been on Toprol XL for 3 weeks and my b.p. averages 135/80. All seems to be well except for this constant fatigue. Increased exercise hasn't helped either. I've got 2 more weeks before I see the doctor again, but I think I'm going to ask for a change. | M | 43 | 3 weeks | 4/18/2006 | 2 | High Blood Pressure | Weight gain, 24 lbs in less than 6 months. Always tired, no energy, slow resting heart rate...too slow. I can't focus on anything. Trips to Wal-Mart result in me forgetting why I went there. Lack of concern for my job. These are all bad!!!!!! | I am making another doc appt. to get off of this poison! | M | 39 | 6 months | 4/18/2006 |