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 | irregular heartbeat | weight gain of 90 pounds over 5 years, numbness in toes, swelling of neck and face. | I want to get off it after reading many similar experiences from other users. | M | 59 | 5 years | 2/6/2009 | 2 | enlarged heart, mvp | floating, out-of body-feeling, 24/7 dizziness, cold extremeties, chest pain, throat swollen on right side, laboured breathing, confusion | For four years I was happily on metoptolol generic succinate (made by Sandoz, first 100mg, then two years ago reduced to 25mg). All fine until last November, when I was given a different metoprolol generic, made by Par. Sore, pulsating throat and palpitations started within 3 days, and ten days later came the dizziness and cold extremeties and breathing problems. Went to brand-name Toprol XL and then Lopressor, no relief. After 3 months of hell have stopped it now completely, ben off for three days. But the side effects are still there. Anyone know how long it takes for this drug to leave your system? | M | 4 years | 2/13/2009 | 3 | Heart arrhythmias | Increased hair loss during the course of taking this drug. | It helped control my arrhythmia rather well, but the hair loss was too much for me to take. My dermatologist told me to switch to a calcium channel-blocker instead. Beta-blockers are apparently notorious for causing hair loss. Why don't cardiologists tell us this stuff?? >:-( | F | 57 | 2 years | 2/16/2009 | 3 | High Blood Pressure | No energy, No Sex | I start taking Toprol whenever my blood pressure was 140/95 which happens about once or twice a year. I will take 50 mg tablets at night for about a week. I will then reduce the dose to 25 mg for a few days and then 12.5 for a day or two. No problems with the 1 week tapering. I don't know if on and off use is ok - my doctor hasn't gotten back to me on this one. Blood pressure is a funny thing and we never know when it's going to spike. You could go to the doctor every year and not know that you have high blood pressure. I went yesterday and my pressure was 103/80 however today it was elevated again. The secret is the following: Loose weight, exercise, don't smoke, and don't binge drink. With this plan, you hopefully will not need blood pressure meds. | M | 46 | 9 days | 2/16/2009 | 1 | Resting Tachycarida | Boy I tell you what got on 50 mg of Toprol XL and my body adjusted very quickly because heart rate went up and got taken up to 100mg still did ok, it controlled my heart rate and bp (even though I didn't and don't have high bp), accept weight gain about 25lbs. And it was fast also had funny pains in my chest and acid re flux which I never had before. Then I was put on a Hormone called Yaz and it made my heart soar, but the docs didn't want to see it that way and raised me up another 100mg and then my HELL began!! Trouble sleeping, couldn't lose weight no matter what regime I was on, constipated, dizziness, light headedness, major anxiety, and then one night I went blind, it went away but I dropped 50mg immediately. Then still had problems I got off the Yaz but my body had got to adapted to the High dose of meds and since I didn't have high BP it started to soar my bp up and down insane up's and downs'. And my heart rate would go soaring if I started moving around to much. Finally coul | STAY OFF this DRUG | F | 35 | 3 years | 2/22/2009 | 1 | Migraines | Severe headache & chest pains | Was on the metoprolol extended release for approx. 6 mos. when I was told they no longer could get it. They substituted the Toprol-XL and I spent 2 nights in the hospital with severe chest pains, extremely dangerous blood pressure readings & the worst headache I've ever had. After 3 days of vomitting and going thru withdrawl (I was reducing the dose by 1/2 during that time) I started a new medication. Due to change I'm now facing a number of issues trying to get back on track. | F | 40 | 7 days | 2/23/2009 | 1 | High Blood Pressure/High Heart Rate | Weight gain, depression, no energy | I have been on this medicine for almost 6 years and have complained countless times to my doctor how unhappy I am with it. He refuses to change my medicine! My blood pressure readings are still high. Maybe he gets a kick-back from the makers of the drug. I am being forced to seek a new doctor. | F | 32 | 6 years | 3/7/2009 | 2 | Mild Heart Attack | Could not sleep through the night, would wake up and could not go back to sleep. ED was what made me go see my Cardiologist and PCP and tell them I wanted off. | Took Toprol XL for almost 3 years. Started after a mild heart attack when Dr. determined I was a possible candidate for Aortic Valve Replacement. 2 years into Toprol therapy I had the valve replacement and continued on Toprol for yet another 8 months. After not being able to sleep and starting with ED (erectile dysfunction) and reading this board, I told my cardiologist and PCP I wanted off Toprol. I was put on Diovan 3 months ago and I can now sleep through the night and the ED is gone, I am back to normal in that department. | M | 53 | 3 years | 3/14/2009 | 1 | PVC | CANT SLEEP FOGGY SLOWLY FACING DOOM CRYING (REALLY)DETACHED ANXIOUS LIVE WITH PVC JUST BAD MEDICINE IF YOU WANT A LIFE GET OFF THIS MEDICINE!!!!!!!!!! | IVE BEEN ON IT FOR 9 DAYS AND IM DONE IT WILL STEAL YOUR LIFE I HOPE YOU READ THIS BEFORE YOU START TAKING IT ITS NOT A YOUNG 80 OR YOUNGER FIND SOMTHING ELSE. | M | 41 | 9 days | 3/17/2009 | 3 | tachycardia and dysautonomia | rapid weight gain (70 lbs) in one year, cold hands and feet, major fatigue, shortness of breath easily, hair thinning, joint pain everywhere, bloated stomach, exercise intolerance, lack of energy, crying all the time, no socializing, short term memory loss, concentration problems, feet hurt really bad when standing, eye pain and dryness, high glucose levels, swelling in neck, blood pooling in legs which causes pain, can't take daily walks anymore, not working for over a year, could go on and on...... | I started taking metoprolol xl for unexplained tachycardia. It took alot of trial and error with the dosage, but finally found what would work to stop the "episodes" which all my docs called panic attacks. After a year I finally found out I have dysautonomia. My specialist added klonopin and I have been doing really well with the "attacks" but I have all these other bothersome side effects. I didn't even know metoprolol was the culprit until I came across this site! Everyone just kept blowing my symptoms off. It all makes sense now, but I don't know if the pay off is worth the side effects. I really don't want the ringing in the ears to start, I have had short episodes of it lately and I would go nuts if it were permanent. I don't really know what to do now because getting in to the dysautonomia specialist to discuss this takes like 3 months. When I don't take a pill right on time, I can feel it. My tachycardia reaturns and I get really weird feeling and sick. It's a double edge sword for me!!! What to do? | F | 32 | 1.5 years | 3/20/2009 | 5 | Fast Heartrate and High BP | Before I was put on Toprol my feet would turn purple when sitting, I would also feel my heart beating out of my chest at times accompanied by dizziness, weakness, and at times feelings of being on the edge of fainting. I was originally put on 25mg once a day - and within a week I felt 100% better. After a year, I was upped to 25mg twice a day. | While I have gained in the neighborhood of 15 pounds, like another writer, I believe in part that is due to my reduced activity that comes with age. Hair loss is minimal, no more light headed feelings, or dizziness. No longer do my feet turn purple when sitting. No odd dreams or problems sleeping. Overall I am very happy with the effects I have experienced since taking this drug. | F | 46 | 2 years | 3/23/2009 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Weight gain, swelling, hair loss and shortness of breath. | If a medication does more harm to your body that good. what is the use. these side effects I believe can be dangerous over a long period of time. Take control of you health. eat right and exercise. I have been off this medication now for 2 weeks and I am feeling so much better | F | 62 | 6 years | 3/25/2009 | 4 | PVC's after open heart surgery | I thought it worked quite well. Gradually worked my way up to 100mg a day to keep pvc's from happening. Weight gain, feeling like I'm walking through mud and become breathless with any even very slight incline or carrying any weight like a purse or a box. Just put up with these side effects. Then went to another mfg. (sorry, can't think of the name, but it's a blue pill) and started left leg swelling and turning red. Then chest pains and pains in my jaw sent me to the dr. He took me off and started a new costlier drug (can't think of that name either, but had samples) and bp still doesn't come down enough. Going back to dr. next month. Supposedly can't get Toprol XL for 6 months. Except for weight gain, it's the lesser of evils. I think I'll wait for it, but am also on Hyzaar, baby aspirin, simvastatin, a hormone, a thyroid pill and med for asthma-Singulair. Frustrating trying to balance them all. Was told pvc's are not life threatening. | F | 58 | 3 years | 4/2/2009 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Weight gain of 20 lbs. with no change in lifestyle, puffy all over, waking up in the middle of the night and can't get back to sleep, labored breahing during any physical exertion. | I have been taking this med for approx 4 years. I am DONE with it!! I thought it was just me feeling so crappy. I was happier and healthier before taking this drug. I will find an alternative method for treating my HBP. | F | 41 | 4 years | 4/6/2009 | 5 | SVT (arrythmia) | I was having heart arrythmias after my daughter was born (at age 37). After being mocked by the first cardiologist, the second one properly diagnosed me as having SVT and started me on toprol-xl, 12.5 mg (I've now been on it for 9 years.) It has worked well for me--the arrythmias are scary and apparently can be life threatening, BUT: I HAVE ALWAYS INSISTED ON THE NAME BRAND MEDICINE. With much pushback from my insurance companies (I've had several in 9 yrs.), I've always REFUSED THE GENERIC. I have to always remember to ask the doctor to write the prescription as "dispense as written." Even still, the insurance co.s have sometimes found a way to "override" the doctor's presc., but with much fighting on my part, I can still get the name brand. In the end, I have to pay about 90% of the cost of the drug, but since it works for me (and so far I have been lucky enough to have an income) it's worth it. | I can't say I've had any problems, BUT: 1) I take the name-brand only (NO GENERICS), and 2)I only take 12.5 mg daily, which is a minimum dose. | F | 46 | 9 years | 4/8/2009 | 1 | Blood pressure | Suffered severe upper and lower G.I. illness. | AstraZeneca has way too much MILK SUGARS in Topol's fillers. If someone is lactose intolerant they cannot take this pill! I ended up in ER and overnight for observation as I was so dehydrated from vomiting and diarrhea. Subsequently had a colonscopy and an abdominal angiogram that both proved negative. Doctors didn't know what caused my illness...it came on right after I was on Toprol for about 2 weeks. Prelude was hideous smelly flagellation immediately after I was on it before the diarrhea and vomiting started. I e-mailed AstraZeneca and they basically blew me off. | F | 56 | 3 weeks | 4/8/2009 | 1 | Hypertension, shortness of breath | Weight gain, hair loss, insomnia, profuse sweating, ringing in ears, inability to concentrate, short term memory loss, nightmares | This drug was added to the current blood pressure med that had controlled my blood pressure for the past 10 years. I was put on Topral XL when my blood pressure started to rise. I truly believe it is (White Coat syndrome) I moved to different city and started seeing a different doctor. (I was with my previous doctor for over 20 years.) My blood pressure only rose when I went to the new doctor. I have very thick hair but since being on the drug, My hair is thinning to the point I'm almost ready to purchase a wig. I have not truly slept through the night since being on Topral XL. The sweating is horrible and embarrassing. I am on Weight Watchers and prior to starting Topral, was doing very well. Now in spite of exercising and eating according to my WW plan, instead of loosing, I'm gaining weekly. I have been on Topral for for 3 months an I have gained 25 poounds. My hands and feet are swollen to the point of I'm not able to wear my wedding rings. My doctor has reduced the dosage and continues to tell me that "my body just needs to adjust. The benefits out weighs the side affects." Ive taken it upon myself and I will not be refilling my prescription. I have been weaned to 12.5 mq once a day and I'm going to take it every other day and eventually discontinue Topral all together. I can not take the insomnia, because it causes me to be cranky and irritable and tired during the day. I'm going to loose my job if I don't discontinue taking Topral. | F | 51 | 3 months | 4/18/2009 | 1 | Borderline h bp 150/84 | ED, bad dreams, hallucinations, shortness of breath,mild chest discomfort, Anxiety bouts, depression | The doctor put me on toprol 25mg for borderline hbp. My wife and I both noticed a complete out of character change in me, waking up in the middle of the night yelling from bad dreams,bouts of anxiety, hallucinations.I stopped taking it after 7 weeks. I still have after effects and it has been 6 weeks since I stopped it. I received more info from this website and all these other toprol users that I will ever receive from any doctor that I would visit for 10 minutes.I have started using aleve which seems to block anxiety feelings. I read this from page one of a recent member of this website. I am in very good shape do daily exercise, low fat diet, no alcohol or smoking I am wondering how long this after effect of toprol will stay with me. My current bp is 120/68. This is poison, not recommended.I never had any of these symtoms before I started using toprol. | M | 66 | 7 weeks | 4/20/2009 | 2 | hypertension | Almost continuous mild nausea and 'discomfort' in upper left abdomen, and difficulty swallowing (not like an allergic reaction--have had that experience--it's different!) after an increase in dose from 50 mg to 200 mg. With increase in dosage, also suffered from insomnia--waking up at 4 or 5 a.m. | In addition, two of the 3 pharma companies that were making the generic were forced to stop production due to poor quality. It was when I began using the drug from PAR that all the side effects greatly intensified. Am going to begin the brand name as soon as it arrives. Am also going to gradually decrease dosage, as I think that 200 mg is more than I need. Side effects definitely do NOT outweigh the benefits, as there are many other meds that can treat hypertension. | F | 62 | 2 years | 4/26/2009 | 3 | A-fib episode | Fatigue, especially in am, foggy out-of-it feeling, weight gain of about 8-10 pounds, muscle aches, some ringing in one ear, dry eyes, dry mouth | Take 50 mgs once a day-would like to reduce dosage. Dr. has said not to. Also have an underactive thyroid and am on medication for that. But would really like to get off the Toprol to see if I would feel any better. | F | 66 | 2 years | 4/30/2009 |