BYSTOLIC Reviews (NEBIVOLOL HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 2.2 (462 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare BYSTOLIC with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR BYSTOLIC | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | HBP | moderate fatigue, headaches, although could be from other drugs taken | side effects are tolerable @ 20 mg, also take lisinopil/HCTZ 20/12.5 and 40 mg lipitor. Any of these could cause headaches and fatigue. BP well controlled. Improved sex ability from atenolol. | M | 65 | 2 months 20 mg 1X day | 12/8/2010 | 1 | high blood preassure | Had taken it before and had to stop because it made me feel anxious and like I was going out of my mind. I was taking 10 mg. Got off it and after trying other medicines my doctor send me to the cardiology because she did not know what to do. cardiology gave me Bystolic again. I took for one day and w was rush to the ER because of very bad abdomen pain. ER gave me cat scan and ultrasound, found nothing wrong but wanted to admit me because of the pain and my abdomen was very tender to the touch. I refused and went home. stopped the med and felt better in a few days. Terrible drug! Has anyone experience this? | F | 64 | 1 days 5mg 1X day | 12/6/2010 | 2 | High Blood Pressure | Shortness of breath, tingling in arms, difficulty exercising, skipped heart beats | This did nothing for my BP infact it went higher while I was on it. I have recently lost 30lbs and work hard to keep it off. While on this I could not keep up my normal exercise routine and in the one month I was on it gained over 2 lbs. The one experience that really shook me up was when the MD discontinued it (weaned me off like you are suppose to) I started getting even more skipped beats for over two weeks once I was totally off of it. Sometime several in one minute. This gradually went away but took about a month once I was off of it to totally get me back to normal. I went on my "old" BP meds and now my BP is back to high normal. Forget trying to get it lower. At least I don't have side effects from the ones I am on. | F | 56 | 4 weeks 10mg 1X day | 12/5/2010 | 1 | CHF - congestive heart failure | extreme weakness, feeling absolutely terrible, hard to describe, inability to catch breath with mild exertion, nausea, despair, sleep disturbance, confusion. | patient is my 87 y.o. mom whose only complaint was occasional difficulty breathing. BP, pulse and blood chem = normal. doc Rx'd diuretic which fixed problem & should be end of story but doc GAVE FREE SAMPLES of bystolic & she immediately reacted badly. we reported this to doc who then DOUBLED her dose! she was bed ridden, saying she wanted to die, very sick and weak "like never before in my life." doc refused to take her off it despite numerous complaints by us. after 3 mos doc unceremoniously dumped her on hospice. we expected death in days. meanwhile i researched bystolic, found this site, tapered her off myself. went from 10 mg/d to 5 mg for 2 days then 2.5 mg for 2 days then completely stopped. HUGE IMPROVEMENT THE DAY AFTER SHE STOPPED. still weak but it's been 2 days & she's improving amazingly. hospice nurses are impressed. she's now in "recovery" from bystolic! she says "i was being poisoned!" the bystolic robbed us of 3 months with her and may have lasting damage. we believe the doc was experimenting. shocking. unconscionable. evil. | F | 87 | 90 days 5 MG 2X day | 11/30/2010 | 4 | hbp irregular heartbeat | Some erectile disfunction | Brought heart to 120/65. Prior to taking had bad headaches, now rarely have tension headaches, and am able to function better | M | 53 | 6 months 5MG 1X day | 11/22/2010 | 1 | SKIPPED HEART BEATS | I TOOK BYSTOLIC FOR AROUND TWO YEARS. IT WORKED BEAUTIFULLY FOR AWHLE. NOW, HOWEVER, I AM EXPERIENCING SKIPPED HEARTBEATS SO FREQUENTLY THAT I FEEL THAT IT IS DANGEROUS, SOMETIMES A BEAT, A SKIPPED BEAT, A BEAT, A SKIPPED BEAT I WILL SEE A DOCTOR TODAY. THIS CANNOT BE NORMAL. | THIS MEDICATION SEEMINGLY CAN BECOME SUDDENLY DANGEROUS. I WILL UPDATE THIS AFTER I HAVE SEEN MY DOCTOR. MY SITUATION IS WORSENING. | F | 72 | 2 years 2.5 MG 1X day | 11/19/2010 | 3 | HBP | Immediately noticed shortness of breath with very mild exertion, but it has somewhat subsided. I still experience it every now and then. I've definitely felt fatigue, had headaches, some chest discomfort, dizziness, and very violent, vivid dreams. The dreams have greatly diminished, but the first few weeks were really bad. Overall, I have experienced many of the side effects others have, but it hasn't been bad enough to affect my daily life, and my BP is definitely lower -- 130/60, from 180/90. | F | 29 | 2.5 months 5 MG 2X day | 11/18/2010 | 3 | high blood pressure | hair loss and thinning, numbness in arms and fingers and bloating in my stomach | F | 44 | 4 months 5 mg 1X day | 11/17/2010 | 1 | hbp | stomach cramping, diarrhea, excessive gas. | 5mg didn't lower my hbp. Dr. advised increase to 10 mg. Side effects too much to handle. Switched back ro Avalide which makes me tired but it's better than running to the bathroom all day. | M | 59 | 3 months 5 mg 1X day | 11/17/2010 | 3 | None really | Worked better in conjunction with HDCT | 71 | 900 days 10 mg 1X day | 11/15/2010 | 1 | high blood pressure | from the start had leg and joint pain but,worked well to keep my bp down so my Doctor advised me to stay on it. Now my cholesterol numbers are through the roof,have muscle weakness,blurred vission,jitters,and digestion problems,and to top everything off this drug is hard to wean off. Bystolic is the drug from hell.DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG!!! | F | 60 | 24 months 5mg 1X day | 11/14/2010 | 5 | Irregular heartrate | None | Very happy with Bystolic. Took a couple of days for it to work, but it has gotten rid of my irregular rate rate and made it much more regular. Very happy with this drug. | F | 37 | 6 months 5mg 1X day | 11/4/2010 | 3 | BP 140/110. It kept it at 120/85 | I tolerated this incredibly well for 18 months, but 6 months ago, I started having small twitches everywhere plus mild muscle cramps. I also experienced lip numbness, dry mouth, trouble speaking, and general fatigue. Reduced dosage to 2.5mg and then discontinued it altogether when I almost fainted while driving. Time will tell if these symptoms go away. | F | 44 | 2 years 5mg 1X day | 10/24/2010 | 3 | high blood pressure | I have been a very active person and love playing sports. And as im getting older im finding that some sports are for the younger crowd and im finding i really like to golf. But ever since my doctor switched me from altace to bystolic I have noticed that I am tired all the freaking time and very forgetful. I work 50-60 hours a week at a very physical job but still had energy for the evenings and for the weekends....I do have some joint paint and tingling in my fingers on both hands too. Now with that said my blood pressure is the best its been in years. Now what scares me the most is that I am a very cuddly type and very sexual person with the love of my life and my desire ran 110 mph and now it has came to a screeching halt.....just curious if others have experienced this...it is very depressing. | M | 44 | 3 months 10mg 1X day | 10/9/2010 | 2 | HBP | First week ok. Then more and more tired. Till I had to quit it | M | 48 | 20 days 2,5 1X day | 9/27/2010 | 1 | HBP | I am not positive if Bystolic is causing all these problems or not. I've had my thyroid checked and it is perfect and I don't know what else would be causing them. I get dizzy when bending over or squatting down. I've also experience insomnia and weakness in my arms and legs. I am lethargic and fatigued during the day to the point that I don't feel like doing anything although I have the desire. I started feeling like I might be depressed BUT I haven't lost the desire to go places or to do things...I just don't have the energy. I have a headache almost every morning with odd head feelings. My blood pressure this afternoon was 96/67 which is too low for me. I feel my best when it's at least 120/70 and not much lower. | F | 51 | 60 days 5MG 1X day | 9/18/2010 | 5 | VERY High BP | I want to eat all the time which will add pounds but I feel great. I'm calm and sleep well. Heart rate was 110, now 70. Bp went from 150/100 to 135/70 | I have not exp any of the problems I see here. I was taking Tekturna before and I DID feel all the bad esp tired and lifeless, zero energy, muscle fatigue, queasy all the time. Now with Bystolic it all went away. It's 11 pm now and I'm wide awake and alert. Before, I wanted to sleep at 8. I got lucky, perhaps. My doc gave me 3 mos worth of samples. I have not yet checked the price but after reading the other comments... oh boy. | M | 50 | 21 days 5mg 1X day | 9/13/2010 | 1 | high blood pressure | I am weak, I think I migh have electrolyte depletion (has anyone had decreased sodium or potassium or any electrolyte issue?) My eyesight is very bad Help!!!!!! My BP is better, but not worth it. | I am worried about this drug I feel I need to even go to the ER, I am having Big paniful muscle cramps in legs, some lighter ones on hands. Has anyone else?? Help!! The doctor isnt hearing me right now. I feel I am not going to be able to function. | F | 52 | 30 days 10mg 1X day | 9/12/2010 | 1 | HBP | Shoulder pains, arm pains, rib pains at times, arms tingling, cold hands, vision not right, sometimes all the sudden feel like throwing up, very bad bloating ,gained ten pounds in 30 days and more . | Bad stuff! At first was ok I liked it because of no dizzy spells. Then after about two weeks side effects started first my left arm was tingling on the outside of my forearm then it went to my hand , then before long both arms and hands. Then shoulder ackes and pains , then sudden pain under the ribs, then gas and bloating , then vison seem to be not right . Got a few headackes, noticed I gained 10 pounds in a month which never has happened to me ever. I was tired all the time and no energy at all. All this on 5mg so I cut it to 2.5 for the last week and it made no difference at all still all the side effects. Never felt so bad in my life ever. Been off it now for two days and almost back to normal . My BP is boderline and I would rather have it and try to contorl it naturaly than to feel like am ready for the grave taking Bystolic . Man o man ! No Good ! | M | 49 | 30 days 1X day | 9/6/2010 | 1 | Hypertension;heart flutter | I have been very tired for the last 7 days. I have been going to the gym very often and now I don't even have the energy to do it or even come home after work and do what I normally do daily. I feel irritable, unfocused, headachey and today my left arm and leg had tingling feeling in it and my lower back hurts. I am normally energetic and positive but I feel sluggish now. This is the common denominator. | At 10 MG I experienced migraines and cut back to 5 MG. But that is not worth it if I am going to be worthless. Exercise, less sodium and eating better will have to be my drug. | F | 37 | 7 days 5 Mg 1X day | 9/2/2010 |