BYSTOLIC Reviews (NEBIVOLOL HYDROCHLORIDE)

Average Rating: 2.2 (462 Ratings)

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BYSTOLIC  (NEBIVOLOL HYDROCHLORIDE):  Nebivolol is used to treat high blood pressure. Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. This medication belongs to a class of drugs known as beta blockers. It works by blocking the action of certain natural substances in your body, such as epinephrine, on the heart and blood vessels. This effect lowers heart rate, blood pressure, and strain on the heart.   FDA Approval Date: 2008-10-08 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 4  rate and hbp waking up during the night, but, able to fall back to sleep. nothing else. all is good dropped my rate from 96 to 75 and pressure from 154/108 to 138/82 M 54 2 weeks
10 1X day
5/18/2010
 2  HBP I have had dizziness episodes that seem to be getting worst. Yesterday felt like I was fainting, afterwards had a severe headache that lasted for a couple of hours. Woke up this morning from what appeared to be a a bad dream I seen my (ex) in it sorry got off track. This is my third such episode in the last week out of town on business so this is not cool. I have been reading this morning to find this has happen to a sizable amount of people using this drug. My dosage is considered high in most cases because of the stubbornness of my HBP. Nothing seems to work for me at this point in my life and I thought that the older you get the better controlled the BP becomes. Taken any HBP medication is a calculated risk of sorts. I have taken every precaution know to man an it just does not seem in the cards for me to have a normal BP. I have total stop eating meats except fish. I exercise, have loss almost 30lbs and most people wouldn't have considered me overweight (235), but my body mass index (25) was high I was considered overweight so I took care of that and now new problems. I am going to continue to fight the good fight, I hope this information helps someone out there that needs or wants information concerning this drug. I am currently on (5) meds for my HBP and still have HBP so those of you on (1) that will never happen for me. Take care of yourself naturally first eat better and exercise then stop abusing your body or you will not live to regret it. M 49 7 weeks
40 MG 2X day
5/6/2010
 4  hypertension I take this medicine in the evening. My boyfriend calls this my "anti-nightlife" medicine as it makes me really sleepy and I fall asleep after taking it. WEIGHT GAIN...over 15 pounds in 4 months!! I feel better because my blood pressure is under control but I am beginning to have very bad anxiety because I have gained so much weight... F 26 4 months
20 mg 1X day
5/4/2010
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 2  high bp Extremely severe uncontrollable gas - it stopped when I changed to another drug. F 75 80 days
1X day
5/1/2010
 2  migraines First week, no real side effects except mild fatigue. Now extremely fatigued, VERY unmotivated, diarrhea, and dizzy. No depression. I have migraines and have taken a 'triptan' medication usually once weekly. Not sure if there is overlap in side effects. F 43 16 days
2.5 1X day
5/1/2010
 3  Hypertension EXTREME tiredness - vision seems blurry Cardiologist gave me Bystolic 5mg to start 9 days ago due to extreme fluctuations in my BP -- Stress test revealed 220/100 after 8 minutes.. Past visits to him have been borderline. Started out on 5mg - was fine until day before yesterday - experiencing severe fatigue.. Doc said to lessen to 2.5mg. First 2.5mg dose was this morning - experiencing chest pain and extreme tiredness still.. Have a call into the doctor, awaiting his response.. The meds HAVE brought down my heart rate and BP to normal ranges, 117/61 50pulse 120/60 52pulse at rest - Pulse when walking is around the 90-105 range. Walking range without meds was 180. I'd like to continue on this medicine, but the chest pain is bothering me, giving me a anxiety. With diet and exercise I'm hoping to wean off .. Email if you'd like F 42 10 days
5mg 1X day
4/28/2010
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 1  PVCs Excruciating headaches. Joints pain. Blurred vision. F 50 2 days
2.5 1X day
4/28/2010
 2  High Blood Pressure I became very fatigued and experienced nausea within the first couple days that I started taking this drug. I also noticed a heightened level of anxiety. The drug did bring my BP down somewhat, but the fatigue became a real problem. I was not performing well at work and had no energy. I have consulted my physician and am changing medications. M 56 14 days
5 MG 1X day
4/9/2010
 5  HBP, fast heart rate None I don't know how long the effects are going to last, but I am really, really impressed with this med. My heart rate has gone from about 120 bpm to 80. I'm not experiencing the spiked adrenaline rushes I was feeling. I feel calmer. My BP has decreased from 150/90 to 120/75. And this is all with just 5 mg. F 52 2 weeks
5 mg 1X day
4/6/2010
 3  High Blood Pressure I take several different blood pressure medications to control my blood pressure. However, for some time now I have been very tired. Falling a sleep numerous times in one day. So I decided to read up on all my medications and I was surpried to see so may people complaining about being tired and taking this mediation. I also have many vivid dreams, something new for me... I think its time to get off this medication. M 62 2 years
5 Mg 1X day
3/27/2010
 1   Swelling of ankles. Gray spot for a few seconds appeared in right eye with shower of sparks, severe loss of vision in right eye. Swelling in feet ended one day after I stopped taking Bystolic. Vision cleared gradually over several days and returned to normal. Eye examination revealed no defect or abnormality. F 62 14 days
20 1X day
3/27/2010
 4  Malignant Hypertension I am young (33), white, and otherwise healthy (a bit overweight) female who exercises every day and has "malignant hypertension" most likely caused by an underlying endocrine disorder (Doc still running tests) or just have a congenital problem. My BP was 250/150. I do not have high cholesterol or diabetes. Started on 10mg of Bystolic and felt great. Had LOTS of energy and the BEST sleep at night. My BP came down to 150/90. Doc increased my dose to 20mg Bystolic last week and now my BP is down to 133/77 with some readings as low as 115/73. Last night I was jolted awake for the first time ever from a horrific nightmare! I went back to sleep and continued to have very vivid dreams. I found this website and saw that other people are also experiencing vivid dreams. I have joint pain, but I also have many sports-related injuries so I am not sure if my pains can be attributed to Bystolic or just general arthritis. I actually LOST 7 pounds since starting the drug and have had increas Drug significantly lowered my BP from 250/150 to 133/77 in less than a month on 20mg so it definitely works! I am not taking any other drugs for HPB. Other than vivid dreams and problems sleeping the last few days (after being on the drug for a month), the side effects have been generally mild. F 33 4 weeks
20mg 1X day
3/26/2010
 1  blood pressure high readings. upper back cramping and extream pains in back and sides -headaches -chest pains off and on and muscular pains everywhere out of breath with mild walking or doing anything -no power !!bloating of belly and cramping internal. Gas heavy gas off and on and heartburn very heavy acid reflux at times ! vision problems blurring and eyes drying sticking closed depending on doseage of bystolic it gets worse ! no sleep and nightmares and vivid dreams wakeing up suddenly with rapid heart beats ! at night or day sleeping -blood pressure spikes over 178/104 !!! its insane !! I dont know why doctors would even think of giving this drug to anyone! for all the harm it does! it has not lowered my b.p down and only dropped the h.rate by a few points! I can not tollerate more than 2.5 mg per day and even that interacts with other medications and the side effects still happen..iv taken this stuff long enough and today its the last day on it! even though my doctor wants me on it! this is really bad stuff and it harms people !! should be recalled and pulled off the market forever !! this shows the fda is not doing its job testing drugs! not with this one !! its pure trash !! F 41 2 months
2.5 1X day
3/24/2010
 3  HBP, High Heart Rate Feet and Hands are cold as ICE. Light Headed/Dizziness at times. Some mild discomfort in chest, back, and arms...comes and goes. Paranoid one day and then fine the next. My doc prescibed 5MG but told me to break it in half. Feel anxious sometimes like my heart is about to stop. Blood pressure feels high every now and then but when I check it, it's not high at all. Some discomfort in chest area and in back; not sharp pain but it doesn't feel "right". Fingers get tingly at times. Just now getting some small headaches. Vision is acting funny. At random times, I'll see a prism effect in my peripheral vision that looks like "Predator" when he went invisisble.... I'm calling my doc to see if there is something else I can try; don't like the side effects anymore. But I do have to admit, I went from blood pressure at 150's/90's w/ 90+ heart rate to high 120's low 130's/60's w/high 50's-low 60's heart rate. M 38 60 days
2.5 MG 1X day
3/23/2010
 3  Hypertension TIRED and antisocial. I have just enough energy to go to work and then go home and lie in bed. My libido is gone. I'm hoping that these effects wear off. My BP is good on it, but these side effects are kind of rough... M 32 30 days
10 MG 1X day
3/16/2010
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 1  HBP and rapid heart rate Depressed. Disconnected. Emotionally heavy. Extreme muscle pain especially across upper back and top of thighs. Very bad point pain. Insomnia. Vivid bad dreams. Extreme shortness of breath when climbing stairs or any exertion. Started out feeling better than I have for years for about two weeks then the third week I started feeling strange. Very disconnected. Didnt care about anything. Depressed. Couldn't shake the oppresive feelings I had. Felt emotionally heavy. The fourth week I began Having bad joint pains in wrists, neck and ankles ad well as extreme muscle pain all over especially across upper back and tops of thighs. So much pain that I can't stand to be touched and can't sleep due to pain. This weekend I started getting so out of breath with any exertion I felt as if I were hyperventilating. I got really worried so started looking online for forums on Bystolic and found this. Thank God for this this website. I have taken myself off this crap for medicine and have called my Dr for an appt to change medicines. I swear I think if I stayed on this drug I would have died soon. It did help my BP and heart rate come down some but not worth the extreme side effects to me. I have NEVER felt so crappy. Been off two days and feel a little better. Hope I get back to normal. It feels like I have been poisioned. F 47 6 weeks
5 mg 1X day
3/15/2010
 4  Hypertension This drug has really helped me out so far. I was having extreme discomfort in my left arm and elbow, tingling, numbness and red splotches in my left hand and radiating into my fingertips. It helped all of that as soon as took the first pill. My color is better, my anxiety is almost non existent and my BP is back to normal. The only side effects that I have noticed is vivid dreams, very in detail and lengthy dreams, holding conversations in my sleep, getting out of bed to do things such as use the bathroom, dead bolting the door when I was expecting my boyfriend to return shortly and he doesn't have a key to the deadbolt. I really do not remember doing any of these things....I know I was sleepwalking. I think I let my dog out when I went to use the bathroom and then dead bolted the door when I let her back in. This is the only logical explanation but it scares me a little not being able to remember. Other than that I feel MUCH better now that I am sleeping. I wake up feeling refreshed.. So far, so good. F 38 3 days
5mg 1X day
3/14/2010
 3  HBP None at first. Then 3 to 4 weeks in, get slow heart beat, some tingling in arms. Some left eye tingling. Erections are good (Viagra like). No sexual side effects. Some vivid dreams and weekness. My bp came down from 165/95 to 135/90. I have mixed feelings at this time, but it works beter than Metotoprol. I am much calmer overall on this drug. M 48 30 days
5 mg 1X day
3/5/2010
 3  high blood pressure/rapid heart bea gas, bloating, sick to stomach,jittery, loss of apetitite elevated blood pressure and heart rate due to menopause, did correct rapid heart rate and elevated blood pressure...don't like the idea of adding more daily medicine F 52 5 days
5 mg 1X day
3/2/2010
 4  Blood pressure/rapid heart beat Tend to have a "wet" cough I have taken this drug on and off for one year. I've tried other less expensive drugs in between but always go back to Bystolic. It works well for me with the least amount of side effects. It does exactly what it's prescribed for like no other drug presently on the market. I've attempted to take 4 other meds with too many side effects or the drugs were not affective. My complaint is the cost. That has been the biggest factor in my trying other drugs. Otherwise I'd have been perfectly content to use Bystolic. F 59 1 years
5 mg. 1X day
2/28/2010

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