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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ATENOLOL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | chest pain | Awful. I was so happy before taking this medication. It didn't really help my chest pain so my doctor told me to double it and I fell into a state of depression I didn't know was possible. I cry 2-3 times a day, no motivation to do anything, don't want to be around the people I love. My doctor keeps telling me it'll be fine and wants to prescribe me an antidepressant, but after reviewing everyone else's reviews on this medication I know that it isn't me that's the problem, it's this medication. I've been off it for almost a week and still don't feel better. Hopefully it will go away soon. Do not take this medication! | F | 22 | 7 days 25 mg 1X day | 2/13/2023 | 2 | palpitation and tachycardia | depression anxiety panic attacks that I didn't have before | this drug for others works for me no it makes me depressed hopelessness in general a feeling of hopelessness i wish i never started it | 0 days 25 1X O | 10/16/2022 | 1 | Irregular heartbeats | Depression !!! Tired ..Brain washed .Hard to breate ,exausted all the time .Snappy irrability you name it .This med IS TERRIBLE ! | This drug should be removed from the world !! | F | 59 | 1 weeks 12.5 1X day | 8/20/2022 | 1 | Heart disease | This medicine caused me to be depressed for 4 years. I didn't realize it was the medicine until it was almost too late. I tried to kill my self. It always gave me the urge to kill my self. If you are taking this, and have depression, switch medicines. | M | 17 | 0 years 50mg 1X day | 3/1/2021 | 3 | High BP and HR | Very sadness(crying),depression.Skin rash.Unexplained tiredness.Numb left arm and leg sometimes. | I just want to stay in bed the whole time.Crying and feeling depressed.I also feel lazy.Alot of worries during the day.It def helped with BP and HR.BP is lower than normal and HR between 70-80 during the day.During night it is between 60-70.Please help me to feel better. | M | 24 | 2 months 50 MG 1X day | 12/1/2020 | 1 | Migraines | Depression and cold feet | So far has worked for migraines, not a hint of one in the 8 days which is improvement but definite change in mood, very snappy, grumpy, sad, tired, unmotivated, negative just want to stay in bed everyday. Really struggled this week with 2 young children. | F | 37 | 8 days 25mg 1X day | 9/1/2020 | 1 | High blood pressure | Depression, extreme fatigue, acne, eye conjunctivitis, extremities w/ numbness and tingling, itching, severe calf & foot cramping, bruising, shortness of breath. | Can't get my primary care doctor to listen to me. I hate this drug. Wish pharmacists could prescribe medication. They listen more. | 59 | 0 years 25 mg | 6/29/2020 | 1 | Had stent put in after heart attack | Anxiety, depression, insomnia, loss of appetite, foggy head. | This was a horrible med for me. I took it for 4 months and was absolutely miserable. I quit cold turkey and have had extreme anxiety, panic attacks (which I have never had until now) and depression. I have lost close to 40 lbs while on this med. Please do not take this med unless you absolutely have to. I was miserable on this med and worse trying to come off of it. Should be banned. | M | 46 | 4 months 25mg | 1/1/2017 | 2 | blood pressure | swelling in legs, palpatations, low heart rate, cause me to go into stage 3 kidney disease, low gfr, fatigue, depression | if anyone else has had these same problems I would love to know about them. if you have gotten low gfr scores while on atenolol please share your stories | F | 40 | 10 years 50 1X day | 1/23/2016 | 2 | High Blood Pressure, tachycardia | numb toes, insomnia, spikes of anxiety, depression, palpatations, and extremely low blood pressure 90/70 and heart rate down to 48. | Taking atenolol causing more problems than my initial problem. I am weaning off, and it's not easy. | F | 52 | 1 months 50 to 25 1X day | 12/20/2015 | 3 | gout | Muscle pain chest pain tired overwhelming terrible thoughts depression loss of libido changed personality don't want to go out etc | I haven't had a reacurrence of my gout since using but I hope it's worth continuing with this medication | M | 50 | 2 years 300mg | 10/26/2015 | 2 | high bp | Bloating, depression, low libido, chest pain, oedema, cold hands and feet, type2 diabetes. | I am trying to wean myself off it and trying natural rem's. | F | 52 | 5 years 1x50mg dai | 9/6/2015 | 1 | High blood pressure | Suicidal & homicidal thoughts, severe depression, severe muscle cramping due to this drug depleting my potassium levels, dizziness, weight gain,, | Horrible Horrible drug, do not use this!!! Id rather die from a heart attack, than live with the deadly side effects of these chemicals that doctors are pushing on us.. | F | 45 | 3 months 20 mg 1X day | 4/28/2014 | 1 | High Blood Pressure and Tachycardia | 1 Body Aches ( Muscular), 2 Blood Pressure - goes high then drops suddenly 3 feeling light-headed, fainting, foggy brained 4 feeling short of breath, even with mild exertion- like laundry 5 swelling of your ankles or feet 6 nausea, stomach pain, low fever, loss of appetite, digestive issues 7 depression- foggy brained- 8 SEVERE cold feeling in your hands and feet- (Hands and feet were red colored with little circulation) Internally bitter cold, can never warm up even with xtra clothing 9 (insomnia)-Major 10 SEVERE exhastion 11 anxiety, nervousness, shaky | I took this medication for 6mos because I was having chest pains, sinus tachycardia, dissiness, blood pressure 150/95 plus. I just stopped this medication 72 hrs ago as I have now been switched to a calcium channel blocker instead for my symptoms and my hands and feet are no longer swollen, my palms and feet are skin color again, I am not freezing cold, my stomach doesnt feel so nauseous, I have energy again to get things done around the house, I have the want to go outside and do yard work. And this is just 3 days after stopping the Atenelol. Had I known the last 6 mos the symptoms were from the medication I wouldnt have had to go through the colonoscopy, upper GI, all the bloodwork and test for Thyroid issues, etc! I am so happy I stopped this medicine! | F | 30 | 6 months 50mg 1X day | 4/5/2013 | 4 | Tachycardia | I'm not sure if it caused depressive symptoms or lowered libido, as I have had depression before taking Atenolol. | I fell into major depression characterized mostly by anhedonia/emotional numbness/loss of libido/apathy, so I was tried on a number of "stimulating" antidepressants. On the last antidepressant I was tried on, Vivactil (a tricyclic NRI), I noticed intolerable dizziness and rapid heart rate. My pulse was 120-130bpm at rest. My physician gave me a prescription for Atenolol 25mg/day. It seemed to keep things under control and lowered my heart rate to around 90-100bpm (which was not nearly as uncomfortable). I noticed that it seemed to wear off in the late hours and that excessive caffeine would cause my pulse to raise to uncomfortable levels even while taking Atenolol. Weaning off of this medication is very hard, and there is rebound effects. I have tried weaning off because I have heard alot about it causing low libido, apathy, lethargy, etc. This is unacceptable, and exactly what I am trying to TREAT. Right now I am at 12.5mg of Atenolol/day and am off of the Vivactil. My pulse is in the mid 80's. I am going to try to wean off of it over a 2 month period. | M | 20 | 4 months 25 MG 1X day | 2/20/2013 | 2 | Tachycardia | Going to ask my doctor about weaning off of this medication because I have been very depressed on it (has made my depression much worse), severe water weight gain, chest pains (feels like someone is sitting on my chest, visual problems and my blood pressure is too low, and a few of my toes have gone numb | I was given this medication to counteract the side of effects of another medication, which causes me to have tachycardia, but this is too much. Only thing good it has shown is it doesn't help control your blood pressure but I can't take this anymore. | F | 39 | 3 months 25 mg 1X day | 10/11/2011 | 1 | irregular heartbeat | too many to list. felt like I was having a heart attack 24/7 incessant chest pain, SEVERE anxiety and depression, MAJOR heartburn, itching, insomnia, body shakes, involuntary muscle jolts, dizzyness, irregular heartbeat (short PR interval - never had it before).... and MORE | I have heard that the old fashioned beta blockers like this can cause heart damage in the long term and alpha/beta blocker combinations are now recommended over the old school drugs like Atenolol. If this is the "mild" beta blocker, I'd hate to experience the others... felt like I was having a heart attack for DAYS. | F | 44 | 5 days 25 1X day | 5/20/2011 | 4 | migraines | After 25 years its hard to remember side effects.. perhaps a little dry mouth.. Also not sure if a little depression has been caused by this drug or not. | i suffer from migraines and this drug helped about 95 % with those.. i also have panic attacks and this drug helps somewhat.. | M | 52 | 25 years 100mg 1X day | 5/4/2011 | 4 | Rapid Heartbeat, Borderline HBP | Cold hands, feet and nose during the day; vivid and constant dreaming at night. I suffer from seasonal depression and I think the atenolol may make that somewhat worse. | Even with the side effects, I appreciate this drug very much. My heart was constantly racing; even at my "calmest", my heart rate was over 100-120 bpm. Now, it's 60-70 bpm all the time. Blood pressure was borderline high and is now in the low normal range. I take 25 mg. once a day. | F | 47 | 1.5 years | 4/12/2008 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | You name it. I had it. Depression, anxiety, mood swings, headache, heartburn, nausea, no energy, disappearing sex drive, loss of appetite and the list goes on. | The only good thing? I lost weight on this. That's it. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone. It's terrible. | F | 38 | 1 months | 3/30/2008 |
ATENOLOL (ATENOLOL): Atenolol is used with or without other medications to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. This medication is also used to treat chest pain (angina) and to improve survival after a heart attack. Atenolol belongs to a class of drugs known as beta blockers. It works by blocking the action of certain natural chemicals in your body, such as epinephrine, on the heart and blood vessels. This effect lowers the heart rate, blood pressure, and strain on the heart. (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)