ATENOLOL Reviews (ATENOLOL)

Average Rating: 2.7 (204 Ratings)

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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)

  

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 4  high bp , palpitation Loose libido loose bowel ....... nothing M 44 1 months
100mg
11/25/2014
 4  arrhythmia I started taking this medication and noticed that it worked well for the heart palpitations. Also the feeling of hunger and weight gain is the worst part of this drug. I was taken off of it cause of gaining weight,I was depressed over that. I've been Off of it for one week and feel horrible. Terrible anxiety, racing heart beat, scared the living Heck outta me. I called my Dr and was told to go back on it. It helps but I hope one day I can manage things on my own. F 46 8 months
25 mg
10/24/2014
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 2  High Blood Pressure Extreme Nausea, Dizziness, Confusion, Hung over feeling..Anxiety. M 43 14 days
25MG 1X day
10/21/2014
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 2   'When rushing or after eating, if I exert ANY activity I become weak and breathless and belch a lot and cannot tolerate any constrictive clothing around my middle. Bending over to tie my shoes is very difficult at these time. Blood pressure spikes to over 250. I do recover in 10 to 15 minutes of sitting still. Very worrisome. Told doctor - no response, just ummm. I was taking a "water pill" but doctor took me off that. I developed Gout, perhaps from water pill. F 82 9 years
25 1X day
10/11/2014
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 2  high blood pressure Extreme fatigue and constant body aches. This drug lowered my bp from day one but at what price? I'm laying on couch after work as well aching like I've been doing football 2 days. I've also had constant loose bowels since I began taking it. M 48 1 years
20
10/6/2014
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 3  panic and anxiety, hypertension cold sensations throughout my body, itchy, tingly arm with pain, head pressure, cold feet and hands,brain fog, cannot concentrate, I already have insomia it's seems like it seems worser.but it does slow down my heart rate F 39 1 days
25mg
9/24/2014
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 3  Adrenergic storm/high BP/Panic atta Extreme lethargy, tiredness, sleepiness, foggy thinking, slow and sluggish. Very low heart rate and feeling like heart might just stop altogether. Cold feet and nose. I think I was given too high a dose. I have only been taking half a pill but feel so heavy and weighed down. But it has stopped panic attacks which caused BP to rise to 187/116. I plan to skip tonight's dose then resume at 1/4 pill. (I am 5' 3" and weigh 115' F 58 7 days
25
9/24/2014
 1  Hypertension/Panic & Anxiety Hot & Cold feet, pins & needles and tingling in limbs, CONSTANT FATIGUE, severe chest pressure w/minor pain pretty constant, sharp pain shooting up left arm, upset stomach, bowel problems, constant dizziness, hbp, constant headaches, cold flushing feeling throughout body, sharp pains in limbs, constant head pressure amd double/blurry vision, occasional ringing in ears, and more I'm sure... I hate this drug! Got put on 25mg 1x after an ER visit for dizziness 179/115 bp & 147 BPM. This drug has given me anxiety, I'm always experiencing new strange feelings/sensations. Every doc I've seen wants me to stay on this crap! They even said it was working so well despite me telling them all the side effects I had, they upped dosage to 100mg 1x and it sent me to the ER with severe chest pain & tightness, even had sharp pains shooting up my left arm. They tell me I'm fine, not dying but I'm looking at the warning that says stop use & seek immediate attention so went to ER! BPM dropped as low as 42 and bp as low as 90 over 65, so taking 50mg again and occasionally get spikes in bp & pulse but still have tons of bad side effects, even after 6 months! M 29 6 months
50
8/19/2014
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 1  high BP & pulse,( slightly high) very tired, dizziness, insomnia, itching, brain fog, worst drug I have ever takin M 76 4 months
25 1X day
6/25/2014
 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
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 3  blood pressure. palpations My doctor prescribed me atenolol due to my high BP and pulse. It did an excellent job in lowering my BP but I am feeling extremely depressed and tired I hope this goes away when my body adapts to thus pill M 23 3 days
50mg
3/23/2014
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 1  Hypertension Weight gain, decrease in libidos F 61 3 years
25 mg
2/12/2014
 4  Left Ventricular Hypertrophy I joined weight watchers in January and was losing weight steadily, but since July I have stabilised and am not happy with this, although I keep rigidly to my weight loss plan. I am 5ft 4 and weigh 11 stones 7lbs now after losing 12 lbs. Can I blame this on the Atenolol as I have definitely slowed somewhat (as has my heart rate which is now 52) I find I can no longer walk distances as I am also going for a knee replacement next week. F 70 5 months
50mg 1X day
11/7/2013
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 5  High Blood pressure In the very beginning, some dizziness when standing up. Now none. I realized after I went on Atenolol that the nervous feeling I had frequently was caused by a too rapid heartbeat.I knew my resting heartbeat had been around 90 from time to time but didn't realize the anxiety I felt was caused by it. Now that I am on atenolol I feel much better. And my BP is good. I also take hydrochlorothiazide. Prior to Atenolol I had been on Diovan but it gave me a tickle in my throat. 60 1 years
25 1X day
9/23/2013
 1  Anxiety This toxic crap made my muscles cramp & constant state of anxiety! Now because of this I have adrenal issues! DO NOT USE THIS F 2 months
25
7/31/2013
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 3  High Blood Pressure Dropped the BP to normal but extreme fatigue, dizziness, exausted, tiresome always, caused me nearly BPV at the starting but later i cured it with some exercises, but this light-headedness is hell after me! working well but its side affects are more alarming, feels i may have heart-attack in no time! M 40 2 months
25 2X day
7/7/2013
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 1  Anxiety Headaches,dizzy,muscle cramping,disoriented,agitation,worse anxiety! This stuff depleted my body minerals also. Bad BAD stuff! Cardiologist denied these side effects as I was having them right before his eyes. Don't always believe what Drs tell you is best! F 55 8 weeks
25mg
6/28/2013
 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
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 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
 1   There appeared to be no side effects It is now known to raise blood/glucose levels. It is also claimed to cause diabetes (google "Atenolol diabetes"). No longer reccommended by the experts. M 70 35 years
50 1X day
8/22/2012
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