ATENOLOL Reviews (ATENOLOL)Average Rating: 2.7 (203 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ATENOLOL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ATENOLOL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | High heart rate | HORRIBLE. 3 YRS AGO I HAD A PANIC ATTACK THAT LASTED 2 DAYS, WITH HEART RATE 127 BPM. I WAS PRESCRIBED ATENOLOL BUT 50 MG WORE OFF, SO I NOW TAKE TWICE A DAY. AT 38, I FEEL LIKE I'M 80!! TOO TIRED TO DO ANYTHING, SO DEPRESSED, NO EMOTION, ANGINA, HAIR LOSS, DRY SKIN, THE WORST PART IS WEIGHT GAIN. I WAS 137 LBS FOR YEARS AFTER HAVING MY DAUGHTERS. SINCE 3 YRS OF TAKING ATENOLOL, I'M NOW 163 LBS! NO AMOUNT OF EXERCISE OR DIET HELPS. I JUST CONTINUE TO GAIN. BETA BLOCKERS SLOW THE METABOLISM SO IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO BURN CALORIES! EVERY TIME I TRY TO DECREASE MY DOSE, I CAN SEE THE WATER WEIGHT ALSO DECREASING. MY DIURETIC ALSO DOES NOT HELP ME LOSE. THE ONLY THING THIS DRUG HELPED IS THE PANIC ATTACKS AND HEARTRATE, AND FAIRLY NORMAL BLOOD PRESSURE. BUT NOW MY DOC WANTS ME OFF THIS DRUG, AND TO REPLACE IT WITH MAGNESIUM. MAGNESIUM IS A NATURAL BETA BLOCKER, WITH NO SIDE EFFECTS! SO I WILL GRADUALLY WEAN OFF THIS NIGHTMARE DRUG! WORD OF WARNING: ATENOLOL CAN CAUSE DIABETES, CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE, KIDNEY PROBLEMS!! ITS BAD ENOUGH WITH FEELING SO OLD, TIRED, SICK, AND DEPRESSED! STAY AWAY FROM IT, AND TRY MAGNESIUM!! | F | 38 | 3 years 100 mg | 5/2/2012 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Every side effects in the book. I keep complaining to my doctor, but he got me afraid to stop taking it.Legs & feet burn all the time,I,m cold all the time, can't sleep,tied and depressed and many others side effects. | I read on the internet Atenolol can cause kidney failure. | F | 76 | 17 years 50MG 2X day | 3/16/2012 | 5 | Tachycardia/Mitral Valve Prolapse | None | This drug has literally saved my life. I was admitted to hospital for chest pain that was caused by Tachycardia. Before taking Atenolol I could not climb stairs, walk for very long distances, carry in my groceries, or walk my dog because of shortness of breath and chest pain. My resting heart rate was in the 120 BPM. During physical exercise over 250 BPM. I have been given back 15 years and feel like a new person. | F | 50 | 2 months 25 mg 1X day | 12/23/2011 | 4 | fast heart beat/hypertension | cold limbs | I'm very happy w/ this med. I can tell the difference when off it for a few days after being late w/ a refill. I have tachycardia and Atenolol also helps regulate my hypertension for which I also take Zestril and a thiazide. Only complaint is the need to wear warmer socks and sweaters/gloves in cold weather. | F | 50 | 2 years 100 1X day | 12/3/2011 | 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 | 3 | Hypertension | Difficulty breathing, purple toes and fingers, fatigue. | Lowered my blood pressure from 210/110 to 150/90, still needed another med to lower BP to normal range. Completely cured all headaches I was having, including my migraines. Also greatly reduced anxiety symptoms such as racing heart and flushing. But had to discontinue since I was having breathing difficulty and doctor worried about tissue damage in my toes. | F | 26 | 3 months 50mg 1X day | 5/8/2011 | 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 | 5 | SVT rapid heart rate | Maybe a little lethargy. | This is GREAT for tachycardia (SVT). Never had an SVT attack while on Atenolol. Good for PVC's and anxiety too. I am a harsh critic, but this stuff is great. Lowers heart rate. Better than Propranolol which caused me PVC's and trouble breathing. | F | 37 | 5 years 50 2X day | 4/30/2011 | 2 | Migraine prevention | Lethargy, mental fog, increased reaction time and general low mood feeling with irritability | Any cheap generic medication is worth a try when trying to control migraines on a budget. But the lethargy and depressed moods are not worth the reduction in migraines, which 4 me was insignificant. | M | 30 | 14 days 25 mg 1X day | 4/25/2011 | 3 | M | 31 | 1X day | 1/3/2011 | 5 | none; however my doctor plans to switch me to COREG? | M | 61 | 18 months 50mg 1X day | 11/3/2010 | 3 | Depression | Metallic taste in mouth, balance problems, altered consciousness, slurred speech. | Not sure if the side effects were the result of Atenolol. Have you had any of these side effects? Have you seen any of them mentioned in medical literature or journals? I'd like to know, if you have. Thanks. | F | 32 | 1X day | 8/27/2010 | 1 | Blood pressure | Dizziness, joint pain, irregular heart beat, constant feeling of being about to vomit. | My heart rate got so low after one month on it that the physicians assistant told me to go off of Atenolol. Two days later I was so violently dizzy, I literally could not stand up. I managed to get to the Atenolol and take one which helped. I then slowly tried to wean myself off of them. I thought I had managed and had been off for three days when my heart started acting so bizarre that I was literally crying and I took an Atenolol. That helped my heart but I believe that Atenolol may have permanently damaged my heart. I am still trying to go off but every time I do I start having heart episodes. I wish I had never seen the stuff. | F | 57 | 5 months 25 MG 1X day | 5/6/2010 | 4 | Tachycardia | None | I take it in along with 3mg Warfarin and 20mg Famotidine upon rising. I guess it's helping the tachycardia originally discovered during a yearly physical. I have never felt anything when my heart was occasionally beating too fast. I do mind the annoyance of monthly checkups and blood tests but it.s a small price to pay as a sudden heart attack with no previous history is what killed my father at 53. I'm now 70 and in very good shape otherwise and kid people that I have something which wont bother me until it kills me. | M | 70 | 2 years 25MG 1X day | 4/17/2010 | 1 | BP due to kidney disease | I had a very high blood pressure. I had a lot of initial side effects, drowsy, foggy brain etc these eased off after a month or so and I felt fine, just tired. Over 1 year I became more and more incapacitated, I struggled to get up stairs. I felt as though I was in my seventies instead of ealy forties. My blood pressure started to go back up to a ridiculous level. I had zero libido. I stopped (gradually) taking the medication. | I did have one or two killer migraines, really severe - when I took this medication, however, I would say overall I had far fewer migraines. When I came off the medication the rebound migraines were impossible to treat and I was very poorly. I now have a healthy blood pressure using herbs and a little bit of yoga. | F | 44 | 1 years 1X day | 3/27/2010 | 5 | Hypertension | No side effects that I've noticed. | One of the few medicines that I've ever been prescribed that seems to have no side effects and works well! | F | 54 | 3 years | 1/27/2010 | 4 | Hypertension | None really at first (12) years ago. In fact, lost weight. NOW I am experiencing weight gain, tiredness, lethargy, joint pain, & a reduced sex drive. Not really sure if this drug is attributed to my side effects, or maybe its peri-menopause! | This drug does help. It is a beta blocker, so it slows the heart rate. I started out with 50 mg. now I am at 100 mg. I do believe it will make you gain the weight however. I really wish I never started taking this drug, and could have controlled my hypertension with diet & exercise, I may still try to get off of the drug and try creating a better diet/& excercise routine. | F | 48 | 12 years | 12/11/2009 | 3 | blood pressure/teamed with LOTREL | Not sure cause of side effects, atenolol or lotrel, Severe anxiety, confusion, light headed, hair loss, weight gain, muscle aches, swelling in legs, hands and ankles. | Really having trouble with anxiety and hair loss!!!! | F | 60 | 4 times | 11/8/2009 | 4 | High blood pressure | Made me tired, however, it helped my PVCs alot. Took 25 mg once a day | M | 58 | 11 years | 9/24/2009 |