Toprol-xl High Blood Pressure, Cigs, Mgs, Slow Motion, Depression
Posted over a year ago
I have been taking 12.5 mg Metoprolol for my palpitation and occasional racing heart. Few days ago I got a rapid heart rate again and I increased the dose to 25 my as original prescribed. Now I have chills, cold hand and feet, insomnia, shortness of ... more »
I have been taking 12.5 mg Metoprolol for my palpitation and occasional racing heart. Few days ago I got a rapid heart rate again and I increased the dose to 25 my as original prescribed. Now I have chills, cold hand and feet, insomnia, shortness of breath, chest pain, etc. I have cut back to 12.5 mg. The problem is that even with 25 mg my heart races once in a while but I can't tolerate increasing this drug. I want to wean off of it. What is the best way to stop this drug?
Nicole87 - Hi, i'm in the same boat as you. I'm also taking 12.5 metoprolol for palpitations and i don't like it. I have bad mind fog from it and feel like I can't think properly. I think I'm sensitive to it, or maybe b/c I don't weigh that much it's affecting me this way. Anyway I believe that at such a low dose as we are on, to wean off it you have to take the 12.5 every other day for a week and then you can stop. But you should call your Doctor just to check. I want to go off it too b/c I hate the drunken feeling I get from it. Good Luck!
Mattdillon - i'm on 25 mg which is also a very low dose, however i have had lightheadeness, chills, cold hands and feet for years. i have grown to live with it. i get up everyday and workout at least an hour a day...everyday (maybe one day off)..i was on other meds and found them worse. if they're going to keep you alive you might have to get used to it. if anyone knows of any beta blocker that dosen't have side effects i would love to know.
Shell07 - I too am on !2.5 mg of toprol and want to get off of it... I am wondering if you have had any success in doing this yet or not. I would love to hear back either way.
Nicole87 - Unfortunately I think ALL beta blockers have some kind of side effects, but for me the side effects from the toprol went away within about 2.5 weeks. I have also tried Inderal which was not for me, my heart rate went down to about 66, and I felt very lethargic and weird, only after 2 days. So I was doing well on the 12.5 metoprolol but then I had an episode of tachycardia after a large meal, even while on the met., so I increased it it 25mg, as originally prescribed, but I spilt the dose in half, half in the morning and half at night. This way I feel much less tired and pretty normal actually. I really want to get off it soon though, just because I don't want to be dependent on it.
Kellyn152 - i stopped the generic. metoprolol (toprol xl) i was on 100mg. and i got were i couldn't think it was like everything was in slow motion. i had no energy, laid in bed at night for atleast an hour before i could fall asleep.. I quit smoking I have never had a history of high blood pressure so I figured it was the cigs.
I cut down to 50mgs b/c i had 100mg tabs. I know the doctor would not take me off b/c she said the med is fine. Its just you that has the problems , depression med. and all other types of med. she wanted me to take.
But i've never had a history of any of that until the Toprol.
I was taking 50 mgs for a month or so after i quit smoking then i started taking it every other day. But i didnt realize that it could cause such serious problems if you stop taken it without reducing it lower than 50mg.
I haven't went to the doctor i dont have insurance.
Could anyone tell me if i could have serious problems from not taking the med.
I feel fine.
I have lost 15 pounds i'm more active.
In 2007 i also quit the med. b/c I couldn't afford it. and i also lost weight..
So i know the med. makes me can weight. But the doctor seemed to think it didn't.
Hakaluka - Dont stop thiug if u r using it regularly for a long time..b/c may be it create worse side effect after suddenly stopping it...so the best way is to stop this side effect is either change the drug or go graduallly decresing dose..the best way is later one...f still have prob with drug then ideal way to consult ur doctor..he wiill guide u further...thanks
62_frustrated - Frustrated
I am 62 years old and have suffered from palpitations for over 41 years, since age 21. They come and go in storms that last from anywhere from a few minutes to months at a time in good times and bad. They started a year after returning from the war in Vietnam during a very anxious time. They are functional, meaning I was able to complete a career in the USAF with no limitations to duty, but for many years it made physical conditioning difficult and at times scary. Although I have had long periods of freedom from them over the years, sometimes spontaneously but als after taking Propoanlol, Tenolol, and over the past year Metaprolol in doses of between 12.5mg and 25 mg. Although the Metaprolol reduced the intensity of the "storms" and associated anxiety related to long periods of irregular heart beats, it also came with a lot of weight gain, voracious appetite, frequent impotence, and shortness of breath. To be honest, during exercise both the irregular heart rates and shortness of breath dissipate with Metaprolol allowing for completion of the activities. However, the medication did little to arrest blood pressure spikes. My doctor told me to totally block them I would need 50mg a day but would have other side effects. I recently switched to another beta blocker, Bystolic, in combination with an ACE inhibitor and they completely block the palpitations, but I am always tired and my resting pulse is in the high forties and low fifties. Systolic pressure stays in the 125 - 150 range but diastolic is too low, between 60 and 75. Also, I am experiencing light headedness and anxiety and little relief from impotence. To be honest, I felt more like myself with Metaprolol even if I did not find a complete cure for my nagging palpitation problem.
I do not think I will stay on the latest treatment, as I value my peace of mind, a little higher resting pulse, and less anxious states. Also I have learned to live with the palpitations and know that aggressive exercise is paliative. I would rate Metaprolol as fairly effective at lower doses for treating palpitations as long as one can control the appetite and get through the start up of physical activity. I also think it is excellent at reducing anxiety and hence its ability to enable me to live better with the palpitations when they occurred. I have no palpitations now but just don't like the side effects of the newer treatment. Like Ereich #21768, I am wondering if with Metaprolol it is not as good as it gets.
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