Metoprolol: Do The Side Effects Improve Eventually? (Page 2)

I started Metoprolol this Monday after the cardiologist prescribed it because of being in the ER with extremely fast heartbeats. After a heart ultrasound, chest xray, blood tests, and wearing a holter moniter, they found there was nothing wrong with my actual heart other than the fact that I have a mild heart arrhythmia which they believe was brought out by a virus I also had. Now that I have started the medicine, I have had dizziness, nausea, sever mood swings, insomnia, and anxiety. The cardiologists' nurse said these were all normal, but it seems a little excessive to me. I am on the lowest possible dose (25MG) minus the possibility of cutting the pill in half and I take it once a day. I do not have high blood pressure and am young and not overweight (5ft and 105lbs). Has anyone else had all these side effects, do they go away?

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Stopped my last dose of metropolol last night...the side effects were horrible, constant dizziness, leg pains, depression, lethargy, etc,. I have an appointment with my doctor in two days, will not go back on it for sporadic heart
palpitations.

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I've been on metatopalol for 30 days for fast hart beat no Sid effects on till 5 week indigestion air gas really bad cramps they say they will go away and depression bad uncomfortability I didn't feel none of this beforehand I felt way better

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Was some oit your symptoms really light headed dizzy n felt heavy going from a aying position to a sitting position to standing up

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On the advice of my doctor because of the awful side effects...I did not abruptly stop metropolol...it took a few weeks, but I tapered it off. Half a day for a week, and then a quarter for another week...and then a quarter every other day for another week. I was told it was dangerous to stop the medicine immediately.
I will never take a prescribed drug again...without doing research. This is a particularly bad drug.

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Yes.. I am on this medication and I am experiencing the exact same thing ... dizzy,nauseous , lightheaded . Vertigo like ...

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This medication has changed my life for the better. Just because your body didn't agree with it doesn't make it "horrible" or that it "should be taken off the market". I used to have very high heart rate (tachycardia) even when resting and after going on metoprolol I now have normal heart rate. I've been on it for 9 years now and have no side effects. So see, just because it didn't work for you or caused you side effects doesn't mean the drug should be taken off the market.

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I have high blood pressure and was put on Losartan and Metoporol for one episode of rapid heart beat. Three years later I was just taken off of Metoporol because at rest, sitting watching TV my heart rate was dropping into the 50's. I was switched to Losartan HCTZ since the doctor said nothing was really wrong with my heart and the 50's was tooooo low. The change is unbelievable. I never realized the side effects until I stopped taking it. The rash on my arms disappeared, my heart rate remained in the 70-80 range, my Tryglycerides improved (another side effect), but most importantly the anxiety was gone, the spikes in blood pressure disappeared, and my mood improved 100%. I am finally feeling good all the time. If I hadn't brought it up to my (new) doctor, a NP, they would never have even suggested I change meds.

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Hi I'm on half dose of metropolol 12.5 twice a day. I have nausea some days, clammy and cold hands and feet.. I feel exhausted all the time. No weight gain . I'm on it for 2 weeks now for ventricular tachycardia I'm 43 in good shape I'm not over weight . No other health issues but I now have an ICD as well.

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Taking metropolol for a year.After taking for 4 month started feeling side effects like blurr vision ,too much tiredness,eye lid twisting,foggy brain,light headed, always down,problem with bowel and too much weight gain.The drug makes impossible to work has more cons than pro.would not recommend.

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Taking 100 MG Metoprolol and BOY it changed me! Is the chest pain, pinching and stinging normal? Doc says it's normal and it will go away, but it hasn't after 3 months now.

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Hello, I'm also taking Metoprolol 25 mg and I have tingling in hands, feet and calves. How long does it usually take for the side effects to clear after stopping the pill?

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I know this post is several years old, but I am SOOOO happy to have found this. This is me exactly. Had superfast heartbeats (diagnosed with SVT - Supraventricular Tachycardia) after a bout with the flu. Caridologist found nothing wrong after EKG and Echo and put me on Metoprolol XL - 25 mg. I am super sensitive to meds and ended up cutting it in half. Been on it for almost a week and I just feel weird - very tired: mornings are the worse - and my anxiety is higher than usual. I hope it eases after a couple of weeks.

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Why were you taking the toprol? I was on it for a month in a half and I stopped it cold turkey. It was like 2 -3 hours before next dose I'd get bad pacs. My Dr says oh just anxiety no I don't think so. I know my body. I have paf afib that I get once in a blue moon. He gave me these meds to slow rate if I have an episode and blunt some of the pacs and sinus tachycardia that I have.

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Yes ..I was diagnosed with PVC's . Which is premature ventricular contractions . I don't have heart disease either . But rapid heart beats as well . Wire monitor as you did . The medication metoprolol gave me all the same side effects. Eventually after a couple of weeks they stopped . I still take the mess daily no Further noticeable side affects .

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Yea I have a normal heart no high bp nothing just the afib when I get it so far it's been every two years like clock work. The BB did help me and my heart rate was in the low 60's all day, but I can't take the toprol xl that gave me like a flutter. I took the tartrate and you have to becarful with the manufacture as well 192,000 bottles were recalled. Ugh I'm happy I'm off. I do seem to get more pacs the week before my period that's an issue.

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No the side effects do not go away. They are terrible. I had lowest dose cut in half and it still nearly paralyzed me. They need to take beta blockers off market

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I have been on Metoprolol for almost two months now. I was unaware of the side effects. I have had diarrhea, anxiety attacks, tiredness, depression, abdominal pains, nightmares and bloating. Once I learned that these were all due to the medication i stopped. I have been off the medication for 4 days now and feel significantly better, but am still feeling some of the side effects. The anxiety was the worst part. I check my blood pressure daily and its still doing good. I will never take that medication again.

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Hi I get the chest pinches and stinging too.im on a 12.5 ml dose of metropolol twice a day..I've only been on it for a short time , I've been diagnosed with ventriculartachycardia have an icd implanted and thought it was my icd doing it.

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66year old indian lady diagnosed as having psvt in1998 often had terrible pulpitation was prescribed vepramil still pulpitation persisted stopped it by holding my breath hard and letting it go this helped mostly but still had to go to hospital for neumonia combined with palpitation at 250. second time by some emotional disturbance then in 2007 I was prescribed metropolol my palpitation stopped now I want to know the previous palpitations will weaken my heart kindly some one reply

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I was put on 12.5mg Toprol a little over a month ago for PVCs, PACs, and high heart rate. All other tests normal. I started having severe anxiety and panic attacks about a week ago. No one mentioned anything about this medication having this side effect. Is it usual to take a month before the side effects would turn up? Will these attacks subside? Do all beta-blockers have this side effect? It has reduced my PVCs and heart rate, but at what cost, I can't take the anxiety. Help!

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