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I started Metoprolol Tartrate 25mg being one tab every 12 hours. I was in the hospital with a blood pressure of 200/130, sometimes higher with a high pulse and irregular heartbeat. I experienced tightening in chest, slight difficulity in breathing, and extreme variables in my pressures. Most of the time they are in the normal range, but occasionally my systolic has dropped under 100 and my diastolic was 58. I am monitoring my foods and am also taking Ativan twice daily. I am terrified. Anybody else have these variables in pressures? I have only been on the medicines for four weeks now. I have had diabetes and thyroid neg testing. I was diagnosed with Panic Disorder??? Never heard of it before. All my family including five siblings have high blood pressure as well.

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I am having heart problem in 2011 valve replacement done (MVR) (Metal Valve) I am taking tab Acitrom 6/6/4 & Prolomet XL50 mg. now I am having legs swelling what is the reason any side effects of Prolomet XL50.

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Horrible Med!!Take a look at ' Metoprolol Withdrawal ' Thread for more.... we have all been 'had'

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I have been on Meteprolol and feel like crap. Have had low HR as low as 40 which is bad. I have tried to wean myself off this crap but my heart will start to race. It never did this before so I will have to be on a different med. All these meds are crap and dangerous in my opinion. All have side effects people , just watch the commercials on meds and look at all the side effects they produce. Meteprolol did great for about a year on very low dose now I feel like crap everyday. My BP readings the last 4 or 5 months was from 110/70 to 140/85 on a average. I had a very stressful thing happen in my life and tried to take the bigger dose the doc prescribed which about put me in the hospital . Im going to the doc in 2 weeks and tell him to give me a different med or meds. Hope everyone reads this and finds comfort that its not in your head but what the docs give us. I have been on quite a few meds and many have had one side effect or another. I can relate to many posts on here about this drug. Im getting off it .

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I just got discharged from the hospital today from taking for 3 days Lisinopril HCTZ 12.5 mg which give me high pulse, nausea, dizziness and bad palpations. E.R. kept me in observation for some hours and they kept me for one day. They changed my blood pressure med to metoprolol 25mg, twice a day 12.5 am snd 12.5 pm which was given to me at the hospital and My blood pressure dropped immediately and goodbye palpations!!! So love my new med, no dude effects.

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Is it hard to really get off this metoprolol tartrate 12.5 mg twice a day for about a month

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For positive results in a hurry if your blood pressure shoots up get some Hibiscus Tea and keep it on hand. You can drink three cups in 24 hours safely. Hibiscus lowers blood pressure reasonably quick. It tastes delicious with a little honey. It is very bright red in color. It should calm your nerves immediately, safe and effective. My NP changed me to Lisinopril 20 mg. I have not had any problems since.

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I've been on metoprol for many years an now my Dr has taken me off it cold Turkey is this not also dangerous! Worried about what may happen to my heart.

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YES! Seems to depend on various factors, but I've had VERY weird, and vivid dreams, nightmares to normal people (LOL), night sweats, various aches and pains, and basically feeling SO exhausted that I have to lay down after coming home from a barely 6 hour work day where I did nothing physical! I have also had VERY bad vision problems-Like super cloudy/wavy vision...Think this was a withdrawal symptom, but also have had "de-focused" vision, like the way it looks if you need reading glasses, which I don't need...I'm near-sighted... The exhaustion is the worst, and although I just started cutting my pills in half (taking 50mg once a day instead of 100mg) I already have noticed my energy level is back to/close to normal... My energy level also seems strongly effected by dehydration, as:

1. I don't drink much water and drink too many caffeinated bevs-coffee/coke/frappacinos
2. I smoke, which raises my BP, although generally only a few points, not massively
3. As an American, I intake way too much sodium! Today I had a Chicken sandwich/curly fries/coke meal from Jack ITB and it was 2400!!!! mg sodium!! ONE MEAL! That's ridiculous!
4. I'm not super fat, but still carrying an extra 40 lbs at 6'2"...which of course affects my energy level
5. Have a bad habit of staying up too late and getting 5-6 hours sleep/night, or even less..

So do YOU have any of these bad habits? I'd suggest getting regular sleep, drinking LOTS of water, eating some fruit everyday, cutting back on packaged foods and fast foods, and going for a walk every day, even at a relaxed pace...

You should also give the meds 2 weeks or so, and the exhaustion SHOULD at least reduce in intensity...IF it doesn't:

1. Try switching to the NAME BRAND (Toprol XL I believe) version of the drug (assuming you are taking a generic)

2. Talk to your DR about it and see if something else might work better...

I'm on my 4th BP med, mostly because when I got on the first-second, I was dealing with a newly formed hiatal hernia and a viral infection, and other issues, and couldn't separate my physical symptoms from the meds' side effects...So I kept switching meds, hoping to clear up the phys problems...Didn't work though...

Also-Be aware that MET can and caused me to have negative thoughts, complete lack of interest in day to day activities, and anxiety....generalized....It basically sets your anxiety level higher than normal and your brain then "fills in the blanks" with whatever your specific "default worries" are...So if it's your spouse cheating, your kids getting hurt, losing your job, money problems, whatever, that's what you will become anxious about...Make sense?

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Please do not start taking that pill it's the worst mistake you could make bad side effects both starting and coming off.

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For those of you that are have medication problems get your Medical care provider to change you at once this is serious stuff don't suffer with this product. There are at least 7 different type's of Blood Pressure meds available you may need to test out a couple until you find the right one Lisinopril has minimum side effects for the most part. Also, get some Hibiscus Tea or Hibiscus dried Flowers to make tea. It is a proven Blood Pressure lowering product check WEB MD for details.

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has anyone had nightmares, or vivid dreams from taking metoprolol. Waking up from sleep with these dreams and have racy feeling, palpitations, numbness in arms and pain in the jaw?

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I have a panic disorder to and like some people are saying 'not all drugs work for everyone.'

I will be the one who does say, this drug works for me along with my anxiety meds that I take, which is Prozac. I take 25mg Metoprolol and 60mg Prozac. I have been on on Paxil, Buspar, Abilify, Zoloft Effexor and Lexapro. Surprisingly out of those, Paxil, Buspar and Zoloft don't work well on me and I get worsening panic attacks. Effexor works somewhat but not fully haha.

Anyway, I hope whoever reads this or sees this knows that Metoprolol isn't for everyone and I hope you find something to help with your anxiety!

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Yes my FNP just changed my Lisinopril 10 mg to Metoprolol 2 x 25 mg. Day 2 third dose it's as if I didn't take any meds at all. I got on a Doc. Post and Web MD you can safely take both together,however, since I am unable to reach my FNP it's Sunday I am going back to Lisinopril 10 mg. until Monday.

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I have been on metoprolol tar 12.5 twice a day. Been on med about 4 weeks.I feel like I am so exhausted and at times like I might pass out. Bp and hr is good. I was put on med due to irregular hr and slightly high bp from panic disorder. Will I get used to this in time? I want some energy back without the faintness

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Doctor has me on lisinopril 20mg once a day also metoprolol tartrate table 25mg twice a. Been on these medicine for about 2weeks and for the last 3 days I feel very lightheaded like I am going to pass out I even feel funny when I am lying in bed. Is this due to the medicine because I have been taking it for 2 weeks and this just started 3days ago please help thanks.

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This drug is over prescribed, bad side effects

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Been taking 50 mg for about 6 months now and I do have anxiety issues. For the past few weeks when I take the lopressor at night I have wierd feelings and anxiety symptoms or almost 3 hours straight. Horrible!!!!!!! I'm headed to doctor now to get off this crap

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I wonder if im the same, been on 25mg for about a
year now, feel like crap every day, and now today i went in and i was reading at 160/108 so i've been
given a new 50mg plan... Is this making it worse?
Most of u that got off sound great! How should i get
Off? What to tell my doc? And hoe to get off thid medine?

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I've been taking Metoprolol 100 mg twice a day for a month now. I have the same symptoms as you and more. blood pressure 200/135 Now blood presure jumps all around but mostly is 90/50 heart beat 42. Sometimes blood pressure is normal But most of the time I Feel like IM going to die, so I've been weaning my self off of it. Finally stopped taking it today have not died yet and my blood pressure is normal heart beat almost 50 feel much better so far. Two weeks ago also started a juicing diet and cut all salt out. I suggest that anyone with heart problems or health problems in general watch Fat Sick & Almost Dead you can catch it on Netflix or Amazon or order it on Amazon. Also watch Forks over Knives This two Documentaries will change your thinking about taking all this medication. People with the same conditions as us have cured them selves with the diets they recommend so that's what IM trying to do. You should have your doctor monitor you while on these diets. My doctor won't do it so IM doing it on my own and hoping for the best. IM going to die taking all these medication anyway I feel like IM going to try the healthy diet way if I die then I die.
Good Luck to you all

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UPDATE: Son has now safely lowered his dose to 12.5 mg. twice a day. ( For 1 week, per MD ) No elevation in BP or heart rate. Dr. advised to lower again this week down to one 12.5 mg. dose in the morning only.
Seizure like episodes twice this week during the night.
Dr. states the less medicine taken, the less side effects will occur. Also to give it a month and body should adjust with minimal side effects if any. Has now been a month. How much more can he endure?! Has anyone else had seizures/episodes like this? If so, what can be done? HELP?

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