Experiences with Metoprolol

I've had loads of problems with heart flutters and atrial fibrillation and was admitted to hospital where my heart rate was returned to normal, as a result I had to take metoprolol which made me really tired and short of breath. After a while my body got used to it and things got better, but I'm still severely restricted in the activities I can manage, after just one day of work I was totally e...
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Because of TIAs and high BP, I've been on metoprolol for years, starting with once a day on 100 mg most recently up to 200 mg. I'm always tired, my BP is getting higher, I'm unsettled, not sleeping well. Does anyone else have experience with this and is there a better drug for reducing BP without other symptoms?
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For a long time i've had problems with pain in my breast. I was short of breath and felt very tired. After treatment in the hospital i got to hear that my heart isn't getting enough oxygen. Shortly thereafter i got this medicine and i feel way better. I have absolutely no issues with side effects.
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Given this for chest fibrillations. Works by restricting heart beat frequency and does it well, too. Had normal heart rate for two days after cardioversion but then I reverted bad to the chest fibrillations.
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I've been on Metoprolol since 2012, as well as Ramipril and Spirinolacton because of heart failure. Since then, the pump function of my heart has fallen to just 17% and the dose has been increased to 200 mg a day. This gave me very low blood pressure and I was really tired and short. After talking to the doctor, we reduced this to 50 mg. Pump function went back up to 35%. I work full time. And...
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Started on 25 mg, but that didn't help so quickly increased to 50 mg, this was also hardly effective at all so then I was on 100 mg. really suffered with the side effects, including extreme tiredness, breathlessness, skin rash, mood swings, cold hands and feet, discolouration of hands, unsettled etc.
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Since I started using this I have had no (or hardly any) migraines. I do sometimes get a little tired or dizzy but not badly. I've got a lot of faith in this.
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After an angioplasty in 2005, I have 25 mg metoprolol every day. Up to now I haven't experienced one single side effect.
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I got this from the GP in the post and was simply prescribed more without further investigations I am 40 and never had anything wrong with my heart but this has to be a temporary medication due to stress. Now I've got a different doctor who says stop while other doctors carry on prescribing it, purely this confusion is what has prompted me to question it My blood pressure is good and okay so my...
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Very excessive sweating at minimal effort, 15 min exercise and I need to rest for 30 min. I even needed a new towel because I was sweating so much. I also started going bald, and after I stopped taking the medicine, my hair began to grow back. I tired quickly, listless, etc. But the excessive sweating was the main problem, it was literally pouring out of me, which really affected functioning no...
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A week ago I was given metoprolol 25 mg retard because of increased heart rate and stress, and now my heart rate is okay but I have developed high blood pressure which I never had before and I've got a very dry mouth (like a lump in my throat) so I'm coughing a lot and I get headaches so now I don't know if these are side effects or if I'm hyperventilating. has anyone else had these side effects?
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25 mg a day to get my too-high heart rate down ( as a result of IST disease). Very effective, even on the lowest dose my heart rate went down from 120 to 80. When I started there were a few side effects (dry mouth, pressure on my chest, fatigue), but after a few weeks they all disappeared. I started off taking them in the morning, but later I switched to taking them in the evening and I feel be...
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Take this for my migraines and I'm really happy with it. I've had few side effects. It really has helped me. I take one a day. Really happy with it.
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Took metoprolol for hormonal migraines. It seemed to make sense to take the 25 mg delayed-release ones. For me, the worst side effects were feeling very stressed and insomnia. I combined it with nitrazpam every third night to get some sleep. Halved the dose after 6 weeks because of the stress and lack of sleep. Then it was totally ineffective against the migraines and the side effects were even...
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Have to take this in combination with Rasilez HCT. The GP prescribed Metoprolol without asking the nephrologist for advice. On the advice of the replacement nephrologist stopped metoprolol. no problems with side effects from the rasilex, i've been taking it for years. My blood pressure is higher because the GP prescribed metoprolol. She could have sorted this out better if she'd spoken to the i...
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i was contending with serious migraine attacks – they were making me really sick – the doctor prescribed me this to cope with them – i feel good – have very few attacks now. if i forget to take one in the morning i start to feel pressure in my head towards the end of the day –
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Bloated feeling throughout the course of the day. Water retention. Weight increased. weight remains the same despite exercise and eating very healthily/little. Really tired. Got Sjörgen's and I'm concerned that this medicine isn't very good for my kidneys and other organs. My blood pressure is now 86 over 143. I'm going to ask the GP if I can stop taking this because you aren't allowed to stop ...
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Only now have I figured out why I can't lose weight despite the fact that I hardly eat anything at all. Also the fact that I have the worst sight I've had in 8 years, I need a certain kind of light.
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I have lots of problems with heavy, tired legs which mean I almost can't walk. One of my friends has 25 mg of metoprolol but I have 150 mg for the same problem. Is that not too much?
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Fantastic stuff. No more migraines after more than 40 years of them. I was given this after a heart attack. No more attacks!! I am super happy with it!!!
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I've been given this medicine because I suffer a lot with migraines.. the migraine attacks are definitely less frequent but now I am quite often really badly dizzy.
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I use several different medicines so hard to tell what causes which side effects. No idea. Metoprolol succinate and lisinopril halved because my blood pressure was too low and making me cold, but that hasn't changed. I'm now worried that I'm not on enough medication for my cardiac arrhythmia especially when it happens (not too badly) at night. As well as that I also take acenomoumarol for throm...
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For years I have taken at atenolol with complete satisfaction and all of a sudden it stopped working. So then I was looking for an alternative. 1st of all tried lisinopril but that made me depressed. After taking that for 2 months, I tried metoprolol succinate retard. It gave me really bad headaches, was really tired and slept loads. It also changed my sense of taste. To start off with it did a...
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Got this from the GP for high blood pressure in combination with antidepressants which are what gave me the high blood pressure, metoprolol works fine for me, going to keep taking it… Shame about the side-effects but most medicines have them, you need to take into account your own circumstances.
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got an artificial heart valve in 2012 and from then on I have had to take metoprolol, I never noticed any kind of side effects but since November 2015 the pharmacist has been giving me the Sandoz brand, since then very regular diarrhoea and stomach pain which the pharmacist says is nonsense, not possible as far as he's concerned? Is there a difference between brands? Does anyone know??
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Had arrhythmia for years. Initially the cardiologist gave me 50 mg of metoprolol, this was really not enough because the arrhythmia often 'broke through'. Afterwards following his advice was given 100 mg and that works brilliantly! I don't have any worrying side-effects (except for occasionally getting a bit dizzy and having a dry mouth), but definitely a recommendation!
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I've been taking this medicine for a few weeks now, last month without it I had 20 attacks, this month only 5, which I could still stop with rizatrptan. I am curious to see if this keeps working so well!
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Not happy with this drug. The worst side effect for me was a paranoid feeling, as if someone was behind me all day long. Switched to another brand and now I'm fine.
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I have gained 15 kg since I started thin medicine and suffer with shortness of breath, poor sleep and feeling of fullness, heavy legs (water retention). Now even 3 weeks after stopping taking this medicine, it still hasn't had the desired effect: blood pressure and heart rate high; although I do feel less full. My GP has started me on furosemide and if this doesn't work then restart metoprolol ...
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