Ive been on it for 18+ years now. Dr started it after I had liver transplant in 2006. 18+ yrs. No issues here, in fact I feel real draggy if i forget to take it. Affects everyone differently. Pay attention to your body and let dr know. Stay safe and well!
When I first started taking metoprolol, I was taking it in the morning and experiencing lightheadedness, dizziness, etc. I called my doctor and I was instructed to take it in the evening either with or directly after my evening meal. Once I started doing that, I never felt that dizziness again.
When we were trying to get my blood pressure under control, I was taking metoprolol as well as an ace inhibitor and a calcium channel blocker. My blood pressure dropped to 60 over 38... they got me to the ER quickly. I won't take a beta blocker anymore!
This is UNBELIEVABLE!!!! IVE had SEVERE DIZZINESS, SEVERE SOMNOLENCE, , I went into CHF. THEN HEART BLOCK. THEN GERD. WHEEZING. SOB ON EXERTION. COLD EXTREMITIES . OK, IVE HAD ALMOST ALL OF THESE SYMPTOMS.
Sorry to hear that Marie. Have you tried a different beta blocker? I'm very lucky in that I have non of the symptoms except tiredness towards the end of the day. This drug has been a life safer for me. I wish you well.
Dr. Stephen Sinatra suggests Magnesium( a natural beta blocker by the way), D- Ribose, CoQ10, and L- Carnitine to pull one out of CHF in his book on The Heart.
Almost ended up in the ER because of this BP medicine. Raised my BP to 210/95 + & heart rate over 100. The BP meds they have tried on me all caused my BP to go up, not down.
I appreciate the straight forward information. I've been taking Metoprolol since 2015 after a heart stint implant and I recently tried not taking it and my heart rate went way up. I will speak to my doctor before trying this again.
I thank God for this video.For the last year I have had most of these symptoms and have been thinking that my stomach issues were another problem . I had no idea that metoporal was the problem. Needless to say I have stopped it and going straight. to dr.. Thank you and God for this video.
I've been on it a month and I've had few side effects and they went away after the first week. Besides hair loss. I'm actually very happy about it. It's changed my life. I had no idea how much my heart's problem was affecting me until I was put on it.
I slept almost all day and then almost all night. Chest and body felt like a heavy elephant was sitting on top of me. Zero energy. Very heavy, thumpy heartbeats. I had horrible, realistic, constant nightmares. Brain fog. It all stopped when I stopped taking it. And I was only on 10mg! Cardiologist said I had a severe reaction to it, took me off. He listened to me, and I'm lucky. I feel so much better without it. Trust what your body is telling you, folks. ❤
Heather I had much the same type of reaction..nightmares…but it took me quite a bit longer to get off of it but I like you had no symptoms after going off of it! Wake up docs, ask a druggist they’ll tell you about it freely! I had two pharmacists tell me it was a well known reaction to Metoporal.
@Jada3175 I would definitely let your doctor know what is happening and how you're feeling. If you can, make a record of your symptoms (side effects) to show your doctor. Trust what your body tells you. Perhaps there is an alternative medicine or treatment your doctor could discuss with you. Tachycardia is so scary. Best wishes to you, hope you start feeling better soon ❤️
I wake up feeling good, I take my drugs and two hours after I start feeling like I have an elephant sitting on my chest. Thanks for this video. Also i honestly am feeling almost all the side effects mentioned in this video
I was put on this for misdiagnosed Afib (it's actually SVT). I couldn't function on it. I was exhausted all the time and I couldn't think. The cardiologist switched my meds. I'm still tired, but it's not nearly as bad. I'd like to have the ablation and be done with it.
Post craniotomy I couldn’t tolerate metoprolol. For some reason before surgery a doc put me on a different heart medication i can’t recall. 70 here. So when a new doc was treating me she said that metoprolol was a better medication for my blood pressure and prescribed it. I had severe diarrhea ( these types of discomfort always appear in the wee hours of the morning when you desperately want to sleep). I went to my doc and told her to take me off this med. She reluctantly did. She said diarrhea is not one of the common side effects and I was her first patient to have this reaction. To prove she was right, she asked me to try it again to see if I got the same results. I said, no thank you, and walked out. I then am assigned to a cheeky cardiologist. She never heard anyone presenting with diarrhea from metoprolol and wanted me to try 10 mg. Very convincing specialist. I tried and I presented with diarrhea again but not as horrendous as the all nighter experience. Frickin docs think they know it all. I just wished I had used a party hat in the commode and brought her a fresh sample in a 16oz glass jar with lid.
😅😅 i have had similar thoughts. I have actually started taking pictures or videos on my phone. It's gross at times, but at least they can't say im imagining things or worse lying for attention!! That particular statement drives me crazy. Such as with my neck. I was a young, healthy woman, NOTHING wrong with me at all. I was actually accused of causing my own symptoms. Well, 13 years and many Dr's later, the injury to my neck was finally discovered, and now I have metal holding it together ugh. But at least found finally, lol.
They did the same thing to me! They Switched me from Lisinopril to Metoprolol while I had a heart attack and triple bypass last November. As soon as I got out of the ambulance they switched me. I have had symptoms I have been blaming these symptoms on something else which now I need to go back and revisit/ reevaluate some things. I take once a day, and in the evening I have to check my BP and take a second one if necessary. Is that the same for anyone who wants to reply? My wife also take this. It now has my attention!!
@@jasondaniel918 I have to join in here. I can't be polite any longer. My Dr. agitated with me said fine go off it then, but gave me no instructions as to how. They are suppose to tell you how to go off gradually so you won't croak. I suspect they are getting kick backs from the pharma co. on each rx they give out! PS. It also made my hair fall out. Be safe out there!
3x in a cardiac unit and it was a PA at urgent care who healed me. I had been saying for over 10 years that the Metoprolol was making my life miserable. Other medications were tried but by stopping the Metoprol my BP got so bad they put me back on Metoprolol. When I saw the PA i was itching all over, wheezing with uncontrolled blood pressure. He told me you can not stop the Metoprolol. You have to very gradually reduce the dose . He suggested Valsartan and worked with my primary and compounding pharmacist to make me Metoprolol drops to be gradually withdrawn over 6 weeks. It is a nasty drug. I am finally stable and free of the symptoms and arrhythmias caused by Metoprol.
I am 16 years old and my doctor described me Metropol to make my migraine less worse four weeks ago. I have 50 bps and 100/55 mmHp rn cuz he told me to take 95mg every morning and evening. I dont have to vomit anymore but my headache is way worse, I can only sleep 2 - 4 hours even though I am 8 hours in bed, I can only run 300 meters before I collapse (I was able to run 2 kilometers in 9 minutes a month ago), I cant concentrate anymore and I can only lift 3/4 of the weight I could one moth ago. I‘d rather have my migraine back
And I was on vacation with my brother and dad for the past 2 weeks. They both gained 1kg of weight but I gained 6kg of weight. We all ate exactly the same amount of food and all walked nearly the same amount of steps.
This is very interesting. I have most of these symptoms and feel horrible. Dizzy/lightheaded, palpitations, extreme fatigue, massive headaches, shakes, cold extremities, nausea. They just raised my dosage. I specifically asked if my symptoms could be from the medication and cardi said no. Hmmm
I was having the same problems as @whitetankexotics. Last year I was dxd. with Supra Ventricular Tachycardia with Premature Vascular Contractions. I was on metoprolol for three years and it managed my BP well. After the SVT w/PVCs they doubled my dose to 50 mg. Extended Release. Both my BP and the heart issues are much, much better. However, the side effects I experienced were crazy! My fingernails began splitting and flaking, and some crazy insomnia! I have MS so my fatigue is from the MS and the metoprolol combined.
I was put on it after a type b aortic dissection. I woke up every morning with a 115 heart rate. Normal for me is about 70. I had horrible GI issues and lost 25 pounds in 2 months. I saw a GI doctor, took tests and nothing was found. Doctors kept telling me it was not this med and to keep taking it. I finally had enough and quit taking it. I was better in a week and no longer take any beta blockers.
Wow you lost all that weight so quickly. I'm actually jealous because that's what I added in only half a year with this nasty medication. Now I'm struggling to at least slow down the weight gain.
I have every symptom. I was given metoprolol when I had bradycardia to begin with. Where is the vid about things not to take with the drug? Thanks for this one!
I have been on this medication for several years. Almost immediate erectile dysfunction, recently i have developed severe swell in my feet. I want off this drug as soon as possible!
I had High BP, the start of CAD, heart murmur. A clinic Dr prescribed this to me. By 5he 2nd day, I could barely get out of bed, dizzy, felt like aomething was sitting on my chest. No strenght, stopped taking it and told the clinic, to get me an appointment with a cardiologist. He ran labs, echo, etc. Prescribed Coreg. What a difference. Been taking it for some time. What a difference. Read and heard so many bad things about Metoprolol
I took this drug for many years, but finally asked to discontinue it because of side effects. While on it, my BP was very low, I had the cold extremities, weakness and fatigue and eventually depression. After stopping it, some of the side effects have remained, including the co!d fingers. My BP remains in the normal range and only elevated when I go to a doctor appt.. . I had to record my BP several times a day to prove that it was only white coat syndrome. I am currently on no medications and doing fine.
I have white coat syndrome too. My blood pressure was just 140/90 then 132/90 at my doctor and she put me on metropolol 12.5 mg. I just started yesterday and my home blood pressure log has never been high. But my doctor was concerned that my last 2 visits bottom number was 90. I don’t want to take this med because last time she gave me something it dropped my bp to 80/53 and i was dizzy. If you give bp meds to someone like me with normal bp that can happen. I’m glad you got off of it. I will too
Thanks for sharing. Did you have any side effects when you stopped taking it? I decided to just stop taking a few days ago and monitoring my BP. Numbers look fine to me. BP is less than 140/90 but all of a sudden I have edema in my legs and feet. Is this a side effect?
@@tbellsurbanfarm7810 Since that post, I have had another cardiac event. I needed to go back on metoprolol but not for blood pressure. It's very low dose....1/2 tablet twice a day. No side effects. Am doing well
Ppl are saying all these symptoms but let’s start with health. Are ppl actives like working out? Changing up their diet? Stop smoking? Stop alcohol? Stopping their stress? This medication is purposely designed to temporarily help lower BP and to get ppl better by helping them changing up their lifestyle. But if ppl continue to indulge process food, junk food they are not helping themselves. I’m on this med to lower my BP and going back to a healthier lifestyle of eliminating all these things that causing me health problems and not having to rely on drugs. Try tracking how much calories you’re eating. Try taking your daily supplement support. Sitting at home not being active being obese will not help at all. Burn your carbohydrate, go on intermittent fasting, eat healthier, reduce salt, reduce sugar. Go work out! Because no one here is stating how much they weigh What they eat daily how much they drinking and smoking be smart about your health if you don’t care then don’t complain what this med is doing to you
I don't understand all these horrible reactions. I've been taking it for over 10 years and the only effect is the one where i don't have a racing heartbeat. Perfect!
Every human is somewhat different. The medical mantra is to give everybody the same thing. And then, back off the folks who don't tolerate the stuff. Alas, some doctors get locked into giving it and no one is allowed out. Dumb, but happens often.
Bisoprolol a variation on this drug ive found to be more tolerable it has helped angina, and other arduac issues. But the hypotension is still an issue.
Thank you so much. I just started taking this medication and have had some of these problems. It is especially a problem with feeling tired and lethargic. I also dream walk, don't know where that comes from.
I've been on lisinopril for a while my cardiologist added metoprolol and my calves swelled up so bad I could hardly walk I quit taking metoprolol and the swelling went away
The side effects i experienced from this medication has been on par with Ativan withdrawal, if not worse. Sensitive to lights, blurred vision, severe dizziness and lightheaded sensation, sense of confusion/memory loss
This is me again Tina, it also put me in AFib. Since I only take one in the morning and one at night My heart is regulated now, no heart palpitations and no more chest pains. No blood pressure problems either. Sometimes my blood pressure was so low I would almost pass out being on that medicine I couldn't stand too long either
It put me in atrial fibrillation too. I was taking 50mgs. 2times daily. I dint even know I was in AF until I had an EKG on one of my regular visits withe my cardiologist. I had only this one episode. I have been in Regular sinus rhythm on my other visits. He started me on eliquis. , a blood thinner to prevent stroke. I changed the dosage of metoprolol myself to 50mgs. daily. Taking it twice daily, put me in bed. It’s a horrible drug. My blood pressure is stable. Sometimes my heart goes down to 50/min. I haven’t even told I am taking 50mgs daily, because he doesn’t listen. I am a Critical Care Registered Nurse, so I monitor my vital signs very well
My husband was on this for several months. He was also on Candesarten 4 mg, blood thinners and a statin for Cholesterol, he had awful side effects to all of them. So he was also taking Hawthorn. So we increased the Hawthorn to 1600 mg a day, introduced Nattokinase 2 capsules a day. He stopped all of the drugs except Candesarten 4 mg. he also takes serrapeptase. He no longer has any of those side effects except a runny nose from the Candesarten. his BP is in the 120/60 and lower. He now exercises on a stationary bike to get some strength back. He was also getting Atrial Fib regularly but hasnt had it now for four years.
I have been taking Metoprolol for many years, so was eager to watch this video. BUT I'm well educated and am from a family of medical professionals. However, I'm just not sure why it's necessary to speak far above the heads of the average patient using this medication. Some people want the explanations of the specific processes that result in various side effects. And it's fantastic that individuals such as yourself can provide that. I was lost the moment you began using terms such as "beta andrenergic receptors" and "catecholamines." Perhaps the side effects could be listed in "average person speak" with a promise of detailed explanations of the causes for those who stay until the end of the video. Just an idea.
I started getting tinnitus when I started taking this drug along time ago and now it's worse. I'm told this drug doesn't have tinnitus as a side effect. Also if you have a circulatory issue affecting the limbs like reflex sympathetic dystrophy is this drug a good idea since it decreases blood flow? I wonder if this is affecting my hands in my forearms which get very strained when I exert them maybe it's exacerbating a repetitive motion disorder problem I have. Doctors are not terribly helpful with these things
I take that drug. It's interesting, the exercise intolerance is my biggest problem. There's this waterfall in my state that's very beautiful and you can hike to the top, it's about a mile up with all the switchbacks. It's a hard hike, but I could make it. Back again five years and eighty pounds lighter, but taking that drug and I could only make it halfway. It was a hard stop. I just couldn't catch my breath. Even normal walking at home, if I'm too enthusiastic, can make me slow down.
Heart failure 11/19. I can sleep around the clock and during a period of stress a couple years ago, did just that. I feel so guilty about it. I have pruritus on my arms and keep them covered as much as possible, cold feet that turn blue, cannot get to sleep and cannot wake up, itching drives me nuts, GI issues that may or may not be connected, bp so low at times I’ve been told to stay in bed, motivation is gone, cannot get off my butt and feel guilty about that too.
Today I got this medication for my migraines and nonstop headaches. I was on nebivolol for years for my tachycardia and heart failure. It never really helped that well, very low BP and high BPM. First dose of metropolol and my constant headache is better, my BP is 115/74 and 73BPM. I'm very optimistic for my health journey and future 🥰
My heat rate use to race everyday and sometimes several times a day. Metoprolol would always bring it back to its it's normal rhythm. After I took my 2nd covid vaccine my heart went into uncontrollable rhythm for almost a day. After that it went back to it's normal rhythm. My heart never again raced into the old usual almost 200 bpm for the past 2.5 year's. And since then I haven't needed metoprolol.
I was put on this and after a few months my doctor took me off it because I became extremely fatigued. I had trouble doing small everyday things without having to sit down frequently. Within a few days of stopping it I felt so much better. Now listening to this I realized that the extreme itchiness I had was also caused by this medication because it started slowly like the fatigue so I didn't think much of it. I just realized that also went away after I stopped taking these pills. I will never take them again.
Used 25 mg twice a day. Felt tired, overate carbs, fatigued, gained 20 lbs in two months. Initially lowered bp but also lowered heart rate from 80 to 60-65. Tired all the time, no motivation. Weaned myself off this medication after I realized this drug is a very low tech solution. I don’t want to end up on a pacemaker or worse because of this drug. I studied the heart years ago and the thought of this drug messing with delicate PQRST electrical waves scares the heck out of me!? I am going to have to trust my own body on this one and find natural diet/exercise ways to deal with the hbp. Don’t play with my heart ❤️!!!
"Low tech solution"...I like that description!😂 I'm with you. This stuff will make your numbers look good for awhile but you will pay for it down the line. That happened to me with the corticosteroid, Prednisone. Felt like a million bucks on it at first until 5 years later suffer all kinds of terrible effects, including permanent muscle damage in the legs. I suspect it damaged my heart too.
I'm overeating carbs too! I can not afford to gain weight. I'm trying to lose. I'm tired but enjoy the naps and good sleep. I missed on day and my heart beat went crazy😕.
I have been taking Metoprolol for three weeks now, after a AFIB incident, that put me in the hospital heart rate went to 134 for no reason. I take it once a day, plus Eliquis blood thinner twice a day. I'm relatively healthy. Came out of nowhere. Seems to keeps my heart palpitations under control, but I get waves of being nausea and definitely more tired than before.
Ok, this was a shock to see, lol. My dr has had me on this for a few years because of sinus tachycardia. My heart rate shoots to above 200 bpm for no reason at all. Thanks for this video. I'm going to pay close attention because I never really understood what this did. Wow, that answered some things!!! Thank you very much! Tiredness, itching , dry mouth, hypoglycemia (that was a shocker lol) cold hands and feet, and that stupid heart burn ugh lol I'm glad to know these are possible side effects now and yet still would rather deal with these things than heart rate skyrocketing for no apparent reason. Again, thanks. I'm going to check some of your other videos. This one popped into my feed. lol glad it did 😃
I have the •SAME• issue. I take 150mg of Flecainide twice per day and also Metoprolol 50mg twice day! The Metoprolol gives me a SUPER LOW blood pressure...especially at night. Sometimes as low as 99/44. I get EXTREMELY fatigued also. I am seriously condering the Ablation procedure to just FIX the palpatations in my heart then I will be •DONE• with this poisonous medicine
@tumarbongrox6074 probably wasn't a good idea but I cut mine back to 25mg twice daily instead of taking 2 at once. I feel much better. My pressure was dropping far to low also taking 50mg at once. Splitting it up seems to be working better for me personally. I will have to tell the cardiologist when I see him again.
I read that some readers have stopped using this medicine without any ill effects. So what happened to the medical condition that brought them to use it in the first place?
pruritus as a side effect, does that include pruritus ani, cause recently about 6 mns ago I been experiencing pruritus ani and been taking metoprolol for well over a year
Me too and it actually did help by slowing my racing heart and kept me from feeling that “fight or flight” feeling . In that aspect it worked great on helping with anxiety, but I don’t like the other side effects. Tired, doesn’t control my BP as well as Losaran did, dizzy/lightheaded… I love it and I hate it🤷♀️
You are so lucky.... I had to go to the ER out of network . I was having complete organ failure from medications. They took me down to two medications. Still sick from medications but, so much better. This medication also causes brown fat to form in the body. It cause neuropathy. My feet and hands were burning so bad that I could barely walk. I personally found that b complex and Co Q 10 helped a lot with my feet and hands. Each medication can help you in some way; but, it takes something out of the body or stops the absorption of something that the body needs to be healthy. You need to find out what it is doing to your body and correct it with supplements; working with a good doctor that understands nutrition and how the body works.
Definitely a problem drug....ten years trying to adjust. No energy... absolutely hate this drug....got off it.... Then the fun begins....with draw takes weeks and is very difficult with your body screaming for it....but eventually you get over it....wish I never saw this drug
It was prescribed after a heart attack 6 months ago. I gained 12 kg ever since. That is, despite only about 1500 kcal/day and daily medium exercise. Beta blockers are known to slow the metabolism down to an almost grinding halt in many patients. I'm going bonkers seeing 2 kg added every month and no end in sight. I must find an alternative.
I had same problem...my weight kept going up and I went on a almost starvation diet and lost very little weight...I got off of it and the pounds flew off...much less inflammation too...be very careful getting off of it...I did it by myself and had two very bad weeks....taper down with doctors help... Withdrawal can be wicked
I have most of these symptoms . I just can’t take this medication 12.5 is to much for me. I have 15 percent of my hart working . Tried another one I could not take it. So I don’t know what the Doctor is going to try next . Had to go to ER twice because of the side effects. 😢
I am 16 years old and my doctor described me Metropol to make my migraine less worse four weeks ago. I have 50 bps and 100/55 mmHp rn cuz he told me to take 95mg every morning and evening. I dont have to vomit anymore but my headache is way worse, I can only sleep 2 - 4 hours even though I am 8 hours in bed, I can only run 300 meters before I collapse (I was able to run 2 kilometers in 9 minutes a month ago), I cant concentrate anymore and I can only lift 3/4 of the weight I could one moth ago. I‘d rather have my migraine back.
@@SOMEONE_YOU-DONT-KNOW I use peppermint essential oil to get rid of my migraines. If someone is new to essential oils they should mix with a carrier oil like coconut oil and then apply to forehead and back of the head. It seems unlikely but it works for me.
Works good for me. Before, my heart rate was all over the place. Same with blood pressure, OK one minute, then shoot up. Sure I have some of the side effects, mild headaches, cold hands and feet, as far as dizziness, had that before, tinnitus, had that my whole life, fatigue and low energy, yup, just as bad before, shortness of breath was worse before. Nothing I can't deal with.
I was on Metoprolol for a few years . I get breathing problems about 30 mins after taking it, reminds me of when I had Asthma. So I asked my doctor to switch to something different. He put me on Bisoprolol, it's suppose to be better then Metoprolol, but if you look up the sides on line it as well has a lot of sides, one of which it puts weight on you and I am not for that :( I can't Win sadly, so last week I went back to Metoprolol last week. I am starting to try out Hawthorn Berry and Nattokinase to see if that will help. My blood pressure is always high, nothing I take never seems to help keep it low.
I was given Metoprolol prior to surgery in 2012 to remove a thymoma. The cardiothoracic surgeon said it would help prevent fibrillation if he accidentally touched my heart during the surgery. After the surgery my primary care physician left me on it because I had mildly elevated blood pressure. A dose of 25 mg Metoprolol tartrate twice a day has worked well for me with none of the side effects listed in the video. I understand that this is less than the normal initial dose for treating high blood pressure.
I'm looking for a heart doctor now. My regular physician told me they will keep an eye on me and take care of me. And they understand what I was experiencing because they saw me on two. They see the dramatic change when I took myself off of it and now I only take one in the morning and one at night. They have given me some references but they all failed in my request of getting off of the medicine and putting on some other medicine. They don't pass my questioning I don't accept them. So I'm still looking for a heart doctor
I take metroprolol for heart 100 mg daily. 240 mg daily verapimil for heart, 40 mg of omasartin daily for nlood pressure have been for years blood pressure stays 120 oner 70 heart rate 62 i have hypertrophic cardiomyopothy with obstruction and tacycardia on lower heart they keep my heart rate low so all the blood will leave thechambers of my heart without metroprolol heart will beat fast
bad drug and i have asked 2 times to get off it ,i am uffering right now from it with the gastrtis ,very bad pain and gas messing with bowel ,off balance someting awful ,itch ,dry mouth .the list goes on and the eye and headaches ,,how does food and drug approve some thing like this ,my opinion it is slowly killing me
I am feeling these symptoms too dog 🤦🏾💯but it ain't a drug I jus take when I went to da doctor bc I had the palpitations ds have all these symptoms too 🤦🏾🤦🏾💯is it save to get off da drug ? Bc I heard if you get off you have heart peleatations again 🤦🏾🤦🏾💯and if it a ain't a drug you take regular it sum in my system so how the doc can get it out of us ? and you doin good da drug systems ain't been getting worse ? L
Right on...... ruined my life for ten years....and didn't help my blood pressure or AFib a bit......side effects no energy insomnia weight gain lower quality of life. Be very careful getting of off it....use a doctors help.....warning of.death and heart attack of sudden stop using....with draw is tough
The reaction of doctors is to prescribe a drug....it's an automatic reflex reaction...I went to the doc for a non heart related issue and when they check my BP if was 157/85 ,I had just walked at least 1/4 mile and up steps to get to the office and had no time to relax...of course it was high....that wasn't an accurate test...then I was put on a heart monitor for a couple of days (which the results were never discussed with me)....life style change and diet was never discussed with me..I was just the next in line..
Thankfully it has helped bring my irregular fast heart back down to a healthy range, I do feel that my heart does not pump faster when I need extra blood flow like when walking around so I get a bit light headed if I over do it
Dizziness, lightheaded, depression and all other dangerous side effected. There is a danger using the medicine check the side effects on line especially if you have liver problems and more thyroid problems
I'm taking this to reduce palpitations from mitral valve prolapse which also causes fatigue so how do you tell the difference between a drug induced fatigue and moderate leaky valve fatigue?
Same here. Did you change anything ever since? Alternatives? I keep gaining weight like never before in my life and struggling to at least slow it down, let alone losing weight.
@@R2BMusicCH yes I am no longer taking it. Weird thing is that I thought we were told to wean off but I was told to immediately stop when I became pregnant. But since my low and tired mood has changed significantly and no more weird dreams.
I took myself off of it. Side effects were terrible. The doctor would not believe me. That taking two morning and two night. Changed the heart doctor and they wanted me on three in the morning and three at night. Not caring about how bad my side effects were. Now I'm walking up and down stairs.,breathing better, not choking on phlegm,. I can sleep without night terrors
I used to take atenolol for my atrial fibrillation. It is non specific and affected my respiratory system, causing cough and broncho spasm. Changed to metoprolol and it has been better tolerated. Still have a lot of the side effects though.
Uhhh I was diagnosed with IST and arrhythmia is my regular companion. In October last year I was finally put on Metropolol 25 twice a day plus a calcium blocker, It's working for my IST which was really bad but I am dizzy all the time, passed out few times since my BP was literally staying at 90 over 60, but the worst one for me is the blurry vision. Without it my heart rate goes crazy, and my anxiety is like my shadow, with it l can hardly function. Oh on top of that l have to take it at specific times since l have to take Synthroid 150 due to having no Thyroid ( lost it to cancer ) and apparently Metropolol and Synthroid can't be taken at the same time.
I was given a prescription for this last week 25mg twice a day i didnt get it filled because heart medication scares me , well i had it filled today and after reading the side effects this medication can cause i decided no thanx not taking it I'll live with my bradycardia
Ten years on this junk....insomnia weakness....weight gain....no quality of life....interacts with other drugs...just got off without doctors help and with draw was over 3 weeks of hell getting over with side effects....all in all...a drug from hell
I've been on it for 5 years and the worst side effect I've had is increased hair loss. It's obvious that everyone has a different reaction to it. I take very few other meds it can interact with. Keeps my BP in the low-normal range and HR in the high 70's low 80's. Just remember when you see the list of side effects they are listed in decreasing order. The most common is first.
@@joanwood9480 hi....if your heart rate is still that high even with taking that med I can see that it is right for you..... definitely lowers heart rate....in my case normally my heart rate is in my 60ies....so this med really shouldn't have been prescribed for me.... Cardiologist put me on a monitor and told me to get off it immediately because my heart rate was dangerous low at sleep.....this med wasn't for me and mad that I was prescribed it
I have no problems taking this med. I'm very phusical, my weight is excellent, and no depression. I'm 79 years old and doing just fine. Perhaps some of you had other problems. I don't know. Good luck to you all. Don't believe all you hear on these sites
The very BEST remedy against Toprol side effects is actually replacing it and also VOIDING at ALL costs, because it's a very young drug and it's till in "training" on patients. So if you don't wanna be the medical experiment subject -- VOID IT AT ALL COSTS!!!
I took this medication for 3 months and it worked very well to reduce my blood pressure unfortunately it started giving me a rash on my arms and hands so I had to stop taking it.
They put me on metoprol after about a week i got to where i couldnt breathe my heart rate got down in 50's my oxygen got in 80's and i stopped it i thought for 3nights id smother to death i didnt think id wake up the next morning so i quit myself
It works real well for me.Ive been using it for a few years now.I have been having itchy rash on my hands and feet and in my lip the area swells and itches i wonder if this is why
What I found for me is the body needs to fight on its own during the day I take it after dinner and let my body fight with the drug while I'm sleeping so it's not so bad it was when I took it in the morning just a thought everyone's different
Ive been on it for 18+ years now. Dr started it after I had liver transplant in 2006. 18+ yrs. No issues here, in fact I feel real draggy if i forget to take it. Affects everyone differently. Pay attention to your body and let dr know. Stay safe and well!
When I first started taking metoprolol, I was taking it in the morning and experiencing lightheadedness, dizziness, etc. I called my doctor and I was instructed to take it in the evening either with or directly after my evening meal. Once I started doing that, I never felt that dizziness again.
@Jada3175 I would report any negative symptoms that you experience to your doctor.
Thanks for the info, I just started taking it a few weeks ago and feel lightheaded / spaced out. Crappy feeling.
I take half pill in a.m. and the other half p.m. Exactly 12 hours apart.
@@davidrobinson4012how are you feeling now?
When we were trying to get my blood pressure under control, I was taking metoprolol as well as an ace inhibitor and a calcium channel blocker. My blood pressure dropped to 60 over 38... they got me to the ER quickly. I won't take a beta blocker anymore!
BBs are nasty drugs.
Listen to your body to guide you! The folks in the Whitecoats will only write another prescription to see how you react!
😮
How long were you taking it? My blood pressure is already dropping after a few days
This is UNBELIEVABLE!!!! IVE had SEVERE DIZZINESS, SEVERE SOMNOLENCE, , I went into CHF. THEN HEART BLOCK. THEN GERD. WHEEZING. SOB ON EXERTION. COLD EXTREMITIES . OK, IVE HAD ALMOST ALL OF THESE SYMPTOMS.
Did you stop taking it?
@@FacelessOnes I CUT THE DOSE IN HALF. WAITING TO TALK TO CARDIOLOGIST.
Sorry to hear that Marie. Have you tried a different beta blocker? I'm very lucky in that I have non of the symptoms except tiredness towards the end of the day. This drug has been a life safer for me. I wish you well.
@@harryplummer6356 same ngl
Dr. Stephen Sinatra suggests
Magnesium( a natural beta
blocker by the way), D- Ribose,
CoQ10, and L- Carnitine to pull
one out of CHF in his book on
The Heart.
Almost ended up in the ER because of this BP medicine. Raised my BP to 210/95 + & heart rate over 100. The BP meds they have tried on me all caused my BP to go up, not down.
Paradoxical reaction.
Did the same to me, Raised my BP.
Because they're POISON and your body responded appropriately to being poisoned.
Did you find anything that you could take that works??
Did you find anything that you can take that works?@@lindakennedy9461
I appreciate the straight forward information. I've been taking Metoprolol since 2015 after a heart stint implant and I recently tried not taking it and my heart rate went way up. I will speak to my doctor before trying this again.
... imho ... do not play games with the main pump.... if it stops so do you ...
do not just stop taking any prescription ... talk to your Dr.
@@willgaukler8979 I concur!
When wanting to stop any drug never go cold turkey. Important to slowly wean yourself off
@@joanwood9480Except my cardiologist told me to go off cold turkey and I had problems. So the doctors aren't even giving good advice.
I should have mentioned that I talked to my Dr. before going off it.
I thank God for this video.For the last year I have had most of these symptoms and have been thinking that my stomach issues were another problem . I had no idea that metoporal was the problem. Needless to say I have stopped it and going straight. to dr.. Thank you and God for this video.
I have been taking this for ten years and have had no problems.
Same here. 5 years. Just increased hair loss
me too
If you don't mind me asking, why was it prescribed to you.
@@joanwood9480same I’ve only takin it a year and have hair line receding and I’m only 21 smh
I've been on it a month and I've had few side effects and they went away after the first week. Besides hair loss. I'm actually very happy about it. It's changed my life. I had no idea how much my heart's problem was affecting me until I was put on it.
I slept almost all day and then almost all night. Chest and body felt like a heavy elephant was sitting on top of me. Zero energy. Very heavy, thumpy heartbeats. I had horrible, realistic, constant nightmares. Brain fog. It all stopped when I stopped taking it. And I was only on 10mg! Cardiologist said I had a severe reaction to it, took me off. He listened to me, and I'm lucky. I feel so much better without it. Trust what your body is telling you, folks. ❤
Omg. It makes me feel awful. Esp with those big thumpy heartbeats. It makes me feel like I’m going to die in my sleep
Heather I had much the same type of reaction..nightmares…but it took me quite a bit longer to get off of it but I like you had no symptoms after going off of it! Wake up docs, ask a druggist they’ll tell you about it freely! I had two pharmacists tell me it was a well known reaction to Metoporal.
@Jada3175 I would definitely let your doctor know what is happening and how you're feeling. If you can, make a record of your symptoms (side effects) to show your doctor. Trust what your body tells you. Perhaps there is an alternative medicine or treatment your doctor could discuss with you. Tachycardia is so scary. Best wishes to you, hope you start feeling better soon ❤️
I wake up feeling good, I take my drugs and two hours after I start feeling like I have an elephant sitting on my chest. Thanks for this video. Also i honestly am feeling almost all the side effects mentioned in this video
I was put on this for misdiagnosed Afib (it's actually SVT). I couldn't function on it. I was exhausted all the time and I couldn't think. The cardiologist switched my meds. I'm still tired, but it's not nearly as bad. I'd like to have the ablation and be done with it.
Post craniotomy I couldn’t tolerate metoprolol. For some reason before surgery a doc put me on a different heart medication i can’t recall. 70 here. So when a new doc was treating me she said that metoprolol was a better medication for my blood pressure and prescribed it. I had severe diarrhea ( these types of discomfort always appear in the wee hours of the morning when you desperately want to sleep). I went to my doc and told her to take me off this med. She reluctantly did. She said diarrhea is not one of the common side effects and I was her first patient to have this reaction. To prove she was right, she asked me to try it again to see if I got the same results. I said, no thank you, and walked out. I then am assigned to a cheeky cardiologist. She never heard anyone presenting with diarrhea from metoprolol and wanted me to try 10 mg. Very convincing specialist. I tried and I presented with diarrhea again but not as horrendous as the all nighter experience. Frickin docs think they know it all. I just wished I had used a party hat in the commode and brought her a fresh sample in a 16oz glass jar with lid.
😅😅 i have had similar thoughts. I have actually started taking pictures or videos on my phone. It's gross at times, but at least they can't say im imagining things or worse lying for attention!! That particular statement drives me crazy. Such as with my neck. I was a young, healthy woman, NOTHING wrong with me at all. I was actually accused of causing my own symptoms. Well, 13 years and many Dr's later, the injury to my neck was finally discovered, and now I have metal holding it together ugh. But at least found finally, lol.
Your cynicism is appropriate and delightful. I have the same attitude!
They did the same thing to me! They Switched me from Lisinopril to Metoprolol while I had a heart attack and triple bypass last November. As soon as I got out of the ambulance they switched me. I have had symptoms I have been blaming these symptoms on something else which now I need to go back and revisit/ reevaluate some things. I take once a day, and in the evening I have to check my BP and take a second one if necessary. Is that the same for anyone who wants to reply? My wife also take this. It now has my attention!!
@@chucknora4194 I am taking both those meds! I'll keep up to date with these symptoms.
@@jasondaniel918 I have to join in here. I can't be polite any longer. My Dr. agitated with me said fine go off it then, but gave me no instructions as to how. They are suppose to tell you how to go off gradually so you won't croak. I suspect they are getting kick backs from the pharma co. on each rx they give out! PS. It also made my hair fall out. Be safe out there!
3x in a cardiac unit and it was a PA at urgent care who healed me. I had been saying for over 10 years that the Metoprolol was making my life miserable. Other medications were tried but by stopping the Metoprol my BP got so bad they put me back on Metoprolol. When I saw the PA i was itching all over, wheezing with uncontrolled blood pressure. He told me you can not stop the Metoprolol. You have to very gradually reduce the dose . He suggested Valsartan and worked with my primary and compounding pharmacist to make me Metoprolol drops to be gradually withdrawn over 6 weeks. It is a nasty drug. I am finally stable and free of the symptoms and arrhythmias caused by Metoprol.
I am 16 years old and my doctor described me Metropol to make my migraine less worse four weeks ago. I have 50 bps and 100/55 mmHp rn cuz he told me to take 95mg every morning and evening. I dont have to vomit anymore but my headache is way worse, I can only sleep 2 - 4 hours even though I am 8 hours in bed, I can only run 300 meters before I collapse (I was able to run 2 kilometers in 9 minutes a month ago), I cant concentrate anymore and I can only lift 3/4 of the weight I could one moth ago. I‘d rather have my migraine back
And I was on vacation with my brother and dad for the past 2 weeks. They both gained 1kg of weight but I gained 6kg of weight. We all ate exactly the same amount of food and all walked nearly the same amount of steps.
This is very interesting. I have most of these symptoms and feel horrible. Dizzy/lightheaded, palpitations, extreme fatigue, massive headaches, shakes, cold extremities, nausea. They just raised my dosage. I specifically asked if my symptoms could be from the medication and cardi said no. Hmmm
Talk to the pharmacist. They are the experts when it comes to meds
I was having the same problems as @whitetankexotics. Last year I was dxd. with Supra Ventricular Tachycardia with Premature Vascular Contractions. I was on metoprolol for three years and it managed my BP well. After the SVT w/PVCs they doubled my dose to 50 mg. Extended Release. Both my BP and the heart issues are much, much better. However, the side effects I experienced were crazy! My fingernails began splitting and flaking, and some crazy insomnia! I have MS so my fatigue is from the MS and the metoprolol combined.
Find another doc!
@@rachelnyn5543how r u now
I was put on it after a type b aortic dissection. I woke up every morning with a 115 heart rate. Normal for me is about 70. I had horrible GI issues and lost 25 pounds in 2 months. I saw a GI doctor, took tests and nothing was found. Doctors kept telling me it was not this med and to keep taking it. I finally had enough and quit taking it. I was better in a week and no longer take any beta blockers.
Wow you lost all that weight so quickly. I'm actually jealous because that's what I added in only half a year with this nasty medication.
Now I'm struggling to at least slow down the weight gain.
I have every symptom. I was given metoprolol when I had bradycardia to begin with. Where is the vid about things not to take with the drug? Thanks for this one!
How r u now
@@football24091 I had an ablation and stopped metoprolol. I doubled telmisartan to 80 mg. For hbp.
Stopping this today now i know why the dizziness and migraine. See dr Thursday . Cant do it anymore
I have been on this medication for several years. Almost immediate erectile dysfunction, recently i have developed severe swell in my feet. I want off this drug as soon as possible!
That don’t mean it’s the medicine if you been taking it for years and your body is just now doing that this is something else
Metropolol helps erectile its like Viagra dude
I had High BP, the start of CAD, heart murmur. A clinic Dr
prescribed this to me. By 5he 2nd day, I could barely get out of bed, dizzy, felt like aomething was sitting on my chest. No strenght, stopped taking it and told the clinic, to get me an appointment with a cardiologist. He ran labs, echo, etc. Prescribed Coreg. What a difference. Been taking it for some time. What a difference. Read and heard so many bad things about Metoprolol
I took this drug for many years, but finally asked to discontinue it because of side effects. While on it, my BP was very low, I had the cold extremities, weakness and fatigue and eventually depression. After stopping it, some of the side effects have remained, including the co!d fingers. My BP remains in the normal range and only elevated when I go to a doctor appt.. . I had to record my BP several times a day to prove that it was only white coat syndrome. I am currently on no medications and doing fine.
We have to be our own advocates
@@geraldtakala1721Yep!
I have white coat syndrome too. My blood pressure was just 140/90 then 132/90 at my doctor and she put me on metropolol 12.5 mg. I just started yesterday and my home blood pressure log has never been high. But my doctor was concerned that my last 2 visits bottom number was 90. I don’t want to take this med because last time she gave me something it dropped my bp to 80/53 and i was dizzy. If you give bp meds to someone like me with normal bp that can happen. I’m glad you got off of it. I will too
Thanks for sharing. Did you have any side effects when you stopped taking it? I decided to just stop taking a few days ago and monitoring my BP. Numbers look fine to me. BP is less than 140/90 but all of a sudden I have edema in my legs and feet. Is this a side effect?
@@tbellsurbanfarm7810 Since that post, I have had another cardiac event. I needed to go back on metoprolol but not for blood pressure. It's very low dose....1/2 tablet twice a day. No side effects. Am doing well
Ppl are saying all these symptoms but let’s start with health. Are ppl actives like working out? Changing up their diet? Stop smoking? Stop alcohol? Stopping their stress? This medication is purposely designed to temporarily help lower BP and to get ppl better by helping them changing up their lifestyle. But if ppl continue to indulge process food, junk food they are not helping themselves. I’m on this med to lower my BP and going back to a healthier lifestyle of eliminating all these things that causing me health problems and not having to rely on drugs. Try tracking how much calories you’re eating. Try taking your daily supplement support. Sitting at home not being active being obese will not help at all. Burn your carbohydrate, go on intermittent fasting, eat healthier, reduce salt, reduce sugar. Go work out! Because no one here is stating how much they weigh What they eat daily how much they drinking and smoking be smart about your health if you don’t care then don’t complain what this med is doing to you
EXACTLY! People are too quick to blame the medication when a lot of these problems are due to their weight and lifestyle and diet.
Yes symptoms of my feet is cold, and dry mouth.
I don't understand all these horrible reactions. I've been taking it for over 10 years and the only effect is the one where i don't have a racing heartbeat. Perfect!
Same goes for me
On bisoprolol 5mg.
Works, and the side effect actually benefit me.
I started this 2 weeks ago and only have headaches no other side effects.
You guys are lucky.
I'm getting fat.
Every human is somewhat different. The medical mantra is to give everybody the same thing. And then, back off the folks who don't tolerate the stuff. Alas, some doctors get locked into giving it and no one is allowed out. Dumb, but happens often.
Helps a whole lot
Bisoprolol a variation on this drug ive found to be more tolerable it has helped angina, and other arduac issues. But the hypotension is still an issue.
Very helpful information. Thank you.
I've been on this stuff for 15 months and I'm beginning to think the negative side effect outweighs the benefits.
I have most these symptoms and my heart has a slight pain what should I do
Thank you so much. I just started taking this medication and have had some of these problems. It is especially a problem with feeling tired and lethargic. I also dream walk, don't know where that comes from.
My problems was same.....no energy...got off it ....hate this drug
I have a lot of those symptoms.
Thank you for sharing I'm have rethink this medicine 😮I've been taking it since 2018
I've been on lisinopril for a while my cardiologist added metoprolol and my calves swelled up so bad I could hardly walk
I quit taking metoprolol and the swelling went away
The side effects i experienced from this medication has been on par with Ativan withdrawal, if not worse. Sensitive to lights, blurred vision, severe dizziness and lightheaded sensation, sense of confusion/memory loss
This is me again Tina, it also put me in AFib. Since I only take one in the morning and one at night My heart is regulated now, no heart palpitations and no more chest pains. No blood pressure problems either. Sometimes my blood pressure was so low I would almost pass out being on that medicine I couldn't stand too long either
Yu sure Yu was into Afib??!
It put me in atrial fibrillation too. I was taking 50mgs. 2times daily. I dint even know I was in AF until I had an EKG on one of my regular visits withe my cardiologist. I had only this one episode. I have been in Regular sinus rhythm on my other visits. He started me on eliquis. , a blood thinner to prevent stroke. I changed the dosage of metoprolol myself to 50mgs. daily. Taking it twice daily, put me in bed. It’s a horrible drug. My blood pressure is stable. Sometimes my heart goes down to 50/min. I haven’t even told I am taking 50mgs daily, because he doesn’t listen. I am a Critical Care Registered Nurse, so I monitor my vital signs very well
My husband was on this for several months. He was also on Candesarten 4 mg, blood thinners and a statin for Cholesterol, he had awful side effects to all of them. So he was also taking Hawthorn. So we increased the Hawthorn to 1600 mg a day, introduced Nattokinase 2 capsules a day. He stopped all of the drugs except Candesarten 4 mg. he also takes serrapeptase. He no longer has any of those side effects except a runny nose from the Candesarten. his BP is in the 120/60 and lower. He now exercises on a stationary bike to get some strength back. He was also getting Atrial Fib regularly but hasnt had it now for four years.
Hi did the Hawthorn and Nattokinase really help your husband ? Where they the driving factor of him getting of the other meds.
What do you think helped his afib the most? I just found out I had afib yesterday
I feel so tired.
I wish that my Cardiologist would listen to me. The side effects from this
drug are mind boggling. Dr. seems very resistant to list
seems
How much Nattokinase? Mg?
I have been taking Metoprolol for many years, so was eager to watch this video. BUT I'm well educated and am from a family of medical professionals. However, I'm just not sure why it's necessary to speak far above the heads of the average patient using this medication. Some people want the explanations of the specific processes that result in various side effects. And it's fantastic that individuals such as yourself can provide that. I was lost the moment you began using terms such as "beta andrenergic receptors" and "catecholamines." Perhaps the side effects could be listed in "average person speak" with a promise of detailed explanations of the causes for those who stay until the end of the video. Just an idea.
I started getting tinnitus when I started taking this drug along time ago and now it's worse. I'm told this drug doesn't have tinnitus as a side effect. Also if you have a circulatory issue affecting the limbs like reflex sympathetic dystrophy is this drug a good idea since it decreases blood flow? I wonder if this is affecting my hands in my forearms which get very strained when I exert them maybe it's exacerbating a repetitive motion disorder problem I have. Doctors are not terribly helpful with these things
I’ve been taking this for over 22 years. Because of SVT’s.
No side effects
I got diarrhea, dry mouth, flatulence and stomach cramps with metoprolol. I am taking now atenolol and my stomach is working perfectly well again.
I take that drug. It's interesting, the exercise intolerance is my biggest problem. There's this waterfall in my state that's very beautiful and you can hike to the top, it's about a mile up with all the switchbacks. It's a hard hike, but I could make it. Back again five years and eighty pounds lighter, but taking that drug and I could only make it halfway. It was a hard stop. I just couldn't catch my breath. Even normal walking at home, if I'm too enthusiastic, can make me slow down.
You described my symptoms as well. Maybe it’s time to stop taking it. Yes I’ll ask my doctor.
Yep!
Same here. I feel old all of a sudden. Get out of breath when just walking throughout my home.
That's how I was, too.
Heart failure 11/19. I can sleep around the clock and during a period of stress a couple years ago, did just that. I feel so guilty about it. I have pruritus on my arms and keep them covered as much as possible, cold feet that turn blue, cannot get to sleep and cannot wake up, itching drives me nuts, GI issues that may or may not be connected, bp so low at times I’ve been told to stay in bed, motivation is gone, cannot get off my butt and feel guilty about that too.
Me, too.
Time to talk to the doctor.
Today I got this medication for my migraines and nonstop headaches.
I was on nebivolol for years for my tachycardia and heart failure. It never really helped that well, very low BP and high BPM.
First dose of metropolol and my constant headache is better, my BP is 115/74 and 73BPM.
I'm very optimistic for my health journey and future 🥰
My heat rate use to race everyday and sometimes several times a day. Metoprolol would always bring it back to its it's normal rhythm. After I took my 2nd covid vaccine my heart went into uncontrollable rhythm for almost a day. After that it went back to it's normal rhythm. My heart never again raced into the old usual almost 200 bpm for the past 2.5 year's. And since then I haven't needed metoprolol.
I was put on this and after a few months my doctor took me off it because I became extremely fatigued. I had trouble doing small everyday things without having to sit down frequently. Within a few days of stopping it I felt so much better. Now listening to this I realized that the extreme itchiness I had was also caused by this medication because it started slowly like the fatigue so I didn't think much of it. I just realized that also went away after I stopped taking these pills. I will never take them again.
Used 25 mg twice a day. Felt tired, overate carbs, fatigued, gained 20 lbs in two months. Initially lowered bp but also lowered heart rate from 80 to 60-65. Tired all the time, no motivation. Weaned myself off this medication after I realized this drug is a very low tech solution. I don’t want to end up on a pacemaker or worse because of this drug. I studied the heart years ago and the thought of this drug messing with delicate PQRST electrical waves scares the heck out of me!? I am going to have to trust my own body on this one and find natural diet/exercise ways to deal with the hbp. Don’t play with my heart ❤️!!!
"Low tech solution"...I like that description!😂 I'm with you. This stuff will make your numbers look good for awhile but you will pay for it down the line. That happened to me with the corticosteroid, Prednisone. Felt like a million bucks on it at first until 5 years later suffer all kinds of terrible effects, including permanent muscle damage in the legs. I suspect it damaged my heart too.
I'm overeating carbs too! I can not afford to gain weight. I'm trying to lose. I'm tired but enjoy the naps and good sleep. I missed on day and my heart beat went crazy😕.
@@cfoster6804due to a unhealthy lifestyle
5:27 Causes Pruritus or itchy skin in 5% of patients
5:35 Skin Rash
5:41 Cold Hands & Feet
6:11 Decreased Sexual urges
I have been taking Metoprolol for three weeks now, after a AFIB incident, that put me in the hospital heart rate went to 134 for no reason. I take it once a day, plus Eliquis blood thinner twice a day. I'm relatively healthy. Came out of nowhere. Seems to keeps my heart palpitations under control, but I get waves of being nausea and definitely more tired than before.
If you are starting menopause it can be related. If you are on BP meds and your body changes and hormones it can cause AFIB.
Ok, this was a shock to see, lol. My dr has had me on this for a few years because of sinus tachycardia. My heart rate shoots to above 200 bpm for no reason at all.
Thanks for this video. I'm going to pay close attention because I never really understood what this did.
Wow, that answered some things!!! Thank you very much!
Tiredness, itching , dry mouth, hypoglycemia (that was a shocker lol) cold hands and feet, and that stupid heart burn ugh lol
I'm glad to know these are possible side effects now and yet still would rather deal with these things than heart rate skyrocketing for no apparent reason.
Again, thanks. I'm going to check some of your other videos. This one popped into my feed. lol glad it did 😃
I have the •SAME• issue. I take 150mg of Flecainide twice per day and also Metoprolol 50mg twice day!
The Metoprolol gives me a SUPER LOW blood pressure...especially at night. Sometimes as low as 99/44. I get EXTREMELY fatigued also.
I am seriously condering the Ablation procedure to just FIX the palpatations in my heart then I will be •DONE• with this poisonous medicine
Did you successfully wane off it? Gives me bad side effects.
Gives me chest pain and muscle aches
Look up white wolf pargason WPW
@tumarbongrox6074 probably wasn't a good idea but I cut mine back to 25mg twice daily instead of taking 2 at once. I feel much better. My pressure was dropping far to low also taking 50mg at once. Splitting it up seems to be working better for me personally. I will have to tell the cardiologist when I see him again.
@@tammylynnlaws88247:09
What drug creates breathlessness because that is my problem with these heart tablets but I dont which one? I heard this can...
I read that some readers have stopped using this medicine without any ill effects.
So what happened to the medical condition that brought them to use it in the first place?
pruritus as a side effect, does that include pruritus ani, cause recently about 6 mns ago I been experiencing pruritus ani and been taking metoprolol for well over a year
I sppreciate the straight forward information.
i was prescribed this to help with my anxiety
lol
Oh, how interesting
Me too and it actually did help by slowing my racing heart and kept me from feeling that “fight or flight” feeling . In that aspect it worked great on helping with anxiety, but I don’t like the other side effects. Tired, doesn’t control my BP as well as Losaran did, dizzy/lightheaded… I love it and I hate it🤷♀️
It might help with the Symptoms of anxiety, but not the cause of anxiety. See a Therapist for that.
I was just prescribed this technically for my excessive high heart rate but also for anxiety. My heart rate was causing a lot of my anxiety
I take that and have had 0 problems !!
You are so lucky.... I had to go to the ER out of network . I was having complete organ failure from medications. They took me down to two medications. Still sick from medications but, so much better. This medication also causes brown fat to form in the body. It cause neuropathy. My feet and hands were burning so bad that I could barely walk. I personally found that b complex and Co Q 10 helped a lot with my feet and hands. Each medication can help you in some way; but, it takes something out of the body or stops the absorption of something that the body needs to be healthy. You need to find out what it is doing to your body and correct it with supplements; working with a good doctor that understands nutrition and how the body works.
@@sammokkasmithnot gonna lie my friend I’ve had no side effects from this medication after 5 years lol
I'm on 200mg Metoprolol a day with .125 mg Digoxin to boot . Apparently , they are contraindicated ?
I feel like this med gives me more problems than anything.
Gives me chest pains, stomach issues, also high BPM? Why? Anyone else?
Me
What's BPM stand for?
Definitely a problem drug....ten years trying to adjust. No energy... absolutely hate this drug....got off it.... Then the fun begins....with draw takes weeks and is very difficult with your body screaming for it....but eventually you get over it....wish I never saw this drug
I got prescribe this med for anxiety but after a month of taking it I started to feel these sharp heart or chest pains
It works great for me, preventing my heartrate from being dangerously high
Worst is raise in Blood Glucose
Nice presentation
Wow. I have most of those symptoms. No wonder my doctor keeps decreasing the dosage of Metoprolol.
yes, safe to bet you won't have high blood pressure if you are dead!
It was prescribed after a heart attack 6 months ago. I gained 12 kg ever since. That is, despite only about 1500 kcal/day and daily medium exercise.
Beta blockers are known to slow the metabolism down to an almost grinding halt in many patients.
I'm going bonkers seeing 2 kg added every month and no end in sight.
I must find an alternative.
I had same problem...my weight kept going up and I went on a almost starvation diet and lost very little weight...I got off of it and the pounds flew off...much less inflammation too...be very careful getting off of it...I did it by myself and had two very bad weeks....taper down with doctors help... Withdrawal can be wicked
@@jim-zx7gz Thanks a lot. I will check with my MD.
I have most of these symptoms . I just can’t take this medication 12.5 is to much for me. I have 15 percent of my hart working . Tried another one I could not take it. So I don’t know what the Doctor is going to try next . Had to go to ER twice because of the side effects. 😢
I was put on two and half mg twice a day and I have no symptoms - very lucky for me. I hope they find a drug that works well for you.
Yes, i was in ER, high BP, low heart rate. 195/110 and heart rate of 10O. Listen to your body system.
I am 16 years old and my doctor described me Metropol to make my migraine less worse four weeks ago. I have 50 bps and 100/55 mmHp rn cuz he told me to take 95mg every morning and evening. I dont have to vomit anymore but my headache is way worse, I can only sleep 2 - 4 hours even though I am 8 hours in bed, I can only run 300 meters before I collapse (I was able to run 2 kilometers in 9 minutes a month ago), I cant concentrate anymore and I can only lift 3/4 of the weight I could one moth ago. I‘d rather have my migraine back.
@@SOMEONE_YOU-DONT-KNOW I use peppermint essential oil to get rid of my migraines. If someone is new to essential oils they should mix with a carrier oil like coconut oil and then apply to forehead and back of the head. It seems unlikely but it works for me.
Works good for me. Before, my heart rate was all over the place. Same with blood pressure, OK one minute, then shoot up. Sure I have some of the side effects, mild headaches, cold hands and feet, as far as dizziness, had that before, tinnitus, had that my whole life, fatigue and low energy, yup, just as bad before, shortness of breath was worse before. Nothing I can't deal with.
I was on Metoprolol for a few years . I get breathing problems about 30 mins after taking it, reminds me of when I had Asthma. So I asked my doctor to switch to something different. He put me on Bisoprolol, it's suppose to be better then Metoprolol, but if you look up the sides on line it as well has a lot of sides, one of which it puts weight on you and I am not for that :( I can't Win sadly, so last week I went back to Metoprolol last week. I am starting to try out Hawthorn Berry and Nattokinase to see if that will help. My blood pressure is always high, nothing I take never seems to help keep it low.
Mine is high always ,regardless of meds.i can't win either.x🙏good luck.
Try Beet juice in the morning. Worked for me!
I was given Metoprolol prior to surgery in 2012 to remove a thymoma. The cardiothoracic surgeon said it would help prevent fibrillation if he accidentally touched my heart during the surgery. After the surgery my primary care physician left me on it because I had mildly elevated blood pressure. A dose of 25 mg Metoprolol tartrate twice a day has worked well for me with none of the side effects listed in the video. I understand that this is less than the normal initial dose for treating high blood pressure.
I'm looking for a heart doctor now. My regular physician told me they will keep an eye on me and take care of me. And they understand what I was experiencing because they saw me on two. They see the dramatic change when I took myself off of it and now I only take one in the morning and one at night. They have given me some references but they all failed in my request of getting off of the medicine and putting on some other medicine. They don't pass my questioning I don't accept them. So I'm still looking for a heart doctor
I kept falling down while taking Metropolol.
I take metroprolol for heart 100 mg daily. 240 mg daily verapimil for heart, 40 mg of omasartin daily for nlood pressure have been for years blood pressure stays 120 oner 70 heart rate 62 i have hypertrophic cardiomyopothy with obstruction and tacycardia on lower heart they keep my heart rate low so all the blood will leave thechambers of my heart without metroprolol heart will beat fast
Thanks!
bad drug and i have asked 2 times to get off it ,i am uffering right now from it with the gastrtis ,very bad pain and gas messing with bowel ,off balance someting awful ,itch ,dry mouth .the list goes on and the eye and headaches ,,how does food and drug approve some thing like this ,my opinion it is slowly killing me
I am feeling these symptoms too dog 🤦🏾💯but it ain't a drug I jus take when I went to da doctor bc I had the palpitations ds have all these symptoms too 🤦🏾🤦🏾💯is it save to get off da drug ? Bc I heard if you get off you have heart peleatations again 🤦🏾🤦🏾💯and if it a ain't a drug you take regular it sum in my system so how the doc can get it out of us ? and you doin good da drug systems ain't been getting worse ?
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Right on...... ruined my life for ten years....and didn't help my blood pressure or AFib a bit......side effects no energy insomnia weight gain lower quality of life. Be very careful getting of off it....use a doctors help.....warning of.death and heart attack of sudden stop using....with draw is tough
Have your doctor put you on another drug. Avoid beta blockers.
Wonder ful sir.
The reaction of doctors is to prescribe a drug....it's an automatic reflex reaction...I went to the doc for a non heart related issue and when they check my BP if was 157/85 ,I had just walked at least 1/4 mile and up steps to get to the office and had no time to relax...of course it was high....that wasn't an accurate test...then I was put on a heart monitor for a couple of days (which the results were never discussed with me)....life style change and diet was never discussed with me..I was just the next in line..
Thankfully it has helped bring my irregular fast heart back down to a healthy range, I do feel that my heart does not pump faster when I need extra blood flow like when walking around so I get a bit light headed if I over do it
Dizziness, lightheaded, depression and all other dangerous side effected. There is a danger using the medicine check the side effects on line especially if you have liver problems and more thyroid problems
I'm taking this to reduce palpitations from mitral valve prolapse which also causes fatigue so how do you tell the difference between a drug induced fatigue and moderate leaky valve fatigue?
It didnt lower my BP
I was prescribed this drug lost hair, and got a case of lock jaw. Anyone else have lock jaw. I quit!
Definitely had the hair loss!
Weight gain 25lbs…vivid weird dreams and brain fog
Same here. Did you change anything ever since? Alternatives?
I keep gaining weight like never before in my life and struggling to at least slow it down, let alone losing weight.
@@R2BMusicCH yes I am no longer taking it. Weird thing is that I thought we were told to wean off but I was told to immediately stop when I became pregnant. But since my low and tired mood has changed significantly and no more weird dreams.
My hair fell out in handfuls besides feeling draggy.
I took myself off of it. Side effects were terrible. The doctor would not believe me. That taking two morning and two night. Changed the heart doctor and they wanted me on three in the morning and three at night. Not caring about how bad my side effects were. Now I'm walking up and down stairs.,breathing better, not choking on phlegm,. I can sleep without night terrors
My husband was given this on the deadly hospital covid protocol. They murdered him
Crazy I was given this when I had Covid and it saved my life just unfortunate for him
I'm sorry for your loss, but no, they didn't.
They tried to help him.
Is atenolol the same thing?
I used to take atenolol for my atrial fibrillation. It is non specific and affected my respiratory system, causing cough and broncho spasm. Changed to metoprolol and it has been better tolerated. Still have a lot of the side effects though.
It’s another Beta Blocker.
Take a look at the connection between hypertension and parasites.
Also look at Mycoplasmas.
Uhhh I was diagnosed with IST and arrhythmia is my regular companion. In October last year I was finally put on Metropolol 25 twice a day plus a calcium blocker, It's working for my IST which was really bad but I am dizzy all the time, passed out few times since my BP was literally staying at 90 over 60, but the worst one for me is the blurry vision. Without it my heart rate goes crazy, and my anxiety is like my shadow, with it l can hardly function. Oh on top of that l have to take it at specific times since l have to take Synthroid 150 due to having no Thyroid ( lost it to cancer ) and apparently Metropolol and Synthroid can't be taken at the same time.
I was given a prescription for this last week 25mg twice a day i didnt get it filled because heart medication scares me , well i had it filled today and after reading the side effects this medication can cause i decided no thanx not taking it I'll live with my bradycardia
Get onto some Hawthorn it will regulate your pulse and BP and Nattokinase to clear blood vessels.
@@gdr55thanx for your reply but no , no heart meds for me too scary
Ten years on this junk....insomnia weakness....weight gain....no quality of life....interacts with other drugs...just got off without doctors help and with draw was over 3 weeks of hell getting over with side effects....all in all...a drug from hell
I've been on it for 5 years and the worst side effect I've had is increased hair loss. It's obvious that everyone has a different reaction to it. I take very few other meds it can interact with. Keeps my BP in the low-normal range and HR in the high 70's low 80's. Just remember when you see the list of side effects they are listed in decreasing order. The most common is first.
@@joanwood9480 hi....if your heart rate is still that high even with taking that med I can see that it is right for you..... definitely lowers heart rate....in my case normally my heart rate is in my 60ies....so this med really shouldn't have been prescribed for me.... Cardiologist put me on a monitor and told me to get off it immediately because my heart rate was dangerous low at sleep.....this med wasn't for me and mad that I was prescribed it
You also get horrible dreams, because it alters melatonin, a chemical in your body which regulates your sleep.
I have no problems taking this med. I'm very phusical, my weight is excellent, and no depression. I'm 79 years old and doing just fine. Perhaps some of you had other problems. I don't know. Good luck to you all. Don't believe all you hear on these sites
The very BEST remedy against Toprol side effects is actually replacing it and also VOIDING at ALL costs, because it's a very young drug and it's till in "training" on patients. So if you don't wanna be the medical experiment subject -- VOID IT AT ALL COSTS!!!
I took this medication for 3 months and it worked very well to reduce my blood pressure unfortunately it started giving me a rash on my arms and hands so I had to stop taking it.
They put me on metoprol after about a week i got to where i couldnt breathe my heart rate got down in 50's my oxygen got in 80's and i stopped it i thought for 3nights id smother to death i didnt think id wake up the next morning so i quit myself
It works real well for me.Ive been using it for a few years now.I have been having itchy rash on my hands and feet and in my lip the area swells and itches i wonder if this is why
I take 100 mg daily ni side effects period it is al life saver
What I found for me is the body needs to fight on its own during the day I take it after dinner and let my body fight with the drug while I'm sleeping so it's not so bad it was when I took it in the morning just a thought everyone's different
I seriously wondered if I was dying. HORRIBLE MED!!!!!!!!
Don’t mention that continued use of metoprolol will destroy short term memory
My husband takes 200 milligrams of metoprolol and his BP is still running high
Which means its not working.
its not for bp go back to dr
So pretty much everything 😂😂
metoprolol is not for everybody
Too much metoprolol makes life a misery, IMNSHO.
Explain? I’m dealing with a lot of issues and I’m wondering if this medication is tied to it.
In what way?
Heart rate drops to 45 in the morning
My father has most of these side affect
You talk toooo fast...could not continue
Turn down the playback speed then!
Not too fast for me . Maybe your brain too slow .