Lotrel symptoms and conditions

Chest Pain (external), shallow breath, shortness of breath, anxiety, mild depression, lethargy.

I have just started taking Toprol XL 50 MG because of a scary Atrial Fibrillation episode last week.

When I was 30 my Doctor opter to put me on Norvasc to "control" my BP. My BP was 130/73. A couple of years later my new doctor changed me to Lotrel 5/10. My BP stayed in the same range despite me exercising less and gaining weight, and drinking more. Basically, I did all the wrong things. Despite that I never had any side effects from either Norvasc or Lotrel. Only other thing to note is I do have sleep apnea, untreated as of yet.

Well, last week as I stated, I had an episode and went to the ER. They pushed Lopressor and eventually Toprol to get my A-Fib back to level. I was completely freaked out of course. I went to my doctor the next day and he prescribed Toprol XL 50 MG at bedtime, and to stop the Lotrel.

I have been taking this drug now for 4 days. Here is my experience...

I take the pill with dinner at around 9 pm. I then go to bed soon after. While I lie in bed, I feel like I need to consciously breath or I will stop breathing. If I get up this feeling goes away. My breaths are very shallow. I have sleep apnea, so I can visualize myself falling asleep and not breathing. I do have some anxiety surrounding this, but I would not say it is out of ordinary. Right now it is 3:33 am and I cannot sleep due to this issue. Every time I start to fall asleep I jolt back awake because I feel like I am not breathing.

In the past three mornings, I wake up and feel anxious and downright depressed. I feel tired and wrung out. This appears to last until approximately 1 pm and then things start looking up. Then at 9 pm the whole cycle starts again.

My mother and father take this medication. My father takes 2 * 100MG and he does not complain of side effects. My mother takes 2 * 50 MG and she has similar side effects as what I have described.

I have been taking Lotrel 5/10 for a while now. I don't really remember how long because I have symptoms of Alzheimer's. But I also take about 15 others meds. It did lower my blood pressure. A couple of months ago my chest started hurting so bad my wife took me to the emergency room. I spent 3 days in the hospital with numerous tests to find out my heart is fine. I am still exhausted all the time, I have noticed when I stand up for a while my legs and feet turn purple in large spots. If I stand up from being bent over I get dizzy, chest and throat tighten, and I feel like my shoulders and arms get very heavy. I can't really do any activity, even walking out to the mailbox is hard. It finally came to me that it is probably the Lotrel. My wife called my doctor today but he hasn't called back yet. Has anybody quit cold turkey? I don't want any more of this.
Has anybody had these sort of effects and been switched to something with less side effects? Let me know please.

HOW DO YOU KNOW IF THE PROBLEMS YOUR HAVING ARE A DIRECT RESULT OF TAKING LEVAQUIN.IS THERE A BLOOD TEST THAT CAN REVEAL THE LEVAQUIN IN YOUR SYSTEM EVEN AFTER IT HAS BEEN WEEKS AND MAYBE EVEN MONTHS AFTER FINISHING THE DRUG.MY DR. PRESCRIBED IT FOR A UTI INFECTION AND JUST GAVE ME FREE SAMPLES OF IT FROM HIS OFFICE WITH NO SYMTOMS OR SIDE EFFECTS PAPER WITH IT .I FEEL LIKE MY CHEST IS GOING TOO EXPLODE AND I CANT SLEEP .I ALSO HAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AND TAKE LOTREL 5/10 .CAN THIS BE HARMFUL FOR ME

Re:guest no.0222.
I meant nothing in a bad way,,I had to ask my dr. to take me off of lisiniporil, taking the poison for six yearsor better,
having been off since jan.i ended up with lotrel5/10 have heard bad things about it also, but i tried three other poison's
before the lotrel. but back to you. i have looked for the brand
you are talking about other than ordering form web. which i don't like doing,but have found some other brands taht are tolerable.my bp is staying down currently and since i am off the poison i feel totally brand new, seems like the symptoms
except the sex. drive has returned,i have been takin oregano oil, aloe vera oil,a multi-vit.e,coral calcium,and selenium,looking fot teh chelated mag.and zinc,i went to have blood work done and dr. called said your cholestrol is the problem, I replied yeah i figured it was bad, he said no it's better,was 195 dropped to 165 i would like to see it a little
lower keep up the diet, well i haven't exactly been on one,
need to drop and will as soon as weather warms up to walk.
But had i not found this site with everyone who has taken this
poison and seen what each has done to overcome,or is trying to i would still be taken the junk,this site and everyone who is
trying to rid their system i "COMMEND". If i can get the sexual desire back I would be happy any Idea other than more poison??? where did you get these country life brand??
and once again I apologize if i offended in any way.

I have toe and foot cramps, also, swelling in my feet and ankles, I mainly have severe joint pain all over my body. I hurt all over. Is this caused by the Maxide? I also take lotrel with the maxide.

I could not take Lotrel due to retension of fluid and so Heart dr. put me on Lisinopril twice daily. I do not find a cough. I do however feel more tired. I had not other side affect and I have been on it for 3 months now and it is to aide in my atrial fibrillation. I had a cardiversion and so far rhythm is ok but time will tell. I am also now on Rythumol twice daily 225 sr. this is a medication to help hold rhythum steady. What a problem as one needs be on the coumadin for ages in case the a fib goes out of rhythm. I just don't have much energy and felt bettter before I added the rhythumol to the other drugs I am on for Bl P... My heart is good generally at age 69. Thanks, Kay

I was taking Diovan 80mg for about 4 months and was told prior to taking it by my physician that it had little to no side affects. I experiencined a great deal of weight gain, fatigue and bloting. I found it almost impossible to loose weight even with everyday running and dieting. In addition, often heart rate surges during sleep, and great swings in mood/depression. It assisted in bringing my blood pressure down significantly but ultimatley stopped working. I am now on Lotrel.

I'm a female age 47 yrs. old. I begin taking Toprol xl 25 mg 3 weeks ago. I have bloating, sore breast, a tingling sensation in my toes, weird dreams, tireness and sometimes I awake with a bad headache. This is not the drug for me. I've tried Lotrel and experienced the same effects.

what kind of cold and sinus medication is safe to take while you are on clonidine and lotrel as well as zoloft?

I had a myocardial infarction (sp) in 1998. Now 5 years later, after being prescribed 20 mg, then, 40 mg, then 60mg (break the 40 into 1/2), then finally up to 40 mg - twice daily,
I still had high BP and, over the years, the 5 years, felt like I was dying slowly. It was not controlling my BP so I insisted to my Doctor that we look at something else. I dropped the lisinopril and started on Lotrel 5 days ago... My BP has gone to normal and I feel like a new person. Why, oh why did i go through this for 5 years, unknowing what Prinovil/lisprinovil was doing to me. THis is just disgusting. I have been a waling zombie for the past five years, not knowing what a good life could be.

extreme muscle pain,especially in the legs.could this be
lotrel?

Bad reaction to Lotrel: While taking Lotrel I started having a terribly loose cough. Along with the cough was gurging from my throat. I had to control over this. This went on for 6 months, until I stopped taking the Lotrel.