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I am 26 years old and have been on toprol xl for 7 years. I start...

Posted at 9:12 PM on May 15, 2006 by davmis, #15131
I am 26 years old and have been on toprol xl for 7 years. I started on 50 mg and now my doctor has increased the dosage to 200mg. I am exhausted 24-7, I have joint pain so bad I can hardly function. i can't even hardly keep up on my housework and I can't work. My hair is falling out and has for 2 years now. I have no sex drive which is ruining my marriage. I just had bloodwork done and my tryglyceride level is 915 which it is suppose to be below 150. I just saw an article that said beta blockers will raise tryglycerides(which is fat in your blood). Also I still have high blood pressure, rapid heart rate, chest pains, palpatations, and "episodes" where i become really hot, pale, nauseated, have severe chest pains, cant move, and weird heart beats and my doctor doesnt know whats wrong. My doctor puts me on a special diet and tells me to exercise. I eat better than most people and still weigh 200 lbs. and I am 5 feet tall. I try to exercise but I am so tired and hurt so much, it is just about impossible for me to do. I felt this way for many years and my doctor doesnt seem to care. she blows me off when i keep telling her how I feel. I didnt even really know toprol could cause such harsh side effects. and now that i know that is why i feel so bad I cant do anything about it because i tried one time to get off the toprol for one day and almost ended up in the hospital because of how bad i felt(my heart)
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Reply 4 months ago on Apr 30, 2008 by pacono, #7795

Sounds like you’re having hormonal imbalances. At age 26 why are you even on toprol? Has your doctor checked you for thyroid problems? Thyroid problems will also give you rapid heart palpitations. You’ll feel hot, flushed, anxiety, high blood pressure and experience nauseatedness and high tryglcerides. On toprol you will lose your hair, become extremely depressed and extremely tired, to the point that you will "shuffle" your feet when you walk. I say find yourself another doctor before this one kills you. Four years ago I was on toprol and I was miserable. Turns out I was pre-menopause and my hormones were out of whack, but it took seven doctors later to finally figure it out! Dr. Kendal Stewart, out of Austin, TX was the only doctor who was able to diagnose me and literally saved my life.

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