I started taking Toprol XL on Wednesday 11-14. I had been admitt...

I am sorry to read that you have been so ill. I, too have been so ill and thought I was cracking up. I went to the ER 5X and was finally admitted. The doctor ordered a Heart stress test the next day and I had injections on my stomach that made me black and blue (still there), and Ipassed my stress test for my heart, and I knew it was the RX that was making me so sick. It is Lopressor, (Metoporol) and I tried to tell my doctor that I can't take it, and she was very angry and started yelling at me in her office say, "You are going to die if you don't take it!" So I went hope, BP sky high from that incident, took the med and I was so miserable. Today I stopped the 1/2 Metoporol pill and I did not get HOT like I usually do after I take it. I took my Lisinopril 20 mg and am checking my BP. Yes, it went a little high but when I was in the ER the nurse told me not to worry about numbers. Only if I had high readings for years. (which I did not) But since going to the doctor to get a refill and my BP was 165/80 they put you on meds and they don't even know the side effects to it. Even the Pharmacist. I was in tears when I went to see the Pharmacist and sak about this Metoporol and explained all my symptoms and she said, "no, you shouldn't have that problem but that she was going to check the side effects and let me know and to wait." I did and she was surprised to read the side effects of the pill. So I asked her if I should stop it, and she said, "I would!" But, "I can't tell you to stop it because I am not a doctor and that I should speak to my doctor, which I did and it all escalated to an ugly outburst! I felt the doctor was unprofessional being an Internist! I went home and cried for a long time and I only hope and pray I am doing the right thing by getting off the RX myself! I have been on it for a little over a month and I have become a very miserable and mental case because of this medicine! The Doctors are using us as guinea pigs and this is so , sad! Anyone out there quit cold turkey on this RX Metoporol? Would like to hear what you have to say! Thank you!