http://www.medications.com/effect/view/20102 I had what a nurse called as a hypertension crisis with a 220/130 bp. I went to the ER in an ambulance. After trying me on several meds over a short period of a few days, I am now on Toprol XL 50 mg. and cardizem LA 180 mg. I have only been on Toprol f Wed, 17 Oct 2007 08:31:43 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/20102?item=2426 After years of fighting with hmo Doctors about Toprol xl and its untold side effects and problems it can cause -Healthwise! I have done the Nasty and gotten off Toprol xl -I could no longer take the suffering and pain it caused me. or the Lies Doctors tell http://www.medications.com/effect/view/20102?item=2426