Toprol-XL and grief

Wow. Thank god for this Bulletin! I was diagnosed with hypertension at age 28
and tried a variety of drugs with no control over the BP. So, about 2 1/2 - 3 years ago, I was prescribed 100MG of Toprol XL which seemed to control it well, but with debilitating long term illness. I had no idea until today that Toprol XL was causing similar grief to others. The horrible symptoms that I have been experiencing now for several years are Extreme Chronic Fatigue, Profuse Cold Clammy Sweating, Dizzy spells, weight gain, seeing specs of light and thousands of eye floaters, severe depression, muscle aches, headaches.

After reading about others with similar side effects, I am confident that it's from this medication. I have had all kinds of testing done including T3 & T4 Throid levels and a full array of blood work with NO LUCK! Regardless of the consequences, I am going to quit this damn medicine today because it appears to take 5 weeks or so to get it out of the body to notice a difference. I am so desperate for change. It is ruining my life because I can
't wake up, I'm always tired even though I get 10-14 hours of sleep. My wife and kids are bummed because I have no energy to do anything, EVER!

If you have any other suggestions or would like to comment about this.

Sincerely,

Sean

***AstraZenaca Phone Number 1-800-236-9933***
CALL & REPORT YOUR PROBLEMS DIRECTLY TO THEM if you hope to maybe help make a difference, please. I have been having so much grief while on this medication I finally broke down and called this number to ask for more information. During the conversation I told the lady I was talking to that every time I try to cut back on this medication I have increasing sharp chest pains. She replied that since I mentioned a problem she needed to report it to their 'safety control division' and asked me to answer a few questions. I don't know if doing this makes any real difference or not, but I believe in strength in numbers, and I would hope that more who read here might also call and express their concerns.

Good luck to anyone who might read this...and take care, JC