Toprol-XL and heartrate

I have been on toprol for almost 30days 25mg. I have been having anxiety, panic attacks especially at night. My body feels like it can't settle down and my heartrate is always faster than normal. My heartrate is normally around60's to 70's now it over 90's and I'm very tired and the first syptom I notice was tiredness. I am short of breath a lot I also thought it was allergies because my nose was stuffy but now I know it is this medication. I was doing just fine on my other B/P meds and I'm going back on them ASAP!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you all for sharing these horrible side effects I hope everyone gets off these meds and on something different.

Have been on 25 mg for about 6 weeks for hypertension. Wake at night with hands going to sleep. Very difficult to get my heartrate up to target range when exercising; gained about 8 lbs within 2 weeks.

I've been taking toprol for over 3 weeks now for slightly fast heartrate. I've been experiencing headaches almost daily and a fuzzy (not with it in my head feeling) and my feet are cold alot, other than this, it's hepled me pretty much with the fast HB but I also experienced palps. before takinf the toprol, especially around that time of month, hoping it's hormonal and was told it probaby was, but the Toprol hasn't seemed to be helping that alot. I'm not real sure how I feel about the medication. I have another appt with my cardiologist on Monday the 21st of March. We'll see what she has to say. It's freaky putting crap like this in my body but a fast HB is creepier, but if I could get rid of the headaches, I think it would be fine.

I have been taking Toprol for over a year and have gained 15 lbs. Recently I noticed that my heartrate was very low. It is normally 65 resting and now it is in the fifties and and sometimes lower. I feel tired all the time and depressed especially since my doctor raised my dosage. I had my physical a few weeks ago and the doctor did an EKG and also put me on a monitor for 24 hours. The EKG was normal and the monitor showed that my heartrate was up and down and the toprol was said to be the problem. Now I don't know what to do since my doctor doesn't seem to be concerned.

I have been on Toprol for about a month, originally 50mg, steadily increased to 200. I did have the temporary dizziness, sleepiness, and "brainfog" that others have mentioned, but also extreme fluctuations in BP and heartrate. I have awakened in the middle of the night, sweating profusely, my heart beating rapidly, and feeling my pulse in every part of my body. A few hours later, I was so cold, that I couldn't get warm, no matter how much I covered up, and felt too weak to do anything about it. I have also awakened with large bruises that I didn't have the day before, and bleed profusely when scratched or cut. In the past few days, I have developed depression, and didn't know that it was a side-effect, until I got on the internet, and started reading other people's stories.