Toprol-XL and importantly

I have been on Toprol for several years. I used to be a ball of energy. Now I can hardly clean the house. I am having pains in both my arms. Have problems with insomnia and have to take Unisom each night just to sleep. Frequent bathroom trips at night keep me up. Obviously some of my side effects are the same as experienced by others. My question is, why the heck the pharmaceutical companies get away with putting this kind of stuff on the market. More importantly why does the FDA let them get away with it?

Physicians need to do a better job of listening to their patients and not just poo poo away their symptoms as all in your head. The stuff they are prescribing can be dangerous; they need to listen to the side effects their patients are reporting and address the issues.