Toprol-XL and leg cramps

Graves Disease patient going in remission.
I have experienced all the same symptoms as every one else
leg cramps, exhaustion, loss of sex drive, anxiety/panic attacks,weight gain, hair loss, horrible terrible rash on feet and palms of hands I could go on.
My concern is my doctor taking me off PTU and has not mentioned the Toprol. I understand that stopping increases your risk of a heart attack so what's next?

I am a female, 55 years old, and have taken Toprol XL 100mg. for the past 5 years for an irregular heartbeat. The symptoms of the premature beats caused an annoying sensation in my chest that I could not tolerate. My cardiologist prescribed several beta blockers before I finally found that Toprol worked the best for me. I have suffered with leg cramps for years....even before taking the Toprol. A nurse who worked for my internist suggested that I try a calcium supplement called "Calcet". This triple calcium supplement is a life saver. I only have to take half of the recommended dosage to have excellent results.....no more being awakened at night by severe leg cramps! The product is sold "over the counter" and can be purchased in any pharmacy or grocery store. As for the side effects of the Toprol; I am sure that I suffer from some adverse reaction as a result of taking the medicine. In any case, as with all medications, the outcome is a trade-off.....one must determine if the harm outweighs the good that the medicine offers.

I was put on Toprol xl (GENERIC) 3months ago. Its been a nightmare. I was put on it for rapid heartbeat. My blood pressure was great 110/70 sometimes lower. I was happy with it for about 2 or3 weeks.Its been all down hill since. Sleepless nights, horrible sweats, leg cramps from my knees down, cold hands and feet. And horrible headaches. It was at the point i didn't want to get up. Called my doctor and he said to stop taking it.Today is my second day without it and last night i finally slept all night first time in 3 months. Woke up with no headache and i haven't had any sweats. I see my doctor tom. I am not going back on. I don't think its the medicine for me.

I had stopped taking it for about 2 months (50mg p/day). I began working out 30 days a week and doing some weight lifting. I began taking it and 3 days later I began to get leg cramps. knee pain, and shoulder tingling. I realized I haven't had this issues since I stopped taking it. My bp has been fine without it. I think it has to go.

I have been on Toprol XL for over 2 years and I can't believe what I am reading on this website. I am so glad that I googled. I have had many of the same problems and I am taking 100 mgs once a day. I cannot lose wait, my memory is horrible, I am always tired, I even had the itching thing go on, my joints ache some thing fierce, so bad that I went to a joint specialsit to have them checked because I thought that I may be getting arthritis at 37. I suffer from both depression and anxiety and was given this medication called Lexapro and had a panic attack in the middle of the night so that was the end of that. I have also had the sleeplessness and the sleeping too much and most importantly the edema of the hands, ankles and feet. I can't wear shoes that are too flat because they swell, I can't wear shoes that are too high because they swell, I can't eat salt because they swell, I can't stay out in the heat or humidity for too long cause they swell, I am so tired of swelling I want to scream. I also get very bad leg cramps and leg pain when I walk too far, also my menstural cycle is crazy. I bleed so much (sorry guys) that I have to buy new at least 2-3 new pairs of jeans a month because of "damage". I get overly fatigued and everything because fo blood loss. I am so tired of this it is not funny, but I like the fact that it is time released and is somewhat gentle. I am going to speak to my doc next week about changing though because I thought that I was in a very small group that was having these issues, even down to the inability to lose weight.

I have been on Toprol for a month now and I don't know what to do. My hair is falling out slowly, I get nausea every day with diarhea. My appetite is gone. I get very tired and weak. I cant sleep at all. I am very irritable. I have no sex drive. My asthma is worse taking it. I get awful leg cramps. I bruise a lot easier. I have migraines every day. I have blurred vision. I just feel tense all the time

It's strange that I'm seeing racing heart rate as a side effect... I am on toporol xl 12.5 to control my rapid heart beat and it has been effective. I do get leg cramps and fatigue though, and if I get a little stressed out I feel like passing out. I was experiencing anxiety and waking in the night before I began toporol and it has seemed to cure this for the most part.

I have been taking Toprol for 2 1/2 years following bypass surgery. Some weakness has occurred, but I have bicycled 5,500 miles and even finished in the top five in a couple of amateur races during that time. I often have leg cramps, but have noticed taking a potassium supplement (or eating more bananas) and drinking more water seems to alleviate that problem. Other side effects include reduced sex drive and a need for more sleep and rest. When I don't get enough rest, I get so tired I can barely function. I am also taking Crestor and Avapro (the combination of which has caused even more side effects -- weakness, BP drops, dizziness, sharp muscle pains, sleeplessness, etc.)

I have been on toprol for 2 years and gained 20 lbs, I am so tired all the time , I can' t walk by the couch with out laying on it. I don't feel like doing any thing that takes energy.
At first I was on 150mg, and felt dopedup and light headed all the timeso now I take 100mg. I also have a metalic taste in my mouth, and leg cramps, I get charlie horses in my toes.

I am taking 50mg of toprol every day. Besides the terrible leg cramps I have developed, I am up at least 5 or 6 times a night to go to the bathroom. I am going to wean myself off of them. I need more sleep than i'm getting since I started taking this medicine.

I am a 24 year old male. I started taking 25 mg toprol because I was rushed to the hospitol with left face, back left of my head and left arm going numb. At arrival my blood pressure reading was 202/120 and they couldn't get it down right away and I don't think they had any idea what was wrong. They did a million test and the only thing they fpund out they thought was that my (I think my white blood cells being at 56) so they said I had polysithemia( not sure of the spelling) so they sent me home with 25 mg of toprol and every other week drawing a pint of blood from me. Which sort of helped but then I started getting these terrible headeaches in the back left of my head that are the worst pain, it shuts me right down its hard to function. and at this time blood pressure was still pretty high 165-170/95-105 on average. so they upped my dose to 50 mg and for a couple of months I just dealt with the pain that I was still having cause I gave up on my doctors they were realy starting to piss me off. then I had another check up and my blood pressure I told them was still high 145-155/95-100 so they upped my dose again to 100 mg. but know I have terrible lower back pain which I thought it was my kidneys but got check and it isn't same damn head aches tingling in my left part of my face, deep muscle pain, leg cramps all the time specially my left calf for some reason, my eyes are swelled shut 3 out of 7 days a week and through out the day my eyes are almost always blood shot red, like there bleeding. and like all this isn't enough I have had mono, tharyngitis lyarangitis, scarlet fever, pneumonea, and broncittis all in the last 6 to 7 months. Fun!!! any feed back would be greatly appreciated

thanks
don cross

I am almost 70 years old and have been taking 100mg of toprol xl for about 4 years. I have gained a lot of weight and my hair is thinning also have been having some short memory lapses and leg cramps. Are these side effects due to the toprol?

I have feet and leg cramps, don't sleep well, loss of energy, weight gain, no concentration at all and always feel like I need a nap. I'm cold all the time and now I'm having hot flashes. I've been on Toprol xl for 4 months. The only good thing is I don't have irregular heart beats any more. I had a heart attack on December 13,2003.