Toprol-XL and leg swelling

I am 50 years old and was put on Topral 2 weeks ago for HBP and PVC's. I had
been on a diuretic and Potassium supplement because of slight high blood
pressure for 9 months, and that's when the PVC;s got bad. 4 days after
starting the 50MG of Toprol and stopping the diuretic, my calves started to
swell up and get puffy with edema. I weighed myself and saw that I had gained 8
pounds in 4 days! I went to the Dr. the next day, assuming he would take me off
the Toprol, but he said to stay on it, because it was contolling the PVC's and
that the Edema was caused by my stopping the water pill! So, I went back on the
water pill and weaned myself off slowly for the past 9 days. Now, today, the
edema is back. I am scared that I am going to get Heart Failure because of the
water weight gain, or DVT, I want off the pill! But I can't stand the constant
PVC's and I was near suicidal with that! I don't know what to do? Does anyone
else have this leg swelling? Does it go away? Is it dangerous? My husband
died last year and I need to stay well for my teenage daughter, but this is
ridiculous! I'd rather have had the slight HBP and not taken any of this at
all. if there is anyone out there who cares, please answer me, I'm so scared!
And now that I have read al these posts with the other awful side effects, I'm
twice as scared. I know many peolpe on Beta-blockers, and they have no side
effects. What is wrong with me?

Kathy

I am 50 years old and was put on Topral 2 weeks ago for HBP and PVC's. I had been on a diuretic and Potassium supplement because of slight high blood pressure for 9 months, and that's when the PVC;s got bad. 4 days after starting the 50MG of Toprol and stopping the diuretic, my calves started to swell up and get puffy with edema. I weighed myself and saw that I had gained 8 pounds in 4 days! I went to the Dr. the next day, assuming he would take me off the Toprol, but he said to stay on it, because it was contolling the PVC's and that the Edema was caused by my stopping the water pill! So, I went back on the water pill and weaned myself off slowly for the past 9 days. Now, today, the edema is back. I am scared that I am going to get Heart Failure because of the water weight gain, or DVT, I want off the pill! But I can't stand the constant PVC's and I was near suicidal with that! I don't know what to do? Does anyone else have this leg swelling? Does it go away? Is it dangerous? My husband died last year and I need to stay well for my teenage daughter, but this is ridiculous! I'd rather have had the slight HBP and not taken any of this at all. if there is anyone out there who cares, please answer me, I'm so scared! And now that I have read al these posts with the other awful side effects, I'm twice as scared. I know many peolpe on Beta-blockers, and they have no side effects. What is wrong with me?

Kathy