Toprol-XL and rash

I am a 34-year old women who started 50 mg of Toprol-XL 4 days ago for a rash of panic attacks I experienced earlier this week, after having high blood pressure and occasional panic attacks in the last 3 months. Since then, I've had migranes for the past 2 days, bad allergies, stomach pain, loose bowel movements, slight difficulty breathing, frequent urination, and tiredness/lethargy during the day with trouble sleeping at night. I was already feeling strange my 2nd day on it and called my internal medicine doctor, who, of course, told me to stick with it. At this point, I'm ready for safer, natural alternatives. I'm will call the doctor tomorrow to tell him that my mind is made up and ask for instructions on how to wean off of it safely.

I was on 50 mg Toprol for about five months when pressure went up...doctor put me on 100 mg. During the 50 mg time, I did gain some belly weight, extreme swelling of the ankles, and a feeling that my heart was beating too fast even though it wasn't. When I went to the 100 mg pill, within a week I have a rash all over...bumps that itch like crazy. I have noticed more chills...then a feeling like a hot flash. I am weaning myself off...four days of 50 mg, couple days of 25 mg, and now I'm even splitting that. My doctor told me to go right to another drug...Zestril. I'm going to try to wait a few days. Even though I am tapering off of Toprol, the rash is still here. Maybe it takes awhile for the Toprol to be completely out of system.

Rash I went on Topril about 1year ago . 25mg and it solved my my high heart rate. Episodes from 1 to 2 hours rapid heart beat up to 175 beats a minute. Now I am fine But ____But when i increase dossage as recomended to 50 mg a rash appeared and my dermatologist thinks it is cause by Topril. Anybody else have a rash from this medication??? Please help LW

When I was in hosiptal,because of heart attack, my blood presure had never higher than 104/60, but my cardi doctor put me on 25mg toprol , plavix ,lipitor and 500mg niacin and 325 Asprin after 1 week, I had rashes, racing
heart beat but pulse at 45-59 in average, BP average 85-46, both of my leg feel heavy, tingly, pain and short of breath on walking, lying down and going up stair, dizziness, sore everywhere in my back, neck , chest ( I thought , I am going to have another heart attacked). I was scared that I am going to be cripple. Now I am off toprol and Lipitor (which hurt me a lot). Be caution, my primary doctor agnor my compliant many times and just prescript me the anti itch cream, and don't care I almost got killed by the side effect, if I din not going to ER myself, I was in very much pain and terrible condition and staying in hosiptal for treatment again.

Hmmm...interesting that I found your posts. I too am on 100mg Topral for heart palps (PVCs) and high blood pressure. I'm hesitant to ask to come off of it because it has been keeping both under control. However, I have been having symptoms for a while now that I actually have been wondering is hypothyroidism but sure sounds a lot like what I see posted here. I sometimes get unexplained rashes (mostly on my calves); my skin is much drier than it used to be; my hair is dry and thinning; I'm VERY tired most of the time and have ENORMOUS trouble getting out of bed in the mornings. Another very big problem is that I'm gaining weight faster than I ever have. I think it's a good medicine -- but -- if these symptoms are related, I might consider something different.

I TO HAVE HAD THE SIDE EFFECTS OF RASH, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, DISCOMFORT OF HEAVY FEELING IN THE UPPER CHEST AND ACROSS THE BACK BETWEEN THE SHOULDER BLADES.PLUS A NAGGING COUGH. THIS ON JUST A FEW MONTHS TREATMENT FOR HIGH BP

I went on Toprol 50mg and feel awful. I could fall asleep at any moment,I have a rash that moves from one place to another every few days, I can't focus on my work & I keep forgetting things. Funny someone mentioned hearing loss I too have experienced that & I am only 42. I did not take it over the summer and was able to loose 30 pounds and the doctor put me back on it and all the things listed above started up again plus I gained all the weight back that I had lost. We are running blood tests to make sure this is the cause but my doctor is changing my medication . Glad to hear I am not the only one having these side effects.

I take 100mg of toprol XL per day. Have had rashes, tiredness, wild dreams, hot flashes, hands and toes cold all the time. But the good thing is my bp and heart rate are low while taking toprol.

Rash,sleepy,loss of energy,loss of sexual stamina(i'm a male.having problem to stay on...if you know what i mean).weight gain.please help.thanks

rash and itching