Toprol-xl Brain Fog, Short Term Memory, Memory Issues, Arm Muscle, Chronic Fatigue

Posted over a year ago

WOW, I am so happy to find this site. I am a 56 yr old female. I too am on Toprol. I was on 75 mg 2 x's a day for HPB and mitral valve prolapse pain. Then yesterday the Dr. increased my dose to 100 mg 2x's a day .Today my ankles and feet blew up like balloons. I have been having profuse sweating and was cold and clammy for the past year and no Dr could tell me why!! NO sex drive , depression,sleep apnea, severe insomnia, brain fog, short term memory issues, moody, irritable, my husband has threatened to leave me. NO appetite!! Floaters in my eyes started a few months ago, I have so many symptoms that I have read in all your posts. No quality of life for the past year. I have felt like I was losing my mind, gained 35 lbs in past 2 years without changing my eating habits. I gained the weight after I had lost 50 lbs. Been on Toprol about 2 1/2 years ( I think ) Every symptom I have experienced I have read in your posts!! I have type 2 diabetes and am on glucophage, I also take 10 other scripts. I have fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue, RSD in my left arm, muscle pain and joint pain. Pain in my right upper qaudrant. Nausea/ some vomiting, NO ENERGY, Loss of interest in most of life. So now after reading all your posts I have to ask myself, are all my symptoms linked to the Toprol and not syndromes or illnesses? I am calling my doctor in the morning and getting off this med!! They will just have to put me on something else!!!
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Joyce47oh

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Joyce47oh - HI everyone, I have begun to wean off the Toprol I am only taking 50 once a day now for a week then will drop to 25Mg for 1 week then 12.5.for a week, then hopefully STOP. So far so good. I have read other posts that feel Toprol is linked to blood sugar issues. I am also type 2 diabetic and my sugars were all over the place . For the past week they seem to have normalized a bit since I began weaning down the Toprol. I am looking for an herbal alternative for my BP which is also just borderline high. I just saw a prevenative cardiologist she did a lot of blood work and 2 of my independent risk markers for cardivascular disease and stroke were abnormal. My homosistein and my lipoprotien. The homosistene was moderatley high and the L-protien severly elevated. So I have some work to do to get those numbers down . I am a little overweight ( 30- 35 lbs) but not morbidly obese. So I know I must get my BP and to a normal level and lose this extra weight 3 years ago I lost almost 60 pbs and was at my goal weight then came Toprol and I gained 35 # . :-( It won't budge!!! I think my sweating is a bit better. I think my body needs a little more time until I know how I really am feeling. Best wishes to all dealing with this drug. Our Dr's didn't give me to much trouble when I said I wanted my husband and I off the Toprol. They tried to give me some line about "everyone gets side effects thats normal..." I told them, " Please understand DR I read to many posts from too many people having the identical reactions. This is not just a coincidence!!!" Both Dr's gave in when they saw I wasn't changing my mind!! LOL Will keep you posted. Have a safe and HAPPY 4TH OF JULY EVERYONE!! Joyce :-)

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Donttakethis - I AM A 55 YEAR OLD FEMALE HAVE BEEN ON TOPROL FOR AROUND 8 YEARS.IT SEEMED LIKE ON DAYS THAT I FORGOT TO TAKE MY MEDS. THAT I WOULD FEEL A BIT BETTER. FOR THE PAST 8 YEARS I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERE DIZZINESS,OFF BALANCE,SEVERE ANXIETY,INSOMNIA,FATIGUE,BRAIN FOG AND WEIGHT GAIN.I HAVE BEEN THINKING FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS THAT IT WAS THE TOPROL MAKING ME FEEL SO LOUSY.I DIDN'T HAVE THE ENERGY TO EVEN GET READY TO GO ANY WHERE. I'M SURE MY HUSBAND HAS BEEN TIRED OF HEARING ME SAY THAT I DON'T FEEL GOOD.11 DAYS AGO CHANGED DOCTORS. WENT TO A NEW HEART DOCTOR TOLD HIM HOW I FEEL AND HE SAID TOPROL HAS BEEN KNOWN TO DO THIS TO SOME PEOPLE. HE TOLD ME TO STOP TAKING IT. THE FIRST FEW DAYS IT SEEMED LIKE I FELT WORSE.HANDS STARTED TREMBLING REALLY BAD. DON'T KNOW IF THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOM FROM TAKING TOPROL FOR SO LONG AND STOPING. AFTER 9 DAYS I FEEL LIKE A NEW PERSON. I HAVE LOTS OF ENERGY MY HEAD IS NOT IN A FOG ANXIETY HAS STOPPED AND I FEEL LIKE I WANT TO GO PLACES.I CAN NOW DRIVE AGAIN I WOULDN'T DRIVE BECAUSE I WAS ALWAYS SO DIZZY AND WEAK THAT I THOUGHT I MAY PASS OUT.I JUST HATE TO KNOW THAT 8 YEARS OF MY LIFE HAVE BEEN SO MISERABLE FROM TAKING A PRESCRIBED MEDICATION.IF YOU ASK ME THIS DRUG SHOULDN'T BE MARKETED.IT HAD ME TO THE POINT TO WHERE I FELT THAT I DIDN'T WANT TO LIVE ANYMORE BECAUSE I REALLY DIDN'T HAVE A LIFE.

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