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Question

"Toprol"? I was prescribed this medication for high blood pressure about six months ago and I have reached the point where I can hardly breath sometimes. I am always tired and have gone from being a fairly strong person to being so weak I can hardly push a grocery cart , I have gained weight and I sleep a lot. A few weeks ago, I cut back on the prescribed amount without telling the doctor and having started feeling some better. When I told him about this, his eyes glazed over but he did agree for me to take a smaller dose. I also told him to consider another medication other than Toprol for my blood pressure. He then told me that Toprol would also protect my heart and not to stop taking it completely as that would cause severe chest pains or even a heart attack! I then ask him why he would prescribe a blood pressure medicine that could potentially cause a heart attack? I was angered because of the side effects and now I am quite mad about it. There must be other blood pressure medications that are less damaging to one's system than Toprol. Help please.

Answer 1

Hi, Oh yeah I was given this as well, stop taken it after 1 week due to the side effects, and was put on Diovan , doing great on this with no side effects, It comes in 80mg, 160mg and 320mg. I am on 320mg and do fine with it. I am highly allergic to a lot of medicines but this one is good for me, You tell the doc. this is what you want to try. You Pay him for his services, so you do have the final say as to what you do to your body. Good Luck!  NO SALT at all also helps my B/P stay down. Terri

Answer 2

i take toprol and lisinopril . i have congestive heart failure. i also take a diuretic. the symptoms you described are exactly the ones i had before i started to take my meds. maybe your dr could run more test on you. NEVER stop taking your meds for any reason. don&#039;t even try t reduce your dosage yourself. the meds make me feel alittle weak but that is just a side effect i have to learn to live with.

Answer 3

Are you watching your sodium/salt intake?  Are you taking any diuretics?  You may have gain somefluidd weight that may cause shortness of breath.  Used to be on Toprol didn&#039;t keep my blood pressure in check.  One poster stated that they were on lisinopril, gave me a dry cough. I&#039;ve  tried this one and I&#039;ve tried that one.  Sometimes it takes the Dr.&#039;s  time to get the right combination of medications, it is individualized what works for me may not work for you for blood pressure control.  Taking cozaar works for me along with my 23 other drugs that I take daily.  Next time you decide to lower your dosage check with the Dr.  first.

Answer 4

I think some quack prescribed that poison for me, back in &#039;99 when I had angioplasty. B@stard tried to kill me with about four different snake-oil remedies. I stopped taking everything December &#039;02, and was told I would die if I didn&#039;t take their silly pills.

I&#039;m still alive.

I will NEVER take their BS &quot;medicine&quot; again.