User Reviews for metoprolol tartrate oral

it lowered my blood pressure to 141 to 150/ 65/ 59

After experiencing my 1st heart attack, I was placed on metoprolol to slow down the heart and to control or lower my blood pressure. Six days after taking this drug, I was back in the hospital with a 2nd heart attack resulting from coronary artery spasm as a result of this drug. My doc prescribed calcium channel blocker instead and I have done fine since...the doc said I was allergic and he felt it was the cause of the artery spasms

I take glimepirde.lipitor with tuis med. I can't seem to lose any Wt. i think i will try salba. I'm 67 with bad legs so don't tell me to run

I was put on this drug after my heart attack. I cant lose weight because of this and the other meds that I am on. This is depressing. I cant live on salads 24/7 like the dr wants me to. I have been taking this almost 5 years after my heart attack and stent implant.

I've been taking 4 years. It helps keep my heart rate low & along with lisonopril keeps my BP in line. But, did gain 25 lbs., & have trouble sleeping.

I am now 1 crabby A-hole.if i try to walk i tip over,alot. I can't eat but i have gained 10 lbs in the last month.the bad part is i eat 1 small salad 3 times per week and thats it.

I have gained 20 lbs. I have a hard time taking a deep breath and feel like I have a band around my ribs...also, have trouble sleeping..

I got on this sight to see if my side effects were my imagination, or if others had experienced the same. I'm not crazy! I have gained a significant amount of weight, feel tired all of the time and have terrible aching in my joints. I will certainly contact my cardiologist about this now.

I have been on this medicine for a couple of years. It has lowered my blood pressure some, but also has left me with side effects.......ankle swelling, severe body pain, and lightheadedness. After reading the reviews from the listed patients, I am contacting my doctor and asking him if I can be on a different medication. The doctor claims the medicine doesn't cause some of the pain I am experiencing, but after reading the reviews of people with similar side effects, I can't believe they don't exist. My husband is also on this medication and he has severe edema in both legs up to the groin. He's had all kinds of tests.......MRI, ultra sound, cat scan, x-rays, etc. and they all come back normal. I think his medication is causing his problems too. Being weined off of this for awhile will tell the story, and I will write again after the results come in to see if it was our problem. Read More Read Less

iam experiencing swelling in my lower legs,ankles and feet.

I had first thought I was having a heart attack and went to the hospital. They did an ekg and said I was having an anxiety attack and gave me the metoprolol and ativan and lorazepam to calm me down.

I have been on this since mar 08. I have gained 50 pounds and can't get it off. Twica a day 25mg. It has stopped the flutters but side effects include increased thirst, ibs returned, anxiety (smoking again). Told my dr about weight (209 at 5') and he gave me Phentermine to lose weight. I have been on this for 2 months and lost 6 lbs. will try to talk to him again but not having ins. holds me from going in more than I do. Hope this helps

It works. I can't say anything bad about that. My blood pressure is back to normal but the side effects are terrible! I have gained 20# since starting this medicine, my digestive system has never been right since then and I am like a zombie when I take it. I have to take it at night before I go to bed or I am in a trance.

I take this pill morning and evening with Captopril and it has not kept my blood pressure very much lower

I use it for ACS and it was controlling my Hypertension for a while, until it quit. It works excellently for my Tachyarrythmias!

I started using this medication following quintuple bypass open heart surgery in 2005. I also use lisinopril. I was not happy with the results at first but experimented with the doseages until I came up with a regimine that worked for me. I have my own blood pressure monitor and used it twice daily to check results. I wouldn't recommend this method for evertone as this requires patience. I finally settled for what ammounted to half the dose of each med taken twice daily. This resulted in less side effects and an eventual bp of 115 over 60 and a pulse of 60, varying by a few points up or down. This was done on my own iniative, my cardiologist is not aware of the changes I made. The problems I had at the beginning were not the fault of the medication, it was the doseage which he was too stubborn to change.Read More Read Less

Could this drug be causing my sodium level to drop below normal? Dizzyness, seizer like passing out spells nausia, low heart rate and dehydrationwhen the sodium drops.

This mediction has helped the high blood pressure. But I have a on going caugh along with sleepless nights. weight gain and mood changes (not like me)