User Reviews for labetalol oral

200mg twice daily, lowered my BP from 150 to 120. Severe side affects, dry mouth, weight lose, low appetite, increase in urination, itchy skin

Have some bad dreams on this medication. Also weird vivid dreams. Physician did not advise me as to side effects.

Have been taking this med for 25 years. BP is well-maintained by it.

Started at 100mg BID now I am up to 600mg BID with very little decrease in my BP. Has not been affective for me. Not sure if I am experiencing side effects of itchy scalp and tingleness in my scalp. It's excessive and started when I started this medication.

I took Labetalol 100 MG twice daily for one year and nine months,this drug was effective in controlling my BP for the first couple of months,I only needed 100 Mg once daily but over time my dosage increased to 100 twice daily. I developed bad side effects started with no interest in sex,tiredness,weigh gain,cramps in legs then finally passing loud and excessive gas. now finally i am off this drug and all the above symptoms have disappeared.

This medicine makes me feel worse than my high blood pressure and it doesn't bring it down enough for me to feel like this. Dizzy, light-headed, constipated, headache, and just an overall feeling of yuck. I have been taking 200mg 2x daily for the past month and a half. I am 2 months postpartum and was diagnosed with preeclampsia at the third trimester so when it didn't come down after delivery my ob put me on this as it was safe for breastfeeding. It dried me up so I am no longer breastfeeding and she has sent me to my regular doctor to find something that will work better for me. Read More Read Less

This is the worst BP drug for me my BP was consistently high 180/123 an I was even admitted to the hospital because it reached to 200/111 and I was takin 300mg 3x a day it did nothing and horrible side effects such as dizziness,tiredness,shortness of breath finally off this med taking procardia xl 30mg and metroprolol 25mg once a day BP has been great.

I have been taking this medication for about a month for High Blood Pressure, 260/189. It has brought it down alot. This medication in combination with Amlodipine does have slight side effects, but nothing to drastic. I monitor my BP daily.

Hi so yea I have been on this med. for awhile now about 2 years, yes i can say that it has helped with lowering my bp. But the side effects are crazy! I seem not to be able to take any of this kind of pharm. meds. way to harsh for me and my body and soul.Seems like I have every side effect makes me wonder. I just do NOT want to take any more of these crAZY meds. you know because they the DR. just wants to put you on more meds. well no thank you! Im gonna to make another appt. no longer want to be on any pharm. meds. Been taking and much more healther action for my body. to many people dying from all this meds. Read More Read Less

Crazy how medications can affect people in so many different ways, but it's not proper for people to warn others against using. This drug can help some people very much. I was on stupid amounts of Clonidine and replacing it with this drug has definitely made a difference for the better. High blood pressure can be tough to control when so many different things can cause it. A good Doc will find out WHY blood pressure is high and look for the underlying problem rather than just treat the symptoms. Make sure your Doc is not just a prescription writer if you want good healthy results from ANY medication that may be prescribed. My case is fairly severe and I am taking 1200 mg a day at present. Hopefully this can be adjusted out in taking less soon. I am well on my way to better health since getting off the Clonidine which is addictive and causes severe blood pressure rebound and really bad side effects for me.Read More Read Less

Labetalol has done a wonderful job keeping my blood pressure as close to normal as it will ever be. When I first started using it, I did notice a slight calming effect, most likely due to the decrease in heart-rate. And of course the scalp tingling, which to me is just an added benefit (but it goes away after awhile of using it)

Taking this medicine and my bp is still 160/100 going to ER now so they can lower my pressures Hope they put me on another medicine to help me control it. Taking 200 mg three times a day does nothing for it all....

I just asked my Dr to take me off this drug. I never felt well even tho we cut back my dosage (then my BP elevated again) I felt like a truck had just run over me, dry cotton mouth, no energy and short of breath - that was the last straw. I need an RX but everything seems to make me feel like a dish rag.

Have been taking this for 4 months now. At first the only issue I had was tingling and itchy scalp. Now in the past month I am getting headaches, nausea and being tired. I've tried many drugs over the years and some have made me down right ill. I am wondering now about labetalol and whether I'll be able to continue taking it. The pharmaceutical companies make me so angry that they can market drugs that seem to do more harm then good.

This, along with another medication has done an excellent job of keeping my blood pressure lower.

it's good for about 6 or 7 hours then pressure rises

This medicine has not lowered my hbp , it made me dizzie,blurred eyes, hot and sweaty profusesivly especially in my head , fatigue to the point of not able to do anything, stuffy nose and a dry mouth. I did not like this med and I plan to ask the dr to take me off of it !

overall it has helped control my high blood pressure. normally take 200 twice a day occasionally if bp exceeds 135 take 300

This drug has turned my teeth brown

I went on this medication to control my apparent high BP. The reason I started on it was because I had gone into the hospital due to having a miscarriage. The doctor there made sure I was on it. I started in November 2013 and by February/March, I started looking and feeling different. A few family members said I looked tired and exhausted. I never thought anything much of it as I am a mom, wife and work full time. In mid-April, I started noticing really dark urine. I saw my doctor in early May when my husband noticed the whites in my eye were really yellow. I had the following: persistent nausea,yellowing eyes/skin, dark urine. I persisted for my doctor to check the side effects of this medication but he kept saying it is rare. Finally, he had me weened off the medication and now I am dealing with bringing my bilirubin and ALT levels down as much as I can. I will never go on this unneeded medication again after having a severe reaction to it. My biggest fear is that I will have liver damage. Do yourselves a favor and get tested once a month to ensure your not the 1% that has a severe reaction. PS: I bought a blood pressure machine in February and since I've been off the meds, my BP has been great. Read More Read Less