I will probably be switched from propranolol (Inderal) to Toprol by next week. I really want honest opinions here!!! I am worried and want to make sure this is the best decision for me.

Well I can't tell you all that much because I haven't been taking it all that long, plus I have nothing to compare it to as this is the first time I've taken a beta blocker. But so far so good. I can tell a difference already; after having tachy every day several times a day for four years, it's a nice change of pace to not have my heart racing constantly. It hasn't made me sick/naseous (sp?) at all and I haven't had any of the other common side effects. The only thing I have now is fatigue, but I always feel that way so I don't know that it's from the Toprol. Overall, I like it so far, but like I said I haven't been on it all that long. :rolleyes:

Well first of all, of course remember that everyone reacts to meds differently. Obviously you know that... but just keep it in mind. Toprol may be terrific for you - you won't know til you try. This is my experience.

Last summer I went to the ER with an episode of SVT. After they converted me, they gave me Lopressor (the non-time release version of metoprolol; Toprol is time-release metoprolol) through my IV, and Toprol tablets to take daily at home.

After they gave me the Lopressor, I noticed that my voice got really hoarse and my chest was tight and it became somewhat hard to breathe. I just assumed it was a result of having been in SVT for so long and brushed it off. However, when I took a Toprol tablet the next day, I had the same symptoms- a laryngitis-like hoarseness and chest tightness. Each time I took the tablet I'd get these symptoms, which would disappear about an hour after taking the meds. So, I quit taking it.

For me, the symptoms weren't scary or severe, but the chest tightness was annoying, so I didn't want to take it anymore.