Going off toprol xl - High & Low Blood Pressure Message Board

Griz1960 · 02-07-2004, 05:39 AM

Well I decided to go off toprol, cant take the side effects any longer,cold feet cold hands, cant sleep,constipation,tired all the time,weight gain, higher BG levels which isnt good being diabetic, I use to be able to walk 4 miles a day lucky to get out of the house, if takeing this drug is living I dont want it, beside I hav not notice any bp benfiet other than lowering hr so low that I cant do anything. I called the doc and told him he didnt have much to say.I took bp reading for 3 weeks before doc put me on toprol and those were the best readings I had,

zip2play · 02-07-2004, 05:43 AM

Griz,

If you still need BP control give a plain vanilla diuretic (like HCTZ or chlorthalidone) a try: cheap, effective, and fairly easy on the side effects if you take in extra potassium and magnesium.

Griz1960 · 02-07-2004, 09:20 AM

well I thought jot down some of the numbers Ive been getting each set is a 2 week avg
HR
130/90 82 before meds.
139/90 83
137/93 82
131/82 72 start of TOPROL 50MG
127/80 68
128/79 71
137/87 73
128/84 73
139/82 75

zip2play · 02-08-2004, 06:04 AM

GRIZ,
The most notable effect of the Toprol was the 7 point lowering of the diastolic pressure.
Be careful to ween from this stuff...otherwise you can get quite jittery and have your heart rate jump pretty high under stress...unnerving.
I'd try a week at 25 mg. and then maybe a week at 12.5mg (if you can cut them that close....a razor helps.)

When I went off atenolol, I had one scary day with a heartrate over 100 (and had been in the 50's for a month)...but within a week I was weened.

If your diastolic climbs back into the 90's, I think a diuretic will do the trick (like 25 mg. HCTZ.)

What did the toprol do for your chest/jaw symptoms?

Griz1960 · 02-08-2004, 08:26 AM

Hey zip thanks for the info
been off toprol for almost a week no wierd side effects other than my hands and feet not being as cold, still have the tingling in the jaw and some chest pain as when i was on it , bp today was 130/82 hr 78 another thing Im able to get my blood sugar back in 70-90(before meals) range where as when I was on toprol I could not get it under 100, usually ran 120-140(before meals)
eating only 100gram of carbs for a daily intake,
this was another point I made to the doc do I stay on toprol and if i do I saked what about my bs , get this he said he might have to put me on med for my diabetes,two different med for that at $4o ea, plus 40 for toprol so $120 to do the same thing as not takeing anything that is a bunch of bs, I would rather not take anything and keep up with my exercise than spend 140 for a bunch of side effects