How long to try Toprol XL?? - High & Low Blood Pressure Message Board

FrontierDriver2 · 11-21-2004, 12:14 PM

I am a 20 yr old male. For a while I was having spells where I felt like I was going to pass out and overall just felt really bad. My doctor really found nothing wrong except my BP was high at times. He started me on Altace and I never felt like I was going to faint again and my BP was lower.

Then I began having some weird pains and feelings in my chest. I went to a cardiologist who did stress echo test. That came out great and he says nothing is wrong with my heart

He did however switch my BP medicine to Toprol XL. I've just started taking it today but already my BP is back up a lil bit. How long should I take it before seeing whether it's really working?? Altace has really helped me so much. I dont want to keep taking Toprol if my BP is going to be higher than it was on Altace.

Can anyone who has taken Toprol and Altace offer me some suggestions? Which works better for you?

Random2 · 11-21-2004, 01:23 PM

Toprol & Altace were both horrible with side-effects, bus so is Atenolol for me. Toprol made me feel cold all of the time & Altace made me feel much more anxious. Atenolol just makes me feel out of it. Toprol didn't work for me.

FrontierDriver2 · 11-21-2004, 02:36 PM

Wow I guess im lucky. I havent noticed many side effects with these meds. This is just my first day of Toprol XL. When setting down my BP is low (102/67). I just got up and walked around the house and it shot up to (120/78). That still isnt high but I could certainly tell that it shot up quickly. I really dont understand why it would shoot up quickly. THat hasnt been happening with Altace.

Random2 · 11-21-2004, 02:52 PM

If your B/P is 102/67 on meds., why are you on meds. anyway. At 108/60 yesterday with another reading of 106/56, I think that I am way overmedicated & it is time for the medication treadmill to come to an end...

vamp36 · 11-21-2004, 03:20 PM

I take 50mg Topral XL daily. It has brought my BP back to normal. I've had no side effects from it either.