tell me about Topril XL - High & Low Blood Pressure Message Board

kaykay5 · 04-12-2005, 05:47 PM

Cardiologist told me today that he wants me to take Topril XL for my rapid heart rate. I'm scared since I took it for one week in March and that's when my month long insomnia began. For those of you taking this med, did you have side effects and what advice would you give me.

mrmojo · 04-12-2005, 06:24 PM

everyone i know who has been on topril has hated it - insomnia, weight gain, dizziness, nausea, etc

of course some people swear by it

if your heart rate is too high go to walmart & get a bottle of valerian root, its less than $4, I've been experimenting with it, its a mild sedative guaranteed to drop your heart rate & will lower your BP if stress is a factor in the BP & will help you sleep thru the night

If you are less than 200 lb i wouldnt take the 3 pill dose they reccommend, you will get tired until you get used to it

of course I'm now taking 4 pills 3 times a day but i'm 245 lb

vipergg22 · 04-12-2005, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by kaykay5

Cardiologist told me today that he wants me to take Topril XL for my rapid heart rate. I'm scared since I took it for one week in March and that's when my month long insomnia began. For those of you taking this med, did you have side effects and what advice would you give me.

It had just the opposite effect on me , all I wanted to do is sleep after I started , it took my already fairly low heartrate at 60 bpm and shoved it down to the low 40's for a pulse rate , got off that in a hurry , won't take any more beta blockers !!!

pal7778 · 04-12-2005, 08:36 PM

Please don't take the beta blocker, except as a last resort. Try the ccbs discussed
in other posts first.

confused32 · 04-12-2005, 08:42 PM

I am on metoprol and have been for about 4 yrs, the doctor wants me to switch to toporol xl since its extended release and im only takin 25mg once a day which he said should be twice a day but 50mg makes me tired so he said the toporlol would be better for me, i havent had any problems with other than being tired.