Metoprolol Tartrate for High Blood Pressure User Reviews

• Bet...
• December 10, 2019

"Have taken Atenolol 25 mg for about 30 years. Had an episode of AFib. Had a Cardioversion. It worked, but elected to have Cardiac Ablation. Went back to Atenolol 25 mg twice a day and heart rate went into the 40s. Felt awful, light-headed. Dr. took me off Atenolol and put me on Metoprolol ER 25 mg twice a day. Initially, no problems, then bad effects. Can't sleep. Would go to bed at 11 pm and wake up at 3 am. Heart was knocking, heart rate in the 80s. Experienced internal heat. Felt like my body was on fire. If I did sleep, had nightmares. Body feels wired. Dr. changed me to Metoprolol plain. Not extended release but upped dosage to 50 mg twice a day. By evening, on the 2nd pill and side effects hit me. Up at 1:30 am, terrible internal heat, low sugar. Drank coke to raise sugar. Have decided I can't take this pill anymore. Took a Benadryl at 2 am, by 2:30, the heat is letting up. Pulse is 50 - 44. BP is 170/76."

• Sun...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 10, 2021

"My blood pressure and heart rate went up several times during the winter storm in Houston, so I went to the emergency room and got put on this awful medicine. I started off on long-acting, felt horrible, got put on fast-acting and still feel bad. I have just about every symptom they have on their page - weakness, fatigue, dizziness, itchy skin, off-balance, panic attacks, can't sleep, blood pressure drops low, pulse drops too low, joint pain, muscle aches, hair coming out, headaches, scalp hurts to even gently pull my hair, etc. I go to the doctor soon, I have to get off this stuff. I feel horrible, no energy, and I have a 6-month-old to look after."

• Mar...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• June 13, 2022

"Heart rate goes to the 30s. Gives me shortness of breath, feel sick. I have no energy. Taking 50 mg Metoprolol Tartrate three times a day per doctors' orders, but I feel like I'm overdosing. I believe this medication is poison. Slowly cutting back and getting off this medication. Have to go to doctors, and they just tell me to ignore side effects. I will not ignore them, and I'm getting to where I don’t trust doctors."

• cap...
• January 14, 2015

"This medication does keep my hypertension under control and also seems to affect my heart rate by lowering it by an average of 15-20 bpm. I take other medications that tend to raise my heart rate, so this medication is useful for me in that regard. I have found that this medication is very sensitive to dosing properly. I have found that if I miss only a couple of doses, my blood pressure and heart rate start to increase."

• Glo...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 9, 2018

"I decided to try this medicine again for high blood pressure. It would make my blood pressure okay but drop my pulse into the 40s. Once again, I tried 1 pill of 25mg. I started feeling like rubbish and my blood pressure was still 150/100, and my pulse was 48."

• gar...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• July 2, 2016

"I can only take 1/4 of a 25 mg tablet a day, and I still get extremely tired. Any more and it makes my blood pressure go up. 1/4 tablet keeps my blood pressure pretty normal on systolic, but heart rate and diastolic are too low. I have trouble breathing."

• Ric...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• November 5, 2019

"Been taking Metoprolol 50mg bid and Diltiazem 120mg bid and Eliquis 5mg bid for HBP and A-Fib. Keeps BP under control, but pulse seems too low anywhere from 40 to 60 on days of normal sinus rhythms. Makes me feel light-headed and concerns me lately. I cut 50mg in half of Metoprolol, that seems to do the trick where BP goes to 100 over 80 and pulse stays around 55 or 60. I hate that feeling when pulse is in the 40s. If I don't take these meds, my A-Fib starts up and pulse can get up to 180, scary feeling. So yes, it helps a lot, but I need to ask the doctor about decreasing the dose of Metoprolol maybe."

• Dov...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 22, 2019

"I was given metoprolol in the hospital in December 2018 after valve surgery. 25 mg in the morning and at night. I was already on Micardis for high blood pressure. I guess that is standard with valve surgery. Well, here it is March and I have tremendous joint pain all over. My toes are blue, and I am cold all the time. I have a call into my cardiologist as I want to get off of this medicine and hope this pain goes away."

• Con...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 18, 2019

"I am on this for tachycardia, and the metoprolol seems to do fine in lowering pulse rate, as mine would be @ 125-130 at resting. Blood pressure was a little elevated. Seems to get too low now. I take 25 mg in the morning and evening. I'm a 55-year-young female now diagnosed with PVC and sinus tachycardia. No blockages. Also COPD."

• Ram...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• December 2, 2020

"I have been taking Metoprolol Tartrate 50 mg BID for 10 years. Experiences are: heart does not always rest long enough between beats, lack of sleep, memory loss, headaches, white pimple in mouth (just started a month ago), runny nose, tiredness, low energy, constipation, shortness of breath while resting, hypertension, and aching feet. I will be 77 a few days from now. Found an OTC that can replace this drug, but must go off very slowly. All in all, this drug is now too strong for me as I will be talking with my heart doctor very soon."

• Joh...
• June 18, 2017

"Had first bypass op in 1982, second a triple in 1992. I have been taking a 50 mg tablet per day (for 25 years now, age 84). I take half the tablet in the morning and half at night (my own method), I have found this best for me. Have a little fibrillation from time to time, in the form of a hard, heavy beat lasting about half an hour. My blood pressure is good, tending a little to the low side, pulse normally around 55-60. Have not had side effects that I am aware of?"

• Che...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• May 30, 2018

"I have been on this for about 10 years. First 50 mg 2x daily and now for the past 2 years 25 mg 2x daily, this is due to weight loss. It controls my high BP. Sometimes I have a fast heartbeat, but that seems to be my only side effect."

• Nik...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• February 1, 2021

"BP is spiking, especially when I’m asleep: 160/110. It’s been in this range off and on for a number of years. Just out of the blue, it spikes. I actually called for medical assistance to verify my BP readings were correct. Extremely high. Today, same. Called the Cardiologist, need to make some changes quick before I stroke out. Terrible experiences with this so-called med. The lack of efficacy is stressing me out."

• Jew...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 6, 2022

"This is the only medication I take. It is for high blood pressure. Since taking it, I have swollen feet, dizziness, weakness. I really don't like how I feel. I will be talking to my doctor to see if I can stop this medication."

• Mar...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 14, 2019

"I've been on metoprolol for 3 months at a dose of 100 mg in the morning and 100 mg at night. I've had bypass surgery and a valve replaced. This keeps my heart rate low, but my blood pressure is up with metoprolol, as high as 170/80. I take it along with furosemide (40 mg)."

• Lov...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• January 19, 2024

"Gosh, I cannot believe all of the bad reviews. I love Metoprolol. It works for my body. Helps me sleep. I take 25 mg tartrate 2x daily, though sometimes I just take 12.5 mg 2x daily. I tried the succinate for the first month and it made my extremities cold. I switched to the tartrate and have been having a great time since. It goes very well with beer too."

• Dch...
• April 3, 2016

"In 2013 summertime, I had a 'Repair of Ascending Aortic Aneurysm' operation. The 50 mg Metoprolol is one of the main medications that help me with heart rate and hypertension. The Norvasc and Hydrochlorothiazide are other medications that cannot be without it. But the Diovan makes my heart uncomfortable. It took me a year to figure it out."

• Nak...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• January 20, 2022

"I started on a different BP medicine, and one day I was yelling at my son, and my heart began racing. I thought I was having a heart attack. I got really dizzy, so my mom took me to the hospital. They ran tests, and I was fine. A while later, I began waking up with a racing heart, in the 140s. For a few days, I believe it was just stress, but my doc changed my meds to Metoprolol. I've been on it for 10 years. At one point, I lost 30 lbs, and it made my BP too low, so I was taken off it for a year, then got into a stressful situation, and my vitals backed up, so they put me back on. I never had any issues with this pill, it keeps my BP normal and sometimes low, and my heart rate is always low/normal. Some days it gets too low, in the low 60s, and I'll get up and jump around. Lol, I know that's not bad, but for me, I don't like it that low. When I first began the pill, I was tired, nauseous, and dizzy, but my body is used to it now. I never had a heart attack or heart problems, and I took many tests, even wore a monitor for a month."

• Sun...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• September 19, 2021

"I am taking this for high BP. I take 25 mg, split into morning and night. I am so sick with nonstop coughing, a runny nose, feels like my face is full, and my lips are swollen, burning, and red. I took a COVID test even though I'm vaccinated, and it was negative. That's how sick I feel. I felt the same on Losartan, and the doctor took me off that one. I don't know what to do next. Terrible drug for me. It's controlled my BP, but the side effects are awful for me."

• IAM...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• July 5, 2022

"In Nov. 2019, I had a single bypass, and my aortic valve was replaced. Due to my high blood pressure, I was put on metoprolol 25 mg twice daily. I also had a 'small' stroke a few days after surgery. I recovered, after therapy. Then, I noticed some side effects. It felt like I was walking in molasses. Very sluggish, low energy. Then, ED got so bad I had no sexual function! Then, in May, I was mowing the lawn and stepped off the drive onto uneven ground and fell. I was holding the grass catcher and it pinched my finger. My daughter (a nursing student) thought I had suffered some severe problem and 'insisted' I go to the ER. During their examination, they asked me if anyone had ever told me I had a low heart rate. I said, 'no,' my pulse has always been normal. In May, I was told to only take 1/2 a tablet twice a day and see my cardiologist. I just saw him, and he said there are better meds if I need one. My BP is now normal."

• Tom...
• February 22, 2021

"I have been on 50 mg of Metoprolol tartrate 2x a day for 10 years, and it controls my afib pretty well. The last month, I've had 2 episodes, each lasting 3 days, which I've never had, an episode last this long bumped up dosage to 75 mg, which doctors have told me it's okay to do if I'm in afib. In the past, this has gotten my heart back in rhythm, but it doesn't seem to have the same effect these last two episodes. Not sure what's putting me in afib, going to see the doctor this week."

• OJa...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 18, 2019

"I had to stop taking Metoprolol as it gave me an irregular heartbeat. Rapid pulse and did not lower my blood pressure. I had to stop taking it."

• few...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 28, 2022

"Been on this for 5 months since the heart stent. Worst 5 months of my life. No energy, dizziness, depression, shortness of breath. This rubbish is absolutely awful."

• Pat...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 16, 2017

"White spots in my mouth. It only works for ten hours, and then my ears start ringing, telling me that my blood pressure is up again."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 10 years or more
• January 24, 2018

"I have skin breakouts from this medication, but I don't get migraines anymore or fast heartbeat."