Metoprolol Tartrate User Reviews & Ratings

• Bet...
• December 10, 2019

For High Blood Pressure "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

For High Blood Pressure "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

For High Blood Pressure "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

For High Blood Pressure "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."

• Rob...
• July 28, 2014

For Heart Attack "I'm a 52-year-old male in fairly good shape. I started taking Metoprolol, 50mg twice a day after suffering a cardiac arrest earlier this year, in April. It has been very effective in controlling my blood pressure and keeping my heart rate low. The side effects are becoming unbearable now, though. I'm tired and have a lot of trouble focusing on my work during the day. I have a lot of restless nights of tossing and turning, and have now developed a rash under my arms. I think it also contributes to erectile dysfunction. I spoke to my cardiologist about all this today, and he's cutting my dose in half. I'm hoping some of these side effects will diminish when I cut down to 25mg twice a day."

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

For High Blood Pressure "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

For High Blood Pressure "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."

• Jac...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 13, 2023

"I have good reason to believe that Metoprolol gave me Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex Dysfunction. I was taking 12.5 mg twice per day for tachycardia and bounding pulse caused by ADHD medication. I had only taken four doses when the dizziness started on March 9th. Although dizziness is a common side effect of beta blockers, this dizziness was and still is one of the most debilitating things that I have ever experienced. It's persistent from the moment I wake up to the moment I go to sleep. A constant sensation of swaying, as well as a false perception of objects in the environment moving, even when they are not. I discontinued it on the day the dizziness started, but I have had little to no improvement since then."

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

For High Blood Pressure "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

For High Blood Pressure "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

For High Blood Pressure "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."

• bor...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• December 26, 2014

For Heart Attack "I've been taking metoprolol for about 12 years now. I take 1 in the morning and 1 at night for the first 7 years. Then, I dropped it to 1 in the morning and half at night for the last 2 years. Currently, I've been taking half in the morning and half at night as my heart rate was too low, but apart from that, I have had no other problems."

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

For High Blood Pressure "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."

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

For High Blood Pressure "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."

• Joh...
• June 18, 2017

For High Blood Pressure "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?"

• Gil...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• October 13, 2017

For Heart Attack "Had a quintuple bypass surgery in August 2015 following a massive heart attack in May of 2015, during which I 'died' for three minutes immediately after arriving at the ER. I had suffered severe chest pain for two hours before going to the ER, which was stupid of me. I have been on Metoprolol Tartrate for 2.5 years now, 25 mg. twice daily. It seems to work fine, as my blood pressure is consistently around 116 over 64, and my heart rate is 54 BPM at last check-up two months ago. Before my heart attack, it was around 150 over 80, so a vast improvement there. I also am on a low dose (10 mg. daily) of Lisinopril, so that may help as well. The only side effect I am experiencing is severe exhaustion following a 10-hour shift at work. Age 57."

• Ano...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• April 28, 2020

"I’ve had Graves' disease since I was 14, so my cardiologist and endocrinologist think that that's where my severe SVT symptoms came from. Heart rate can go up to 160-180, nauseous, blackouts, extreme nausea, head spinning, you name it. So I've been on this medication, Metoprolol, since I was 14, and I'm almost 20. I still have strange flutters and what feels like bubbling sometimes. I don't know what to do about it, but I take this to control the extremely fast heart rate."

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

For High Blood Pressure "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

For High Blood Pressure "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

For High Blood Pressure "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)."

• No ...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 26, 2019

"I was on the lowest dose, and they had me take 1/2 a pill 2x a day (morning & night) for PVCs. I did so for a month. It didn't do anything, so they changed the dosage to 1 full pill (same strength) 2x a day. I did, and it still did nothing for me. My heart still felt like a fish flopping out of water."

• Dch...
• April 3, 2016

For High Blood Pressure "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."

• Sta...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 21, 2018

"Two months ago, my husband had a tarry stool! We went to the ER! He had also experienced high pulse rates. They did a colonoscopy and upper G.I., found nothing! O2 was at 95% after the procedure, he was on 3 liters of O2! Started him on 12.5 mg twice daily. Now experiencing many side effects, including rapid pulse, shortness of breath, a raised rash, and today his face started to swell! His voice sounds different as well! Also has edema, cold intolerance, and is fidgeting! This was inappropriate medication, as he’s never had a heart attack, angina, or chest pain. Pulse increase started after Prevnar 13 shot! ER only found CO2 level increasing, so he’s now on a BIPAP! The only good thing we discovered from the ER trip! The doctor said to cut the dosage in half for a week, then only a quarter dose for one week! I’m worried, and he’s not the same as before anesthesia! Too much was given!"

• Sus...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 2, 2024

"I am a 69-year-old female. I started having my first bouts of SVT in my early 20s. (I didn't know at that time that I had SVT.) In my late 30s or early 40s, I discovered that I cannot tolerate caffeine - in any amount - and that's what was causing the episodes of SVT. So I just stopped consuming anything with caffeine in it. Was fine for years. Fast forward to my early 60s and being post-menopausal. Started experiencing mild anxiety and intermittent episodes of SVT for the last 5 to 7 years. In March of this year (2024), I wound up in the ER with SVT and a really high heart rate (185). Was prescribed Metoprolol Tartrate, 25 mg twice a day. But that dose made me so tired I couldn't function, and I had vertigo. I experimented with the dosing on my own. Currently, I take 12.5 mg PER DAY. I cut a 25 mg pill into quarters and take 1/4 pill twice a day. Works great. No more SVT."

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

For High Blood Pressure "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."