Metoprolol and Tiredness: What Users Say (Page 2)

• Tir...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 11, 2013

Metoprolol for Atrial Fibrillation "I was prescribed Metoprolol for Atrial Fibrillation and found that I was extremely tired. I began taking it at night, but developed terrible constipation. I have Irritable Bowel Syndrome, so the constipation was not good for me."

• Hop...
• February 21, 2017

Metoprolol for High Blood Pressure "I was on 50 mg of Metoprolol twice per day and had a few high readings of 200/80 due to anxiety. Doctor raised me to 100 ER twice per day plus Losartan. I feel like a zombie. It has lowered my BP but I have several side effects listed such as dizziness, tiredness, confused at times, dry mouth, burping, and a few other side effects. I have been on this high dose of ER for 10 days, and I don't think I will be able to take this drug in such a high dose much longer. The doctor wants me to go for heart tests to find out why my pressure went so high. High blood pressure runs in my family, and I could stand to lose 20 pounds which I am trying to do."

• JR4...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• November 17, 2015

Metoprolol for Supraventricular Tachycardia "I wanted to add on a couple things to my previous review. Everyone warned me about how tired I was going to be since this medication would literally be slowing my heart down but I've never experienced that. I don't sleep much and have insomnia so that could be why. I also have experienced crazy dreams and I sleepwalk from time to time. I've always had dreams and talked in my sleep but I think the medication makes it a little worse especially if you're taking it closer to bedtime. I do get a little lightheaded if I stand up quickly and bend down but it's not bad. The benefit I get from this medication outweighs any of these insignificant side effects. I would recommend to push through any side effects and let the medication adapt to you!"

• Apr...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 9, 2013

For High Blood Pressure "This is my first experience with blood pressure medicine, and it has left me scared to death. I took Metoprolol 50mg once in the evening for two weeks. I can honestly say it was terrible. I was so tired that I could almost not make it through the days, but what was even worse was the depression and terrible violent nightmares. They were so vivid, and they still upset me when I think about them. My doctor has switched me to Amlodipine 5mg, 1x a day. It has been over two weeks, and I am too scared to take it, but I know I need to do something. I am at such a loss about what to do."

• Che...
• August 4, 2021

Metoprolol for Supraventricular Tachycardia "I hate this medicine! I was having back-to-back panic attacks for five days straight just to find out it bottomed my blood pressure out. The worst brain fog I have ever experienced. My vision was horrible. The dizziness alone was horrific! I couldn’t understand why I had no energy, and panic set in constantly,"

• Cou...
• August 25, 2016

Metoprolol for High Blood Pressure "Taking for blood pressure. White coat hypertension. Usually 180/100 with pulse 104 in doctor's office. My anxiety is down. Blood pressure now usually 114/70 with pulse 70. Taking 50mg. Only side effect is feeling very tired. Hopefully, it will go away."

• the...
• July 10, 2011

Metoprolol for Atrial Fibrillation "I suffer from Atrial fibrillation and have an implanted pacemaker. I am experiencing heavy sweating even in cool weather. I do not sleep, and find myself being more forgetful (don't know if the latter is from the medicines or not). I also feel unwell and tired most of the time and have to fight through it every day. I take 150mg daily."

• Nic...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• March 13, 2020

For High Blood Pressure "I have high blood pressure from anxiety. This medicine, metoprolol, lowers my heart rate a lot, but not my blood pressure. Puts my pulse very low, and I’m always tired. Not a very good drug. Clonidine works better for me personally."

• Wor...
• October 16, 2014

For Atrial Fibrillation "Just started this medicine and I am tired and slightly forgetful. I thought it was from the hospital stay and the stress of having atrial fibrillation. Thanks to all of you for sharing that it's this medicine."

• nor...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• October 23, 2024

Metoprolol for High Blood Pressure "This is a good beta blocker. It is time-released. I have a fast heart rate and high BP. Toprol-XL, when you take it, slowly releases the medication over a 20-hour period. It really controlled my BP and heart rate, and I don't feel dizzy or tired. I take the 100 mg."

• Cla...
• June 3, 2016

For Atrial Fibrillation "I started metoprolol 12.5 mg once a day 6 weeks ago after having an electrical cardioversion for a rapid, irregular heartbeat. I take my blood pressure and pulse two times a day, and it is averaging 107/71, pulse 63-working well. It took me a good 4 weeks to adapt to the tough side effects, though. I felt very tired to the point of falling asleep during the day, was worn out if I walked too far or even stood too long, felt lightheadedness, and nauseated. I was afraid to drive. I'm glad I stuck it out, the side effects finally abated. Hang in there, the bad side effects can go away. For the record, I'm a 69-year-old woman, 5'4" 128 lbs. I take the pill at night."

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

Metoprolol 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."

• svt...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 27, 2014

For Supraventricular Tachycardia "About 4 months ago, I was finally diagnosed with Supraventricular tachycardia. At first, I was diagnosed with anxiety but knew it had to be something else. Turns out that anxiety is a common symptom of SVT. I was put on Metoprolol 12.5 mg (half 25 mg tab) but had to keep increasing the dosage to now 37.5mg per day. I tried taking it in the morning, but it made me feel weird and my heart felt heavy. I switched to nighttime. It does help me sleep. I was initially tired, but that wore off. No other symptoms other than feeling more at ease and calm. I am a 46-year-old female in pretty good shape... no weight gain like others complained of."

• Anonymous
• February 27, 2011

Metoprolol for Heart Attack "Make sure you review your dosage with the doctor. As the others stated, it will make you tired and lethargic. It also has had an effect on my ability to have a discussion without forgetting a word or two. My doctor gave me a dosage of 100mg/2x daily. I wound up back in the hospital due to my heart rate being a low 32 beats per minute. The hospital treated it as a failure with the original stent and went back in to check the previous operation. That was over a year ago. We tweaked the prescription down to 50 mg once a day, but I never got out of the lethargic state."

• Anonymous
• February 27, 2011

Metoprolol for Heart Attack "Make sure you review your dosage with the doctor. As the others stated, it will make you tired and lethargic. It also has had an effect on my ability to have a discussion without forgetting a word or two. My doctor gave me a dosage of 100mg/2x daily. I wound up back in the hospital due to my heart rate being a low 32 beats per minute. The hospital treated it as a failure with the original stent and went back in to check the previous operation. That was over a year ago. We tweaked the prescription down to 50 mg once a day, but I never got out of the lethargic state."

• Ash...
• December 2, 2020

For High Blood Pressure "After having my last child, I was diagnosed with postpartum thyroiditis in April and placed on metoprolol 25 mg BID. At first, it was helping with my increased heart rate and elevated BP. Symptoms were mild at first: dizziness, shakiness, and cold extremities. I have been to the ER several times due to SOB or feeling like I couldn’t catch my breath. They found nothing. I recently went two weeks ago for GERD and feeling SOB. After reading all the reviews, I’m seeing why. I am always tired, stuffy nose all the time, can’t sleep, and super depressed. Went to see the cardiologist, and he told me to quit taking it because my heart is fine and BP is fine. I was scared, but I stopped taking it one day ago, and now when I get up to walk, my HR is 120-135. Resting is 90ish. This medicine has done more harm to me than I’ve realized. I pray I can get past this detox journey."

• IMB...
• November 7, 2015

For Premature Ventricular Depolarizations "I'm a 72-year-old female, and I have been taking Metoprolol Tartrate for 7 years for PVCs (Premature Ventricular Contractions) of my heart and also for Tachycardia. I take 25 mg in the morning and 25 mg about 11 hours later. The medicine has stopped my PVCs and also slows down my heart rate. When I first started taking Metoprolol Tartrate, it made me very tired, but after about 2 weeks, my body got used to it, and I was fine."

• mas...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• February 25, 2020

For High Blood Pressure "6-year user of metoprolol after stents. 68-year-old white male, overweight: My dose is 100 mg of ER version. My heartbeat has fallen to 40-50 bpm when I upped dosage to 1.5x. I am going to taper it off after checking into the newest recommendations. Turns out that after 2 years, it is about useless. Will continue ACE inhibitor and diuretic. Did not realize tiredness was a result of metoprolol."

• Rik...
• April 5, 2009

Metoprolol for High Blood Pressure "I have been taking Metoprolol 25mg once a day for 13 days. It has lowered my heart rate by about 30 beats a minute but I am always tired, get chest pain, headache, and numbness. Little to no benefit in lowering my blood pressure (140/95's)."

• Cor...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• June 26, 2016

For Atrial Fibrillation "I take Toprol XL at 50 MG for AF. It's been life-changing. Was admitted for irregular heartbeat in 2012. Took some other medications and they made me feel awful. This was the third medication we tried. I've been taking it every day for four years now, and I couldn't be happier. Symptoms are basically gone. A lot of people here report feeling tired, but I don't feel that way at all. I take the pill at night. Maybe that side effect wears off as I sleep? However, I definitely have trouble getting my heart rate up during normal exercise. If you go for more than 30 minutes, though, your heart rate will get up to where it should be while running, cycling, etc. I'm a 44-year-old white male. HANG IN THERE! There are so many ways to treat issues."

• kim...
• May 23, 2011

Metoprolol for Supraventricular Tachycardia "I was diagnosed with supraventricular tachycardia two weeks ago and was put on Toprol 25 mg a day. It didn't work in bringing down my pulse, so the doctor increased it to 50 mg a day until I see my heart doctor. I have to say that I do not like the side effects: heavy feeling in my chest, tired all the time, headaches, etc. I hope my doctor recommends ablation because I don't think I can take this medicine much longer."

• Roa...
• July 13, 2019

For High Blood Pressure "Taking metoprolol for 18 months now, 25mg, three times a day. I had triple bypass. I feel so tired every day, even try to do 2 miles on the treadmill every day too. 60 years old. Doctor doesn't want to change my meds. But it makes me feel so old. I have always been on the thin side and exercise. Bad genes, I'm told. Really don't care for this medicine, though."

• Rx2...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 21, 2022

Metoprolol for High Blood Pressure "I’ve jumped around on different BP meds for 2 years now. Took atenolol with triamterene with no side effects for years and years. Switched to propranolol for essential tremors - 2/3 of my hair fell out in 2 months!!!!! I went back to atenolol and my hair continued falling out but not as badly. Taken off triamterene due to chronic kidney disease that was misdiagnosed for several years. Taken off atenolol at my insistence. Put on losartan, which causes sleepiness, so I take it at night. But BP 150-155/80 became the norm upon awakening. So added this metoprolol succinate ER. It’s been 4 days, and I’m exhausted and keep falling asleep. Dr. stressed to give it 6 weeks. Now BP runs much better, except diastolic less than 70. So hopefully my body will adjust. My BP morning headaches are gone, though, so huge improvement there. History of strokes in both grandmothers, high BP both parents. I’m a senior citizen. I’m rating 5 out of 10 for now."

• Del...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 11, 2016

Metoprolol for Supraventricular Tachycardia "My doctor prescribed me Metoprolol Succinate ER 25 mg and advised me to take half the first few days. When I did, I began to have a rush down my body, and severe tremors began. My heart rate jumped to 138, it was pounding. I tried laying down, still. I even had chest pain. I usually get low blood pressure, but I only felt very tired, not dizzy or faint. I called my doctor, and he asked me to go to the ER to make sure everything is okay. I did. They did an X-ray, blood work, and gave me IV to flush it out. Everything was normal. My heart rate kept jumping from 67 to 105 suddenly. I was told to stop taking it. I am bummed out because I was looking forward to this helping me. After everything, my heart rate was 54 resting and 72 active. It did afterwards!"

• dan...
• February 14, 2020

For Supraventricular Tachycardia "I am 53, and I've felt palpitations since my 20s. However, they weren't bad at all nor frequent. But last year, they suddenly became very bad, more frequent, more severe, I'd have them all day long, horrendous. So I was put on beta blockers. First, propranolol, which worked really well but made me feel exhausted. I was switched to metoprolol whilst in the hospital. On the metoprolol, you feel nauseous sometimes, but if you take cyclizine, it helps. But metoprolol doesn't make me feel as tired as the propranolol, you feel more normal on metoprolol. I haven't really noticed any other side effect symptoms, but one thing I also liked about propranolol is that it seemed to really help with anxiety symptoms as I wasn't having them as much. On the metoprolol, because it works differently, it does not help with anxiety, and the frustrating thing is that even on beta blockers, I still get palpitations, just not as frequent as before taking them."