Metoprolol and Tiredness: What Users Say (Page 3)

• SVT...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• January 25, 2016

For Supraventricular Tachycardia "I started taking 50 mg, and it worked well for about 6 months. Then, my flutters started again from my SVT and rapid heart rate. I was switched to 100 mg once a day. This med caused me to be quite tired/fatigued. In the beginning, I was also dizzy, but that eventually went away almost completely. The sleepiness has not gone away, but it's manageable. The good it does for my heart outweighs the side effects for me."

• Ano...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 9, 2019

For Supraventricular Tachycardia "I have been recently diagnosed with SVT. I had frequent episodes of SVT where my heart rate went up to 290 bpm for about 3 to 7 minutes. I am taking metoprolol for 1 month now. In the beginning, I felt completely normal, unlike having all the symptoms every day like before taking the medicine. Lately, I am feeling heaviness in my chest and palpitations for a few seconds every now and then, and also my quality of life has changed a lot. I feel very tired and not able to concentrate on any type of task much. The symptoms are coming back. Visiting the doctor again soon."

• Anonymous
• September 9, 2009

Metoprolol for Supraventricular Tachycardia "I am a 28-year-old healthy female. I was diagnosed with supraventricular tachycardia just recently and was put on Toprol-XL 25 mg. I have only had a few minor attacks since being on this medication, however, I have side effects - constantly exhausted and don't feel like myself, and I have a heavy feeling in my chest, which is extremely uncomfortable. Side effects have not subsided much since I started the medication 5 weeks ago. The side effects are bad enough to where I'm tempted to stop taking it and take my chances with the SVT! My doctor is recommending an ablation procedure in hopes of that solving my problem and getting me off the medication."

• Anonymous
• October 29, 2011

For High Blood Pressure "I have been on some form of metoprolol for seven years. It was actually my first prescribed medication at 28. I never even thought about side effects as being the problems I was experiencing; thought there was always something else that the doctors were overlooking. Now that I have read these comments, I suffer from most of the common ones: tiredness, weakness, trouble losing weight, strange dreams, increased sweating, difficulty breathing, etc. I have had numerous tests off and on for the last two years, and nothing is ever found. I have also since then started taking clonidine and amlodipine. Some of these symptoms are probably drug interactions. I noticed a chaotic heartbeat when clonidine was added to the medicines. It has gotten worse for the past two years."

• Dan...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• June 18, 2019

For Supraventricular Tachycardia "I have been on Metoprolol 100 mg taken twice daily, along with several other medications for my heart. I have Afib, HBP, CVD, DVT, PE and had quad bypass in 2015 with 2 grafts that failed. I have 6 stents in my RCA. On the metoprolol, I have several side effects: severe dry mouth, hair loss, agitation, anxiety, extreme tiredness, muscular cramps, and depression mixed with PTSD, memory loss. I begged my cardiologist to get me off this medication, and he says no. I do work in medicine. This is extremely difficult to function, and I've had to quit working due to not feeling well. If I knew how this drug affected my life, I would have never allowed a doctor to prescribe it to me."

• McG...
• March 7, 2017

For Angina "This drug has literally changed my life in a very short time. I was having horrible chest pains, with a mixture of general anxiety due to work/home stress. The cardiologist found the source of my chest pain is a narrowed subclavian artery. The chest pain completely stopped within 24 hours. The only real side effect is difficulty sleeping if instructed to take it at night. I switched to taking it first thing in the morning, and I now sleep like a baby. I give it a 9/10 solely for that side effect. I did feel very lethargic when I first took it, but that went away completely after 2 days or so once my body got used to the meds. I feel much more calm than I did before, so this medication has really changed the way I feel. Improvement is noticeable."

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

Metoprolol "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."

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

Metoprolol for High Blood Pressure "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."

• Sye...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 27, 2018

For Migraine Prevention "The day after I started using metoprolol, I began having side effects. First, it was nausea and loss of appetite, then wanting to sleep in the daytime (I never do this), no energy at all, couldn't accomplish anything, anxiety, and I felt this way for 3 weeks before it dawned on me it might be the change in blood pressure meds. When I looked up side effects of this drug, I knew it was not for me. I am back on Atenolol, which had been discontinued manufacturing, and I'm already feeling better. Wondering how long the effects of metoprolol will be in my system. I'm glad it works for some, but for me, it was like poison."

• jar...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• January 5, 2021

Metoprolol for High Blood Pressure "I was placed on Lopressor in the early '80s and was on it for about 3 years. After roughly 2 years, I started to tire easily, lost interest in things in general, my personality and outlook changed to being very negative, and I was diagnosed with clinical depression. Counseling and medications didn't help at all, and it wasn't until my wife saw an article in a medical journal that stated some patients who had been on Lopressor for 2-3 years became clinically depressed. We showed the article to my physician, and he changed me to another prescription. It took about 4 weeks for me to get back to normal. I am now on amlodipine/benazepril, which is working very well for me."

• Tat...
• April 19, 2016

For Atrial Fibrillation "I was switched from Carvedilol after many years to metoprolol ER. I have been on it for over a week and I have been experiencing severe anxiety attacks, tiredness, restlessness, and hell. It really destroys my life, and I am hoping Dr. will prescribe something better."

• EJF...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 18, 2018

For Supraventricular Tachycardia "Terrible and outright dangerous. This is a generic that is made by different pharma companies using whatever fillers and coating they get at the lowest possible price from goodness knows where; quality varies from one to the other, and from refill to refill; caused the opposite effects - NOT lowering BP - rather increasing it sky high! My pharmacist told me that many patients complain about it and gave me the brand (Toprol) to try - very different results! Only complaint now is tiredness, a bit wobbly, and some pressure and shortness of breath after taking it; I take 25 mg and break it in half, and take each half 6-7 hours apart, which was my pharmacist's recommendation, and it’s better. Stay away from the generic, consult your pharmacist, and be well!"

• 658...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• February 17, 2018

For High Blood Pressure "I have had several years of adverse side effects, weight gain, tiredness, rhinitis, all of which my doctor ignores. Needed other blood pressure meds to help. Would not be taking this if the doctor would stop it."

• rij...
• September 29, 2010

For Atrial Fibrillation "I am a little tired and forgetful as well. Those seem to be the most common side effects of metoprolol. I also take flecainide, and it has some of the same side effects as metoprolol, so it's hard to tell which medication is causing this. Sometimes a little hard to focus, but together they seem to help with the atrial fibrillation."

• She...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 3, 2021

For High Blood Pressure "I am 49 years old. Recently, I experienced tachycardia, and my BP was up. The doctor said my thyroid medication needed adjusting. Two months ago, while awaiting diagnostics, he put me on 25 mg Metoprolol. It lowered my heart rate and BP, BUT week one of this medication was awful. I was nauseous and tired. By week three, the nausea had subsided somewhat, but my eyes became unbearably itchy. I also thought I was having heartburn, but that evolved into episodes of burning chest pains. A few nights, I considered going to the ER because I feared a heart attack. It was hard to get to sleep and stay asleep. I am used to regular workouts but had low energy. I skipped a day’s dose yesterday and feel incredibly better already. I have an appointment with my cardiologist in two days. I am going to be adamant about an explanation and modification to my medication regimen! I have never had a medication make me feel this sick. It managed my heart rate and BP well, but the intense side effects are not worth it. I wasn’t able to function normally."

• nig...
• April 20, 2009

Metoprolol for Supraventricular Tachycardia "16-year-old daughter rushed to local ER complaining of supraventricular tachycardia with a heart rate of 283 - three attempts to cardiovert failed. Lopressor was the only drug that would get the heart rate down to a manageable rate. Currently taking Toprol-XL for three days now with no adverse effects. Heart rate maintaining at 90-100 per minute. Daughter is experiencing moderate tiredness."

• Gar...
• April 15, 2018

For Atrial Fibrillation "In the 1st posting, I was raised to 50 mg. After a month, I had 5 attacks of AF, two were pretty heavy duty. So, I raised the medication to 75 mg. I have not had one in over a month. The Dr. raised it to one hundred last week. I feel tired and want to sleep. Hard to get motivated. But if it keeps the AF away, it is ok!"

• Mik...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• January 17, 2020

For Supraventricular Tachycardia "(To treat tachycardia, the medicine does a great job at lowering heart rate to normal levels. I would rate it a 10.) To rate the medicine due to the side effects causes lack of sex drive, and as it makes anxiety, depression, and causes you to feel tired like there's no tomorrow. Even if you sleep 18 hrs out of the day, it still doesn't feel like enough, I would rate it a 1 at best.) I have been on this medication for going on 7 yrs. I was started out on a low dose, and now I'm up to 100 mg 2x a day. Now the problem with this medication is it makes you want to sleep constantly, and if you have issues like anxiety or depression, it makes it worse with high dosages."

• DJZ...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• October 31, 2015

For Atrial Fibrillation "Four years ago, I had my first Afib, 200 heartbeats. They kept me overnight with an IV in me and slowed the heart down to about 120. Sometime overnight, it reset itself. I take Metoprolol twice a day, morning and night, and the doctor said if needed, take one more. When I first was taking Metoprolol, I got tired, and it took a few weeks to get over that feeling. But now I don't get tired. My heartbeat is about 65. I do still get Afib, but not as bad as I did. I am 47."

• tex...
• January 14, 2010

Metoprolol for Supraventricular Tachycardia "I was put on 25 mg once daily a little over a year ago, and it seemed to work wonders for a good while. Due to some other issues, though, we increased my dose to 100 mg a day, and I am pretty much tired most of the day, but at least I can walk up stairs and not pass out, or my heart doesn't feel like it will leap out of my chest... kind of the price to pay not to deal with the SVT. Hoping the tiredness wears off soon."

• Out...
• July 31, 2015

For Atrial Fibrillation "Started taking this 3 days ago for AF and find that it makes me really tired a few hours after I take it. Bit foggy too and feel a bit nauseous on 1/2 a pill a day. Will see if the side effects go away with time. If not, will need to reconsider with the dr if the benefits outweigh the side effects."

• Anonymous
• February 1, 2010

For Supraventricular Tachycardia "I always have a super high pulse, and the last time I went to the doctor, he prescribed me this to lower it and prevent migraines. I've been on it for almost a month now at 25 mg once daily. During the day, I feel tired and have this gross heavy feeling in my chest. I also can't sleep at night anymore. I'm going back to the doctor in a few days to try to switch to something else."

• Anonymous
• December 23, 2019

"I've been on this for 3 months now and the side effects just got worse... I can't even go nowhere because I am afraid I might pass out somewhere. Always tired, lightheaded, and dizzy. I want to get off it, but after reading all this, I am just scared now!"

• Anonymous
• July 28, 2011

For High Blood Pressure "My only complaint is that it makes me feel tired around noon time. Sometimes I'll take a forty-five minute nap after I get home from work, then I usually feel re-energized. It does control blood pressure well."

• bec...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• March 15, 2017

For High Blood Pressure "I have been taking metoprolol for around 2 years, just recently going from 50 mg to 100 mg. My BP was crazy high, with tachycardia quite bad beforehand. They have helped me a hell of a lot, but I do have tiredness almost daily. I had no tachycardia bouts until recently and also a weird fluttering feeling over the past few weeks. BP was still up a little, so my doc has advised me to take 100 mg, which I have only started taking over the past 24 hours. So far, no fluttering or palpitation feeling! I also no longer suffer with migraines!!!"