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Lopressor

Lopressor



USES: Beta-blocking medications slow the heart rate and reduce hypertension (high blood pressure). They are used in the treatment of angina (chest pain), hypertension, and arrhythmias (irregular heartbeats).


 
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Lopressor

Uses
Beta-blocking medications slow the heart rate and reduce hypertension (high blood pressure). They are used in the treatment of angina (chest pain), hypertension, and arrhythmias (irregular heartbeats).

Storage
  • Store at room temperature away from sunlight and moisture.
  • Do not freeze.


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How To Use
  • HOW TO USE THIS MEDICATION: Use this medication exactly as prescribed.
  • Try to use it at the same time(s) each day.
  • Do not suddenly stop using this medication without consulting your doctor.
  • Some conditions may become worse when the drug is suddenly stopped.

Side Effects
  • You may experience dizziness, lightheadedness, drowsiness, and blurred vision as your body adjusts to the medication.
  • Use caution engaging in activities requiring alertness.
  • Because beta-blockers reduce blood circulation to the extremities, your hands and feet may be more susceptible to the cold.
  • Dress warm.
  • Inform your doctor if you develop breathing difficulties, easy bruising or bleeding, swollen hands or feet, confusion or depression, or a sore throat while taking this medication.
  • If you notice other effects not listed above, contact your doctor or pharmacist.

Precautions
  • Before taking this drug, tell your doctor if you have a history of heart, kidney, or liver disease, asthma, bronchitis emphysema, other lung disease, diabetes or an overactive thyroid gland.
  • You may want to check your pulse every day while taking this medication.
  • Discuss with your doctor what changes in your pulse rate mean.
  • Before having surgery, tell the doctor or dentist in charge that you are taking a beta-blocker.
  • This drug should be used only if clearly needed during pregnancy.
  • Beta blockers do appear in breast milk.
  • Consult with your doctor before breast-feeding.

Missed Dose
  • If you miss a dose, use it as soon as remembered; do not use if it is almost time for the next dose, instead, skip the missed dose and resume your usual dosing schedule.
  • Do not "double-up" the dose to catch up.

Drug Interactions
  • Tell your doctor of all prescription and nonprescription drugs you may use, especially of diuretics, cold preparations and nasal decongestants, reserpine, and of other heart or blood pressure medications.
  • Do not start or stop any medicine without doctor or pharmacist approval.
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User Medicine Opinions for Lopressor
Overall: 3 out of 5
Low adverse Reactions 4 out of 5
Healing Power: 4 out of 5
No dependency problems: 5 out of 5
Cost-Benefit: 5 out of 5
Sex: M
Age: 56
Time Taken: 8 weeks weeks

Reason: high blood pressure and slowing of heart Date: 12 July 2009
Side Effects
Nausea cold feet and hands

Additional Thoughts


Overall: 3 out of 5
Low adverse Reactions 3 out of 5
Healing Power: 4 out of 5
No dependency problems: 4 out of 5
Cost-Benefit: 5 out of 5
Sex: F
Age: 65
Time Taken: 2 weeks

Reason: Hypertension Date: 11 January 2007
Side Effects
Cold and tired when taking 100 MG once a day, better when I divided the dose but still feel spacey at times, get tingling in extremities

Additional Thoughts
I think I can feel the drug kick in, weird sensations. Not sure my BP is as low as it should be by now.

Overall: 2 out of 5
Low adverse Reactions 3 out of 5
Healing Power: 4 out of 5
No dependency problems: 5 out of 5
Cost-Benefit: 4 out of 5
Sex: F
Age: 62
Time Taken: 15 days

Reason: BP and Heart disease Date: 17 February 2007
Side Effects
It caused nightly heartburn/indigestion. Since switching to Atenolol (Tenormin), this symptom has decreased 95%. No bad side effects so far.

Additional Thoughts
I believe Lopressor is a support system, i.e., it keeps you alive, so I went off it so I could live naturally. Now the Aenolol works even better.

Overall: 2 out of 5
Low adverse Reactions 3 out of 5
Healing Power: 4 out of 5
No dependency problems: 5 out of 5
Cost-Benefit: 5 out of 5
Sex: F
Age: 68
Time Taken: 2 years

Reason: Heart and BP Date: 17 February 2007
Side Effects
I developed afternoon Chronic Fatigue, and I gained up to 30 lbs. due to Lopressor. I got off it after 2 yrs. on it and my caring doc switched me to Atenolol for Tenormin. Now I'm calmer, have more energy and less appetite.

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Overall: 2 out of 5
Low adverse Reactions 3 out of 5
Healing Power: 5 out of 5
No dependency problems: 4 out of 5
Cost-Benefit: 4 out of 5
Sex: M
Age: 51
Time Taken: 300 days

Reason: Congestive heart failure Date: 10 May 2007
Side Effects
Since beginning beta blockers, I've gained 25 lbs, I'm tired all the time, and after months on metorpolol, I've begun to have chest discomfort. Then, when lisinopril was added, the chest discomfort became much worse and I felt as though I aged 10 years in 3 months. I had a bunch of tests done to find the cause of the chest pain and they could find nothing. I told the Dr. I wanted to stop the lisinopril and see if I felt better, and I did. I got back 8 of the 10 years I felt I lost!! So lisinopril is history.

Additional Thoughts
I'm not convinced that metoprolol is doing me anything positive, but it is doing plenty negative. When I miss a dose, I feel SOOO much better!!!

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