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USES: This medication belongs to a class of drugs called beta-blockers. This medication slows the heart rate and reduces hypertension (high blood pressure). It is used in the treatment of angina (chest pain) and hypertension.
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ToprolXL
Uses
This medication belongs to a class of drugs called beta-blockers. This medication slows the heart rate and reduces hypertension (high blood pressure). It is used in the treatment of angina (chest pain) and hypertension.
Storage
- Store at room temperature between 59 and 86 degrees F (between 15 and 30 degrees C) away from moisture and sunlight.
- Do not store in the bathroom.
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How To Use
- Take this medication exactly as prescribed usually once a day.
- Try to take it at the same time each day.
- The tablet is scored and can be divided.
- However, the whole or half tablet should be swallowed whole.
- Do not crush or chew the tablet before swallowing.
- Do not suddenly stop taking 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, or 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, take it as soon as remembered, but not if it is within 4 hours of next dose.
- If it is, skip the missed dose and resume your usual dosing schedule.
- Do not "double-up" the doses to catch up.
Drug Interactions
- Tell your doctor of all prescription and nonprescription drugs you may use, especially of diuretics, reserpine, cold preparations and nasal decongestants, and of other heart or high blood pressure medications.
- Do not start or stop any medicine without doctor or pharmacist approval.
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Sex:
F
Age: 65
Time Taken:
5 months
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| Reason: high blood pressure |
Date:
2 July 2007 |
Side Effects
buzzy head, jelly legs, foggy brain. Worst headache of my life when I first started. Tired, sleepy, visual and sleep disturbances, very sensitive to motion, crying with no warning and for no good reason. No appetite but weight gain thru the waist and stomach, dizzy, diarrhea, palpatations. The cold hands and feet have subsided as have the vivid dreams. What is weird is I don't have every symptom every day so never know when I can function and when I can't.
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Started on 25mg per day, have cut back to 12.5. Most of the time my blood pressure is fine; some days the systolic pressure is high. I like that it has lowered my pulse rate and seems to have an anti anxiety effect. Before this I was on Benicar and Clonidine and that was much worse. Am afraid to go back to the doctor for fear of being put on something with more side effects. He told me that none of these meds has side effects and if not for this web site, would think I was crazy. This is the only medication I am on.
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CONDITIONS OF USE: The information in this database is intended to supplement, not substitute for, the expertise and judgement of healthcare professionals. The information is not intended to cover all possible uses, directions, precautions, drug interactions or adverse effects, nor should it be construed to indicate that use of a particular drug is safe, appropriate or effective for you or anyone else. A healthcare professional should be consulted before taking any drug, changing any diet or commencing or discontinuing any course of treatment.
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