Toprol XL
Toprol-XL is a selective beta receptor blocker used to treat several diseases of the cardiovascular system such as high blood pressure (hypertension), heart attack and angina pectoris (a chest pain caused by lack of oxygen to the heart due to clogged arteries).
Toprol-XL - metropolol succinate
The direct action of the medicine is to treat stable symptomatic patients with class II and III heart failure which is usually caused by heart muscle disorders, high blood pressure, or blocked heart arteries.
Toprol-XL is equally effective on its own or when used with other medications that treat high blood pressure. Most doctors prescribe Toprol to treat high blood pressure. The way it works is pretty simple. By reducing the oxygen demand the beta blockers decrease the heart beat rate and also the strength of the contractions, thus bringing down the blood pressure.
In some cases Toprol-XL is also prescribed to prevent severe head ache (migranes), to relieve temporary apprehensiveness, and to treat aggressive behaviour.
Toprol-XL should be taken after a complete meal at the same time of the day as prescribed by your doctor.
Patients who suffer from any of the following symptoms should avid taking it.
- irregular heart beat and reduced outpout from the heart.
- advanced cases of bradycardia. This is a extremely slow heart rate.
- sick sinus syndrome, cardiogenic shock
- anyone allergic to any of the ingredients of Toprol
If you suffer from any kind of liver disease, allergies, bronchial disorders, asthma or any other respiratory disease. If you are pregnant or breastfeeding you should inform your doctor, since the sire effects in these cases hasn’t been adequately studied.
The active ingredient Metropolol can be dangerous when taken in excess. Common symptoms of an overdose are:
- nausea, vomiting
- slow heartbeat, stopped heart
- asthma-like symptoms
- irregular heartbeat, heart failure
- shock and even coma
Before taking Toprol-XL be sure that you do not have any liver or kidney disease, depression, myasthenia gravis, a thyroid disorder, diabetes, or problems with circulation (such as Raynaud’s syndrome).
Some of the most commonly reported side effects of the medicine Toprol-XL are:
- dizziness, tiredness
- depression, shortness of breath
- slow heart rate, diarrhea
- cold feeling into your hands and feet
- swelling of your ankles or feet
- loss of appetite, clay colored stools
- fatigue, gastric pain, flatulence
- visual disturbances, dry eyes
- lethargy, forgetfulness, vertigo, paresthesias
- hypotension, palpitations
- increased hypoglycemic response to insulin
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- Muscle cramps, impotence, etc.
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