After taking Carvedidlol for 3 weeks I had severe headaches, eye twitching, and electric shock/ice pick pain all over my body. Went to the ER and Urgent Care twice, got a CT Scan and a brain MRI which showed nothing. After reading reviews, knew it was the med. I stop taking immediately felt better, but eye twitching and headaches have continued after 3 weeks off med. I hate I ever started this med. Hopefully these side effect will end soon.
Worst drug I ever took in my life and I’m almost 77 years old. Prescribed for high blood pressure as my body couldn’t tolerate several other blood pressure meds. I took it for two weeks and the side-effects came on slowly, culminating in severe all over muscle pain, facial puffiness, shortness of breath and agitation. I considered going to the ER. And, I was taking a small dose - 3.125 mg. Twice a day. I felt terrible on Coreg. The day I ceased taking it, I started to feel markedly better. I could never recommend this drug.
Was given thus after chemo due to low infraction rate plus had mild case of water behind lung. That was 6 years ago. Now it is causing my BP to plummet all the time
I took coreg for 8 months. I just talked them into taking me off of it. That took a lot of doing. I started out on the 6.25 then recently went to the smaller dose. Oh I have never hurt so bad in all my life as I did on this medication. My bones, joints and muscles hurt until times I was in tears. I haven't been helping my sister take care of my 87 yr old Mother because I felt worse than she did. Now that I quit taking that stupid pill I do not hurt all over. It didn't help that much with blood pressure, I did have fainting spells and was sick to my stomach. I have Afib already plus I have a kidney disease I found out I has 2 yrs ago that a nurse practitioner didn't tell me I had for 5 yrs. I had some breathing problems on this medication but I also have asthma and allergies. I do know that this coreg made my anxiety worse than I have ever been in my life. To a point I couldn't stand it any more. You need to take this off the market in my opinion!!
I only took this drug for 3 days. My blood pressure on day 3 soared to 228/110. I spent the day at the ER where tests were run, ECG done, blood work done. I got no answer except, DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG AGAIN! I won't.
Twenty years taking 100 mg immediate release a day with no organ damage at all. I would likely be dead without it.
I have been taking this for 20 years, 100 mg a day. No organ damage of any type. Few hospitalizations. Some dizziness but reducing diuretics resolved that. Absolutely a great medicine, I would likely be dead without it.
I take Coreg for heart failure post chemotherapy. My dose is low at 6.25 mg twice a day. BP runs about 100-110/60-70. I have learned to lessen the symptoms of low BP by getting up a bit slowly. Otherwise, absolutely no problems after 3 years.
I had congestive heart failure at age 60, and had only one artery plugged so required a stent. Afterwards I was put on Coreg and first side effect was immediate. My nose became congested and started running 24 hours a day. Constantly draining into my throat and making me sick. Also weakness, fatigue, ED,and soon after started taking it my teeth started to fall out. They would become very loose and eventually fall out or have to be pulled. In a five year period all but 4 teeth had fallen out. After I researched common and rare side effects of Coreg my heart doctor switched me to Metoprolol and immediately my congestion went away and the last of my teeth stopped falling out as well as the ED went away. As far as I am concerned this drug has way too many common and rare side effects that it is absolutely scary and I know that the drug I'm on now is not quite as effective as Coreg for the heart problems but frankly I've never, ever had high blood pressure and all my live it has been about 120/70. My quality of life was destroyed by the 5 years of taking this drug.
After taking Carvedilol for 9 years, I have now been diagnosed with stage 3 kidney disease. I believe it is this medication that has caused this medical problem. My nephologist has cut my pills from two per day to 1/2 twice a day. I want off of Carvedilol as it has ruined my life. The manufacturer needs to be sued! I wouldn't advise anyone to take Carvedilol.
Exhaustion, swelling of legs, extreme difficulty breathing, loss of sleep due to breathing difficulties, body pain, depression, unclear thinking, anxiety, nightmares. Hate this drug. Generic version cannot be the same formula as the original Coreg. Forced my cardiologist to allow me to back to Metropolol.
Began taking Coreg at age 58-59. Was prescribed 12.5 mg twice a day. Side effects (tiredness) wproblem resolved by taking a 20 mg, time-released rx. One very impt fact. I do not use generic Coreg. I think time released Coreg doesnt come in generic. Also I take lisinipril(generic) and an old generic water pill. I'm 68, no problems with bp. Big prob is water pill! But water pill brings bp down well. Only I have to drink more water, avoid salt
I took Toprol XL for half a year and at first it controlled my blood pressure well. I did have side effects however. I was tired all the time and had ED sometimes. After half a year it stopped working and my blood pressure was high again (160s/90s) so my hypertension specialist switched me to Coreg. After reading the reviews here before taking it I was horrified. But I think the people who have success taking it don't post a review here. I have had absolutely no side effects at all. No ED. And I feel great on this medicine. It also controls my blood pressure well. I am down to 130s/80s and I take 12.5mg/2x a day. So for anybody reading this do not be scared of this drug. I believe it works for a lot of people!
Side effects.....low blood pressure and others. Bright side...I'm still alive and functioning fairly well since diagnosed in 2003.
No problems. Blood pressure normally 110-120/60-80.
tired,week,unclear thinking,hard to focus,can't sleep, knee joints hurt
I would not recommend this drug to anyone. I'm always extremely tired and unable to focus on much of anything. It's not worth the benefit.
I am a caregiver for my mother. They sent her home from the hospital with the drug as an addition to what they were giving her there. After the first dose she developed shortness of breath and a violent cough. It was so bad she couldn’t breath and I thought we would lose her. This is a terrible drug.
Fatigue, dizziness and headaches. Also experienced growing tenderness in my gums and nasal passages.
6 mo. On it. Dizzy,tired and even tho I am not a diabetic my blood sugar bottoms out. Ended up in hosp for 3 days.