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Reviewer: 75 or over Male on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)
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Reviewer: Confused , 65-74 Female (Patient)
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Am I just crazy or can this medicine cause more anxiety and nervousness? I would like to know if anyone else had these problems with this medication.
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Reviewer: Tymcruzer, 75 or over Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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My Dr. switched me from Atenolol to Metoprolol Succinate right after an angioplasty and 2 new stints. My blood pressure and heart rate both started going up after about a week. after 1 month my blood pressure was in the 150's and my resting heart rate was as high as 110 bpm. During this same time I developed SSS and AFIB and then had a heart attack. After another month I asked my Dr. to put m
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Reviewer: 65-74 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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Reviewer: JMCDO, 45-54 on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)
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I take this for BP and chest pain for nearly a year now. It has improved my life as my chest pains happen much less often and when they do come they are not as severe. My BP can go high as it ever did but most of the time it is perfect which it hasn't been for many years. I don't understand all the side effects everyone has listed in their reviews, I only had minor joint pain for 2-3 weeks
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