User Reviews for Bystolic oral

This medicine should not be given to elderly patients. It gives night sweats, severe shaking, extreme tireness, severe stomach and head pains. I thought I was dying, I could not breathe, I was shaking and I was in intense pain. My doctor changed my medication to Topal and all my pain, shaking, sweating and respitory problems vanished. I do not recommend this drug to anyone.

To Cajuncooker - This pill is not supposed to have sexual side effects but many men are having this side effect. If you read through the other posts you will hear from others who have had this effect. Hair loss and fatigue are also reported alot.Increases in cholesterol, and weight gain and small glucose increases are also being reported. This drug has it's share of side effects. Some are switching back to TOPROL. The Bystolic web site can better describe the side effects.

Have been on Bystolic for a little over a month now - all the same side affects - including one I don't see mentioned - anyone else have little to no sex drive? Granted, it could be from the constant fatigue feeling, but the new wife is starting to get a bit upset about it - and so am I!!

Upon checking the list of side effects, I found that I am experiencing most. This is the second medication I have been prescribed (the first being lisinopril), and neither have had any particular benifit to me. In fact both have side effects that I can't tolerate. In fact my blood pressure is worse with bystolic. There has to be a better way.

I had several side effects including extreme tiredness, total lack on motivation, difficulty sleeping, night sweats, and lightheaded/dizzy. I stopped this drug 2 days ago out of desperation to feel better. Yes, I went to the doctor and asked to have my med changed because I felt so lousy. Lab work was done which was normal and doc wanted me to continue the med. I just couldn't do it. I have never felt so bad in my entire life!! I am feeling more normal everyday since stopping the med. This was not the drug for me. I realize others may do great with it. Just wanted to make my experience known in case someone else is having the same difficulty. I was on this med for 5 months. Read More Read Less

Worst drug I have EVER been on. I'm dead tired, poor sleep, short of breath, horrible hallucinations! I feel awful and will stop this drug NOW, after 3 months of use.

This medicine controlled my BP pretty quickly, but after 6 weeks it's going back up. My heart rate has dropped by half and I am so tired and breathless that I have trouble functioning. I would not recommend it. It's also extremely expensive, even with insurance.

Had HBP for 14 years always controlled with meds. New dr. prescribed several meds, taking me off Atenolol. My systolic no. has gone crazy. As high as 190/78. After 3 weeks and increasing dosage to 20 mg, it has only lowered to 165/70's. I'm dieting, walking and still having problems. Also not sleeping. Don't know if this is going to work for me. What's next?

I have been on this medication for approximately 3 months now, and feel better now than I have in months prior. I am able to run 5-7 miles and bike 15-20 four to five times a week. Previously I had taken Toprol XL for 6 years and always had a sense of exhaustion. I was too tired to participate in my normal activities.

This medication has kept my blood pressure lower than the other medicines that I have taken. I do have trouble sleeping and am dizzy quite often. I have also been extremely tired while taking this medication.

Bystolic 5 mg, (one does only thus far) lowered my bp and pulse greatly. However, I cannot function. Took the first does on 6/18/09 at 6:30 p.m. It is now 6/20/09 at 12:30 pm, and am still feeling dizzy, slightly blurring vision and cannot function well. I have been on many, many bp meds throughout the time since being diagnosed with high bp. ALL meds have given me severe and persistent negative side effects - difficulty breathing, significant hair loss, swollen and paralized tongue/throat areas (couldn't move my tongue/throat to swollow, then when I told the doc, he doubled my dose. No, I didn't go for that); joint pain, horrible thoughts, arm/fingers doing to sleep to the point I couldn't turn off my alarm clock; constipation, very dry cough throughout the day and night, fatique with some meds and fatigue because the cough would keep me up all night; and many, many more symptoms. I just want to say to all of you taking these bp meds, that if you are feeling a symptom, you most likely are. You know your body, trust your judgment. When I first experienced the hair loss, the doc said, "It's not from the medication...it's menopause..." Well, I stopped taking the med and went on a different one. The hair loss stopped! Prior to taking the Bystolic, I was on a regimen of 30 mg Procardia, XL, and 12.5 mg(doc said to take 25 mg - I cut the dose knowing the difficulties I have). It seems to be working ok. However, prior to the Procardia, 30 mg XL, I was on the 60 mg XL. 60 mg was too strong. It did lower my bp but pulse was usually higher than what I would like. Throughout the last 3 years or so, I have been experiencing "unexplained waves of anxiety (they stopped as quickly as they would come on), faint-like episodes, palpitations, arrested breathing, and 3 trips to the ER. My doc who prescribed the Procardia, suggested I stop taking Protonix (acid reflux caused by bp meds). I stopped such and for now, no waves of anxiety, no difficulty breathing. Trust your gut! AliaRead More Read Less

It was prescribed to control premature ventricular contraction that were getting worse and causing minor chest pain.

After 5 days on Bystolic I've had neck pain and chest pain. I don't know if this will go away but I don't think I can wait til the side effects subside. B/P is usually 190's/100.At 43 I've been on "EVERYTHING".There's nothing left to try.

Neck pain, headaches, severe fatigue, chronic dry cough, pulse rate lowered to 50-60bpm. My blood pressure is lower, sometimes to low. I was put on this in the place of clonidine+coreg to decrease the side effects of dry eyes. I feel like crap on this medicine.

I have a family history of high BP, yet my doctor didn't want to diagnosis me as having hypertension yet. My BP was ok but my pulse was high. I get free samples of this drug and everything BP and pulse is normal after 1week of use. I have been on this drug for several months and have no side effects. I have actually lost weight and have great energy. This drug works for me!

I have been on bystolic for about three weeks. It has lowered my heart rate and bp. After abour 10 days I noticed an occasional sore throat and dry cough. I also had blurry vision, but after a couple days it returned to normal. I also have had ringing in the ears from time to time. The drug seems to work but is it worth the risk when it messes with my vision?