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Old 07-10-2009
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Side Effects of Toprol XL
I take 25mg of Toprol once a day in the morning. I feel tired unti the evening everyday for some reason. Does anyone have this side effect while taking this medicine? Is this a small dose and not the cause? Would appreciate hearing from others who take this medicine.
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http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2009/019962s038lbl.pdf

The above link is the FDA label information on the drug.

Two points to consider.

Toprol gets into the brain, and about 10% of patients get feelings of being tired. Sometimes this is labled depression, but I would not take medication for it, but switch to a selective Beta blocker that does not get into the brain

(Sectral is available as a generic and might be a good substitute, if a low enough dose was available to treat your condition and if your doctor thought sectral's intrinsic sympathomimetic activity (which Toprol does not have) would not be a problem.

Toprol, being a beta blocker can make the heart beat slower and with less force and this might be another cause of feeling tired, you need your doctor to evaluate this physical effect.
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