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    Condition: High Blood Pressure
    4/20/2019 9:18:28 AM

    Reviewer: 65-74 Male on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 4

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 4

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 1

    Comment:
    This medication is awful. Between the staggering, I have diarrhea, total loss of sex drive, muscle weakness and felt terrible. Had to reduce to 50 mgs 2 which helps a lot. Nasty stuff

    Condition: High Blood Pressure
    2/21/2019 7:18:19 AM

    Reviewer: 45-54 Male on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 5

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 5

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 5

    Comment:
    Works great. 50mg twice a day. Does exactly what it is supposed to do, zero side effects and cheap cheap cheap.

    Condition: High Blood Pressure
    11/29/2018 11:50:23 AM

    Reviewer: Elpidio, 65-74 on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 5

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 5

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 4

    Comment:
    I take 25 mg/day sometimes one more at night if I have to. It lowers my blood pressure but lowers my heart rate too below 60 and I experience chest pain.

    Condition: High Blood Pressure
    5/29/2018 8:00:16 AM

    Reviewer: Crissy, 65-74 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 4

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 4

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 4

    Comment:
    was taking 50mg metaphol tartate for 3 days then reduced to 25 on my own call. Bad side affect on 50mg. Arms n hands went numb and dizziness couldn't sleep at all at night so cut the pill in half and got good result. Take it at 5pm every evening too just in case I get too dizzy to drive car but I have not gotten bad side affects and my bp has been good. Then I was put on 25mg ace inhibitors ... Show Full Comment

    Condition: High Blood Pressure
    5/4/2018 11:32:10 PM

    Reviewer: Jennifer , 65-74 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 4

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 4

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 2

    Comment:
    Metoprolol is effective for my blood pressure and PVC’s and AFIB. However, I experience awful side effects from this drug being it is a beta blocker. Though this drug is effective it causes me to suffer from heartburn, burning diarrhea half of the time or more so. I had intermittent bizarre scary dreams (nightmares) on some occasions from metoprolol. In addition, this drug definitely brings on ... Show Full Comment

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