LABETALOL HCL Reviews (LABETALOL HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 1.9 (97 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare LABETALOL HCL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LABETALOL HCL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | High blood pressure | Light-headedness, cold hands, chills, night sweats, slow heart rate, muscle pain, insomnia, pain on chewing, belching, decreased urine | 82 | 30 days 100 mg b.i | 1/10/2020 | 1 | HB | Body ache cramps fatigue short breath palpitations night terrors memory vision forgetfulness chest pain tingling crawling on arm | F | 78 | 2 months 2mg / 2x2 2X day | 5/29/2023 | 5 | High blood pressure | Dizziness,tiredness | Allover, it works for me. I also use 2.5 mg amlodipine | F | 75 | 4 years 50mg bid 1X day | 9/16/2020 | 1 | High blood pressure, fast heart rat | Weezing, face swelling, numbness and in hands, very tired, no strength in legs, back pain, joints hurting | F | 75 | 7 days 100 mg 2X day | 3/27/2022 | 2 | hi bp | Was given 300mg 2x daily g1ained 33 pounds in one week 39 pounds. In 2 weeks. | Stopped meds for 4 days lost back 35, constant dry mouth got asthma,constant pain in right bicep to forearm,developed Parkinson Iike symptoms and hold spoon fork glass | M | 74 | 4 months 100mg 3x d | 11/16/2015 | 1 | High blood pressure 50 | Fast heart rate, weakness, shakiness, tremors, anxiety, throbbing in neck and ears, feeling hollowness and coldness in chest. HORRIBLE MED...THOUGHT I WOULD DIE after only 4 tablets. | F | 74 | 2 days 50mg 2X day | 3/25/2021 | 4 | High blood pressure | Tinnitus was the first side effect, which eased off after a few weeks, lack of ambition and energy, but the worst was the extreme vivid dreaming and night terrors. Every single night, especially after the doctor increased the dose to 200 mg twice per day. I did notice a weight gain of about 3 pounds within a few weeks too. Over all, I found this medication to be the best one I've used. Once you get accustomed to it, you feel almost normal. Unfortunately, at the three month mark, suddenly one evening I developed irregular heartbeats, out of the blue, at first for a few hours, then it became daily. I stopped taking it, which I found you aren't supposed to do. I took a different medication, an ACE inhibitor instead. The second day, I thought I was going to have to go to the ER, my heart became so irregular. I then took half a dose of Labetolol and within one hour, the heart began to beat normally. Do NOT just stop taking it, even if you are taking another BP medication in its place, you have to cross them over. | I would give this a try, it doesn't have that many side effects compared to other BP medications. BUT the nightmares are the biggest drawback. You feel relaxed on this drug too. | F | 70 | 3 months 200 2X day | 10/22/2023 | 1 | HBP | I had 5 episodes spaced over 7 months after being on this drug for 10 months. Severe dizziness as in total detachment from surroundings. I could see everything but visually felt like I was somewhere else. Complete loss of muscle strength in arms and legs resulting in falling once down stairs, falling in my garden, 2 times collapsing on my bed If I could make it to my bedroom. The third time I did not make it and my legs gave out. And one time extreme tingling whole body as I was standing up from being down on the floor and loss of muscle strength! I had to slide carefully down three flights of stairs because my legs were so weak. This drug was the only change/addition to my daily routine. My rheumatologist said it was vasovagol but No way. Never ever had experiences like this anytime in my life until I went on this med. It was like something completely took over my body and pushed it around, caused intense nausea in a few of the episodes. It took everything for me to get into the house and make it to my bed to lay down until it passed. Then it was like a truck hit me, I was done for about 2 weeks. | I am being taken off this drug slowly. I will not ever take it again. The medical jury is still out but I am convinced it's the Labetalol! | F | 70 | 19 months 100 mgs 2X day | 3/5/2021 | 1 | High blood pressure | Extremely tired!!!! Lethargic and weak. I sometimes take a half pill, but still tired. | F | 69 | 1 days 100mg | 9/20/2018 | 1 | High blood pressure | Extremely tired!!!! Lethargic and weak. I sometimes take a half pill, but still tired. | F | 69 | 1 days 100mg | 9/20/2018 | 1 | High blood pressure | Extremely tired!!!! Lethargic and weak. I sometimes take a half pill, but still tired. | F | 69 | 1 days 100mg | 9/20/2018 | 2 | High bp | High BP, low BP, fatigue, anxiety, dizziness, back pain, sweats, and tremors in head, headaches | Want to get off this, going to see my cardiologist in 2 weeks Praying for good changes | F | 68 | 7 days 200mg 2X day | 5/24/2023 | 1 | Hbp | Couldn't function felt like a zombie | F | 67 | 1 months | 4/4/2016 | 1 | HBP | Major side effects. Read warning!! Went from being an active person to a zombie in 3 weeks. | Has to be something better than this, I would have been better off with the hbp. | M | 67 | 3 weeks 300mg | 9/8/2015 | 2 | HBP | At first nausea, fatigue, extremely stuffy nose, scalp tingling. 5 months later, major hair loss, nose plugged up constantly, dizziness has become vertigo associated with bad headache in middle of forehead. | Having lots of hand, arm pain new to me. Going to start a different medication to get off this one. It has become debilitating. Scared to drive. Had to pull off freeway due to dizziness with vertigo other day. I consider it a weak med for lowering BP. Even at 600 mg total a day, i still have HBP. Mornings can be over 145 and evenings always over 150 up to 180's. I'll take a low dose of clonidine to help. Worst BP med I have ever been on. | F | 66 | 5 months 200 mg 3 x | 5/21/2019 | 4 | Hypertension | Bloating weakness lethargy tingling head total loss of ambition ,eyesight is very different on this medicine | Has kept my bp very normal but I feel miserable. | M | 65 | 3 months 400mg | 5/29/2016 | 2 | High blood pressure | Tired, unmotivated. The worse part was knee pain and back pain. I even went to half a dose, didn't make pain any better. | F | 64 | 12 weeks 100mg | 2/10/2020 | 1 | High blood pressure | Arm pain anixety chest pain weak dizzy no energy stomach problems | Hell | 63 | 2 weeks 125 mg 2X day | 3/22/2022 | 1 | Bp was high and had a mild stroke | Experience tired ness lack of energy. Can't do anything | A/p | F | 62 | 12 months 20.mg, 2X day | 12/31/2020 | 1 | Hypertension | Severe anxiety, whole body shaking, sob, insomnia | F | 61 | 0 days 100mg 2X day | 6/4/2022 |
LABETALOL HCL (LABETALOL HYDROCHLORIDE): Labetalol is used with or without other medications to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. This medication is both an alpha blocker and beta blocker. It works by blocking the action of certain natural chemicals in your body such as epinephrine on the heart and blood vessels. This effect lowers the heart rate, blood pressure, and strain on the heart. FDA Approval Date: 1998-08-03 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)