PROCARDIA XL Reviews (NIFEDIPINE)Average Rating: 2.2 (52 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare PROCARDIA XL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PROCARDIA XL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | high blood pressure | Insomnia & fatigue | F | 75 | 3 months 60 mg | 5/21/2016 | 1 | Hypertension | Panic attacks lt. Headed sleepless nights | It works for awhile then it backfire on you. | F | 74 | 4 months 30mg. 1X day | 12/28/2022 | 1 | Hypertension | Has anyone else lost their appetite with this medicine and lost some weight? Also extreme fatigue, short of breath and depression. | F | 66 | 50 days 30mg. | 6/14/2018 | 1 | high blood pressure | this stuff seemed to help at 1st but the longer i take it the worse it gets. i have terrible depression. i cant hardly walk.short of breath. really bad back pain.(muscle). im so tired. no energy at all. now i know its the procardia because if i dont take it 1 day i can function again. does anyone out there know a good natural remedy for high blood pressure? if you do im ready !!!!! | im getting off this stuff. i may have to change doctors. they brainwash you. | M | 64 | 4 months | 5/9/2006 | 1 | hypertension | depression, fatigue, insomnia, dizziness | Drug didn't do anything for hypertension, very expensive, Dr only kept increasing dose to 90mg. This stuff is worthless and the side effects are awful. They should take it off the market. | F | 64 | 2 years | 4/22/2009 | 5 | Spiking BP | Relaxation | I started taking this for bp spikes of 220/100. I actually bite the capsule to allow the juice to get on my tongue and it is the ONLY medication that alleviates the spike. If u have unexplained spikes like I do I highly recommend procardia. It is the ONLY thing thats brought mine down. | M | 62 | 7 years 10 1X AN | 2/28/2022 | 5 | for boardline B/P | None | i love the time release | F | 61 | 15 years | 7/20/2005 | 1 | Blood pressure | Swings in blood pressure. Took me forever to figure this out. High anxiety. Warm flushing tingling in face ears and feet. Anxiety is so high I am close to making poor decisions and or mentally paralyzed. I am going to see another doctor. It's scary I've made it this long. | M | 59 | 9 months 30 1X day | 10/1/2020 | 4 | High blood pressure | Acid reflux | Has any one else been diagnosed with the gerd while taking this medication. Noticed when I forget to take medication, my acid reflux is very mild. Wanted to know if anyone else has experience this. | 57 | 15 years 90 1X day | 9/16/2020 | 3 | 30mg | muscles aches,headache,rapid heart beat,swelling in legs and feet | F | 55 | 3 years | 9/8/2009 | 1 | complicated migraine | Gained 25 pounds withing the first three weeks. Swollen ankels and knees, back ache, higher blood pressure, weakness, vision problems, did not stop headaches or symptoms. | would not recommend this drug or any Calcium Channel Blocker for people with complicated migraine. They do not work and complicate matters with increased blood pressure and severe headache. | F | 54 | 6 months | 6/4/2007 | 4 | bp | dizziness at first but a great pill to lower extreme bp. as high as 210/110 before started taking it. time release is great but have to be careful in the moring getting up from bed. energy level increased and enjoyed physical activity more. would recommend this for anyone with very high BP. no side effects other than dizziness in the morning. take it with lasix. | F | 53 | 4 years | 7/28/2006 | 1 | Severe hypertension | Didn't help my HTN, still 160/100. The swelling in my ankles and hands are unbelievable. Weight gain ridiculous. I stopped taking it. | F | 52 | 4 months | 6/28/2008 | 1 | Hypertension | Headache | Doctor said it might cause headaches and it did. One 30 mg dose gave me a headache for two days. Now I have always had a probelm with headaches (since adolesence). The beta blocker (atenolol) I have used for the last 25 years tended to suppress them. I was still using the atenolol when I took the procardia. Developed a severe headache within 3 hours. | M | 51 | 1 days | 4/8/2006 | 5 | hypertension | None at all | F | 50 | 5 years | 8/7/2009 | 1 | Hbp | Headache Extreme fatigue Pounding heart Constipation Swelling in hands and lower legs and feet Trouble breathing Insomnia Extreme lower back pain Extreme heartburn Throat swelling Overall feeling of impending doom | I am extremely angry at my new doctor for prescribing this medication to me without warning me about the horrible side effects that could occur. Suffice it to say that I am changing doctors. Just because he has never been on this medication does not mean that he shouldn’t disclose the potential side effects, which are numerous, and that I’ve experienced over the past 3 days. I feel extremely sorry for people who have these side effects and haven’t attributed them to the medication. I agree with others that this drug should be taken off the market. (And if you look it up, these are COMMON side effects. Not rare. That’s ridiculous. | F | 50 | 3 days 60 mg | 12/28/2019 | 5 | Raynaunds | If I take 90 mg I get dizzy and my Bp is too low. Been on it five years for Raynauds no issues. | F | 48 | 1 days 60mg | 2/8/2015 | 4 | premature labor,highbloodpressure | dizzy,sleepy,tierd,slow feeling | it stopped me from going into labor four years ago, and then my family doctor put me on 60mlg. for bloodpressure, and sometimes it doesnt work real well, but usually helps keep it in controll,along with a mild blood pressure pill i split into on those times. | F | 43 | 5 years | 9/6/2004 | 1 | post partum preeclampsia | At first I was prescribed 60 mg procardia Xl then my doctor added labetalol along with increasing the procardia to 90 Xl daily. At first the drug worked well but the longer I took it the worse the side effects became. The side effects are, dizziness, short of breath, faint feeling when I stand up, heaviness in my chest,headache, depression, anxiety, nervousness, and unusual fatigue.This medication feels like it is killing me, when I miss a day I feel normal again and my blood pressure does not get any higher than 140/106, although that is still hypertensive. It is not terribly high, so I wonder how beneficial this medication really is for me ? I am glad that I made an appointment with a cardiac specialist to mange my blood pressure and hopefully take me off of this awful drug. | F | 42 | 6 weeks 90 | 7/16/2014 | 1 | High blood pressure/preeclampsia | The worst medication on the planet. I started this medicine right before I got pregnant. At first, the anxiety, loss of appetite and palpitations started but then I found out I was pregnant so they kept me on it. I was diagnosed with ppa/ppd but was not on medication but doing therapy then I suddenly stopped thus meds and I started to feel better but then my bo went back up and I continued to the meds, this time, the panic attacks, anxiety loss of appetite, insomnia, feel like I'm dying and ended up in the ER, I just decided to goggle and I'm shocked I'm not the only one going through this ordeal. I took a dose this morning before reading the reviews, I will never take another pill of this medicine for the rest of my life. This medicine should be pulled out of the market, please stay away, it's a dangerous drug. | F | 42 | 100 days 30 mg er 1X day | 11/16/2021 |
PROCARDIA XL (NIFEDIPINE): Nifedipine is used alone or in combination with other drugs to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. This medication is also used for certain types of chest pain (angina). It may help increase your ability to exercise and decrease the frequency of chest pain attacks. It should not be used to treat chest pain when it occurs. Use other medications (e.g., sublingual nitroglycerin) to relieve attacks of chest pain as directed by your doctor. Consult your doctor or pharmacist for more details. This medication is known as a calcium channel blocker. It works by relaxing and widening blood vessels so blood can flow more easily. FDA Approval Date: 1989-09-06 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)