NORVASC Reviews (AMLODIPINE BESYLATE)Average Rating: 2.1 (780 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare NORVASC with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR NORVASC | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Extremely high high blood pressure | Bloating, tired, very dizzy, sick to my stomach,hot flashes,stomach pain, my body itches, horrible headaches, difficulty swallowing | These side effects last 8 to 10 hours and her blood pressure is still too high 180+/100. This is all happening to my elderly 5' tall 100 lb mother. It is aging her greatly. I'm angry because she has been complaining about these problems and the doctors must have know it was this medicine. I didn't trust my mother over the doctors, I'm ashamed of myself. I called her before I started writng this to tell her to schedule an appt, "I'M GOING WITH HER". Now let them try to bully me around. How dare they do this to the elderly. | F | 89 | 2 years | 6/28/2008 | 3 | hypertension | Extreme leg swelling at end of day. Increased heart rate to over 100! Now slight chest pain. EKG normal., BP fairly steady but still too high. Doctors say to put legs up and continue.... but am searching for another drug... | F | 88 | 14 days 5 mg 2X day | 11/30/2010 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | I'm speaking for my mother who is not longer able to think for herself. She had depression, anxiety, ankle swelling, and the last 3 years she started having dementia problems and it got so bad that we had to place her in a home. Elderly people really need to be watched closely while on meds since they can have more problems with them. | There is a serious side effect listed, "loss of sense of one's self or place" and that's about the state my mother got into. So sad. She was also getting too much thyroid for years, which drove up her BP, so she's now suffering needlessly from prescribed drug abuse. | F | 84 | 1X day | 9/1/2010 | 3 | hypertension | bp lowered only to borderline but edema in feet and ankles is painful and gross. | F | 82 | 6 months 10 mg | 9/13/2012 | 3 | Blood pressure | Insomnia, Occasional cough,Numb toes 2-3 hours after taking pill, Aching bones in shoulder and foot, occasional thumping heartbeat,and weird internal nervous feeling. These symptoms are worse 2-4 hours into dose,subside somewhat after 4 or so hours. | M | 82 | 6 months 5 1X day | 11/13/2015 | 3 | Hypertension post stroke | Ankle/foot swelling & weight gain initially. Recently flushing disturbed sleep blurry vision running nose headaches painful leg muscles vivid dreams | My bp has been normal since taking amlodipine. I have yearly reviews on all meds ( also take thyroxin).last review was April 2018 - all results normal.My gp asked if I wanted to change amlodipine I said no.But recently the above symptoms are making me miserable.Will see gp again & ask if there is a replacement drug which does not cause these effects | F | 82 | 3 years 5mg | 9/16/2018 | 1 | hypertension | I've been on Norvasc about 6 weeks and I have been experiencing headaches, nausea, fatigue and dizziness. These side effects have gotten worse the longer I stay on this medication. | I am going to see my doctor about taking me off Norvasc and replacing it with something else. | F | 81 | 6 weeks | 5/9/2005 | 1 | HBP | terrible swelling of feet, toes, and legs. bad rash on legs with red splotches and some blistering. very painful. legs very tighly swollen. | will never take it again. | F | 80 | 18 days | 4/6/2008 | 1 | BP | Never ending. Headache, broken blood vessels, muscke cramping, extreme shortness of breath, pain in arms and legs, dizziness, forgetfulness, confusion, anger, depression, double vision, blurred vision, and on and on. Off for 5 days now and feel great, hope to feel better | It might work well for some but is poison to me. On night I awoke not able to breethe. I could not taken in enough air to cough.. took antihistimene, helped a little. then looked up the side affects, Had 7 of the 8 major ones listed. Will never take again | M | 78 | 15 days 7.5 2X day | 6/18/2016 | 1 | High blood pressure only | Terrible tinnitus ,toes twitch , lethargy, weakness in muscles, terrible dizziness, red rash on face. | Not a good drug too many intolerable side effects feel like a zombie | F | 78 | 2 weeks 5 1X day | 11/19/2020 | 3 | hypertension | leg swelling, lack of energy, constipation numbness in lower left leg. | I would avoid it if possible but with high blood pressure that's not possible. | M | 77 | 7 years | 8/9/2009 | 1 | hypertension | Started itching and diagnosed with nummular eczema. Developed large coin shaped circles on my body with excruciating itching. Went to four dermatologist. Placed on various creams and finally steroids for the itching. Lost a lot of my hair which was secondary to the itching. Went online and saw the side effects. Stopped taking it and can now think clearly again. Stopped itching. Stopped breaking out in those circles. On another med now and doing well. Will never take this drug again. | F | 77 | 1 days 10mg 1X day | 11/23/2015 | 1 | high blood pressure | Thought I was doing fine with Norvasc until this year when we had an extremely stressful situation in our family & I lost way too much weight. My BP became super high, so doctor upped my dose to 10 mg. My legs & feet became so swollen that I had a hard time walking. Terrible problems with constantly going to the bathroom. . . I've also have a bad chronic cough for many years but was told Norvasc doesn't cause coughing (ha ha). My cough is so bad now that sometimes I reach the point where I can't breath, which is a panicky feeling. (yes, I've seen 3 ENT Doctors in the past 2 years & they say that my sinuses, etc. are dry & fine. So then, I'm back to Norvasc - since it doesn't cause any problems - HA! After so many years, I think it's time to get off this drug because things aren't getting better. | F | 77 | 15 years 5 mg 1X day | 11/28/2015 | 4 | heart condition | don't know of any,but my fatigued feeling may come from this | M | 76 | 5 years | 12/6/2003 | 3 | hypertension | fatigue, insomnia, swollen feet with soles of feet red and burning so sometimes I can hardly walk, cannot walk for exercise, cannot do water aerobics because feet hurt even when I wear swim shoes. Excessive nightime urination. I am becoming an invalid. Has lowered BP during day but if I take it when waking during the night it is quite high. | F | 76 | 3 years | 7/18/2009 | 2 | hypertension | I first was on Caduet - didn't seem to have any problems for sometime. Then, I started with the ankle/lower leg swelling. I have arthritis in my back, so when the back pain started, I attributed it to that. But, then I got to the point where everything in my body hurt - shoulders, knees, elbows, wrist, you name it. Some days were better than others - thanks to over-the-counter pain meds. Couldn't walk very far without pain and weakness - had to sit down and recover before I could continue. Until I read this blog, I just thought it was age - or something worse, but now I think I'm going to talk to my doctor about Norvasc - I'm now on the generic (5 mg) and 10 mg of lipitor, which might also be a culprit. Plan to have a chat with my Dr. when I see him tomorrow. | One thing I didn't see anyone mention is: My blood pressure runs from low 100s over 50s - sometimes 60s, which seems too low to me. | F | 76 | 5 years 5 mg 1X day | 9/29/2011 | 3 | High blood pressure | Anxiety is through the roof. Lethargy and increased depression. Tired all the time | Not sure about any of this. If my dentist hadn't refused to even clean my teeth because of blood pressure, I would have never taken it. | F | 75 | 40 days 5mg 1X day | 5/16/2022 | 2 | high blood pressure | blood pressure did not go down much, gained weight in spite of all my efforts as I am always hungry, some ankle swelling, tired too much of the time | F | 75 | 6 months | 5/22/2008 | 1 | HBP | Extreme fatigue, nervousness, depression and bouts of fear and crying I was a very active person ,now I have lost desire to challenge myself ,I am not the same person I was before taking this med ,I cannot function normally, I take candarsaten 8 mg 2x and 5mg of bystolic in the a.m something has got to give and I believe Norvasc has to go | I dont recommend this drug to many side effects | M | 75 | 3 weeks 5 1X day | 10/25/2020 | 1 | Blood Pressure | Headache, anxiety, dizziness, legs weak, a new one every 2 or 3 days | When I told the Dr. about this, he just gave me an antidepressant and said he didn't know of anybody having these symptoms, especially the headache. Needless to say he won't ever see me again.I'm not on any other drugs, so has to be the almodipine. And I didn't take the antidepressant either. I just retired 3 months ago from computer job, and was not sick. | F | 75 | 6 months 2.5 MG 1X day | 6/19/2017 |
NORVASC (AMLODIPINE BESYLATE): Amlodipine is used with or without other medications to treat high blood pressure. Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. Amlodipine belongs to a class of drugs known as calcium channel blockers. It works by relaxing blood vessels so blood can flow more easily. Amlodipine is also used to prevent certain types of chest pain (angina). It may help to increase your ability to exercise and decrease the frequency of angina attacks. It should not be used to treat attacks of chest pain when they occur. Use other medications (such as sublingual nitroglycerin) to relieve attacks of chest pain as directed by your doctor. FDA Approval Date: 1992-07-31 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)