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 |
| 5 | HBP | Slight swelling of ankles, that's it. Will watch sodium intake while on this med. | I had a bad itch reaction to the generic Norvasc so tried the brand name and no itch. Pretty strange. | M | 14 days | 4/28/2008 | 5 | | 6/22/2008 | 4 | High Blood Pressure | M | 1 years | 8/12/2008 | 4 | | 8/6/2003 | 3 | | 9/24/2009 | 3 | blood presrure | | 8/24/2006 | 3 | High Blood Pressure | I was taking the 5mg pill. After 8 weeks I had to stop taking Norvasc due to ankle swelling. | It seemed to be helping my BP at the time I had to stop taking it. | M | 8 weeks | 10/18/2005 | 3 | high blood pressure | Causes A Fib one to two hours after taking it. Slows circulation causing cold legs and feet. Causes hot flushes. Does good job of lowering blood pressure | Have asked Doctor to find an alternative medication. | F | 4 years Half 5 MG 1X day | 12/23/2019 | 3 | Benign Hypertension | I am not getting all the side effects others speak about but the edema (I had some already due to MS). However I have recently changed cardiologists after seeing the first one for 1 month for of a laundry list of reasons and I really like my new one he actually cut the dosage down to 2.5 mg and added the smallest dosage of Coreg and that seems to be working much better. If you are not happy with your doctor do not suffer through just change doctors I had high hopes for my first one and it turned into a nightmare. This is your health and you have to be your own advocate because trust me no one in the medical field today will do it for you and I am sad to say as an RN it hurts to see the medical field in such disarray. | If this med does not work for you do not suffer through it get with your doctor and come up with a new plan your health is number one. I will say for some reason this medication made by Ascend labs is better than what I hear about most of the other generics that is the one I have some maybe there is some truth to it. Never stop any of your medications cold turkey always get with your doctor or find a new doctor to help you through any issues and come up with a better plan. Blood pressure medication can be very tricky. | F | 1 months 5mg 1X day | 6/30/2022 | 2 | hbp | Extreme fatigue and muscle weakness | Also take 50 mg metoprolol 2 x | M | 1 days 10mg 1X day | 12/25/2015 | 2 | High Blood Pressure | Severe muscle and joint pain for years--with 5mg dose. No reason found for extreme body pain--pain meds would not touch the pain. Dr. INCREASED dose to 10 mg early April, 06. Left foot swollen within 2 days--had ultrasound on left leg due to foot and leg swelling--Nothing found!!! Has been swollen for almost 4 months with no relief. | Evil side effects!! Reduced to 5 mg.--no improvement. Invested in Craftmatic bed with extras to hopefully get relief. Dr. increased Norvasc to 10 mg June 29, 2006---on July 3rd I had to buy a lift chair--unable to get up by myself from chair or bathroom stool. I DECREASED the dose to 5mg--then 2.5mg for 3 days--then stopped it totally--swelling in foot and leg is gone. BP went up a bit again--now taking 2.5mg till I can see my Dr. I believe I would have been totally disabled in the very near future if I had not gotten off the Norvasc. There was NO explanation for my extreme body pain that pain meds would not touch. On July 3rd I had to have a steriod shot for my pain. I am looking for a Natural source I can take to lower my blood pressure. Can't believe I have suffered this long with none of the Dr's. suspecting Norvasc. I hope I can return to a normal way of living and enjoying things I have missed for so long. | F | 7 years | 7/12/2006 | 2 | High Blood Pressure | So glad to read all the negative comments on that drug. I felt the same but I did not think to link my deteriorating mental and physical conditions to that drug. Since I stop taking it, I feel a lot better. | F | 1 years | 10/4/2009 | 2 | high blood pressure | extreme tiredness to the point of feeling sick.. worse after moderate to strenuos exercise | took in addition to diovan. felt considerably better when norvasc reuced from 10mg to the minimum dose of 2.5mg Taking 160 mg. of Diovan | M | 4 months | 6/8/2008 | 1 | dr. place on for high blood | I CANNOT WALK VERY WELL, ALWAYS TIRED, THINKING SLOWER, | TOLD MY DOCTOR HE SHE SAID I WAS DEPRESSED..NEVER BEEN DEPRESSED A DAY IN MY LIFE...CAME FROM A GOOD FAMILY..GOOD HOME..THIS MEDICATION I BELEIVE IS KILLING ME!!!... I BELEIVE I AM BEEN DRUGED UP..BY MY DOCTOR..!!!..SOMEBODY HELP ME!!! | F | 4 months | 9/16/2004 | 1 | BP | Dizziness, drop in blood pressure, chest pressure. Got off the medication and still have these symtoms. | F | | 3/20/2006 | 1 | Hypertension | Horrific GERD due to its being a calcium channel blocker that also dilates the esophageal sphincter!!! | Had to stop within only a few days. Changed to an ARB.. first Benicar and then Losartan...fingers are crossed we've found the right med for me...BPs are now normotensive without side effects :) | F | 3 days 20mg | 7/7/2015 | 1 | To lower my distolic | Horrible burning in mouth, arms and feet. Also retained water in legs. Got bloated and weight increased. This is a Nast medication. I will stop talking it from tomorrow. | SHOULD BE DISCONTINUED | M | 0 days 2.5 mg | 11/1/2017 | 1 | HBP | Lower chest squeezing, severe anxiety, fatigue, double vision, tingling left arm and legs, severe GI problems, trouble thinking clearly, memory loss. Upper back and neck pain. All of these symptoms slowly got worse over time. | I stopped taking meds 3 months ago. All side effects got better except for my GI problems and tingly legs. | F | 4 months 5 1X day | 1/16/2022 | 1 | Hypertension | norvasc doesn't even work to lower my 148/86 blood pressure. makes me very tierd (fatigue) all day, even when I take 12hour sleep. | F | 13 | 1 months 5 mg | 1/11/2012 | 4 | High Blood Pressure | At 5mg a day I don't have any problems with the medication, other then possible pain in feet (but I'm on them at work 40hrs a week so it's hard to say.) When I take 10mg a day though I get a deep depression feeling, and I hate everyone and everything. I was taking 10mg a day and having thoughts of suicide to "get away from everything". As soon as I went back to my 5mg a day(without the doctors approval) I've felt perfectly fine.. it's hard to say how this medication will work. | I like how I feel on 5 mg, but now my doctor wants to change it to something else because I run at 140/85-130/80. I'm not quite sure how I feel about it since I took procardia xl and became extremely violent to those around me. | M | 19 | 1 years 5 1X day | 3/10/2010 |
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)