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 | | 6/22/2008 | 5 | blood pressure | Norvasc is an excellent BP med if you take the generic from Ascend Labs. It will have absolutely no side effects and I mean none nada. If you. take any one of the dozen generics made in India, China , etc you'll experience at minimum a half dozen of the listed.side effects. In fact you may sleep 20 hours a day and may find it difficult to walk among a wheelbarrow full of side effects. The drug is so cheap Customs has caught India manufacturers obtaining it from China and illegally bringing it into the US. Most have been caught. Remember BP meds are bot supposed to make you feel horrible. If they do and the doctor won't listen get another doctor if possible. Be fearless and don't get pushed around.and remember lowering your BP can make you feel better. . | 70 | 15 years 5mg 1X day | 9/25/2021 | 4 | High blood pressure | In evening I feel like I’m shaking on the inside | 68 | 4 weeks 10 mgm | 2/28/2020 | 4 | High Blood Pressure | None so far, kinda researching into possible one now. | 21 | 3 weeks | 5/10/2005 | 4 | high blood pressure | 45 | 60 days | 10/11/2004 | 4 | | 8/6/2003 | 3 | blood presrure | | 8/24/2006 | 3 | | 9/24/2009 | 2 | High Blood Pressure | I am 47 years old and weight train everyday. I was prescribed the generic version of this drug (Amlodipine 5mg). I am having teffible side effects: sleeplessness, irritability, tingling in hand and foot, blurred vision, tiredness. I have scheduled an appointment with my doctor to get off of this and on to something else. Your quality of life should not suffer while trying to control a health concern that is very manageable now a days. | 47 | 10 days 5mg | 10/16/2014 | 2 | High Blood Pressure | Fatigue, lack of concentration. | I am studying for an exam, no way I can take an exam while on Norvasc. | 54 | 1 months | 5/11/2005 | 1 | hbp | If u like feeling tired all the time then this is right medication for u! | 40 | 1 years 5mg | 2/3/2015 | 1 | elevated blood pressure | It caused elevated pulse rate and higher blood pressure. It made me disoriented. I discontinued use after one week. | 57 | 1 days | 9/27/2004 | 1 | Heart Chamber Pressure Too High | Muscle Pain, fatigue, nausea on 5mg for one year. Doctor increased to 10mg and extreme body pain from head to toe, could hardly walk. Doctor decreased to 5mg and continued with initial symptoms. I suspected amlodipine causing symptoms, asked for a change in med. Within days, minimal pain, more energy. | I wonder if calcium channel blockers may cause adverse reaction in people with history of hyperparathyroidism like me. I had surgery for one enlarged gland in the past. | 69 | 2 years 5mg 1X day | 8/29/2020 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Stay away from this nasty drug. The side effects snuck on me year after year. I was running to the doctor constantly. I had so many medical tests and they always came out normal. Ive seen so many doctors and specialist and they all knew I took Norvasc. However, they would add more pills for me to take. All of them caused awful withdrawals coming off of. Once I got myself down to two pharmaceuticals, i decided to stop Norvasc for 3 days. My legs for the first time in many years started to uncramp. I was getting withdrawals going off the pill such as a headache. So I split my 10mg Norvasc in two and took 5mg for 3 days. On the 4th day the pain in my lefs was excruciating. I decided right there and then I wasn't ever going to take it again. This drug has caused burning, cramping hot legs and feet, burning mouth, tinnitus, ear itchiness and ear drainage every 3 weeks, throbbing jaw pain, headaches everyday, tmj symptoms with headaches, throbbing jaw, neck pain, shouldet pain, arm, hand and finger pain, upset stomach almost everyday itchy skin, I'm now on day 5 of not taking it. My legs ferl much better. I know it's going to take awhile for my body to heal from this. I can now walk 3 miles per day. I could not have done that before. I'm eating a keto diet. My blood pressure has been fluctuating to the highest of 165/85 after walking, but comes fown soon after. I don't want to take any bp pills anymore. They all have these side effects. I've tried many. I'l | 62 | 35 years 10 | 6/18/2019 | 5 | High blood pressure | None | I started this medication(NORVASC)today.I was taking 12.5mg (microzide) for 3 weeks had heart palpitations,feeling disoriented (like I was dying) went to ER (low potassium) so they gave me 4 tab(potassium) was fine after that.Then saw my Dr. 2 weeks ago got blood work done and potassium was still low so my dr. called me yesterday to tell me I was sensitive to microzide so she told me to stop taking it.And she put me on this medication.Took it At 7am this morning after eating toast & banana.Now as I'm writing this review (1:34pm) still feel great.No heart palpitations,(dying feeling) only feel tiny flutters in my heart but nothing uncomfortable.Thats it.I do feel like I have more energy(weird) but great feeling.I have had erratic high blood pressure(hypertension) for a little over a year tried the DASH diet without any results.BP would still rise especially at the doctor's office.She has me sit there a few min then take it again it would go back down from 156/106 to 134/80 (much better) happens Everytime I go to the doctor's.So I am hoping this medication continues to do a good job for me.I read a lot of reviews on here mostly negative.But I have noticed something most are on more then 1 medication & or on the original medication.I seem to do pretty well on generic medication yes it seems weird but I do.Is anyone else like that? Does better on generic medication? Please let me know. | F | 37 | 1 days 5mg | 12/6/2016 | 5 | Blood pressure | Have a hard time breathing heaviness in my chest my legs are always tingling swelling in my legs never thought to look this medication up always sweating thought I was having hot flashes will be calling the doctor this week. | I have been telling my doctor about so many symptoms I've been having over the years and all they say is it's fibromyalgia and arthritis I'm starting to think that it's my high blood pressure meds | F | 61 | 5 years 30 mg | 7/3/2017 | 5 | hypertension | Depression_fatigue_fluid retension | It works for my hypertension.but side effects boder me | F | 36 | 1 days | 5/29/2015 | 5 | Hbp | Cramping of calves slightly swollen calves and ankles...however no is down to 111/66 but am taking lisinopril and bisoprolol and Lipitor also! Uh hate drugs! | F | 68 | 1 days 5mg | 1/3/2016 | 5 | Blood pressure | I developed servere back pain, muscle pain in legs and feet. I felt completely out of it brain fog. Stopped taking it and feel so much better. All symptoms are abating. Took my bp its 135/88. It's lower off meds I can live with those numbers and feeling like myself again. Having such a bad reaction to this drug actually made my bp go up!! | This drug should be banned! Horrible drug with dangerous side effects. Thankful I survived this drug!!! | F | 58 | 7 days 5mg | 4/16/2016 | 5 | Hypertension | Occasional ache in the left ankle but it does'nt affect my mobility at all. I've read reviews from others on this site saying this medicine is banned in the Netherlands. This is not true. I live in the Netherlands and i take this drug at present. I took it since 2010 for 3 years. Stopped for a year due to hair loss. I tried Enalapril which did nothing for me. Stopped a year and started taking Valsartan for about 3 months. Had to stop that too because of high liver counts. I am now back to Amlodipine and my blood pressure is now stable. | It may not work for everyone but one must always try these medicines first. It's the only way one can find out what the effects are. The effects of drugs are personal. I forgot to state that i took Hydrochorthiazide in 2006 for a few years and had terrible tinnitus, was worse especially at night. I also experienced painful ankles that i had to get an xray, Of course nothing was found. Could'nt figure out what the reason was till i coincidentally realised that this pill was not good for me. So i will reiterate that this drug is not poison for everyone. | F | 57 | 6 months 5mg 1X day | 7/11/2016 |
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)