NORVASC Reviews (AMLODIPINE BESYLATE)

Average Rating: 2.1 (780 Ratings)

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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)

  

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 1  High blood pressure My husband of 42 years took Norvasc for two weeks, starting Jan. 21, 2015. Swelled up like a balloon. February 4th had difficulty breathing. Had chest pain and difficulty sleeping. He was not on blood pressure medicine prior to Norvasc. Doctor took him off Norvasc on Feb 4, 2015, but damage had already been done. Side effects persisted. Died suddenly on April 30, 2015, 6 days after his 64th birthday. Very dangerous drug! M 64 2 weeks
7/10/2016
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 3  High BP Well, it lowered my BP but the daily anxiety attacks are not worth it. Feel like I can't breathe, sweating, no thought process. Never experienced anything like it until this drug. Ask for something else. M 40 6 months
10 MG
7/1/2016
 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   Depression, extreme fatique, lack of will to live,spikes in pulse rate on "cool down" on treadmill, uncontrollable bouts of diarrhea/constipation, no motivation to do "anything". F 71 2 months
2.5 1X day
6/3/2016
 1  high blood pressure Hell,muscle pain in legs feet left side chest ,sever mentally detached, swelling in feet fingers, glands swollen My doctor refuse to change,can't believe it cause all that,but it's three days now, and already filling better, I have left instructions if I die it's Norvasc, lisinpril gave me angioedema,and er bosiford hsplt save my life,said no more ace inhibitors. F 57 1 months
5mg
5/27/2016
 1  High Blood Pressure Severe drainage, ulcers on esophagus, severe cough to the point of throwing up Soreness throat and glands It is my belief that this is a very dangerous medication and should be removed from the market. Drs should warn of all side effects I have taken myself off of it only 3 days ago takes at least 11.5 to completely get out of your system, excessive loss of sleep due to cough, lots of belching F 65 90 days
5 mg 1X day
5/22/2016
 2  Mild hypertension Excessively tired...like I just cant get enough rest. Im very active and rarely even sit during the day,. I cant deal with this dragging feeling!! F 45 7 days
5mg
5/12/2016
 1  high blood pressure it brings on rapid gagging without vomiting although I would if I were not able to surpress it.. Swollen painful feet..especially ankles, palpitations, redness on face M 42 6 years
10 1X day
5/10/2016
 1  High bp The weirdest thing - toothache and pain in gums! I didn't realize my Dr. had put me back on Norvasc as it was a generic name. Last time I was on it, I had repeated gum infections, pain for weeks after any dental work now I have the same again! All my back molars ache with a dull pain in my gums. Other side effects: ringing in ears, headache, pounding heart, pain in legs, weight gain, depression, sore throat and pain in glands. I am stopping it today! This drug is banned in the Netherlands - it should be taken off the market! My poor body is worn out with side effects from drugs! I often wish the drug companies & Drs. had to try these awful drugs themselves as they do not believe it when you list the pain and discomfort they cause. F 60 3 weeks
5mg
5/5/2016
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 1  High blood pressure these are killer pills , wonder why I was getting so sleepy couldn't stay away & chest discomfort and pain, my face burning red an hurt & feet an all the way to knees was red an rash and broken blood vessels looking & feet very swollen an hurt to walk on an skin cracking open an knees hurting so bad & can't stand the pain of any thing touching legs an knees , it's hurts an also very hot an red & joint pains all over an back pack ugh !! Lips are cracking also ,an starting to burn in around arms pits !! An headaches an eye pain ! So gald I found this site ,it's a scary feeling , wonder what was going on !!! If u are on these pills , please get off !!i just saw the worse 4 Bp pills an lisonpril was number 1 an this one was number 2 , I been on both , don't know what I going to do , cause dr. Don't care are know about these meds, your pharmacy know more , I have seriously heart trouble& had stroked an hard no the arteries all over, my bp was 219 /179 on lisonpril i have been on since 2001 & look it's not helping , now look at this !!also I been having chill an feeling like I had fever guess like flu !!!! They need to get this off market fast , my heart rate is up high also and I take two pills a day to slow it down but since I started taking this , it's cause it To go high!! Good luck everyone !! F 65 2 weeks
10 mg
4/17/2016
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 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
 1  High blood pressure Right ankle seized up Eyes less white more tired looking Very furry tongue Fatigue Slight palpitations ocassionalky Aches in whole body Stiff in legs Could hardly walk Knees ached Feel like an old person I've read it is banned in the Netherlands and other countries plus read a lot of patient feedback on other sites that is scary and upsetting. Can't take it as of today S F 55 2 weeks
10
4/15/2016
 2  Hypertension Tightness in chest heart palpation insomnia anxiety attacks I went to Urgent care because of The flu,bp reading was high so they send me home on norvac5mg!! Then a few days later I got a call that my potassium was low so picked up a prescription of potassium to take for seven days! Well I thought it was the potassium that was making me sick I couldn't wait to be done! Well needless to say it was not the potassium thst was making me sick! I've had like three panic attacks I can't sleep I'm nervous I feel like I'm not in Control of myself!! I'm gonna try taking another alternative cause I hate the way I've been feeling,Besides it really hasn't done much for my Bp reading and I feel horrible!! So glad I looked up side effects of this horrible drug!! F 48 3 weeks
5mg
3/22/2016
 1  hbp sick feeling, swollen ankles, bp spiking up to 170/120 and staying there my ND is weaning me off. this is the 3rd drug that i have had severe side effects that my ND has had to wean me off M 58 18 months
10mg 1X day
3/21/2016
 1  high blood pressure swollen ankles, tiredness, general unwell feeling, pounding heartbeat i'm starting some new and increasing some herbals i have been taking. there are a lot of natural remedies if you want to do the research. my pain specialist are on the same page as far as these and all pharmaceuticals are concerned, they are all toxins whether they are for pain or anything else. i like him because he is the most honest about this. all otyher doctors i have had lie and tell me side effects are in my head yet if you look them up they are in physicians desk references as well. don't let them bully you into taking this crap unless you want to ruin the quality of your life. i think people who want to should file a class action suit against the drug companies and the doctors that tell us side affects are in our heads. M 58 16 months
10mg 1X day
3/15/2016
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 1  BP I took this med for the first time last night. Will not continue. Just one day of use has made me forgetful and disoriented. I felt like I was losing it but after reading posts here I am feeling better knowing I am not the only one who has experienced this. I cant find a medication that I don't get side effects from. I've taken Ace inhibitors I and II which I can't take either, I am so done. F 45 1 days
2.5 mg
3/11/2016
 1  High bp About a week into taking this drug at 2.5mg I started with a head ache that has not gone away yet. Nothing helps it. I've been taking ibuprofen but this headache is relentless. I have also been dizzy, almost feels like Vertigo type dizzy. I also feel dazed and confused and have been having chest pain and heat palpitations. I saw my gp who prescribed this yesterday because of the symptoms my bp was much higher then it normally is. She wants me to up my dose from 2.5mg to 5mg. She doesn't believe it's side effects she thinks it's my bp making me feel like this. I took her advice and I took 5mg this morning but I am going to go down to 2.5mg tomorrow and then stop. I have my 1st appointment with a cardiologist on Monday so hoping they will help. This drug is awful. Had me paranoid I am having a heart attack or a brain issue like an aneurysm or tumors because of the daily headaches. Glad I found this site and read these reviews. F 34 2 weeks
5mg
3/9/2016
 1  Hypertension Headache,abdominal swelling,weightloss, stomach pain, heart palpitations, dizziness,nausea, fatigue, confusion, raised bp, sweats/clammy My reaction unbeknownst to me started with a headache and stomach pain, day 2 ,I took 1/2 dose I was dizzy, confused,fatigued with heart palpitations, by day 3 I took 1/2 dose I said no more, I was nauseous, bp was 150/90, by day 4 my bp was 160/110,I drove to Dr office,I got car sick and was weak and dizzy, they even charged me for the visit that was their fault in the first place,I reported my symptoms at which time they took vitals bp 144/88 and discovered a 10lb.weightloss, my rare symptoms were added to my record as well as my 1st and only allergy. It was a scary ordeal, should be a test or something to determine if a person is allergic to a med. F 43 3 days
10 mg
3/1/2016
 1  High Blood Pressure Overall feeling of being unwell, lack of motivation to do anything, generalized anxiety, This is a nasty drug. The anxiety and overall unwell feeling creeps up on you very slowly. Everyone's threshold is different...you'll just wake up one day and realize that you don't feel like doing anything, that you feel unwell, and anxious for no reason. There is withdrawal, but the symptoms above begin to abate immediately while the withdrawal headache takes about a week. If you want to be a Zombie, this might be the drug for you. M 59 45 days
5mg 1X day
3/1/2016
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 1  High blood pressure Dizziness,wheezing,disconnected from self, nightmares, extreme mood swings… It felt like poison was on it a little over a month would never recommend it to anyone. F 65 10 days
2/22/2016
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