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| Key to ratings for plendil: 5-Very Satisfied: this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal. 4-Satisfied: this medicine helped. 3-Somewhat Satisfied: this medicine helped somewhat. 2-Not Satisfied: this medicine did not work to my satisfaction. 1-Dissatisfied: I would not recommend taking this medicine. |
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| 1 | hypertension | Worst headache of my life with severe vomiting! | I had normal bp until June this year. They think it might be renal hypertension but after a second opinion, the cardio wasn't convinced it was definitely that. I tried norvasc & aldactone both of which raised my bp to 230/135 and sent me to the ER. Plendil was the absolute worst. I felt like I was having a stroke, & nearly passed out. The pain was so excruciating I wished I was dead. I started vomiting from the headache about 2 hrs after it developed (which was about 3 hrs after I took the pill). I have never felt so sick in my life. The next day my neurologist sent me for a cat scan as I was sure a vessel burst in my brain. Not one medication lowers my bp which was normal or low up to Jan. They are doing 2 MRI's next week. I went to Cornell & they believe it could be trauma hypertension. My bp after talking to them has come down to 120's & 130's w/o meds. Prior to the consult, it was 150's-180's/100-122. DON'T EVER TAKE THIS DRUG! | F | 56 | 1 days | 10/25/2009 | 5 | Raynauds | Slight heart burn at beginning of medication. Once my body got used to the medication heartburn ceased to be a problem | This is an excellent medication for raynauds. I have noticed over time that I have had to increase the medication. I don't know if this is because my body has got used to the medication or if my blood vessels have narrowed even more as I have got older. I now take 7.5mg a day | F | 46 | 10 years | 4/24/2009 | 5 | high b?p | none that I have ever noticed | I have been taking Plendil 10 mg for over 30 years once a day! I have NEVER had a problem and it has worked well in keeping my b?p under control. MY PROBLEM now is that my pharmacist cannot get Plendil..many pharmacies can't..so he gave me the deneris which I did try once before and I HATED it. I did nOT feel well at all on felodipine! Well, I went back to the Plendil after one day off it and have been taking the plendil until yesterday when I was told I would have a hard time finding it. So the pharacist gave me the felodipine (plendil generic) to TRY agin..one day and I feel horrible. I have to see my doctor Monday to see what we can do. I donot understand why distributors stop carrying a drug when they are obviously helping some people. So felodipine is my problem..so much for some generics. i would love to hear of anyone else that has tried to switch from plendil to felodipine and had the horrible experience I have. The plendil is expensive so I can see why some people may | F | 61 | 30 years | 3/14/2009 | 1 | High Blood Pressure + Raynauds | Flushing, irritability, increase in blood pressure, swelling of gums, dental pain, general odema, gastric bloating, rash, terrible sweating, heat intolerance, trembling. This drug was so awful I was glad to stop it and have the raynauds back. | I was originally prescribed Plendil to help control high blood pressure and improve symptoms of Raynauds Syndrome. Plendil certainly did help the Raynauds - the only problem was it helped too much - I ended up looking like I had been boiled with a horrible red rash and flushed face to go with it. It did nothing to lower my BP, in fact it increased while I was taking it. I also experienced swelling of the gums and real bad dental pain around my wisdom teeth. My whole body felt on edge and had horrible itchy sensation on my skin. I only managed to tolerate treatment for a week - when I stopped I had to treat the side effects with anti-histamines. It took a while for my system to settle back down again. | M | 27 | 1 weeks | 8/22/2008 | 1 | hypertension cause:12yrs on Prempro | Tightening of the throat - and swelling in the throat thought I had Hasimoto's Thyroiditis; extreme fatigue leaving me only 4 hour days; nervousness, anxious; after coming off felodipine, I was put on lisinopril but continued to have extreme pain in the throat (thyroid?) for four more months that faded gradually; simultanous onset of vulvodynia with puritis ani when taking felodipine and experiencing the other well known felodipine side affects. Shock from taking this drug most likely triggered my memopause. This is a dangerous drug! | The doctors seem to be clueless/careless about the side effects of the drugs they so freely hand out and refuse to follow up on. I finally came off felodipine after four months when I first realized the doctor missed the common symptoms listed on the drug sheet after I went back one month later complaining to the Doc. The Dr. perscribed an antibiotic! At the time, I did not associate felodipine simultaneous on set of puritus ani and vulvodynia with menopause as a side effect. It has taken me five debilitating years without a diagnosis and 24+ doctor visits plus spending the last 4 months researching on my own to obtain a self diagnosis and cure for the puritus-ani and vulvodynia (because the doctors would not take the time and I no longer could stand the misery) most likely caused by the felodipine drug nightmare. Recently, a rare and knowlegable nurse-practioner specializing in ob-gyn confirmed my diagnosis for the record. Memopause has been around for a longggg time and it is a C | F | 62 | 3 months | 5/1/2008 | 4 | HBP | Drug has been effective in controlling BP along with 150 mg of Toprol per day (100 a.m., 50 p.m.)Dosage is 5 mg 2x day. Only adverse side effect is enlarged and painful breasts (gynecmastia). Didn't see that in any other comments, tho is a listed side effect in PDR | M | 61 | 19 months | 12/27/2007 | 4 | blood pressure | Drowsiness, frequent urination | M | 72 | 6 months | 10/8/2007 | 3 | HBP | Legs swelled up from the knees down really bad. Dr put me on water pills which help. Better than the Lotrel I was taking with constant cough and sleepless nights | M | 41 | 1 months | 7/30/2007 | 4 | | 6/25/2007 | 4 | High Blood Pressure | Just headaches for the first few days of taking felodipine | Other than the initial headaches I have not had any problems taking this drug and has proved to be the best hypertensive drug at keeping my blood pressure stable. I do however have to take the tablets along with another hypertensive drug but they seem to do the job well. | F | 30 | 3 years | 6/15/2007 | 1 | Raynaud's | Nausea, fatigue, felt like very bad flu, could not function | Wanted to switch from Norvasc due to nightmares. Took one Plendil, was sick for 2 days. Went back to Norvasc. | F | 53 | 1 days | 1/9/2007 | 5 | was prescribed norvasc (10mg) 2 pero changed to plendil. I was not tolld the name change until i got home. So far there has been no hanges. Mr Bolood pressure has reduced from 180+ to 106/56. | 90 days | 10/24/2006 | 2 | high blood pressure | vertigo, heart palpatations, fatigue, swollen ankles | The military took Norvasc off the formulary and suggested Plendil as a substitute. My blood pressure runs from 118/80 to 109/87 but I can't stand the side effects. Going back to Norvasc as soon as I can reach my doctor. | F | 68 | 3 months | 10/12/2006 | 5 | high b.p. hemorrhagic stroke | slight swelling of ankles | Been taking for past seven years controls blood pressure | M | 50 | 7 years | 9/5/2006 | 4 | blood pressure control | King size headaches which make me wonder why I take this drug, but then, no drug has been as dramatically effective as Plendil in controlling my blood pressure when it shoots up into high numbers. | M | 75 | 3 months | 8/31/2006 | 1 | high Blood pressure | Mouth very sore like sandpaper inside,very dry, hard to speak and eat..lasted very long time after stopping plendil. | I was taking Norvasc and the medical insurance would not pay for it so the Doctor swiched me to Plendil. This was a terrible mistake. I have suffered much, because of this. | F | 57 | 3 weeks | 7/9/2006 | 4 | Uncontrollable Hypertension | Have been taking Plendil for my uncontrollable hypertension for several years. I haven't had any side effects even though I'm still having blood pressure episodes. I have to monitor my bp daily with my home digital monitor. When my bp is over 180, I usually take an extra 5 mg. of Plendil which lowers it right away and relieves the bp episode symptoms such as pounding headaches. I am now on 30 mg. of Plendil a day (take 10 mg. three times a day) and am getting less episodes. | I've been on 30+ bp meds and am sticking to Plendil since I don't want any more of those horrible side effects I've gotten from the others. | F | 53 | 5 years | 5/20/2006 | 2 | Hypertension | Sudden and alarming drop in blood pressure, dizziness and sore gums. (2.5 mgs) | F | 60 | 2 months | 1/5/2006 | 5 | high blood pressure | had swelling of ankle until dosage was adjusted...no noticeable side effects since | M | 77 | 2 years | 6/20/2005 | 1 | HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE | I SUFFERED VERY BAD SIDE EFFECTS TO THIS DRUG.I BECAME VERY DEPRESSED ,ALMOST SUICIDAL.HAD VERY STRANGE FLUTTERING IN CHEST.I EVEN HAD BAD DANDRUFF.STOPPED THE DRUG AND RETURNED TO FEELING NORMAL WITHIN 7DAYS | M | 42 | 2 months | 9/12/2004 | 3 | Hypertension | Slight headaches off and on | Lowers BP better than Norvasc but has the side effect of slight headache. | M | 72 | 30 days | 9/6/2004 | 3 | Hypertension | Slight headaches off and on | Lowers BP better than Norvasc but has the side effect of slight headache. | M | 72 | 30 days | 9/6/2004 | 1 | high blood pressure | sore & dry mouth & throat constantly, heart palpitations, swollen ankles | F | 47 | 7 days | 8/31/2004 | 4 | M | 1 years | 2/6/2003 | 4 | M | 31 | 1 years | 2/6/2003 | 2 | high blood pressure | Swelling of ankles | Once I got off the Plendil, no more problems with swollen ankles. I'm just sorry it took so long for the docs to figure out what needed to be done! | F | 53 | 4 years | 6/9/2002 |
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ratings: 5-Very Satisfied: this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal. 4-Satisfied: this medicine helped. 3-Somewhat Satisfied: this medicine helped somewhat. 2-Not Satisfied: this medicine did not work to my satisfaction. 1-Dissatisfied: I would not recommend taking this medicine. |