NORVASC Reviews (AMLODIPINE BESYLATE)Average Rating: 2.1 (787 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare NORVASC with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR NORVASC | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | high blood pressure | Went to the ER because I could not get blood pressure down with any other drugs. Cardiologist was called by phone, never seeing me, and prescribed 100mg with 5mg Besylate. Heart pounds terrible and pulse stays 98 to 112, bp down to 138/88, chills when lying around, short of breath. Hope to get off of this Monday morning | Have tried combination drugs such as Diovan HCT that had norvasc in it. Had painful legs. Drug worked for 6 yrs and decided to stop, Tried other drugs with Norvasc in them and same type effects, muscle pains. | F | 56 | 3 days 100 MG 2X day | 5/15/2011 | 1 | hypertension | head pressure neck pressure dizzyness lethargic | M | 64 | 10 months 10mg 1X day | 4/23/2011 | 1 | high blood pressure | pronounced heart palpitations, racing heart beat, night sweats, some dizziness and the need to drink liquids more than usual | My Dr. recommended Norvasc as an alternative to Zestril which I had been taking for a long while but was experiencing hair loss. Had expected Norvasc dosage to be increased from 2.5mg to 5 mg within two weeks for blood pressure control however with side effects I experienced on 2.5mg (which included my Dr sending me to Hospital Emergency), it was decided that I was not a candidate for Norvasc. Taking Atacand now which seems to be working for me without any major side effects. | F | 58 | 2 weeks 2.5mg 1X day | 4/21/2011 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | I took this drug for about 2 to 3 days. I had chest pains that came and went and i felt a numbness in my arms and legs. I took myself off since i was only on for a few days. Side effects disappeared and havent felt this way since. | F | 33 | 2 days 10 1X day | 3/22/2011 | 1 | HBP | After taking for 13 days, I began having severe chest tightening, shortness of breath and legs that felt like cement. Since I usually walk or hike several miles a week I now cant walk to get my mail w?o feeling like Im 90yrs who smokes 4packs aday! I just hope it goes away its been6 days and no sign of improvement. | M | 55 | 13 days 2.5mg 1X day | 3/21/2011 | 2 | Hypertension | Did very little for my BP, brought the systolic down from ~140 to ~130 mmHG. I saw the cardiologist 11 days after taking it, he did not see any side effects - neither did I - and told me to keep on taking it. After 21 days I started to develop Elephants feet so I quit taking it. | M | 74 | 28 days 5mg 1X day | 3/14/2011 | 2 | hypertension | I wrote on Feb. 19, reporting severe swelling/rash in both legs while on Norvasc 10 mg. My doctor decreased dosage to 5 mg. I should have mentioned that I've been on Altace/HCT 20 mg. for about 10 years. When Norvasc was added, I noticed increased dizziness, anxiety and pounding heart. What really scared me was, two days ago, after working out, I came very close to blacking out! I've also had a persistent cough and a slight burning feeling in my chest, which has become worse over the past few days. I decided to stop taking Norvasc today, and lo and behold, my cough has subsided, and I have no dizziness or pounding heart. This stuff is nasty. I guess I'll have to visit my doctor again for an alternative and in the meantime continue my diet and fitness regimen. | F | 54 | 3 months 1X day | 3/6/2011 | 2 | was ok, for a while, taking it reduced my b/p somewhat, but not below 120/78 in the whole time, even had the Norvasc raised to 10 mg., due to the b/p being up 160/100 or so, and then it came down somewhat, but now on the 5 mg again, and the b/p is better, but the flushing has started, and my anxiety is awful. I worry about everything. And that doesn't help. Today my b/p was 160/92.when my b/p is high, my nerves bother me more. I have taken Daizepam for my nerves, 5 mg. but that only makes things worse. Is it the Norvasc (generic), or both. I am beginning to think this is not a good drug. I have chills when I am resting in the evenings, and fall asleep easily. I walk as often as I can..,and cleaning around the house, I tire very easily. would like to know if anyone else has this problem. Any suggestions? I want to get off it totally. | F | 67 | 18 years 5 mg 1X day | 3/3/2011 | 5 | High blood pressure | No side effects | Greatly reduced my bp from 185/110 to 119/73. It also prevents angina and heart attacks and given that my father had an attack this is a wonder pill for me. Was on bendroflumezide diuretic before amlodipine but it only got it to 150 | M | 36 | 2 months 5mg 1X day | 3/1/2011 | 1 | son is on dialysis and used for HBP | He had been on Dynacirc for the last 4 years but Medicare prescription did not allow it (my private no longer covered him ). Within a week he was in ER for high blood pressure and blurred vision ( even after dialysis ). Doctors discontinued amlodipine immediately | Now , since dynacirc was denied and amlodipine used, he entered the hospital the following week ,with possible macular damage and a total new set of meds for his HBP. | M | 22 | 5 days 5 mg 1X day | 3/1/2011 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | I have been taking this pill for about 9 months or so, plus I am in full-blown menopause (due to ovaries being surgically removed) as of a year ago. Until now, I have been blaming everything on my menopause. Lately, I have been having severe ankle and feet swelling during the day and especially at night and figured I would look up the side effects. About 3-4 months ago, I started having severe fatigue, leg pain and weakness, weight gain (about 30 lbs in 3-4 month period) w/o any major changes to my diet, heart palpitations, dizziness, and depression. Plus, it has not really helped my blood pressure. I will be contacting my doctor first thing tomorrow to ask if he can put me on another blood pressure medication, which I will do some research on first. | F | 43 | 9 months 10 1X day | 2/27/2011 | 1 | High blood preassure | First I got swollen ankles and feet and that made me very sad because no matter I am overweight I've always had slim beautiful legs and ankles, which I was very poud of. Now this was taken away from me...This got better but after a weekend of zumba dancing it started again and still continues a month later. Heavy, burning legs, puffiness around eyes. This got me thinking about changing med. Found this site a couple of days ago and realized that many of my problems are retaled to this drug! Depression, fatigue, insomnia, ringing in my ears, weightgain, you name it. | Yesteday my Dr let me of this drug, my BP was high again, btw, even while on med. I am now allowed to stay without medication for a month and will try my best by life changing, diet and exercise, promising to check my BP daily. Very understanding doctor. Thanks to this site I feel like I'm getting my life back again! I did not realize my problems could come from the drug until I read this. Though I was going crazy! | F | 57 | 9 months 10 mg 1X day | 2/26/2011 | 1 | high blood pressure | crippling depression with overwhelming suicidal thoughts -- resulting in a suicidal attempt. Now on anti-depressant and bp and diabetes are stable also. | READ BELOW! If it had not been quick thinking on my son's part, I would not be here right now. | F | 66 | 0 days 10 mg 1X day | 2/21/2011 Patient History | 3 | High Blood Pressure | After about 2 months at 5 mg. with no discernable side effects, blood pressure wasn't decreased enough, so my doctor increased dosage to 10 mg. Shortly thereafter, I had horrible diarrhea and loose stools for 3 weeks, then one recent evening after standing for 6 hours, I developed severe swelling in both legs with a warm, bright red rash. The next day, I had a bowel movement with traces of blood (which my doctor said was unrelated, but I disagree). Doctor decreased dosage back to 5 mg. and the symptoms resolved. I also lost about 4 pounds within a couple of days due to water retention. I've been feeling a bit depressed, but not sure if that's due to the medication. I'm prone to depression/anxiety. I also have to be very careful when working out (I go to gym 3x a week) because after I stop exercising, my blood pressure drops significantly, which causes dizziness. The good news is, today my BP was 126/76, which is excellent for me. | I'm giving it another chance, but I'm proceeding with caution. | F | 54 | 3 months 5 mg 1X day | 2/19/2011 | 1 | Hypertension | after 1st week, itchy red rash all over back. nose bleeds, second week significant swelling of feet then ankles and then up to knees. "pitting edema". was not taking with diuretic. | Went to Doc immediately after seeing this web site, took me off it and began to see side effects stop. now taking beta blocker Atenolol. | M | 51 | 3 weeks 20 mg 1X day | 2/14/2011 | 1 | high blood pressure | I had dizziness, low pulse rate, tingling in the hands, flushing, strange dreams and depression. My bp came down some, but not enough. The depression and sadness I felt made me stop taking it. I know that was not normal for me. | F | 39 | 2 weeks 5mg 1X day | 1/18/2011 | 1 | Trouble breathing- felt like I had to get a deep breath every few minutes and couldn't do so. Felt like I had a constant lump at the back of my throat- like the tickle of a cough. Felt very tired, anxious and stressed out. Started out the first month at 2.5 mg and then was upped to 5 mg. Developed a itchy rash on my back after I started the 5 mg (Dr confirmed the rash was a rxn to the drug). The drug did not help my blood pressure- the bottom number dropped a little, but the top number stayed the same. It wasn't until I came to this website that I put all of my adverse rxns together. I now have to take Medrol dosepack to help get rid of the rash. My dr switched me to Benicar, and the other symptoms have gone away. I will never take Norvasc again. | F | 36 | 2 months 5 mg 1X day | 1/12/2011 | 1 | Hypertension | I had the brown leopard spots, the pinpoint rash the extreme muscle cramps and some sort of numbness in my extremities and on my face. I removed myself from the medicine after 4 years because my doctor WOULD NOT listen to me. I have been off of it for 6 months and just found out I have stage four gum disease which my dentist stated was from the medication. This is a horrible horrible medicine and it should be banned!!!!! | F | 43 | 4 years 5mg 1X day | 1/10/2011 | 1 | high blood pressure | Depression/ aniexty / tingling hands and feet/ | this was the worst medicine, i thought i was loosing my mind. It definately made me closer to God! | F | 27 | 14 days 5mg 2X day | 12/3/2010 | 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 |