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 | hypertension | Terrible nightmares or waking up 4 or 5 times each night - did not get one good night's sleep - nightmares so vivid, remembered intermittently throughout the following day tried varying the time of day I took it - made no difference | blood pressure reading was lower, overall feeling of wellbeing much impaired. The nightmares seemed more real than my daily life - how can this medicine possibly be good for you? | F | 65 | 7 days | 3/29/2009 | 3 | blood pressure | extreme swelling to feet, ankles, lower legs, weight gain, depression, lack of energy, tired all the time, bottoms of feet felt on fire. | The doctor that prescribed Norvasc doubled the dosage after a few months. I complained about the pain & swelling and she told me it was my age and I just needed to put my feet up whenever I could. I was not satisfied with that answer so I went to another doctor. He immediately told me to cut back on to 5 mg a day instead of 10. He said that many people have swelling when taking this Rx. I have stopped taking it completely because I couldn't put up with the pain and swelling, but I also take Atenolol for my high blood pressure, so I'm continuing to take that and to monitor my BP daily. I'm not going to take Norvasc (or the generic version) again and will ask my new doctor to prescibe another medication if Atenolol isn't keeping my pressure down. I stopped taking Norvasc Wednesday and tonight (3 days later) I have NO SWELLING. Now I'm hoping that the other symptoms will also vanish. | F | 65 | 2 years | 3/28/2009 | 1 | High blood pressure | extream tiredness, low energy, rapid heart beat | I had a liver transplant 17 years ago. I went in last August and he put me on this and I have felt miserable since. I have hardly any energy. I get tired from doing very little. I was a runner who ran a marathon and competed in track events. Now I am lucky on a good day if I can do a mile without stopping. Most days I am too tired to run and when I do sometimes cant even make a mile. My heart races and I tried to tell them I thought it was the meds. They said it shouldnt be doing that and are sending me to a heart doc. | F | 30 | 7 months | 3/24/2009 | 3 | hypertension | Tinnitus, calf pain/weaknes which, on occasion, would reduce my ability to stand or walk for more than 15 minutes. More recently, I've developed a persistent nighttime cough. I also void an excessive amount of urine between the time I retire for the evening and the time I arise in the morning. | I've been taking Norvasc (10mg) daily for 5+ years; however the syptoms I've described only started to occur in the last six months. Over a period of years a medication may not change but our bodies and our tolerances do, which makes me believe that years of no side effects with Norvasc is no guarantee of freedom from a future occurrence of some adverse side effect. | M | 68 | 5 years | 3/18/2009 | 3 | hypertension | headache & nausea to begin with but settled after a couple of weeks. ONGOING SIDE EFFECTS - itchy scalp,debilitating tiredness, joint & muscle pains, very sore coccyx, tender gums (having ongoing dental problems for first time in my life), the usual swollen feet & ankles and frequent urination. My knees, hips,ankles,toes,fingers,neck ache all continually. | Certainly worked well lowering my BP to below normal but side effects too debilitating. Feel like I've done a marathon. Normally exercise every day but now an easy early morning walk is all I seem to be able to manage. | F | 61 | 3 months | 3/18/2009 | 3 | hbp | back/kidney pain | The med has controlled my bp well, but I have had back pain since using norvasc - primarily behind the kidneys, till spasms started in the exact area. I have started cutting the pills in half to see if it will reduce the discomfort. I have had the same problem with other meds as well, diovan and bystolic. | M | 43 | 14 days | 3/16/2009 | 1 | high blood pressure | First, I felt pain and cramps in calves and feet, even when lying down. Reduced dosage and that helped a little, but legs and ankles still swollen. Next new symptom was at night when trying to sleep: I heard my heart pounding in my head, a scary sensation. Then, some indigestion. Then, kidney pain. | Have gone off the drug to lessen symptom, but then back on when BP gets so high that I have a headache (180/110). I tried Clonidine but it caused my speech to slur and my pulse drop to 44, at which I couldn't function. Doctors seemed to be trained to say that when a drug becomes ineffectual, that another drug be added to the regimen, and that "it's common for a patient to be taking 5 different drugs at a time." It's really hard to respect doctors; now they are mindlessly repeating what they have just been told: that a blood pressure of 120/80 is no longer normal, but is considered slightly high. Isn't it possible that blood pressure could creep up a little for someone in their 50's and that be considered non-threatening? I've gained a lot of weight, but it's hard to pin that on Norvasc (actually Amlodipine) since I don't get much exercise what with all the leg pain! By the way, I only feel better when I stop or cut back on the Norvasc/Amlodipine; I can't see why my doctor ins | F | 55 | 10 months | 3/15/2009 | 1 | high blood pressure | I am on the generic amlodipine. After 6 months of taking this drug I've had it. I plan to tell my doctor to recommend another drug. Side effects included constant headache that never really went away. Also neck and back pain and general feeling of NOT FEELING WELL. I really thought there was something seriously wrong with me until I started searching the internet and found onthers on this drug with the same side effects. | F | 59 | 6 days | 2/26/2009 | 2 | Hypertension | tachycardia (rapid heart rate), heart palpitations, shortness of breath, headaches | F | 33 | 2 weeks | 2/24/2009 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Blisters (both blood and fluid and varying size) on entire body, including inside mouth; extreme itching; hair loss; insomnia; anxiety | I took the generic Amlodipine. After spending hundreds of dollars with a dermatolgist and undergoing four biopsies, I was told that the rash was caused by the Amlodipine. I was also told it would take six weeks for the symptoms to subside after I stopped the medication. The hair loss, insomnia, and anxiety were not confirmed as side effects; however, they have gone away after I stopped taking the medication. Unfortunately, it seems it is going to take the full six weeks for the blistering and itching to stop, and it appears the blisters are going to leave scars. I think the physicians who prescribe the medication should be more educated about the side effects so that they can recognize an adverse reaction more quickly and possibly lessen the suffering of the poor confused patient. | F | 62 | 2 months | 2/19/2009 | 5 | for treating hypertension | Just a stiff lower leg but it is bearable.The effect on reducing my BP is excellent | M | 56 | 5 years | 2/16/2009 | 1 | hypertension | Dizziness, unsteady on feet, especially shifting position. Most problematic: constant tinnitus in right ear which started 1 month after starting med. Very disruptive to sleep & concentration. | My dr. doubts my dizziness & tinnitus is related to med, however in searching the internet, I find MANY incidences of tinnitus with norvasc & its generic version, amlodipine. I'm going to stop in hopes I get my full hearing back. This may have helped my BP, but I'd rather do extra exercise instead. | F | 56 | 2 months | 2/11/2009 | 2 | bp of 185/78 | severe palpitations, headache, fatigue, possible insomnia | palpitations decreased with reduced dosage but have not seen blood pressure reduced in 2 1/2 months. Also on diovan 320 mg. | F | 61 | 2 months | 2/7/2009 | 1 | I experienced frequent urination. I would have to urinate about every 30 minutes. | because of the frequent urination. i stopped taking it against my doctors advise. I work at a call center and frequent trips away from the phone for any reason is not allowed. | M | 32 | 9 days | 1/25/2009 | 4 | Hypertension | Swelling of my ankles and feet, sometimes to the point of it being quite painful. | I switched over to Norvasc from Atenolol. The atenolol just wasn't getting my blood pressure down. We initially put me on 5mg of Norvasc, but it didn't do much, so we upped it to 10. I've been on 10mg now for a bit over a month and am noticing severe swelling of my lower legs, ankles, and feet. I'll be going to my doctor soon to see if there's another option out there for me, the swelling's really inhibiting my ability to do all the sports I love. | F | 33 | 60 days | 1/8/2009 | 4 | High Blood Pressure | swelling of feet | I am always amazed that when people experience side effects of drugs, it just means it is not right for them and they change to something else or live with the side effects. NOT take it OFF the MARKET as some people put in their comments. I have tried several BP drugs and each have side effects. Some I had to stop (clonidine for example) as I could not deal with the side effects. Right now I am on norvasc and Micardis. The norvasc does lower my pressure but not to the degree I am dizzy. Yes it does cause swelling. I am also on HCT which helps with that. I went off of it for about 1 month to try other meds but the side effects were much worse with them so I told my doc forget it I will go back to the Norvasc. At least I can fuction very well and exercise on the meds I am taking now. | F | 54 | 11 months | 12/6/2008 | 3 | High Blood Pressure/Hypertension | Horrible. It worked with reducing my blood pressure but I had really bad side effects...I am 32 and could not walk anymore without pain. I experienced severe swelling of my feet, ankles and legs. I thought I had gout or something worse and went to the Doctor after months of being like this. I had so many other things wrong with me that the feet just didn't take precedent. My joints all hurt-back, hip, knees and I was seeing an orthopedist who is sending me now to physical therapy. After reading all the reviews, I cannot help but think that my issues could very well be related to Norvasc. I also put on over 40lb since I started this medicine last February- which could be accounted to Norvasc too from reading other ratings. I had no idea how I gained all this week with working out with a trainer 3x a week and doing cardio 4 times a week. My eating wasn't bad either... I just started a new blood pressure pill called Benecar and am now taking 50mg of the water pill to try and reduce th | Take it off the Market | F | 32 | 11 months | 11/26/2008 | 4 | Hypertension | I have only been on the drug for 2 weeks. The first few days I experienced fatigue. After about a week, I feel much better. I am on 5mg of the generic and it has lowered my pressure. I know Norvasc side effects are dose related in that people have less problems at lower doses. | I know that the most common side effects with this drug are edema of the lower extremities and gum problems. Sexual disfunction in men is rarely reported with this drug. If it were, I would not be taking it. My experience has been that side effects usually appear soon after starting the drug. I have read many of the comments here and certainly they scare the hell out of me. I would like to know a little more about the various health problems of the others who posted here because it does not give us a clear picture as to why certain side effects happen. Some of the posts indicated being on the drug for many, many years. Therefore I cannot understand how a person can remain on the drug for that length of time and not do anything about it. It makes somebody like me very skeptical which is why I need to know more. I have no health problems other than gout since I was 21 and now hypertension. I have avoided BP medications for years by trying to keep my weight down, exercise and avoid foods | M | 46 | 2 weeks | 11/23/2008 | 2 | angina s/p heart attack & HBP | dizziness,fatigue,tinnitus( ringing in the ears) ,leg and joint pain, water retention, migraines, the blahs... | after my heart attack in 2003 I got the whole "regime" of status post heart attack meds. I had to keep track of side effects because DR. wouldn't believe it was drug related. First to go after being on it for 3 years was Coreg ( chills,cyanotic extremities) then, after 4 years I eliminated Zetia ( gave gallbladder problems) and now the Norvasc generic amlodipine. I really wonder if the pharmaceutical companies are playing with our lives to increase their pocketbooks. scary thought! | F | 61 | 5 years | 11/21/2008 | 4 | hypertension | No known side effects with this medicine, originally on Altace which made gave me a dry aggravatin cough. Norvasc solved that problem , no side effects | M | 57 | 3 years | 11/8/2008 |