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 |
| 3 | HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE | EXTREME FATIGUE, BRAIN FOG, MUSCLE AND JOINT PAIN, SWELLING OF ANKLES, STOMACH GAS, HEARTBURN, ANXIETY | TOOK NORVASC OVER TEN YEARS AGO IN CONJUNCTION WITH HCTZ. BLOOD PRESSURE STABALIZED FOR EIGHT YEARS, NOW ON COMBO OF METOPROLOL, NORVASC, HCTZ. BP RECENTLY AT 186/117. MY MD IS RUNNING A SPECIAL TEST TO CHECK MY CORTISOL LEVEL. SHE THINKS MY ADRENAL GLANDS HAVE A PROBLEM, THAT'S WHY MY BP IS NOT LOWERING. STARTED NORVASC LAST MONTH AGAIN SINCE 1997. I AM NOT LIKING IT AT ALL. i DEFINETELY FEEL STRANGE WITH IT. I AM A PHARMACY TECH AND AM WELL AWARE OF THE SIDE EFFECTS OF MOST MEDICATIONS, BUT I WONDER ABOUT CERTAIN DRUGS WHICH HAVE SUCH BOTHERSOME EFFECTS. I WILL CONTINUE WITH NORVASC UNTIL MY PRESSURE LOWERS, BUT IF YOU FEEL SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT WHILE ON THIS, DISCUSS IT WITH YOUR MD. SIDE EFFECTS ARE COMMON, YES, BUT EVERYBODY REACTS DIFFERENTLY TO EVERY DRUG. | F | 37 | 4 weeks | 5/19/2007 | 1 | Hypertension | BP was 150-93 when prescribe 5mg. Extreme fatigue to the point where I can barely make it thru the day. Excruciating headache, muscle and joint pain, swollen ankles and feet, relentless nausea - topped off with massive depression. What is this stuff????? I decided to take myslelf off and see the cardiologist, as my Primary prescribed it | There has got to be something else.....I wish I could find a doctor to help me. | F | 44 | 21 days | 5/17/2007 | 3 | High Blood Pressure | Red Hot ears often, ear and head flushing when lying down or bending over, severe weakness and fatigue late at night. | I have an uncle who says Norvasc is the best bp med on the market and he has been on several different ones. I was glad to hear that when I began Norvasc 10mg 2 yrs ago. But I have had side effects that I am getting tired of. There is no generic, which makes it expensive even on Blue Cross mail-order at $35 for 90 day supply. The Flushing and red-hot ears is quite miserable. I thought this was from the Niaspan I just finished taking for cholesterol, but I now think the Norvasc is at least part of the flushing problem. I have never done well with warm temperatures and this flushing just makes it all the worse and i can't take it much longer. Awhile back I asked my Dr. if I could take a cheaper generic and he didn't want to change something that was working so well on my BP, but maybe if I tell him the side-effects are becoming unbearable, he will reconsider. We shall see. "From Robin, Kansas City MO" | F | 51 | 2 years | 5/15/2007 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Diarrhea, flatulence, insomnia, nervousness, anxiety, micturation frequency, dry mouth, Shambergs Purpura (brown skin discoloration), Dyshidrotic Eczema (hand skin blisters), Reynauds Syndrom like cold fingers/hands in Winter, alopecia (pattern hair loss. | I believe that had the Framingham Study not changed the six decades belief that Blood Pressure is your (Age plus 100), I could have been healthy, without all the side effects and expense. I find that the Framingham originated criteria turns well people into sick people. Guess that's why the Senate is finally proposing that the FDA start tracking Drug Side Effects. | M | 63 | 7 years | 5/11/2007 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Extreme Exhaustion Migrane Headaches with Auras Sharp and Short Headaches Low Lebido Leg cramps Bloating all over Constipation Weakness Smooth muscles weakness - valves to stomach, esophagus and other spencter weakness Sleeplessness | I have been very exhausted for 8 months I've been on Norvasc. My Internist would not change the perscription - NICE HUH? I don't trust those types any more. And, I did stop going to that Dr. but haven't found a new one yet. So, I'm finishing up the Norvasc I have, while I search for alternatives. Last night I forgot to take Norvasc, and I slept better than I have in months, and today I feel energized. I think I'll try the DASH diet to lower blood pressure (and improve other heath issues). Someone mentioned the DASH diet on this site. Bless you! I have gastritis, which may be related to Norvasc weakening smooth muscles such as sphincters in the digestive tract (and blood vessels of course). The gastritis flarred up around the time I started taking Norvasc. I asked the Gastroenterologist if calcium channel blockers weaken sphincter which can cause digestive trouble such as acid reflux, gastritis, and slow digestion, and weak bladder. The Dr. said these issues have not been studi | F | 58 | 8 months | 5/9/2007 | 3 | high blood pressure | after being on it about 9 months, at a dental visit they diagnosed me with hyperplasia of the gums. Recommended that I get off it immediately. The dentist wanted a list of all meds I was on. Hygienist suspected blood pressure meds. the only other med that caused this was epliptic/seizure drugs....said i would lose my teeth eventually as bacteria would get under the gum lime. "dirty socks" effect, swollen ankles. dizziness for first three months on the pill. | strong stuff! and very expensive too! my prescription med plan at work paid half of the cost of this pill. otherwise if i purchased out-of-pocket at local pharmacy it would have cost $900 per year!!! the doctor said this was "the best b/p pill there is that I can prescribe." Yes, and it would eventually destroy my dental health! Hygienist said "yes it is a great pill if you have false teeth." she said she had another female patient who had same problem and when she got off the b/P pill her gums returned to normal. Dentist said to go look on Google for example | F | 53 | 1 years | 5/8/2007 | 3 | BP 14:9 | Less energy, tiredness and muscle weakness when going for a walk. BP 13:8 | The doctor prescribed it because of a family history of heart disease | M | 56 | 40 days | 5/7/2007 | 4 | high blood pressure | fatigue....stomach pain | F | 66 | 10 years | 5/4/2007 | 3 | High blood pressure | Numbness sensation & very severe pain in left foot. These symptoms appeared after about 2 months of starting Norvasc. Have now reached a stage where I believe it would be better to quit cold turkey rather than suffer the pain. | I started with a BP of 186/110. Dr put me on 10mg to start with. BP dropped to 120/80. Dr reduced dosage to 5mg & BP stabilised at 128/80. After 2 months the a pain appeared in my left foot - just like being hit by a hammer. Worse when there's bad weather coming. Completely stopped me from walking without walking sticks. | M | 48 | 8 months | 4/29/2007 | 4 | Hypertension | Slight feeling of detachment. | M | 46 | 10 months | 4/26/2007 | 2 | prehypertension | seemed to only intermitantly lower my blood pressure, as if my body wanted my blood pressure 135/80 and the drug wanted it 110/70. After about four weeks the Norvasc seemed to stabilized me at 125/75, but side effects began to occur. Ankle/feet swelling went from a nuisance to uncomfortable and undeniable. Am taking myself off of the drug tonight at ~5 weeks. | I'll try another way to reduce my blood pressure. | M | 52 | 35 days | 4/26/2007 | 2 | High Blood Pressure | Periodontist picked up gum imflammation during routine cleaning | M | 67 | 1 years | 4/23/2007 | 2 | for High Blood Pressure | Pain in legs, especially lower legs. Water build up causing swelling of lower legs. Fatigue. Thinning hair. | Norvasc caused water build up resulting in swelling of lower legs. Water pill was prescribed to help offset swelling. Developed muscle aches and pains I NEVER had before. Taking 5 mg a day. Norvasc helped lower my BP but the side efx became intolerable. I stopped taking it 2 days ago and am feeling improved already. | M | 59 | 7 months | 4/21/2007 | 3 | Blood pressure | I have noticed lower back muscle pain.This is very bothersome and it negatively impacts my daily activity. Sometimes, I wake up at night with an aching back. The pain feels like it'extends from my kindey to my hamstrings. On the other hand, I have to say it has lowered my BP. | M | 59 | 2 days | 4/15/2007 | 1 | High Blood pressure | My mother has been on Norvasc for 3 years, since she has had so many problems and it wasn't til now that i think it may be from this medicine. She has loss of muscle usage, can't even walk up the stairs anymore! Her legs are numb and swell, she had severe chest pains and has been to the hospital several times but everything checks out ok for the most part. She is always tired and can not get motivated to do anything. Also she has a headache that just wont go away. Do you beleive that it could be the Norvasc? I would really like to hear what you have to think, please contact me with your comments! | F | 46 | 3 days | 4/11/2007 | 2 | HBP | Heavy feeling with slight crampyness in legs after walking about a mile which is nothing to me as I normally walk at least 3 miles per day, so stopped taking it. | My friend had the same heavy leg feeling too. Although I never had the swelling which is a side-effect but my friend had that also, so stopped taking it too. His doc told him swelling was because a "baker's cyst" but really was the Norvasc. | M | 50 | 25 days | 4/10/2007 | 3 | HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE | ears get real hot for about 1/2 hour at night | have not seen a change yet in bp | M | 40 | 14 days | 4/8/2007 | 1 | high blood pressure/Angina | extreme tiredness/ no energy,headaches,joint/muscle pain, swollen hands/feet,chest pain,blurred vision,slow brain,hair loss,skin eruptions on face/chest,stomache pain | On Norvasc 5 yrs don't recommend to anyone! Complained for years Dr didn't believe norvasc causing problems not on any other meds.Finally insisted take me off since still need med will start Atacand tmmrw.Stand your ground afterall it's your body & health at stake. | F | 46 | 5 years | 4/4/2007 | 1 | High blood pressure | extreme shorness of breath, face and legs go very red and burn like a sunburn feeling depressed | only been on it 8 days am not taking anymore | F | 45 | 8 days | 4/3/2007 | 2 | angina/chest pain | insomia, fatigue, bad dreams, anxiety/depression, still experiencing chest pain | The cardiologist prescribed 2.5 mg dose, but it has not been very affective for me. The chest pains had subsided a bit, but the side effects are worrisome. | F | 38 | 1 months | 3/28/2007 |