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 |
| 2 | High Blood Pressure | Exteme foot/leg swelling (twice normal size), red and painful feet, stiff ankles with extremely limited motion, loss of feeling in lower legs ( neurologist confirmed moderately severe neuropathy) | I had a very bad time with this and it took months to finally determine the cause. If you are taking it good luck, I'm sure if affects people differently. | M | 40 | 3 months | 11/7/2005 | 1 | Hypertension | I was on 5mg at first, it was ok, but didn't lower bp enough, dr upped me to 10mg, and I got extreme swollen ankles and legs, then the worst of it, heart palpitations, and skipping beats that scared me a lot, kept me up all night. A lot of anxiety from the palpitations, never had this problem before. | F | 52 | 6 months | 11/4/2005 | 2 | BP Reduction / Heart Valve Issues | None | Appears to be ineffective. Exercise and diet have had a much greater effect on BP. I have been an endurance athlete and my cardiologist suggested that I reduce my exercise level. I followed that advice for about 9 months. However, I have recently returned to a higher level of exercise and followed a strict reduced fat diet. My blood pressure was unchanged on Norvasc but recently has dropped from 130/80 to 116/70. My vote is for diet and exercise. | M | 50 | 1 years | 10/21/2005 | 3 | High Blood Pressure | I was taking the 5mg pill. After 8 weeks I had to stop taking Norvasc due to ankle swelling. | It seemed to be helping my BP at the time I had to stop taking it. | M | 8 weeks | 10/18/2005 | 3 | High BP - Hypertension | Initially on 5mg, just slight dizziness. Later on 10mg, slight dizziness at times but passed, after two months endema (swelling of ankles and legs) and constantly tired. Stopped after two years. | On 5mg for 1 month: BP down from 160/100 to 145/95. Change to 10mg: BP down to 130/80 to 125/75. After two years, back up to 140/90. | M | 32 | 2 years | 9/26/2005 | 2 | Hypertension | Initially some ankle swelling but additon of mild diuretic controlled that. about 9 months later the swelling started to be noticable again and various erruptions on the skin especially around the swollen areas. Went to doc. who immediately agreed to stop using Istin (Norvasc). | The swelling went down within days of stopping. But the skin remaind very tender (red inflamed apperance). These skin areas have since become infected and had to go on heavy dose of Antibiotics (we think a simple insect bite on one of my ankles was the cause) and am still being treated for the ongoing skin erruptions. Doc arranging a skin specialist to examine the after effects that remain. So far, after three months, using a strong steroid cream, the skin on the original swollen areas is only now begining to respond to treatment. | M | 51 | 10 months | 9/14/2005 | 3 | High Blood Pressure | Slight headaches for first two weeks. Now experience occasional slight dizziness, fatigue and discomfort in the kidney area. | Seems to interfere with my exercise plans. Have less energy. BP was 188/97 now 145/75. Taking 5mg dosage. | M | 59 | 4 weeks | 9/13/2005 | 3 | hypertension | edema in legs and feet, tiredness, red rash on lower legs and feet, sudden shortness of breath (I play tennis twice weekly). I'm also on Toprol, Lazix and cozaar AND lipitor and lopid !My cardiologis put me on 5 mg. Norvasc 8 wks ago (I had been on procardia a few yrs ago and had the same side effects (my family dr. prescribed) I didn't realize Norvasc was the same. I quit taking it 6 days ago--will contact my dr.next week. Also, my legs from the knees down are darker than normal. I read about this here..so I'm not imagining this difference (besides I know my body better than anyone)I do wear sunscreen due to the meds I have to take. BTW, it did help my B/P come down, but not at this cost. | F | 63 | 8 weeks | 9/10/2005 | 2 | Nypertension | I have had edema of bilateral lower extremities, severe headache, (almost to the point of being migraine), nausea, poor attention span (hard to focus and stay on task),fatigue and sinus congestion. After being on Norvasc the past 3 weeks it has finally lowered my systolic reading from 175 to 140 and the diastolic reading from 102-70, but is it worth continuing the medication with the above side effects? | I am working on my education to become a nurse practitioner, these symptoms would make me hesitatant to prescribe the drug. | F | 53 | 3 weeks | 9/10/2005 | 3 | hypertension | muscle soreness to point of cramps in legs; extreme fatigue which interferes with exercise -- have reduced my time and exertion at gym in half.. no dizziness or headache. | I take 2 other meds for HBP which I have been on for a long time without problems. MD recently added Norvasc 5 mg. in AM--as BP was creeping up..Cardio MD added Zetia-new statin med or better controll of cholesterol..It does have side effect of muscle sorenessbut blood test do not show any muscle "damage" So now I am wondering if Norvasc is the culprit | F | 70 | 6 months | 8/30/2005 | 1 | Hypertension | Immediate swelling of feet, and lower legs. Very uncomfortable. BP not controlled, so I feel that taking this med is worthless. Feel and lower legs are changing (darkening) in color---this has never happened before, and is totally associated with this prod. | Weighing pros and cons of this med, ------- I am sure there are better products for my very slightly elevated bp. | F | 56 | 6 months | 8/21/2005 | 3 | High Blood Pressure | A possible side effect may be Periodontal disease. I have had swollen, bleeding gums even after very consciencious dental care at home and intensive targeted dental treatment for a year and still ongoing. The patient information brochure on Norvasc says that you | I have fibromyalgia for which I take medication as well as hypertension and this makes determining which side effects are caused by which medications difficult. However, I could not find anything related to teeth and gums as a side effect of any other medication I am taking. Norvasc worked very well when the Dr. added it to the Cozaar (50mg) I was already taking and this combination lowered my pressure to 120/80 consistently. I just don't want to lose my teeth over this. I explained the dental problems to my Dr. and I asked her to prescribe another med; instead, she took me off Norvasc and I will monitor my pressure to see if now Cozaar is enough. My Dr. was not familiar with the side effect involving gums. I think dental problems were slow to develop since I had been on Norvasc for two years already when I noticed dental problems. The dentist says she is puzzled by the fact that my gums still have pockets a year after I started dental treatment. She said that my teeth are very | F | 58 | 3 years | 8/20/2005 | 5 | High blood pressure 160/95 | I stopped Toprol because of the depression, and for a week my bp was too high, but then after a week, it is consistently in the 130/80 range. However, my pulse is faster than normal, usually in the 70's to 80's. No side effects other than it calms me. | I am taking caduet, but it isn't listed in the database. | M | 59 | 4 months | 7/5/2005 | 3 | had blood clots/mini strokes | NO side effects really.. | Use it as a percaution..It is supposed to help reduce blood clots, so the specialist said.. I will keep taking it because the blood clots were not fun at all! | M | 30 | 8 times | 7/5/2005 | 3 | HBP (150/90) | Quite tired all of the time. All joints ache. Slight dizziness when standing up quickly. | Works moderately well. Taking 5 mg Norvasc daily, in combination with 5 mg Altace daily. Altace lowers BP to 145/80. Adding Norvasc has brought it down to around 132/80. I've only been taking the Norvasc for a week, so I'll wait to see if side effects get better or worse. I'm extremely active (cycle 200+ miles per week, swim 7-8 miles a week), and these side effects won't work for me. | M | 42 | 7 days | 6/7/2005 | 1 | to lower blood pressure | to many to subscribe, dry mouth,no energy,loss of sex drive,ichirash,aching joints, very shallow sleep, nausea, excessive thirst, | M | 73 | 2 years | 6/7/2005 | 3 | hypertension | On 5mg. once a day, had burning sensation in my face with accompanying redness and localized swelling. After that cleared had severe ankle/foot swelling. Had to stop this medicine. It worked very well, however, in reducing my blood pressure relatively quickly. | If you don't get the side effects, it works great. | F | 54 | 6 weeks | 6/6/2005 | 3 | High blood pressure | Constant tiredness, almost daily swelling of extremities (now taking a water pill), nausea if not taken with food Recently find myself very short of breath after mild exertion, not sure if it is related | In combination with Altase, reduced blood pressure to healthy level, also no more severe headaches | F | 51 | 30 days | 6/3/2005 | 3 | High blood pressure | Constant tiredness, almost daily swelling of extremities (now taking a water pill), nausea if not taken with food Recently find myself very short of breath after mild exertion, not sure if it is related | In combination with Altase, reduced blood pressure to healthy level, also no more severe headaches | F | 51 | 30 days | 6/3/2005 | 1 | High blood pressure | Dropped BP to 130/80 from 156/90. Started to get bruised easily, mild jauntis and swollen left ankle. Bruising symtomatic of erythema nodosum. Also caused skin on face to itch and become very dry. Cortisone 1% cream on face every 3 days eliminated face problem (don't try this without Dr's ok.) | Originaly I was on LOTENSIN wich caused severe skin flaking and dryness on face. Bruising problem was much less than with NORVASC. I am thinking of asking to go back on LOTENSIN and using Cortisone for the face problem to see what happens. | M | 53 | 30 days | 5/27/2005 |