PROCARDIA XL Reviews (NIFEDIPINE)Average Rating: 2.2 (52 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare PROCARDIA XL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PROCARDIA XL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | Postpartum Blood pressure | I had dull headaches, warm, tingling feeling in my hands and feet. Chest tightness and heaviness. Tiredness, weakness and legs/ calves feeling tight. | F | 35 | 2 months 30 mg | 12/13/2018 | 1 | Hypertension | Has anyone else lost their appetite with this medicine and lost some weight? Also extreme fatigue, short of breath and depression. | F | 66 | 50 days 30mg. | 6/14/2018 | 1 | Hypertension | Please don’t doubt yourself because this medicine will work but the side effects are real. I had no problems at first then started feeling dizzy and it elevated my heart rate as if I was having a panic attack/ heart attack and it even raised my BP I also had shortness of breath. This medication should be taken off the market. | F | 34 | 3 months 60mg daily | 3/24/2018 | 1 | Postpartum hypertension | I had high bp for the first few days after giving birth, then it went down to 117/80 on avg daily after three weeks on the pill, sometimes it’s lower. I wake up dizzy, with an all over headache. Every day i have shortness of breath, leg cramps, joint pain, back pain, weakness, and shakiness. | F | 21 | 40 days 90 | 11/30/2017 | 5 | preeclampsia postpartumhypertension | Mild headache and low blood pressure | Honestly it has helped me immensely. I was hospitalized with bp in the 200's and this medicine works like a charm for me. I took 5 different meds a day and no good results. With procardia one pill a day does the trick. | F | 21 | 2 months 90 | 3/8/2017 | 4 | Hypertension | While taking Procardia I have experienced dizziness, heavy feeling in my chest, shooting pains in my heart, heart fluttering and anxiety. I have had these experiences with all 3 doses have been on. | It has helped greatly with my hypertension. I wish it would work without the scary side effects. | F | 31 | 2 months 30, 60, 90 | 3/8/2017 | 4 | high blood pressure | Insomnia & fatigue | F | 75 | 3 months 60 mg | 5/21/2016 | 2 | pre eclampsia/ postpartum hbp | Headaches, pressure in my upper abdomen/mid chest area which I now know from reading everyone else's reviews is acid reflux/gerd and I have been being treated for that since a week after I started taking procardia I have to take carafate now for acid reflux. Also experiencing weakness in legs and arms. Tingling in hands and feet. | I go to my Dr tomorrow and hoping she will take me off this medication so I feel normal again. Also if I'm late taking my procardia I develop a headache when I finally do take it. | F | 29 | 6 weeks | 5/9/2016 | 1 | Hypertension during potential preg | Flushing, warmth of lower legs/feet, tingling burning face at first, then progressed to severe palpitations/heart pounding/fast heart beat, chest pain/tightness, severe indigestion, profound fatigue, insomnia, nausea causing weight loss, and the worst, extreme anxiety/feeling of impending doom/depression. | The side effects for me started as tolerable, and then progressed to completely debilitating. Had to go on antidepressants and anti anxiety meds because I thought I had developed a severe panic disorder. I became a different, non functioning person on this drug. After being taken off, I was back to normal, free from all side effects, within 3 days. The potential side effects of this drug are very scary to experience. | F | 31 | 5 months 60mg | 2/19/2016 | 3 | High blood pressure | Swollen ankles, depression, anxiety, anger problems,acid reflux and dizziness | When I first started taking this I had no problems. 3 years ago after I had my second child that's when I started having more problems. Days that I don't take the medication I have no problems. | F | 31 | 5 years 90 mg | 2/4/2016 | 5 | Raynaunds | If I take 90 mg I get dizzy and my Bp is too low. Been on it five years for Raynauds no issues. | F | 48 | 1 days 60mg | 2/8/2015 | 1 | blood pressure high | First off. I read through everyone's comments because I wanted to know did I have similar symptoms and a lot of them I did. I have been looking for answers about this medication to find out is it still effective after years on it;and can it raise your blood pressure or stop working after years on it. I have developed symptoms such as anxiety, anger issues where I get upset to the point I could rip someone's head off, even though I can still control my anger. I have high heart rate, always now and I notice it a lot of times when I am laying down. Shaky weak feeling sometimes and headaches a lot more than usual. I don't know if this medication increases my blood pressure or is it just not working anymore. I started taking this medication in "03" even though I wasn't taking it all the time like I needed too.I would bit recommend it just because I am not sure if it is causing me to have these symptoms or if it even works. I am too scared to take another medication but I will need to see a specialist about this soon. | If you guys have any more information about being on this medication for long periods of time and how it affects your body please let me know. | F | 28 | 10 years 60 mg xl | 11/27/2014 | 1 | post partum preeclampsia | At first I was prescribed 60 mg procardia Xl then my doctor added labetalol along with increasing the procardia to 90 Xl daily. At first the drug worked well but the longer I took it the worse the side effects became. The side effects are, dizziness, short of breath, faint feeling when I stand up, heaviness in my chest,headache, depression, anxiety, nervousness, and unusual fatigue.This medication feels like it is killing me, when I miss a day I feel normal again and my blood pressure does not get any higher than 140/106, although that is still hypertensive. It is not terribly high, so I wonder how beneficial this medication really is for me ? I am glad that I made an appointment with a cardiac specialist to mange my blood pressure and hopefully take me off of this awful drug. | F | 42 | 6 weeks 90 | 7/16/2014 | 1 | High blood pressure | High Pules, Fast heart rate | At first it worked great but over time Pules rate went higher and higher. So bad it felt like my heart was beating out of my chest. This stuff was not for me. If this happens to you tell your Dr. You want to try something eles. Fast heart rate is a side effect of this stuff. | M | 33 | 6 months 90 MG 1X day | 5/18/2013 | 3 | High blood pressure | Acid stomach; fatigue; constipation | I started taking Procardia XL after my cesarean. I had pregnancy-induced hypertension and my BP remained high after birth. It seems to do pretty well at 30 MG to keep my BP at borderline. I believe if I lost weight, my BP would be at normal with the help of Procardia XL. I had a burning in my stomach starting the day I started taking this, so I have had to take a variety of acid reducers including Nexium, Prevacid, Prilosec, and Zantac. I have to take Procardia XL at night because it does make me tired. I have also had to take stool softeners with it as it seems to cause a bit of constipation. There are warnings on the insert about narrowing of the GI tract, so I don't know if its more than constipation. | F | 35 | 2 years 30 MG 1X day | 10/24/2011 | 2 | hypertension | Redness, fever, and swelling of knees, lower legs, and feet. Never had this to happen before. | Doctor changed to a different medication. | F | 32 | 8 days 30mg 1X day | 3/31/2011 | 2 | HBP | 30 MG dosage, had some mild swelling for a couple of days. No effect on BP. Upped to 60 MG dosage in the second month. Within a few days experienced uncomfortable edema in feet. My migraines went from 4-5 per month to 10-11. I developed pain in my sternum that made it impossible for me to lie on my side in bed because of the pain. I originally attributed it to my fibromylagia, but the pain went away within a few days of my doctor taking me off of this medication because of the swelling. I have also not had a full blown migraine since stopping this medication. I was taking a generic manufactured by Mylan. | This medication did not work for me at all. But I also recognize that people with positive experiences rarely post on an internet forum such as this, which to me, explains the largely negative ratings on many medications. I am by no means saying that my experience should keep you from taking this, but rather educate yourself and be aware of potential side effects, and discuss potential side effects with your doctor. | F | 37 | 60 days 60 MG 1X day | 4/4/2010 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | I had problems with being very violent and upset about everything. I felt very tired constantly. I had a problem with trying to hit someone with my car. I decided it was time to get off the crazy pills and move to Norvasc. | It is a horrible medication. My blood pressure didn't go down at all, it actually went up because I was irritated 24/7. I do not recommend this medication to anyone. | M | 19 | 6 months 30mg 1X day | 3/10/2010 | 3 | 30mg | muscles aches,headache,rapid heart beat,swelling in legs and feet | F | 55 | 3 years | 9/8/2009 | 5 | hypertension | None at all | F | 50 | 5 years | 8/7/2009 |