PROCARDIA XL Reviews (NIFEDIPINE)

Average Rating: 2.2 (52 Ratings)

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PROCARDIA XL  (NIFEDIPINE):  Nifedipine is used alone or in combination with other drugs to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. This medication is also used for certain types of chest pain (angina). It may help increase your ability to exercise and decrease the frequency of chest pain attacks. It should not be used to treat chest pain when it occurs. Use other medications (e.g., sublingual nitroglycerin) to relieve attacks of chest pain as directed by your doctor. Consult your doctor or pharmacist for more details. This medication is known as a calcium channel blocker. It works by relaxing and widening blood vessels so blood can flow more easily.   FDA Approval Date: 1989-09-06 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 1  hypertension depression, fatigue, insomnia, dizziness Drug didn't do anything for hypertension, very expensive, Dr only kept increasing dose to 90mg. This stuff is worthless and the side effects are awful. They should take it off the market. F 64 2 years
4/22/2009
 1  Severe hypertension Didn't help my HTN, still 160/100. The swelling in my ankles and hands are unbelievable. Weight gain ridiculous. I stopped taking it. F 52 4 months
6/28/2008
 1  high bp and migraine Migraine I took a dose the first evening and woke with a migraine the next morning. None of my regular medications relieved the migraine and I ended up in the ER F 32 1 days
6/4/2008
 3  high blood pressure Only worked in conjunction with Labetalol F 39 2.5 months
6/1/2008
 3  Raynaud's Extreme dizziness and exhaustion It worked great for my Raynaud's. I never imagined something could work so well. BUT, since I have normal blood pressure, it lowered it way too low. I was exhausted during the whole time I took it and got dizzy even turning my head. I decided not to take it the next winter since the exhaustion never got better. F 30 5 months
12/15/2007
 1  complicated migraine Gained 25 pounds withing the first three weeks. Swollen ankels and knees, back ache, higher blood pressure, weakness, vision problems, did not stop headaches or symptoms. would not recommend this drug or any Calcium Channel Blocker for people with complicated migraine. They do not work and complicate matters with increased blood pressure and severe headache. F 54 6 months
6/4/2007
 4  bp dizziness at first but a great pill to lower extreme bp. as high as 210/110 before started taking it. time release is great but have to be careful in the moring getting up from bed. energy level increased and enjoyed physical activity more. would recommend this for anyone with very high BP. no side effects other than dizziness in the morning. take it with lasix. F 53 4 years
7/28/2006
 1  high blood pressure this stuff seemed to help at 1st but the longer i take it the worse it gets. i have terrible depression. i cant hardly walk.short of breath. really bad back pain.(muscle). im so tired. no energy at all. now i know its the procardia because if i dont take it 1 day i can function again. does anyone out there know a good natural remedy for high blood pressure? if you do im ready !!!!! im getting off this stuff. i may have to change doctors. they brainwash you. M 64 4 months
5/9/2006
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 1  Hypertension Headache Doctor said it might cause headaches and it did. One 30 mg dose gave me a headache for two days. Now I have always had a probelm with headaches (since adolesence). The beta blocker (atenolol) I have used for the last 25 years tended to suppress them. I was still using the atenolol when I took the procardia. Developed a severe headache within 3 hours. M 51 1 days
4/8/2006
 1  Hypertension-unknown cause Horrible drug. Made me a very crazy, angry person. Normally people irritate me but I was overreacting like I never have before Stopped taking it and over next 3 days became much calmer and less irratable. May not happen to everyone but if you go on this and notice your temper flaring, stop the med before you kill someone----Didn't lower my BP very much M 40 14 days
2/25/2006
 5  for boardline B/P None i love the time release F 61 15 years
7/20/2005
 4  premature labor,highbloodpressure dizzy,sleepy,tierd,slow feeling it stopped me from going into labor four years ago, and then my family doctor put me on 60mlg. for bloodpressure, and sometimes it doesnt work real well, but usually helps keep it in controll,along with a mild blood pressure pill i split into on those times. F 43 5 years
9/6/2004
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