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 | High Bp | Extreme dizziness. Ears ringing. Muscle fatigue. | Although it does work when it comes to my Bp. I had to leave work after an hour today because I felt like I was going to faint. My ears started ringing and then my hearing went out and everything sounded as if I was underwater. The smallest task would wear me out and I kept having to stop and catch my breath. Can't function so I won't be taking norvasc. | M | 36 | 1 weeks 10mg twice | 8/24/2015 | 1 | High BP | Hives, severe itching on inside of forearm. Swelling of lymph nodes under arms and swelling of breasts. Pain in one breast. | After countless doctor visits, mammogram, blood tests, no one knew what was wrong with me. I told everyone of them what medicine I was taking. Just happened to have a follow up appt with my Cardiologist and he said oh that's a reaction to Norvasc. Rash and breast swelling stopped as soon as I quit taking. Unfortunately I have now had three more allergic reactions to three other BP meds. Never allergic to anything in my life. Now the list is growing with no known answers. Did Norvasc do this to me? I don't know. Now allergic to Lisinipril,toprol xl, hydralazine. I have taken ALEVE for years from time to time. Took two yesterday and felt like I was going to pass out. Made me lightheaded. I have just gone thru every heart test possible and all results are normal. I need answers as to why I am now allergic to so many drugs. Afraid to take anything now. | F | 58 | 5 months 30mg 1X day | 8/23/2015 | 2 | Post Bi Pass Surgery | Muscle pains, increased blurred vision in one eye, anxiety, sleeplessness, confusion, foggy headedness, memory problems | M | 51 | 7 months 5mg 1X day | 8/15/2015 | 2 | High blood pressure | Severe GERD, redness of face and pimples, flakey dry skin, eyes, bleeding gums, bruising, numbness/ tingling of hands, tiredness, back & shoulder pain, muscle cramps that strike while sleeping and wake you up instantly. | I'm a healthy active 55 yr old with HBP. This medicine hasn't significantly reduced my BP. 148/95. I wish my doctor would order an angiogram for my adrenal arteries. Perhaps a blocked or partially bloc ked artery is causing my HBP. A stent would cure this problem. | F | 55 | 1 months 5mg per da | 8/5/2015 | 1 | high bp | tingling, ear ringing, dizziness,extreem fatigue,insomnia,anxious, panic attacks,burning and cold sensations.... nausea....no sex drive....i could go on all day | had a stroke :0( due to high BP so started on 5mg so began the WORST days of my life... recovery from stroke completely only to be left so panic striken and feeling so ill but told constantly " its normal aftr stroke " im in a constant fog and scared to drive kids to nursery due to severe dizziness. BUT so afraid to come off it incase BP goes up and i have another stroke. i so want my life back | F | 42 | 5 months 5mg 1X day | 7/18/2015 | 1 | Hypertension | Horrific GERD due to its being a calcium channel blocker that also dilates the esophageal sphincter!!! | Had to stop within only a few days. Changed to an ARB.. first Benicar and then Losartan...fingers are crossed we've found the right med for me...BPs are now normotensive without side effects :) | F | 3 days 20mg | 7/7/2015 | 1 | Developed ringing in both ears | Have developed continuous ringing/ buzzing in both ears | F | 61 | 8 months 5 mg | 7/2/2015 | 1 | Hypertension | Experienced heart palpitations continuously that wake me and have not completely gone away. Also have shortness of breath. Have become very anxious and can hardly wait for this to get out of my body. | F | 64 | 3 days 5.0mg | 6/22/2015 | 1 | Hypertension | ~ Lethargic ~ Chills ~ Constant clearing of throat ~ Body felt like it was full of bruises ~ Muscle weakness ~ Persistent backache/headache | I feel like I can sleep for days on end, under this drug. I never felt energetic and the dull muscle soreness and chills made me feel like I had the flu. If I crossed my arms too long, my forearms felt like they were bruised just from the arm-crossing! Body feels achy and sore, all over. Not a good thing. My BP was still 117/91 under this medication. I have since replaced this with Losartan 30MG. | M | 51 | 2 months 5MG 1X day | 6/19/2015 | 1 | HBP | My feet were swollen so badly I could barely walk on them. Heart palpitations, painful joints in feet, depression, EXTREME fatigue and muscle weakness. The fatigue and muscle weakness were so debilitating that I was barely able to perform my normal everyday routines, such as getting dressed and folding laundry. I have been tested for thyroid issues, blood clots in legs and lungs, vitamin deficiencies. One would think my doctor would realize these could be side effects of the medicine she's had me on.After reading other stories like mine, I will not take tonight's dose and will never take Norvasc again. | F | 37 | 4 months 5 MG 1X day | 5/30/2015 | 5 | hypertension | Depression_fatigue_fluid retension | It works for my hypertension.but side effects boder me | F | 36 | 1 days | 5/29/2015 | 1 | because lisinopril causes coughing | Headache,body aches,very tired,restless sleep | Im telling doctor this is not it. | F | 49 | 3 weeks 5mg | 5/12/2015 | 4 | Htn | Been taking Amlodopine Besylate three years now and it lowered my blood pressure. However, I am a little concerned because my Bp has been recently 98/59. Feel tired now but can't sleep, how odd. I just take prn, but the doctor says keep taking it. Well I quit a week ago and have not had any rebound hypertension. I am also a thyroid patient. | F | 33 | 3 years | 5/10/2015 | 1 | My husband took it for high bp. | After taking Norvasc for two weeks, my husband became short of breath, swelled up with water, became extremely weak, experienced a racing heart, and his mobility deteroriated. Even after the doctor took him off after two weeks, his condition continued to deteroriate. He was never the same after taking this drug and died in April from what appeared to be a heart attack.This was the first medication he had been prescribed for high blood pressure. | I would not recommend Norvasc to anyone. | M | 63 | 2 weeks | 5/2/2015 | 1 | High BP | I posted back in Feb that I was weak and had pain. Things have gotten worse. I have such crippling depression that I am motivated to do nothing in life. | Not only the weakness, pain and depression..but if have ANY excitement I feel as if my heart will pound out of my chest. An orgasm is frightening! I hate this drug but it brings down my bp. I cut down to 5mg a day taking 2.5 at night and 2.5 in the morning. I still am depressed, though not as bad. | F | 60 | 5 days 5mg 2X day | 5/1/2015 | 1 | High blood pressure | blurred vision, leg pain, shortness of breath, panic attacks, depression, manic episodes, can't sleep normal | I am so glad I found this site for the past 2 days I have thought I was having a heart attack and have freaked out be in the car and just had the craziest & weirdest side effects from this drug.. Reading other people's experiences has let me know it's the medicine and I'm not crazy!! I refuse to every take this medicine again!! I can't sleep normal, I think they should have to take this medicine off the market its horrible!! Don't take unless you really have to. | F | 35 | 4 days 5 mg | 5/1/2015 | 2 | High Blood Pressure | I am increasingly concerned about my short term memory. i'm 44 and lately am half-convinced i'm getting alzheimer's. I have a significantly low thyroid and while I take Synthroid, i'm not convinced it does all it should, so not sure what to attribute memory issue to, but it's freaking me out so I googled drug and found this site. I've had LASIK and had near perfect vision, but it's increasingy blurry. I was chalking it up to my age and needing reading glases, but feel like it's more than that. Time to see my doctor. i hate to go back to Lisinopril, it made me cough all the time. Maybe it's time to lose a few #'s and lay off the salt. | F | 44 | 12 months 15 MG 1X day | 4/9/2015 | 1 | High blood pressure | Swelling of face & legs, crawling skin, severe aches and pains throught body, severe depression, severe anxiety and panic attacks, extreme fatigue, fever | A week ago I ended up in the ER thanks to my allergies running amok and causing my lips, eyes and face to swell. One of the first things they did was to take my BP and it was off the charts. In addition to being sent home with a prednisone script, I was I had to get on BP meds ASAP, and was given a months supply of amlodipine. In one short week my life and health have taken a nosedive thanks to this pill. The fatigue it causes is horrifying. Walking 10 feet from my bedroom to bathroom to shower should NOT require rest breaks each way en route! It never used to before this pill came into my life. And if that isn't bad enough, I've found myself suddenly struggling mightily with crippling depression and anxiety attacks, neither of which I normally suffer from. For anyone out there who does battle either of these (or other) mental illnesses, I implore you to have a long talk with you doctor about whether this is the right drug for you, then have an even longer talk with your pharmacist who is more knowledgeable about these drugs and their side effects. In addition to those side effects I've also had tremendous back pain (something I hadn't had prior), my face and legs are swelling, my skin feels like it's crawing, and I feel feverish. Rather than continue on down the road of better living through chemistry, I'm opting, with my docto's help, to make drastic lifestyle choices in hopes of lowering my BP without meds. If that doesn't work I'll revisit the medication option, but will | F | 49 | 7 days | 4/1/2015 | 3 | Nausea and Boby pain | M | 40 | 1 days | 3/30/2015 | 1 | High blood pressure | Weight gain, swelling of legs, face, ankles and feet. Feeling of something crawling on me. Dry eyes, blurred vision. Increased heart rate, back pain. | The side effects definitely outweigh the benefits. I stopped the medication after the swelling in my feet and ankles became unbearable to walk on. I have asked to be put back on lisinopril, which I was previously on but stopped taking it after I was told that a women of childbearing age should not be taking it. I did not experience these sort of side effects while on lisinopril just frequent urination. My advice to others is to find out what the side effects of medications are before taking them. | F | 36 | 3 weeks 10 mg | 3/29/2015 |