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 | Blood pressure | Have me tired..give me a feeli.g like im having a panic attack..lighheaded..feel like my bp is up wit dis drug... | M | 42 | 3 months | 3/19/2015 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Felt like I was lightheaded . And I had palpations and felt really tired and weak . | I am going to my Dr and asking him to take me off this drug. I do not like feeling Sick. | F | 63 | 3 months 5mg | 3/16/2015 | 1 | BP | Severe heart palpitations, vertigo, depression, swelling of both hands and legs. Memory loss and confusion. | This drug apparently is only used in Veterinary use in Europe because of the horrific side effects. I have felt suicidal since taking it. It's cheap so Practitioners keep prescribing it. Have never felt so ill in my entire life. Avoid it if possible. I had all the symptoms of heart failure and it turned out to be this dreadful drug. | M | 46 | 1 weeks 5mg | 3/15/2015 | 1 | High blood pressure | Palpitations, nausea, unable to sleep properly, weakness, breathlessness | When prescribed amlidopine I wasn't asked about allergies or lifestyle. I wasn't told I'd be on it for life. Prescribing was based purely on a BP reading. My doctor prescribed me a higher dose despite a fall in BP but I stuck with 5mg. I would like to get off it completely. Has anyone done that? Is it actually possible or am I now trapped? | F | 67 | 3 months 5mg | 3/6/2015 | 3 | high blood pressure | Had a stroke, left hopspital on 5mg Norvasc. Was upped to 10 a week after getting out of hospital. Thought nothing of it, but on looking back noted that recovery from stroke was very much slower after med was increased, so went off it for 3 days just to see what it was doing. BP went up, so went back on, and BP went down, but all the improvements in physical well-being, increased movement that I was experiencing when I was off went away when I went back on. The doc has now decreased the dose to 5mg and I am feeling better, but think complete getting off will improve things even more. But how to keep BP under control. May have to try magnesium glycinate and coq10. By the way, the side effects of dizziness, messed up vision, increased lack of coordination, burning, tingling, numbness were getting progressively worse. I really did not think the tingling etc. was due to the med until I took that little break. I thought it was part of recovering from the stroke. After all, I had never had a | M | 47 | 16 months 10mg 1X day | 2/6/2015 | 1 | high blood pressure | weakness, leg pain, exhaustion, headaches, | At first this seemed as if it'd be a dream drug for me. First I noticed I started to get pain in my shins when I ran on the treadmill, something I have been doing easily for over a year. I finally had to start limiting my work out more each day. Today I woke up as if I'd been hit by a truck! I usually walk my dogs 3 miles in the morning...its become a matter of blocks! | F | 63 | 2 weeks 5mg 2X day | 2/4/2015 | 1 | hbp | If u like feeling tired all the time then this is right medication for u! | 40 | 1 years 5mg | 2/3/2015 | 1 | HBP | extreme fatigue,lethargic,feeling like fever,drowsiness | M | 38 | 5mg 1X day | 2/3/2015 | 1 | hypertension | Significant weight gain, severe constipation, swelling of legs, feet, and ankles, compartment syndrome in both lower legs, blood in stools, labored breathing, and extreme fatigue | I'm a bodybuilder and yogini who is very careful about what I put into my body, but despite being at a very low body weight with a very low fat to lean ratio, I still had hypertension. I opted for treatment with this drug when HCTZ began elevating my A1C .. though my blood sugar level was still low. When I began treatment, I was at an optimal weight and very active. Shortly after taking it, I began experiencing weight gain, constipation, shortness of breath, and swelling of my lower extremities. I asked for a scrpt for spiranolactone, which helped with the swelling and trusted that the other symptoms would level off. They did not. After two years of being on therapy, I developed compartment syndrome in both lower legs. That combined with the weight gain lead to a torn left meniscus that sidelined me for months and lead to more weight gain. After getting off of the drug, I immediately noticed that my hair, eyebrows, and eyelashes were in better shape and thickening, and my libido was better, too. I also lost about 10 lb. It took a full year, after stopping the drug, for my digestive system to return to normal and I'm still struggling with the rest of the weight gain, which is unfamiliar territory for me. So much for the flawed opunion that weight gain on this drug depends on your normal metabolism. I'very known of obese people who did not gain an ounce of weight on it. Also, drinking more water does not necessarily help with the constipation issue. | F | 61 | 2 years | 2/1/2015 | 3 | Hbp | Tired, short term memory loss. Started with Anxiety attacks and headaches that went away after a Month. Now have short term memory loss, and tired | F | 40 | 2 months 5 | 1/29/2015 | 1 | hypertension | So glad I found this site!!! I have suffered from fatigue, memory loss, lack of sex drive, and the worst anxiety and depression i've ever had. Never thought it cocould be the Norvasc but after reading these reviews i'm convinced it's the medication!! Going to the dkc today and getting off it! Never taking it again!!! | Don't take it! | F | 42 | 2 years 5 mg | 1/28/2015 | 1 | hypertension | I was having constant headaches with anger and anxiety. I called my Doctor and told him that I refuse to take amlodipine besylate ever again. | F | 53 | 1 months 10mg | 1/27/2015 | 1 | high blood pressure | hair thinning weight gain light headed ,heart palpitations ,dry mouth ..... | F | 40 | 1 years 10mg | 1/25/2015 | 1 | Hypertension | nagging cough, swelling of ankles, numbing of hands and aching with swelling of ankles and hands, weight gain, insomnia, rapid heartbeat. | F | 53 | 30 days 10 MG 1X day | 1/22/2015 | 1 | HBP | Extreme tiredness, anxiety, depression, insomnia, flu symptoms, lack motivation, just not feeling well | I am taking 2.5 trying to manage symptoms. Itchy eyes, blurred vision, explosive diarrhea. Some people report symptoms go away over time. What is your experience? | F | 65 | 2 months 5mg | 1/16/2015 | 1 | blood pressure | Too many side effects to list them all, but mainly: tired, depressed, leg pain, back pain, congested feeling in my head, ears humming, swelling, feeling like my heart was racing, trouble sleeping......I could go on and on | 2 weeks ago replaced with lasix and feeling WAY better. will never take amlodipine again. | F | 44 | 2 years 10 1X day | 1/11/2015 | 3 | Hypertension. | I've been on this for about 6 months, continue to get headaches, blurry busion, some diarhrea. I feel horrible on this stuff. | F | 61 | 1 days 5mgs | 1/9/2015 | 3 | hbp | Insomnia, urinate a lot, palpitations, dry eyes bp OK now. Swelling feet at first, gone now. Will keep taking maybe at lower dose. There are bound to be side effects but happy enough to accept these? | F | 61 | 2 years 10 mg | 1/6/2015 | 3 | HBP and angina attack | Fine at first but in the last week I have terrible prickly legs at night, so much so that I take hours to get off to sleep. I can't even have covers on my legs it irritates so much. I now feel swelling behind my left knee. Wondering whether to go to the dr to get a change of meds. My BP has fallen. I am not over-weight so a little concerned about other comments about putting on weight. I am also on Clopidogrel and Atorvastatin. | F | 58 | 28 days 5mg 1X day | 1/4/2015 | 5 | bp 175/120 | Dizziness, lethargic, firgetfullness | Killer drig | M | 53 | 1 months 10mg | 1/3/2015 |