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 | Abdominal vascular insufficiency | I had side effects hit me in 12 hours of starting, and yes I am POSITIVE this med did it. I became a different person- mentally unstable, depressed, lethargic, angry, sad, mean, hopeless, panic attacks, agoraphobic, lack of sex drive, and lack of sexual response. Been off it for two days and I am feeling very unbalanced still. I so hope this stops bc I cannot stand how I feel. I wouldn't touch this med for all the money in the world, but I know everyone is different in their reactions. Bystolic 10mg is what I take for my high BP and that works perfectly for me. My dr did warn me of depression in norvasc and started me on a low dose and had me call in 5 days to see if I could tolerate it, so he KNOWS. I did not think I would have depression, much less all the other stuff with it bc I figured it was too low of a dose. UGH!!!! | F | 36 | 3 days 2.5 mg | 4/22/2014 | 2 | Hypertension | Extreme fatigue, rapid weight gain (10 pounds in 2 months), heart arrhythmia. | This medication lowered my blood pressure but some days my readings would be higher (140/90) to lower (100/63). The worst part was the fatigue and weight gain. I have been on other blood pressure meds that have made me tired but this one was the worst. The fatigue was so bad that I could hardly get out of bed. I could sleep 12 hours a night and would wake up feeling like I still needed a lot more sleep. As soon as I went off of it my energy came back within a week. | F | 34 | 2 months 5MG 1X day | 4/4/2014 | 1 | Hypertension | Omg!! I've had the worst anxiety panic attacks where people around me kept getting bigger and bigger and I was shrinking! Anxiety so bad leading to ill feeling and some depression. My legs have been in pain (addicted to icy hot). Bad feeling like I can't feel my legs, sometimes when i was driving (scary feeling). Extreme weight loss I dropped about 20-25 pounds. Started to worry due to weight loss and feeling like I'm gonna have a heart attack or puke also I've been having trouble walking and when I stand up my lower back gets stuck and it takes me a few minutes to be able to stand up straight. I'm calling my doctor to set up an appointment. Glad I finally researched! | F | 29 | 1 years 10mg | 2/17/2014 | 5 | High blood pressure | Lack of sexual interest, occasional ankle swelling.have noticed swollen gums like others have mentioned. This medicine has worked great for me it's dropped my bp from 149/98 to 120/80 , it's actually taken away my anxiety, I have actually lost weight, and feel good. | F | 33 | 8 months 10mg | 2/13/2014 | 4 | High Bp. | Swollen. Face and lip. | F | 70 | 3 days 10mg | 1/19/2014 | 1 | High blood pressure | This drug is another one with bad side effects! My ankles swelled, I felt like I was dizzy all the time. If you want to learn how to get off of prescription meds and what natural supplements to take in place of them, please visit www.thepeopleschemist.com | M | 50 | 2 months 10 mg | 1/14/2014 | 1 | HTN | Shoulder neck pain, depressed, miserable, dry mouth, drpwsy, tired, anxious. Got off 5 days ago and a bit better. now on low dose hctz | F | 46 | 2 months 10 | 1/7/2014 | 1 | High BP | I started on Norvasc after trying several other meds. I was complaining of some side effects of other meds, so my doc switched me to this. Let me say, I tried this drug for several days, and had terrible adverse effects. I had all the ones on the pharmacy "adverse reaction" printout. Swelling in lower legs/ankles so bad I could barely walk. Ok, I know this is a common effect. But I'm in the medical field and can't afford this. So, I also had chest pain, heart palpitations, shortness of breath...I was standing at the stove one night making dinner, and thought I was going to pass out! I have never felt that way in my life, ever! My heart rate was extremely high, and my heartwas pounding! I took my BP and it was in the 180s (higher than off meds)! I just had a general "ill feeling". I took myself off this med, once realizing I was experiencing these side effects once starting the med. I am not a person to just quit taking something, without giving it ample time to work. But this, made me feel horrible! I didn't want to have a heart attack at 29 because my heart was pounding so hard! So I called my doc, and he changed me to a different med. | F | 29 | 3 days 5mg daily | 12/2/2013 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | lower legs and feet swelled so much that blood vessels burst and have left my legs with leopard spots. Left me extremely tired. Swelling took me to emergency where they suspected blood clots.2 Weeks off drug, and swelling starting to go down. Made me sick and damaged. | M | 64 | 2 years 10 mg 1X day | 11/16/2013 | 1 | high bp | painful joints constantly - most noticeably knees. swelling in joints like knees and ankles. extreme fatigue. total loss of libido. lethargy. | taking amlodipine | M | 64 | 1 years 2.5 mg 1X day | 11/15/2013 | 3 | idiopathic extreme HBP 200/120 | At first chest tightness and still occasionally....now leg swelling and foot edema, knee pain can be sharp, left lower arm and hand tingling when in bed in certain positions, weight loss (for some unknown reason i dont feel hungry as much which is fantastic because i am loosing weight) i have much more energy now but if i am late or miss a dose i become lethagic no energy feel foggy in the head and in general quite ill till i take a dose again!(i wonder why that is?) Still get spikes in bp but its from stress. Feel better on this med than without it. Weight loss is the side effect for me | F | 58 | 6 months 5MG | 11/14/2013 | 1 | hbp | VERY SCARY PANIC ATTACKS, HEADACHE , FEELING DOOMED, EYE PAIN, CHEST PAIN, A PROBLEMS BREATHING , WHICH WAS MY BREAKING POINT..DONT KEEP TAKING SOMETHING THAT MAKES U FEEL ILL... QUESTION WHEN WILL SIDE EFFECTS GO AWAY | F | 33 | 3 months 5mg | 11/9/2013 | 3 | High blood pressure | Norvasc was fine until it went generic.the generic made me tired and totally unmotivated,switched back to the real stuff and feel fine.I found the same thing with generic Lipitor.Looks like you get what you pay for DAMN!!! | M | 59 | 4 years 5mg | 9/9/2013 | 1 | Hypertension | This was one of 4 garbage meds prescribed to me by a kidney doctor to control my hypertension. I felt dizzy, weak, had swelling of my ankles. I called a pharmacist and asked him of the side effects of amlodipine...there were too many! I weaned myself off of all the high blood pressure drugs, Anyone wishing to know how, please contact me. ALL PHARMACEUTICAL MEDS ARE GARBAGE!! | M | 50 | 3 months 10 mg | 8/24/2013 | 1 | Coronary artery spasms | From June-November 2011, I experienced a half dozen coronary artery spasms, each of which sent me to the ER. I was put through all standard tests and more: bloodwork , EKG, MRI, lung function, checked for clots, GI issues...even checked for TB and eventually had a cardiac cath. Absolutely everything came back normal. After the cardiac cath, my GP put me on 10 mg/day Lexapro (anti-anxiety) and my cardiologist put me on 5 mg/day generic amlodipine besylate. Anxiety, racing pulse, trouble sleeping, exhaustion, sudden and precipitous weight gain (15 lbs), inability to lose weight, difficulty exercising, tingling arms and hands, painful and blurry vision, mood swings, extremely low bp, rapid pulse, and just plain misery. That was 18 months ago. | When I complained to my GP, he suggested adding another anti-anxiety med. I refused and started researching. Turns out the Imitrex tablets I had for migraine are known to cause coronary artery spasm, even in people that had no history of cardiac issues. I stopped taking them immediately and just suffer through the once monthly, three day long headaches. After discussing with both my GP and cardiologist, I tapered off the Lexapro in April with no significant ill effects. In April, I also cut the amlodipine to 2.5 mg/day. Three weeks ago, I halved that and ten days ago stopped completely. Many have asked about what they've experienced coming off amlodipine, and few have answered. Here's what's happened to me: tension headaches (never had before, feels like scalp is tight and eyes hurt; helped by 1 Aleve and a cup of coffee every time) for the first few days. Some twitching sensations in neck and upper chest muscles close to sternum. My bp has never been problematic (100/70 is normal, on amlodipine it was 95/55 (!!)) and I am back to normal. | F | 38 | 18 months 5mg 1X day | 7/9/2013 | 3 | Hypertension | Irregular heartbeat/palpitations that cause coughing. Leg cramps and swelling of legs, vertigo, memory loss. | This is the second time I have been on this medication. Although my BP was regularly 202/115 it is now a low of 132/79 since starting the drug again. Heart rate is 100+, as high as 151 resting. Before Norvasc it my heart rate was between 60 and 75 resting. Carvedilol and propranolol do not bring my heart rate down like they used prior to Norvasc so I am thinking it is the Norvasc. Suffered vertigo last time I took this med almost 14 years ago. Memory Loss is significant again. 14 years ago I would leave work and forget where I parked my car,now that I have started this medication again memory failure has started again. Fatigue and vertigo like some here mentioned has prevented a formerly physically active life. I am now very sedentary, almost bedridden but my BP is no longer in the danger zone. What a trade off. | M | 60 | 14 days 10 mg 1X day | 7/2/2013 | 3 | High blood pressure | Dizziness weakness feeling faint anxiety lack of interest in everything hot flashes headaches stomach problems general sick feeling aches and pains and depression | I started this along with diovan and I had minor side effects that ballooned into almost unbearable ones. The dizziness sent me to the er at least 3 times and they kept saying it was my ears then panic attacks followed .. I stopped the diovan thinking it was the problem did well for 2 days then now only on the norvasc ( generic) and I'm miserable again , I can barely function I feel like I'm going to fall over I'm unsteady on my feet headaches almost daily blurred vision no motivation or energy to do anything it controls my Bp from 140/90 to 110-120 over 75-80 .. But the trade off is my livelihood I can't go anywhere I can't do much of anything that requires to much effort. Missing tons of time off from work multiple er visits totaling in over a thousand dollars in co-pays .. I don't do anything but lay on the couch and cry because I feel so bad and when I do feel good it's short lived. This medicine is killing my spirit my relationships and my career | F | 42 | 1 years 5mg 1X day | 6/29/2013 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Almost immediately after beginning the generic form of Norvasc (Amlodipine Besylate), I began feeling an increase in anxiety and depression. It continued to worsen over the next 3 weeks until I was a hopeless mess. Everything made me want to cry. Didn't want to leave the house or see anyone. Couldn't think or do my job and every little task seemed extremely overwhelming. Anxiety level was through the roof. All I wanted to do is hide from the world and die. I stopped taking it 2 days ago. Anxiety is back down a bit. Hoping I continue to feel better. My doctor swears this drug doesn't contribute to anxiety/depression but from reading this site, it obviously does. | M | 45 | 21 days 5 MG 1X day | 6/17/2013 | 1 | high blood pressure | I had been taking the lowest dose of Amlodipine (Norvasc) for about a year and my doctor bumped me up to the next dosage. I have never felt so awful in my entire life- sick, depressed, no energy, terrible pain across the top of my shoulders, red face flushes.. like I was at the black bottom of a well with no way out. I found this website and thank you, thank you, thank you all for listing the side effects. I had been having some of them on the low dose and didn't even know it. I totally stopped taking it. It has taken about a month and I feel SO SO much better! Some of these medicines are so subtle you don't realized what they are doing to you until you stop taking them. At this point I am looking for natural remedies! | F | 64 | 2 months 1X day | 5/25/2013 | 2 | High blood p | Started at 5 mg but so much stress that didn't control bp. Went to 10 mg. Had tried 1 cardura right before but that caused racing heart. I had taken generic coreg for years but it made me SO sleepy & weight gain. Norvasc gave me flushing, hot ears, etc initially at the 5 mg. Going to 10 really upped side effects. Edema but the racing heart and high pulse! Really bad. Didn't realize it was this medicine. Now at 5 mg plus generic coreg for 1 wk then off norvasc & back to coreg until heart calms down. I also agree drs never want to say it's the medicine. Thing is every bp med has bad side effects- just which is lesser of evils. Awful. | F | 48 | 3 months 10 1X day | 5/10/2013 |