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 | hypertension | Worked well at first, lowered my pressure very nicely. About 2 months after starting the medication, I felt tightness in my calves and a blotchy, non raised, no symptom rash between my knees and ankles. I am an RN, so I ruled out the obvious bad stuff, tried fungal and hydrocortisone creams with no change. Researched on the Internet and sure enough, found others with the same symptoms. Rash disappeared once I stopped taking this medication. My MD was perplexed, as was my pharmacist. Told them you learn something new every day! On lisinopril/hctz 40/25, with no further issues and good control of my pre-stage1 hypertension. Found taking klonopin throughout the day too helps keep pressure nice and low as well. | F | 43 | 2 months 5mg | 6/6/2012 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Side effects didn't start immediately. In the last wo months I have extreme swelling in legs and ankles with red splotches, insomnia, going to bathroom every night every hour or so, numbness in one leg and hand, cough, so tired I feel I can't do anything, depression, weight gain, headache, stomach problems among other horrible feelings. I have a day job and don't think I'm going to be able to continue working unless something changes. I'm going to see my doctor this morning and hopefully get off this poison. | I have always had a very alert mental attitude, but now it seems to be too much trouble to think clearly. Mental confusion. Instead of being a leader as I always was, I feel like a child being led. | F | 69 | 9 months 10mg 1X day | 6/5/2012 | 1 | high blood pressure | both lower legs swollen,ankles size of baseballs | no side effects discussed by pharmacist nor doctor | M | 62 | 3 days 5 mg 1X day | 5/27/2012 | 3 | High Blood Pressure | 6'1 182lbs. Stressing for so long etc cause my pressure too go sky high .......First took the medicine felt okay for the first few days, and then noticed side effects such as extreme dizzy , light headness,tingle in body (arms/legs/chest). About weeks in the medicine it was on an off things nothing that lasted long. Until one day felt so dizzy need to go too ems and their told me to stop taking the medicine. I contact my doctor and he told me to take half the pill which I have and then went back to whole pill.As of Sunday just felt off just foggy in thoughts,lighthead, and some what feeling like throwing up, but did not. I can handle the effects and know it takes time even months for your body to adjust. | M | 33 | 6 weeks 5 MG 1X day | 5/7/2012 | 1 | hypertension | Swollen ankles, dry mouth, racing heart, stomach and back pain, severe leg cramps, night sweats, anxiety | Who does this drug benefit? | F | 49 | 3 weeks 2.5 1X day | 3/29/2012 | 3 | High blood pressure | Anxiety; paranoia. | Don't listen to any physician who tells you that "I've never heard of psychiatric side effects". Instead, read the many comments on this - and other - websites. So many folks cannot be wrong. | M | 66 | 6 years 5mg 1X day | 3/16/2012 | 1 | hpb | weight gain, night sweats,tingling in extremeties, back pain, joint pain an anxiety | Finally realized that norvasc is the culprit! | F | 63 | 2 months 5mg. 1X day | 2/22/2012 | 1 | high bp, hypertension | Flushing, tightness in head and chest, headache and extreme upper back pain which came on mid afternoon and was gone the next morning, these symptoms after about the second day on the med which made me decide to continue as they were mild enough to deal with...on the 14 day woke up in the middle of the night with swollen gums on one side of my mouth, top and bottom, very painful....have been off the drug three days and all other side effects have lessened but my gums are still bad and I am on Biaxin for what is supposed to be an infection...the Biaxin seems to have made the pain worse. I would say Norvasc or the generic which is what I am taking,(Amolopidine) should be used with caution, my brother on it and no problems and we are genetically almost twins and have basically the same tolerence for meds, so I am puzzled. I am hoping that the gum problem resolves soon and hope that the dental surgeon that I see on Friday who is also an MD knows something about Norvasc. The PA that presc | M | 69 | 2 weeks 5 mg 1X day | 2/22/2012 | 1 | HTN | WARNING! This drug precipitated a severe and rare form of migraine called vestibular migraine. I developed dizziness and racing heart 3 days after starting. I split the dose into 2.5mg twice daily with no change in symptoms. I stopped after 6 days and the dizziness eventually evolved into vertigo, brain fog, dizziness, head motion sensitivity, photo and phonophobia (i.e., a full blown migraine syndrome. One year later I am still sick and I have no history of migraine, or clues to a low migraine threshold (sound,motion, light, odor sensitvity, or Hx of HAs). This drug has ruined my life. I hope I can recover. I have seen other posts regarding this drug and propensity to cause migraine, and vertigo. You must be careful with calcium antagonists as they have far reaching effects in the human body. I would appreciate anyone's comments about this drug. | M | 46 | 6 days 5mg 1X day | 2/20/2012 | 5 | Spikes in blood pressure | Slight dizzy spell in one afternoon. Some weight gain but. Not. Sure if it is from norvasc | M | 64 | 3 weeks 2.5mg | 2/5/2012 | 3 | High Blood Pressure | Flushing, swollen and bleeding gums, burning mouth feeling, anxiety. At higher doses, extreme vertigo and dizziness. | I have been taking this for 9 months. The side effects were worse at first, but now have lessened somewhat. I tried to go up tp 5mg because my BP was still spiking to 150/100 at least once a day, but it caused extreme vertigo and dizziness, so I had to back off. Now a few months later, I am trying 5mg again, split up into two doses of 2.5 mg taken 12 hours apart. This seems to make it easier, I have been on the increased divided dose for four days now and so far no vertigo. The side effects are mild enough for me that I am still taking it as of now. | F | 48 | 9 months 2.5mg 1X day | 1/17/2012 | 4 | Blood pressure | Look!! These are side effects Of blood pressure meds. Alot of these effects are mind over matter. There not life threatening for god sakes. Just take it. I take it and yes it makes my feet tingle And my hands tingle and my face too. Take it at night so tou dont feel The effects during the day. Im a A paramedic myself and know what the effects are.. thats the side effects so deal with it !! | M | 40 | 6 months 5 mg | 1/14/2012 | 5 | High blod pressure | I am a pharmacist and I am reading this blog due to a patient that came into my store today, muscle aches/leg cramps are due to water pills/diuretics. Fatigue is due to beta blockers, Norbert causes edema, thats it people!... Make sure your consult your. Dr before you have hundreds of people stopping there medication! | M | 64 | 6 days 5mh 1X day | 1/12/2012 | 1 | blood pressure | Ankle swelling, pain, dry eyes, skin dryness | F | 56 | 2 months 5mg | 1/12/2012 | 1 | Hypertension | norvasc doesn't even work to lower my 148/86 blood pressure. makes me very tierd (fatigue) all day, even when I take 12hour sleep. | F | 13 | 1 months 5 mg | 1/11/2012 | 1 | Bp | After taking this Rx for 7 mos. I had a severe reaction. My tongue swelled up and I was transported by ambulance to the hospital. | F | 51 | 7 months 15 1X day | 12/31/2011 | 2 | HBP- recent weight gain | My calves bacame so sore I could barely walk. One night I had t just sit because I felt a tightning in my chest. My doc told me to take a half pill so basically I had taken 2.5 mgs. i am not going to use this medication again and just try to meditate and eliminate my stress naturally. | F | 36 | 3 weeks 5mg 1X day | 12/20/2011 | 1 | HTN | About 2-3 weeks after starting drug, developed tingling in arms and legs, chest pressure and feeling of passing out--first time while driving!! After that day, DAILY fatigue, chest pressure/pain, EXTREME dizzyness to the point of non function. Nauseated and headaches. Had EVERY less common, most extreme side effect. Went to ER at one point and all cardiac tests normal. Went back to my Dr and stopped this NASTY drug. BP still normal off it, and slowly feeling better (half life of this drug 50+ hours!!! so even when u stop, takes a while to rid from your system!!!) Be AWARE of what ur putting in your body | F | 34 | 30 days 15mg 1X day | 12/8/2011 | 1 | Hypertension | Pitting edema( especially of left knee and calf); neuropathy left leg;constipation and abdominal pain/swelling; facial flushing; swelling redness hands and feet; depression & decreased concentraion; insomnia | I think this website just saved my life, or at least my sanity. Nearly 500 anecdotal reports, mostly describing the range of as yet unexplained symptoms I have been having for the last 2 years must bear some significance. Like others I have been CT scanned, tested for blood clots and lupus and all tests have been negative. I also experienced "rare" intestinal angioedema and 5 hospitalizations due to lisinopril about 10 years ago. Although Norvasc and ACE inhibitors have different mechanisms edema is a shared outcome. I do not believe these side effects are as "rare" as physicians seem to often think and as one person noted on this site Rx list and other Pharma driven sites/resources downplay them. Gotta be your own health advocate! As with lisinopril I am pretty sure the symptoms will decline upon discontinuation of the drug. I am going to do that experiment | F | 51 | 5 years 10 mg 1X day | 12/3/2011 | 2 | high blood pressure | hideous foot swelling resulting in a broken foot stress fracture. Constipation not controlling spikes at all. | F | 66 | 1 years 10 mg 1X day | 11/30/2011 |