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 |
| 4 | high blood pressure | occasionally slight swelling in ankles/feet | F | 63 | 3 months 10 mg 1X day | 11/23/2010 | 3 | Hypertension | Urine turned yellow with an odor from day one. After 3 months returning to normal with some days still yellow. Leg pain now beginning, lower back pain, also. Not sure if these daily headaches I'm now having are due to Norvasc, but will give it a little more time unless the pain becomes intolerable. I have always exercised, weight is good, and I am healthy. First findings of HBP just over 3 months ago after a bout of unexpained severe muscle pain on upper left back, right after I received the Shingles vaccine. Bp was 190/95 now 138/80 and lower. | F | 66 | 100 days 5mg 1X day | 11/15/2010 | 2 | hbp/stroke | my dr increased me to 10 mg. Terrible constipation and gained 17 lbs. almost overnight. Could not do my exercizes or walk. I had taken cozaar for years but medicare would not pay. | I cannot lose the weight and it's in my stomach. Now taking atenolol which is even worse. My life has no joy. | F | 72 | 15 months 5mg 1X day | 11/7/2010 | 4 | High Blood Pressure | None. | I found that Norvasc works well over time. Along with a combination of Lisinopril HCTZ (x2, my BP as finally lowered from 170-140/110-100 range to now below 120/80. I can only hope that this continues, but only time will tell. | F | 48 | 1 years 10MG 1X day | 10/27/2010 | 4 | High blood pressure | Absolutely no side effects! I take it in the early evening & sleep better than usual | I can't say as though it has made much of a difference in my BP. Everytime I take it at home, it's consistently high. At my 3 week check-up after being put on Norvasc, the dr said my # showed some improvement, but it was an 8am appt. BP is always lower when you first wake up. | F | 32 | 4 weeks 5mg 1X day | 10/27/2010 | 1 | NFG | nfg | M | 50 | 2 years 30 1X day | 10/27/2010 | 1 | hypertension | Felt great the first few days taking the Norvasc but on the forth day I woke up feeling like my head was in a bucket with severe buzzing in my head. Didn't really put two and two together immediately but called my Dr on the fifth day and he told me to stop taking it immediately. I then looked up the side effects and found that tinnitis is a rare side effect of the drug. Even though I stopped the drug a week ago I still have tinnitis. | F | 59 | 5 days 5mg 1X day | 10/25/2010 | 3 | high blood pressure | Believe this medication caused a blackout or a period of unconsciousness. Had balance problems while standing in kitchen, then woke up on sofa hours later with no memory of getting to the sofa or why I was there. My whole body had pain that I have never experienced, as well as trembling, numbness and disorientation. When I stood up and went back to kitchen I could not concentrate or keep my balance. Then I began to nod out while standing. My head would drop, as happens when one falls asleep in an upright position. Thank god this woke me up and prevented a fall. I struggled with this a few times and went to bed. Had a complete assessment of all possibilities and they all came back to Norvasc as the likely cause. Took about 24 hours to shake the effects. | Have swelling around eyes, and puffiness in knees and ankles. Also have profound weakness, blurred vision and slight dizziness. | F | 49 | 6 months 1X day | 10/23/2010 | 1 | Slightly Elevated BP | A few days after starting this medication; I went on vacation to FL. I got this rash on my legs while there, but thought little of it as I am prone to heat rash. But since returning; the rash continues. It usually starts after I've been on my feet for a while. Gets really red and warm; and then goes away after I get off my feet. I want off this drug asap, but of course my Doc is on vacation and NP wont help me unless she sees the rash (which doesn't happen until after business hours usually) I cut my pill in half to 2.5 last night, and want to get off it ASAP. | I didn't even NEED to start taking this drug; my BP was 130/90.. I want off it! | F | 30 | 18 days 5 1X day | 10/20/2010 | 5 | bp | None, as I lost weight it was gradually decreased as my bp went down | F | 67 | 8 years 5 1X day | 10/9/2010 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Burns my chest, I cant take the whole pill at once. Makes me feel depressed, sometimes my body radiates a lot of heat after I take it. | I do not like the affect it has on my persona. I feel like a zombie and cannot function. | M | 51 | 3 months 5mg 1X day | 9/22/2010 | 1 | Hypertension | Dizziness, nausea, hardly any energy, insomia, dry cough, heart palpitations, tingling in hands and feet, mutiple sinus infections. I spoke to my PCP about the side effects and she told me to stop reading them, because that usually makes them worse. I wish the doctors would believe us! | I stopped taking this for about a day, and started to feel better. Also, was in the hospital for about three day, and they did not give it to me and I felt fine and BP was normal. I have a followup with my PCP next week and I am going to demand something else. This is horrible. | F | 43 | 90 days 5/10 1X day | 9/14/2010 | 1 | High blood pressure | A day or two after starting this drug that my doctor assured me would be safe, I experienced crippling depression, complete lack of concentration, fatigue, and depersonalization. I feel like I'm losing it. My heart rate increased, and my blood pressure stayed the same. My vision is sometimes blurry and my I find it difficult to focus my eyes. This is the worst I have ever felt from a drug. | I'm glad to find I'm not alone. I think Norvasc needs to be investigated by the FDA. Something is going on that doesn't seem to be documented properly. Doctors need to be aware of how severe the crushing psychiatric side effects can be with this drug. Besides the frightening side effects, Norvasc raised my heart rate by about 15 BPM and did nothing for my blood pressure. | M | 32 | 10 days 5 MG 1X day | 9/14/2010 | 4 | High blood pressure | None - I would think if I was going to experience any side effects, I would have by now. | F | 69 | 20 days 2.5 mg 1X day | 9/9/2010 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | I'm speaking for my mother who is not longer able to think for herself. She had depression, anxiety, ankle swelling, and the last 3 years she started having dementia problems and it got so bad that we had to place her in a home. Elderly people really need to be watched closely while on meds since they can have more problems with them. | There is a serious side effect listed, "loss of sense of one's self or place" and that's about the state my mother got into. So sad. She was also getting too much thyroid for years, which drove up her BP, so she's now suffering needlessly from prescribed drug abuse. | F | 84 | 1X day | 9/1/2010 | 2 | blood pressure | Awful. Extreme fatigue to the extent that I had to cancel plans and was afraid to drive, inability to concentrate, memory problems, depression, racing heart. Felt like I'd aged 20 years in a week. Find it hard to believe that only 1 percent of patients have adverse reactions. Have switched to a beta blocker and am much better. | Don't ignore or think that you're imagining side effects just because they're not listed in the studies. There's something going on with this drug that's under-reported. | F | 44 | 14 days 5/10 1X day | 8/31/2010 | 5 | hypertention | occassional tiredness | I've tried other HBP meds with terrible side effects. So far, Norvasc has been great for my blood pressure and is heart friendly. I've had several EKG's and all have been great. I have been on thyroid meds for the past three years and as long as I take the two meds, four hours apart they work well together. The generic form of Norvasc did not work for me. With diet and moderate exercise 3x weekly, my BP has gone as low as 96/60. However I average 117/72 with diet and moderate exercise. I believe you have to be your own avocate and find the right drug that works for you. Some side effect we may have to live with in order to maintain a decent quality of life. | F | 52 | 18 years 10mg 1X day | 8/18/2010 | 3 | HBP | After 3 or 4 hours on my feet, my legs become very hot, bright red and swollen, especially my ankles and feet. Bruise very easily because of this. But swelling goes if sit with feet up for half an hour or so, but will come back if on feet again. Also feel incredibly tired and unmotivated, which has been since taking the medication. Do feel depressed sometimes, may be medication. Have gained weight, may be medication, not sure, could be due to lack of exercise due to fatigue. Horribile taste in dry mouth in morning which is since taking the medication. It has brought my BP down though. | Was on 5mg and had no symptoms. It was when i changed to 10mg then i seemed to have these side effects | F | 39 | 7 months 10 1X day | 8/14/2010 | 4 | Hypertension | A little dizzy the first day or two. then OK. I seem to be urinating more now. BP is down to 120/80 | M | 65 | 14 days 5 mg 1X day | 8/11/2010 | 3 | HBP | Severe dizziness, fatigue. I seem to have one good day followed by one day when I can't do much of anything. I have a hard time concentrating and can't read for any length of time. My blood pressure has dropped to within normal range (av. 127/76 the last 4 days) but it had only recently gone high (still undergoing tests to find out why) My last check up May 4th my b.p. was 118/72 and somewhere between that date and July 4th it went up to 188/103 and I don't know why. I do not like this medicine and refuse to accept that I am going to be on medication for the rest of my life so I am following the DASH diet, exercising when I am not dizzy and trying to relax. The days when I am dizzy make me HATE this drug but the fact that my pressure is normal makes it OK. Hopefully I will be able to stop taking it soon. This SUCKS! | F | 48 | 12 days 10MG 1X day | 7/23/2010 |