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 |
| 3 | High blood pressure | Anxiety is through the roof. Lethargy and increased depression. Tired all the time | Not sure about any of this. If my dentist hadn't refused to even clean my teeth because of blood pressure, I would have never taken it. | F | 75 | 40 days 5mg 1X day | 5/16/2022 | 1 | High blood pressure | Symptoms of MS...everything...my anxiety got worse...I fell in a store...bad stomach pain...thought I had lupus or lyme disease too and all my tests kept coming back negative. Previous doctors made it like I was making it up. I have spots in my vision. What else, I mean Google the side effects I pretty have all. I'm numb from my right side of face down to feet...choke, chest pain, frequency of urination, I mean all of it! The most horrible experience of my life and I'm the one that figured I out....please don't take this med... | Horrible and should not be given to anyone! | F | 38 | 3 years 5 mg 1X day | 2/18/2022 | 1 | high blood presure | Major muscle weakness, loss of strength especially in legs. balance issues, terrible ringing in ears. itching, rash, anxiety. I got off this pill and I feel so much better. Everything went away and got better. | Don't take this pill | F | 60 | 8 years 10 1X day | 2/5/2022 | 1 | Hypertension | Itching, GI upset, insomnia, leg edema, restless legs, increased voiding and bladder was always felt full, irritability, very sleepy and fatigued. | F | 54 | 16 days 7.5 1X day | 1/23/2022 | 1 | HBP | Lower chest squeezing, severe anxiety, fatigue, double vision, tingling left arm and legs, severe GI problems, trouble thinking clearly, memory loss. Upper back and neck pain. All of these symptoms slowly got worse over time. | I stopped taking meds 3 months ago. All side effects got better except for my GI problems and tingly legs. | F | 4 months 5 1X day | 1/16/2022 | 1 | High blood pressure | Approximately 3 days after starting Norvasc I started with pain in my right calf muscle. As the days went on the pain got worse and traveled to the bottom of my foot to the top of my thigh. I called my cardiologists and he sent me to the ER. He thought I might have a blood clot. Ultrasound came back with no blood clots. I was sent home. After thinking about the time that I started the medicine and the time my pain started started to think they might be related. After finding this website I can now say this pain is from Norvasc. I also have tightening in my chest which as I read here is also a side effect. | I am am stopping this medication immediately. | F | 51 | 9 days 5 1X day | 12/28/2021 | 1 | High blood pressure | Started out on 5mg. I had some flushing, but nothing I couldn't deal with. My blood pressure wasn't improving, so my doctor increased my dosage to 10mg. The side effects started about 5 days after the increase. I developed diplopia (double vision) and it affected about 50% of my vision. I could feel the optic muscle at the top of my eye tightening or pulling. I had cramps in the large muscles in my legs, so I started taking calcium and that seemed to take care of the cramps. I also experienced anxiety, which is very unusual for me. After the 5th or 6th day of the increased dosage, I developed the double vision and stopped taking the amlodipine. As of this writing, I've been off the medicine for about 11 days. My double vision has improved from about 50% to about 20%. It's still very impairing, but I'm hoping it will continue to improve. | I have an appointment with an ophthalmologist in about a month (couldn't get anything sooner). Even if the double vision improves, I will be keeping my appointment to make sure there's no permanent damage. | F | 65 | 23 days 10mg 1X day | 12/20/2021 | 1 | Hypertension/ Heart disease | Just terrible. How can they justify pushing a drug like this? I had terrible side effects like 3 day in a row insomnia, heart palpitations, repeated hot flashes across my back, unsettling tremors, tingling in my hands. The most weird dreams I've ever had. Dont take this if you value your life and sanity. | M | 58 | 1 weeks 5 1X day | 11/30/2021 | 5 | Hypertension | No current side effects | Calm, no palpitations. | F | 52 | 0 weeks 5 mg 1X day | 11/1/2021 | 5 | blood pressure | Norvasc is an excellent BP med if you take the generic from Ascend Labs. It will have absolutely no side effects and I mean none nada. If you. take any one of the dozen generics made in India, China , etc you'll experience at minimum a half dozen of the listed.side effects. In fact you may sleep 20 hours a day and may find it difficult to walk among a wheelbarrow full of side effects. The drug is so cheap Customs has caught India manufacturers obtaining it from China and illegally bringing it into the US. Most have been caught. Remember BP meds are bot supposed to make you feel horrible. If they do and the doctor won't listen get another doctor if possible. Be fearless and don't get pushed around.and remember lowering your BP can make you feel better. . | 70 | 15 years 5mg 1X day | 9/25/2021 | 3 | Blood pressure | Tired, anxiety, depressed, leg feel heavy. The medication lowers BP. But side effects. After taking it for many years. Also notice white spots on skin. | F | 50 | 0 years 10mg 1X day | 8/28/2021 | 1 | hypertension | It took a few days for my body to adjust. At day 14 racing heart and high blood pressure about an hour after taking it. Trip to ER. They could find anything and upped my dose to 10 mg. Same reaction. Awake all night and afraid to sleep. | F | 54 | 14 days 5 mg 1X day | 8/28/2021 | 1 | High blood pressure | Severe anxiety. Tingling and numbness in arms and hands. Didn't control bp. Norvasc reduced my bp some, but didn't get it down to anywhere near normal. Started feeling tense and easily stressed within a few days of starting it. Over the next few weeks the stress got worse and worse. Ended up having anxiety attacks. Also got bouts of tingling and numbness in my arms and hands. My doctor insisted these were not side effects of the drug. Diagnosed me with anxiety disorder even tho I had never had any anxiety issues before taking this med. Went to another doctor who put me on a different blood pressure med. The panic attacks and tingling sensation went away and my BP finally went down. No problems with the new med at all. | There are nany HBP meds you can try if you have trouble with the one you're on. If you have side effects and your doctor doesn't believe you and won't change your med, find a new doctor. There are better doctors who listen and will find the right med for you. | F | 38 | 6 months 1X day | 5/14/2021 | 1 | Bp | Sensations in head , anxiety, gastric problems, aches , muscle tingling , and movements, left side numbness and tingling , vision problems, dizzy,lightheaded, brain fog, excessive tiredness | It's terrible | F | 39 | 7 weeks 5 2X day | 5/3/2021 | 1 | Hypertension | Muscle cramps, fatigue, headaches , numbness and tingling in leg and arms, anxiety excessive night sweats | Gp put me on the pill shouldn't have been taking it. Stop taking the pill and Going to stop going to that dr I don't like his practice anyway | M | 55 | 3 months 5 mg 1X day | 4/28/2021 | 1 | Hbp | Dry mouth, itching, heartburn, anxiety bad, nausea stomach pains . ETC, will be stopping ASAP | M | 37 | 6 days 2.5mg 1X day | 4/3/2021 | 1 | Blood pressure | Skin turned red first couple days, then the short of breathe,then bad headaches every morning,had fluid build up in lungs,now the itching all over body,body aches,muscle cramps & spasms,insomnia,anxiety is horrible,very agitated and brain fog,double vision. | It's a horrible medicine wish I never would of took it I'm stopping it and hoping these crazy side effects go away I just want my life back! | M | 34 | 30 days 10 mg 1X day | 3/1/2021 | 4 | Angina and High blood pressure | Cardiologist prescribed a very small 2.5mg dose to help with angina and add to my other blood pressure medications. I did not like this medication the first 2 days, I had numbness around my mouth, slightly burning itchy skin and painful toes. I also had weird feelings in my neck and throat veins. I'm happy I stuck it out as those symptoms went away for me. I now have more physical energy, am exercising again and don't feel so cold. The medication raised my resting heart rate from 50 beats a minute which was too low to 55 beats a minute. I wouldn't want to be on a higher dose as there is already a decrease in urine and I have a feeling this medication could cause sexual dysfunction in high doses. | I had a stent 5 months ago in my LAD heart artery and my RCA is still 50 percent blocked. I believe the norvasc has helped the blood flow with my partially blocked artery either by dilating it or allowing my heart to get more oxygen. I'm not out of breath climbing stairs now, exercise on the spin bike and feel like I have more physical strength. I had poor blood flow to my extremities prior with blue fingers in cold weather. Still get blue fingers, but not as bad. Chest pain is now gone and I feel more confident. | M | 53 | 2 weeks 2.5mg | 2/8/2021 | 1 | Horrible side effects. Balance problems, double vision, stomach problems, fatigue and more. Im off the meds for 1 1/2 month and still having side effect symptoms. Can anyone reply? Please help!! | M | 43 | 2 months 5mg 1X day | 1/29/2021 | 1 | Hypertension | HEAVY LEGS SOB EDEMA MORE NOTED IN LEFT ANKLE AND FOOT | F | 58 | 2 days 10 1X day | 12/24/2020 |