NORVASC Reviews (AMLODIPINE BESYLATE)Average Rating: 2.1 (780 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 | fatigue....stomach pain | F | 66 | 10 years | 5/4/2007 | 3 | High blood pressure | Numbness sensation & very severe pain in left foot. These symptoms appeared after about 2 months of starting Norvasc. Have now reached a stage where I believe it would be better to quit cold turkey rather than suffer the pain. | I started with a BP of 186/110. Dr put me on 10mg to start with. BP dropped to 120/80. Dr reduced dosage to 5mg & BP stabilised at 128/80. After 2 months the a pain appeared in my left foot - just like being hit by a hammer. Worse when there's bad weather coming. Completely stopped me from walking without walking sticks. | M | 48 | 8 months | 4/29/2007 | 4 | Hypertension | Slight feeling of detachment. | M | 46 | 10 months | 4/26/2007 | 2 | prehypertension | seemed to only intermitantly lower my blood pressure, as if my body wanted my blood pressure 135/80 and the drug wanted it 110/70. After about four weeks the Norvasc seemed to stabilized me at 125/75, but side effects began to occur. Ankle/feet swelling went from a nuisance to uncomfortable and undeniable. Am taking myself off of the drug tonight at ~5 weeks. | I'll try another way to reduce my blood pressure. | M | 52 | 35 days | 4/26/2007 | 2 | High Blood Pressure | Periodontist picked up gum imflammation during routine cleaning | M | 67 | 1 years | 4/23/2007 | 2 | for High Blood Pressure | Pain in legs, especially lower legs. Water build up causing swelling of lower legs. Fatigue. Thinning hair. | Norvasc caused water build up resulting in swelling of lower legs. Water pill was prescribed to help offset swelling. Developed muscle aches and pains I NEVER had before. Taking 5 mg a day. Norvasc helped lower my BP but the side efx became intolerable. I stopped taking it 2 days ago and am feeling improved already. | M | 59 | 7 months | 4/21/2007 | 3 | Blood pressure | I have noticed lower back muscle pain.This is very bothersome and it negatively impacts my daily activity. Sometimes, I wake up at night with an aching back. The pain feels like it'extends from my kindey to my hamstrings. On the other hand, I have to say it has lowered my BP. | M | 59 | 2 days | 4/15/2007 | 1 | High Blood pressure | My mother has been on Norvasc for 3 years, since she has had so many problems and it wasn't til now that i think it may be from this medicine. She has loss of muscle usage, can't even walk up the stairs anymore! Her legs are numb and swell, she had severe chest pains and has been to the hospital several times but everything checks out ok for the most part. She is always tired and can not get motivated to do anything. Also she has a headache that just wont go away. Do you beleive that it could be the Norvasc? I would really like to hear what you have to think, please contact me with your comments! | F | 46 | 3 days | 4/11/2007 | 2 | HBP | Heavy feeling with slight crampyness in legs after walking about a mile which is nothing to me as I normally walk at least 3 miles per day, so stopped taking it. | My friend had the same heavy leg feeling too. Although I never had the swelling which is a side-effect but my friend had that also, so stopped taking it too. His doc told him swelling was because a "baker's cyst" but really was the Norvasc. | M | 50 | 25 days | 4/10/2007 | 3 | HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE | ears get real hot for about 1/2 hour at night | have not seen a change yet in bp | M | 40 | 14 days | 4/8/2007 | 1 | high blood pressure/Angina | extreme tiredness/ no energy,headaches,joint/muscle pain, swollen hands/feet,chest pain,blurred vision,slow brain,hair loss,skin eruptions on face/chest,stomache pain | On Norvasc 5 yrs don't recommend to anyone! Complained for years Dr didn't believe norvasc causing problems not on any other meds.Finally insisted take me off since still need med will start Atacand tmmrw.Stand your ground afterall it's your body & health at stake. | F | 46 | 5 years | 4/4/2007 | 1 | High blood pressure | extreme shorness of breath, face and legs go very red and burn like a sunburn feeling depressed | only been on it 8 days am not taking anymore | F | 45 | 8 days | 4/3/2007 | 2 | angina/chest pain | insomia, fatigue, bad dreams, anxiety/depression, still experiencing chest pain | The cardiologist prescribed 2.5 mg dose, but it has not been very affective for me. The chest pains had subsided a bit, but the side effects are worrisome. | F | 38 | 1 months | 3/28/2007 | 4 | Hypertension | I take 3 medications for hypertension. Maxzide 75/50mg, Diovan 160mg and Norvasc 10mg. It took my nephrologist 3 years to get this combination right. It works, so what little side effects I have is worth it. Just a little leg swelling if I stand too long and occassional fatigue (that could be from just getting older). | F | 57 | 4 years | 3/18/2007 | 2 | high blood pressure | tingling in my arms, fatigue, what can i do to help? | M | 38 | 1 weeks | 3/5/2007 | 5 | highbloodpressure | fluid retention in arms and legs constipation lightheadedness | taking it in caduet form | F | 64 | 28 days | 2/28/2007 | 1 | Hypertension | Weakness in legs and a headache for 2 days and then a severe migraine that wouldn't go away. I still have "leftover" headache even though I stopped taking it. | F | 52 | 3 days | 2/19/2007 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | I started taking norvasc in combination with HCTZ. Recently I have found that I have decreased erection and lasting a short period of time. I just called my MD and I intend to discontinue the medication. I am 43 and NEVER had erection problem. I mean NEVER. The pressure went down some, but the anxiety associated with loosing my erection may have elavated my pressure again. I just want my erection back. | M | 43 | 23 days | 2/19/2007 | 1 | High blood pressure | Brain fuzziness. | NSM | F | 60 | 7 days | 2/17/2007 | 5 | High Blood Pressure | slight dizziness,slight chest pains | I was very hesitant to start any medicine,but an ER visit changed my mind,when my BP was 210/125. It lowered my pressure almost immediately with hardly any side effects. I take 10mg. | F | 43 | 1 years | 2/10/2007 |