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| 3 | hypertension | edema in legs and feet, tiredness, red rash on lower legs and feet, sudden shortness of breath (I play tennis twice weekly). I'm also on Toprol, Lazix and cozaar AND lipitor and lopid !My cardiologis put me on 5 mg. Norvasc 8 wks ago (I had been on procardia a few yrs ago and had the same side effects (my family dr. prescribed) I didn't realize Norvasc was the same. I quit taking it 6 days ago--will contact my dr.next week. Also, my legs from the knees down are darker than normal. I read about this here..so I'm not imagining this difference (besides I know my body better than anyone)I do wear sunscreen due to the meds I have to take. BTW, it did help my B/P come down, but not at this cost. | F | 63 | 8 weeks | 9/10/2005 | 2 | Nypertension | I have had edema of bilateral lower extremities, severe headache, (almost to the point of being migraine), nausea, poor attention span (hard to focus and stay on task),fatigue and sinus congestion. After being on Norvasc the past 3 weeks it has finally lowered my systolic reading from 175 to 140 and the diastolic reading from 102-70, but is it worth continuing the medication with the above side effects? | I am working on my education to become a nurse practitioner, these symptoms would make me hesitatant to prescribe the drug. | F | 53 | 3 weeks | 9/10/2005 | 3 | hypertension | muscle soreness to point of cramps in legs; extreme fatigue which interferes with exercise -- have reduced my time and exertion at gym in half.. no dizziness or headache. | I take 2 other meds for HBP which I have been on for a long time without problems. MD recently added Norvasc 5 mg. in AM--as BP was creeping up..Cardio MD added Zetia-new statin med or better controll of cholesterol..It does have side effect of muscle sorenessbut blood test do not show any muscle "damage" So now I am wondering if Norvasc is the culprit | F | 70 | 6 months | 8/30/2005 | 1 | Hypertension | Immediate swelling of feet, and lower legs. Very uncomfortable. BP not controlled, so I feel that taking this med is worthless. Feel and lower legs are changing (darkening) in color---this has never happened before, and is totally associated with this prod. | Weighing pros and cons of this med, ------- I am sure there are better products for my very slightly elevated bp. | F | 56 | 6 months | 8/21/2005 | 3 | High Blood Pressure | A possible side effect may be Periodontal disease. I have had swollen, bleeding gums even after very consciencious dental care at home and intensive targeted dental treatment for a year and still ongoing. The patient information brochure on Norvasc says that you | I have fibromyalgia for which I take medication as well as hypertension and this makes determining which side effects are caused by which medications difficult. However, I could not find anything related to teeth and gums as a side effect of any other medication I am taking. Norvasc worked very well when the Dr. added it to the Cozaar (50mg) I was already taking and this combination lowered my pressure to 120/80 consistently. I just don't want to lose my teeth over this. I explained the dental problems to my Dr. and I asked her to prescribe another med; instead, she took me off Norvasc and I will monitor my pressure to see if now Cozaar is enough. My Dr. was not familiar with the side effect involving gums. I think dental problems were slow to develop since I had been on Norvasc for two years already when I noticed dental problems. The dentist says she is puzzled by the fact that my gums still have pockets a year after I started dental treatment. She said that my teeth are very | F | 58 | 3 years | 8/20/2005 | 5 | High blood pressure 160/95 | I stopped Toprol because of the depression, and for a week my bp was too high, but then after a week, it is consistently in the 130/80 range. However, my pulse is faster than normal, usually in the 70's to 80's. No side effects other than it calms me. | I am taking caduet, but it isn't listed in the database. | M | 59 | 4 months | 7/5/2005 | 3 | had blood clots/mini strokes | NO side effects really.. | Use it as a percaution..It is supposed to help reduce blood clots, so the specialist said.. I will keep taking it because the blood clots were not fun at all! | M | 30 | 8 times | 7/5/2005 | 3 | HBP (150/90) | Quite tired all of the time. All joints ache. Slight dizziness when standing up quickly. | Works moderately well. Taking 5 mg Norvasc daily, in combination with 5 mg Altace daily. Altace lowers BP to 145/80. Adding Norvasc has brought it down to around 132/80. I've only been taking the Norvasc for a week, so I'll wait to see if side effects get better or worse. I'm extremely active (cycle 200+ miles per week, swim 7-8 miles a week), and these side effects won't work for me. | M | 42 | 7 days | 6/7/2005 | 1 | to lower blood pressure | to many to subscribe, dry mouth,no energy,loss of sex drive,ichirash,aching joints, very shallow sleep, nausea, excessive thirst, | M | 73 | 2 years | 6/7/2005 | 3 | hypertension | On 5mg. once a day, had burning sensation in my face with accompanying redness and localized swelling. After that cleared had severe ankle/foot swelling. Had to stop this medicine. It worked very well, however, in reducing my blood pressure relatively quickly. | If you don't get the side effects, it works great. | F | 54 | 6 weeks | 6/6/2005 | 3 | High blood pressure | Constant tiredness, almost daily swelling of extremities (now taking a water pill), nausea if not taken with food Recently find myself very short of breath after mild exertion, not sure if it is related | In combination with Altase, reduced blood pressure to healthy level, also no more severe headaches | F | 51 | 30 days | 6/3/2005 | 3 | High blood pressure | Constant tiredness, almost daily swelling of extremities (now taking a water pill), nausea if not taken with food Recently find myself very short of breath after mild exertion, not sure if it is related | In combination with Altase, reduced blood pressure to healthy level, also no more severe headaches | F | 51 | 30 days | 6/3/2005 | 1 | High blood pressure | Dropped BP to 130/80 from 156/90. Started to get bruised easily, mild jauntis and swollen left ankle. Bruising symtomatic of erythema nodosum. Also caused skin on face to itch and become very dry. Cortisone 1% cream on face every 3 days eliminated face problem (don't try this without Dr's ok.) | Originaly I was on LOTENSIN wich caused severe skin flaking and dryness on face. Bruising problem was much less than with NORVASC. I am thinking of asking to go back on LOTENSIN and using Cortisone for the face problem to see what happens. | M | 53 | 30 days | 5/27/2005 | 3 | Blood Pressure control | Lower energy level | Had one long stent put in back about 3yrs ago. Was riding bike to work and had angina daily in the mornings during ride in but subsided. Was in denial for a week. Finally that Friday, had angina and took 2 aspirin, called GP Doc and talked to nurse. She said to immediately go to emerg rm. Rode bike to emerg. rm. EKG tests, and extensive testing done. Hosp really milking ins co at this point. Tuesday following week was getting stent put in, shocking....Was on Accupril 40mg, and Verelan. Had 1st encounter with Cardio Stent Doc. Stent was put in due to blockage-angina. Ins Co changed policy on paying for Verapimil, so asked Cardio Stent Doc. to pick an equivalent off Ins Co list. He picked 5 mg Norvasc. Was on 5 mg Norvasc for 3 yrs, no real problems except low physical energy. May 10,2005-had the radioacive dye test with treadmil for first time to see if heart muscle is getting good blood flow. New Cardio Doc. showed me pics and said 3 yrs ago when experiencing angina during bike rides that I apparently had a heart attack. Blood flow appears diminished now to one area of heart muscle. Consequently, CardioDoc takes me off of 10 mg Norvasc, and puts me on Lopressor 25 mg two times a day. Taking 25 mg with food at 6 am and 25 mg with food at 9pm with my Lipitor 10 mg. CardioDoc did not explain twice a day regimen. Pharmacist said BP meds should be given according to body's natural clock. She said heart attacks mostly occur between midnight and 6 am. Lopressor generic is Metoprolol which is less expensive. Beta blocker slows heart beat and reduces load which is supposed to lower BP. My Morning BP checked at 150/100 which seems high. Writing down BP checks and checking blood sugar levels. Doing walks to support exercise regimen. Beta blocker is a new thing for me, side effects are always on my mind. Recently went in for upper resp inf, saw 2 GP docs and one asthma doc, BP was 150/95 at all three checks...not one word about these numbers being abnormally high. I asked CardioDoc, he increased Norvasc from 5mg to 10mg. Was on the higher dose for 1 week, then following radioactive stress treadmil, CardioDoc took me off Norvasc and put me on Beta Blocker 2 times a day. BP still higher than I would like. Going for a walk and will recheck. You must ask as many questions as doctors will take to cover all bases. You are your own best advocate 24/7. A 15 min or less office call every year will not give adequate coverage of a medical condition that could kill you. Change doctors, most are over loaded, and can only care so much for their many patients. Have one of your kids go to med school, or marry a doctor. Have one of your kids go to law school, or marry an attorney. Also need an engineer and a computer scientist in the family. Okay, also need a good stock broker and real estate agent in the family, now your covered....good luck with circadian clock and BP monitoring. Get a home BP meter...check it often...Wilford Brimley | M | 56 | 3 days | 5/22/2005 | 3 | Blood Pressure control | Lower energy level | Had one long stent put in back about 3yrs ago. Was riding bike to work and had angina daily in the mornings during ride in but subsided. Was in denial for a week. Finally that Friday, had angina and took 2 aspirin, called GP Doc and talked to nurse. She said to immediately go to emerg rm. Rode bike to emerg. rm. EKG tests, and extensive testing done. Hosp really milking ins co at this point. Tuesday following week was getting stent put in, shocking....Was on Accupril 40mg, and Verelan. Had 1st encounter with Cardio Stent Doc. Stent was put in due to blockage-angina. Ins Co changed policy on paying for Verapimil, so asked Cardio Stent Doc. to pick an equivalent off Ins Co list. He picked 5 mg Norvasc. Was on 5 mg Norvasc for 3 yrs, no real problems except low physical energy. May 10,2005-had the radioacive dye test with treadmil for first time to see if heart muscle is getting good blood flow. New Cardio Doc. showed me pics and said 3 yrs ago when experiencing angina during bike rides that I apparently had a heart attack. Blood flow appears diminished now to one area of heart muscle. Consequently, CardioDoc takes me off of 10 mg Norvasc, and puts me on Lopressor 25 mg two times a day. Taking 25 mg with food at 6 am and 25 mg with food at 9pm with my Lipitor 10 mg. CardioDoc did not explain twice a day regimen. Pharmacist said BP meds should be given according to body's natural clock. She said heart attacks mostly occur between midnight and 6 am. Lopressor generic is Metoprolol which is less expensive. Beta blocker slows heart beat and reduces load which is supposed to lower BP. My Morning BP checked at 150/100 which seems high. Writing down BP checks and checking blood sugar levels. Doing walks to support exercise regimen. Beta blocker is a new thing for me, side effects are always on my mind. Recently went in for upper resp inf, saw 2 GP docs and one asthma doc, BP was 150/95 at all three checks...not one word about these numbers being abnormally high. I asked CardioDoc, he increased Norvasc from 5mg to 10mg. Was on the higher dose for 1 week, then following radioactive stress treadmil, CardioDoc took me off Norvasc and put me on Beta Blocker 2 times a day. BP still higher than I would like. Going for a walk and will recheck. You must ask as many questions as doctors will take to cover all bases. You are your own best advocate 24/7. A 15 min or less office call every year will not give adequate coverage of a medical condition that could kill you. Change doctors, most are over loaded, and can only care so much for their many patients. Have one of your kids go to med school, or marry a doctor. Have one of your kids go to law school, or marry an attorney. Also need an engineer and a computer scientist in the family. Okay, also need a good stock broker and real estate agent in the family, now your covered....good luck with circadian clock and BP monitoring. Get a home BP meter...check it often...Wilford Brimley | M | 56 | 3 days | 5/22/2005 | 2 | High Blood Pressure | Weight gain, slow heart beat of 54, palpitation, water retention, lost sex drive. Was taking 5mg never really controled blood pressure. Doc up to 10mg which increase weight gain but lower blood pressure. Gained over 40lbs and I worked out 30 mins to an hour every day and diet consist of veggies, fruit, chicken, fish and very low salt intake. I shared side effects with Doc, but she said it was just my imagination. I asked for water pills to control weight gain but she sent low salt diet instead by mail. I changed Doc and bp medication to Cozaar along with a duretic. Have not tried the Cozaar as of yet. Will start tomorrow. | F | 54 | 2 days | 5/20/2005 | 2 | High Blood Pressure | Fatigue, lack of concentration. | I am studying for an exam, no way I can take an exam while on Norvasc. | 54 | 1 months | 5/11/2005 | 4 | High Blood Pressure | None so far, kinda researching into possible one now. | 21 | 3 weeks | 5/10/2005 | 1 | hypertension | I've been on Norvasc about 6 weeks and I have been experiencing headaches, nausea, fatigue and dizziness. These side effects have gotten worse the longer I stay on this medication. | I am going to see my doctor about taking me off Norvasc and replacing it with something else. | F | 81 | 6 weeks | 5/9/2005 | 1 | High BP at 140/90 and 185 lbs | Blood pressure initially came down about 15 points but after a few days I felt like I was not breathing deeply at night like a person should, although I didn't feel short of breath. I can feel my pulse in my ears. Had to open the window. Blood pressure went up during the night, went to doctor instead of work, doctor raised dosage to 10 mg thining I was not on enough medicine. | After five more days on the higher dosage, BP dropped to 122/85. Ended up in ER with chest pains, all tests showed no problem, including cardio stress test. Why is it since taking this medicine I have nearly been in the ER twice? ER doctor said Norvasc would not do this but I think he's wrong. Swollen red legs yesterday, today I was taken off Norvasc and put on a new medicine. Happy because I think Norvasc lowered my BP too much at night when no one measured it, I measured it on arousal today and it was 98/65 with pulse of 57! Too low! Lack of oxygen will cause angina. After waking up it went to 120/85. I probably would have died in my sleep on this medicine. I saw my doctor three times after starting this medicine! | F | 45 | 14 days | 5/6/2005 |