LOTREL Reviews (AMLODIPINE BESYLATE; BENAZEPRIL HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 2.5 (412 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare LOTREL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LOTREL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | HBP | I am experiencing the cough, fatigue, mild depression. BUT what concerns me more is the recent blurrinesss of my vision. Is anyone else experienced this after taking. I am having a terrible time focusing so that I can not read anymore. | F | 49 | 2 months | 7/5/2007 | 5 | Essential hypertension | Initially, minor dizziness when taken on empty stomach (Lotrel 10/20). When taken with food, dizziness diminished. After a couple of weeks, dizziness disappeared. No side effects since then. Hypertension is under control with most BP readings being low 120's to low 130's over low 70's to mid 80's), but attempts at reducing dose diminished control (despite losing weight, joining a gym and regular aerobic/weight lifting exercise). Had to resume the higher dose. | Previous medications (beta blockers and diuretics) either alone or in combination did not mitigate hypertension (frequently BP readings were mid 140's over 100 to 110). Side effects with other medications were present (uneasiness, nervousness) of which most alarming was a heart rate which dropped into the high 40's, never seemed to exceed 60 bpm. | M | 43 | 2 years | 6/30/2007 | 1 | high blood pressure bottom number | Rash on stomach, swoolen eyes, stopped up right ear, swoolen knees, soar feeling from throat to stomach, did not lower blood pressure bottom number, lethargy and depression. BUT WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT FRoM A combination of brazilian snake venum and wasp venum. I think that was what I found when looking it up. I am shocked that I was not told this in advance. All the side effects I am reading about are similar to those of snake bite or wasp, etc. So much for modern medicine. I am very dissapointed. Maybe just doing natural things is just as effective as venum from creatures. | I would never take this medicine again. | F | 49 | 6 days | 6/30/2007 | 2 | hbp | Lotrel 5/10mg,..worst headache I ever had at the start of meds, joint pain, nagging little coughs, weight gain, erection problems, right leg cramps,insomnia,anxiety | it did lower my blood pressure but the side effects outweigh the benefits, HBP is the silent killer, I felt like hell every day and wish I was dead..I hate this medicine.. | M | 3 years | 6/29/2007 | 3 | clogged artery and high bp | Coughing, bronchitis, takes 30 minutes to wake and rise, muscle cramps | I am now going to the chiropractor a lot and am wondering if Lotrel may be why. I get sore muscles when I walk very much and get dizzy more than ever. I've cut salt and have a cigarette quit date of next Friday. I was taking 1 Wellbutrin a day for a couple of yrs and now I take 2. Could Lotrel really go against my other meds? | F | 47 | 2 years | 6/27/2007 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Constantly coughing and hacking, which after calling the dr, developed into Bronchitis. DO NOT TAKE LOTREL | M | 50 | 10 days | 6/23/2007 | 2 | High Blood pressure | dry cough, anxiety, uneasiness, feeling of impending doom | The dry cough began immediately. I started on 5/20 and now am on 5/40. I have had this tremendous unease and feeling of anxiety, general depression about my life and sleeplessness. | M | 50 | 30 days | 6/18/2007 | 5 | high BP | I would say that I have a rare dry cough but much better than when I was taking Lotensin. It does on excellent job of maintaining my BP. The cough is a well known side effect of all the ACE inhibitor drugs, and Lotrel is nowhere near the worse. Besides why would you just blindly do anything, after all it is YOUR health, take some responsabilty and learn about your condition the diffrent types of meds for it, and known side effects. There are now 4 classes of meds for HTN, one of which more than likely will work for you. Just remember not everyone is effected the same way with any med. Because someone else has problems does not mean that you will. I think that if your MD suggests a med at least give it a try, you can always stop taking it if you do run into problems. To those who are saying that this, or any other, med should be pulled from the market or other such silliness. For each of you there are several others that are taking this med with no difficulty what so ever, and it is | M | 55 | 12 months | 6/14/2007 | 2 | high blood pressure | pain started in my knees shortly after I started taking Lotrel. I have been taking it for over a year and the pain in my knees has become so sever it is now difficult to walk and I feel like I am 80 years old. Until reading this web page I wasn't sure that it was from the Lotel. I had asked my doctor before and he said that joint pain should not be caused by this med...I am going to discontinue its use for a while and see if things change | F | 53 | 1.5 years | 6/14/2007 | 3 | Blood pressure | Terrible cough. I stopped smoking about 4 months ago and started Lotrel around the same time. Thought my coughing was my body getting rid of the nicotine but I don't think so now, thanks to this site. The coughing is during the day and worse at night. The only way I could sleep was to take Coricidian for HBP cold & cough medicine or sugar free cough syrup. I had gastric by-pass about seven years ago so that is why the sugar free cough syrup. Some fatigue but I had that attributed to my job. Time to re-evaluate a few things with my doctor. | F | 42 | 4 months | 6/12/2007 | 2 | High Blood Pressure | Light headedness disabling me from being able to focus at work - I sit at the computer numb. Pain in my chest. Burning in chest, burning at neck and down arms. Intially it hurt to walk on my feet first thing in the morning. Initially, had a hard cough if I woke up at night. Now I can't sleep at night if I take 2 5/20 Lotrel's a day, one in the am and one in the evening. Called Heart Doctor after taking this medication for a month to complain about the light headedness. She doesn't know why I'm having this and asked if I have other medical problems. My joints seem stiffer. If I lay down, I go into a deep sleep so I'm not real productive at home anymore because I'm sleeping all the time. Cuts my appetite and did lower my newly found blood pressure problem, but after reading others comments I don't want to take this drug. My Heart doctor increased the prescription, but I will be calling him today to tell him I will not take Lotrel anymore. Another solution will have to be found | thank goodness for this website as I feel awful and was not getting feedback from my doctor that it could be the side effects. My Mother kept asking me if it could be the side effects so I went to the internet to find out. I think, we, the people should push back to them, the doctors. | F | 55 | 1 months | 6/12/2007 | 1 | hypertension | didnt have any side effects when taking atenolol but bp still elevated,accdg to my doctor who recommended lotrel. took it for a couple of days and already felt woozy and, after my regular jog, felt pain on my right heel. now on my first week of taking lotrel, my whole right leg feels stabbing pain, i could hardly walk. | i rate it a 1 and would recommend fda take it off the market. | F | 44 | 1 weeks | 6/1/2007 | 2 | High blood pressure | Fatigue, general feeling of malaise, can't clear throat | M | 68 | 19 days | 5/31/2007 | 4 | Hypertension | A little hypotension. Not untolerable though. No edema. No cough. My BP stays within a range of 125/70 and 116/60. Good place for it to be. Don't know if I'm cured but my BP is definately controlled. No reason for anyone to not try it. If the side effects are too much, then tell your doctor. No reason for people to tell scare stories like what they experienced will happen to everyone. Personally, I think it's helping save my life. | F | 46 | 1 years | 5/28/2007 | 1 | To lower my blood pressure | I'm up typing this email now because I'm sick to my stomach and the coughing has started again. Of course it's 1:28 in the morning and I'm truly exhausted. I haven't taken the drug for two days now, so someone please tell me how long it will take to get this crap out of my system? Help!! Thanks! | This is a continuation of the last email sent on 5/25. I guess in my frustration I typed a little too much! A little advice, don't take Lotrel! | F | 42 | 3 weeks | 5/25/2007 | 1 | To lower my blood pressure | Absolutely the scariest experience of my life! I thought I was dying! After 3 weeks of using this horrible drug, I have a chronic cough that is off and on all day and is especially horrific at night time. I stopped taking Lotrel 2 days ago after reviewing this site. Thank you! You saved my life! I've been to 4 doctors all of whom recommended this ridiculous drug. It almost killed me! I had a CT scan to make sure I didn't have cancer! Prior to the scan, doctor's were treating me for bronchitis. I have spent a lot of time and money and would have probably never figured it out had it not been for this site! I can't believe none of the doctor's mentioned any of these side effects to me! Next began the stomach pain and nausea feeling. I even vomited once and currently as I write have an upset stomach! Awful, awful, awful feeling and experience that I do not wish on anyone! This drug should be removed from the market immediately! I'm up late typing this email now because the | Hate the drug!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was a death trap for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | F | 42 | 3 weeks | 5/25/2007 | 2 | high blood pressure | severe intermitent muscle cramps, severe pain in hip, severe pain in toes, severe lower back pain, nightmares, tiredness, fatigue (never had of these before taking lotrel) | M | 53 | 3 years | 5/12/2007 | 2 | HB | HB is a side effect of taking Indomethocin for my arthritis. It lowered by pressure to 130/78 within a few days but by the end if the week it dropped to 110/54 and I could't bend over without experiencing severe dizziness. My doctor stopped it, and dizziness went away. | F | 58 | 2 weeks | 5/10/2007 | 2 | HBP | After 4 days, I started experiencing fatigue during the day. I was also having problems sleeping at night. At 6 days, I experienced pressure on my chest and anxiety. An EKG came back as absolutely normal. Still not sleeping well. Day 9, I woke up with a mild burning sensation through my chest and down my arms. It's almost as if I could feel my veins dilating. A very uncomfortable feeling which has me not taking the medicine at day 10. A call to the Dr. tomorrow and I will most likely try lifestyle changes than medication. I refuse to live with all the side effects and potential problems the medication might cause. | One week prior to starting Lotrel, I was on Coreg, but my Dr. changed it due to my asthma. There was a bit of fluctuation with the Coreg. Once on Lotrel, I will admit the BP came down and was steady - in the 110s/80s range. Prior to that, my BP was in the 150s and 160s. On average it's in the 130s. The side effects are too invasive for me to want to continue with this. | F | 36 | 9 days | 5/6/2007 | 1 | hb | I started taking Lotrel 5/10 2 years ago and could not understand why I would cough all the time. I also had very bad pain in all my joints. I could hardly walk after a long day at work. I even had trouble driving my car from the pain. I can't seem to get my doctor to believe me. He was going to give me a anti-depresstion drug. He told me people who are depressed have joint pain. I think it's the Lotrel!!!!!!!!!! | F | 37 | 2 years | 5/2/2007 |