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 |
| 5 | HBP | None | I take Lotrel/Diovan and Ziac - BP is 130/90 - no side effects. I've been on Diovan and Ziac for over 4 years - been taking Lotrel for 2 weeks. ( And yes the plumbing works fine! ) | M | 45 | 14 days | 4/25/2007 | 5 | HBP | Little to no swelling in lower legs compared to norvasc. I notice a slight dry cough some days. | Small sacrifice for taking my normal reading from 155/92 to 125/78. I reccomend to give it a try. | M | 32 | 45 days | 4/25/2007 | 4 | high blood pressure | I haven't experienced any yet but I am on the look out based on some of your descriptions. How long until you begin to feel/see noticeable results?? The doctor said 1-2 weeks. | F | 40 | 2 days | 4/20/2007 | 1 | hbp | Severe swelling in legs, feet and ankles. Very fatigued | The swelling in my legs was so severe that I developed "pitting" in my skin and it would leak clear fluid for a week at a time, even taking Lasix did not help, was constantly tired, would fall asleep sitting straight up. Doc switched me to Diovan HCT, same thing happened. I was the one who finally said enough was enough and proved over a 48 hr period it was the meds. He finally apologized and agreed. I just happen to be ACE and ARB intolerant, we are searching for other meds. In my opinion both Lotrel and Diovan should be pulled off market. My legs have never gone back to where they were before taking either drug, I believe they did some tissue damage. It will not suprise me one bit to see these 2 drugs involved in class action lawsuits in a few years. | F | 4 months | 4/18/2007 | 2 | hbp | on second day I got the chills, teeth chattering, dizziness and weakness. I thought maybe I had the flu. I am exhausted in morning and it gets worse as day progresses. | My MD changed my blood pressure meds to lotrel because I had asthma, and thought a change would help. now I feel much worse. I think the lotrel is making me worse. | M | 68 | 14 days | 4/17/2007 | 5 | high blood pressure | great drug - I'M HORNEY ALL THE TIME,THE WIFE LOVES IT !!! | M | 8 months | 4/13/2007 | 3 | HBP | Muscle cramps in back and legs from the Norvasc portion. I know this because I had the same feeling with leg heavyness just walking a short distance when I tried plain Norvasc. | Switched to plain Benazepril without the Norvasc and cramps went away. | M | 50 | 15 days | 4/10/2007 | 2 | HBP | This is an additional to my submital below. I remembered that I also had hip pain that actually felt like my hip would come out of the socket when I would be walking. I would have to stop until the feeling went away. It would happen about every other day. My knees kind of felt like they too would come unjointed. | Now remembering all the muscle cramps and hip and knee trouble I'm thinking that the Norvasc part of this med is really bad. I don't notice these troubles now that I'm on plain benazapril. | M | 50 | 25 days | 4/10/2007 | 1 | HBP | COUGH ALL THE TIME! | I hate this medication. I will never take it again. I cough constantly, a dry hacking cough, it never stops. I have a constant sore throat with a tickly feeling all the time. I cannot sleep well at night. I have to raise my pillow and sleep with my head elevated to get any sleep at all. When I finally do get to sleep, I want to sleep all day, tired all the time, normal household chores are a nightmare for me to get them done. Makes me extremely tired all the time. My dr is switching me to something else. It does lower my bp, but there has to be something else that will do the same thing with no coughing! I can't take this any longer!!!!!!!!!! | F | 52 | 4 months | 4/9/2007 | 2 | HBP | Constant coughing and hacking | Lowered my BP ok, but not to where needed, so stopped. Am trying other meds. | M | 45 | 14 days | 4/7/2007 | 1 | high blood pressure | within first two days, developed cough that didn't accompany other cold symptoms AND lip swelling and weird things going on in my mouth. my wife had read this site and hadn't mentioned anyone else's reactions, but fortunately was able to recognize that I had very similar side effects...after two days only. | M | 60 | 2 days | 4/1/2007 | 1 | high blood pressure | slow but severe muscle loss, lethargy, severe coughing particularly at night to the point of seperating ribs, muscle cramps, difficulty swallowing/choking, severe tachyarrythmia | It is a dangerous drug, fortunately I figured it out before it killed me! I was on it for eight years and and my health deteriorated. I had to quit working 4/2003. I had gotten so bad that I qualified for Social Security 6/2006. After testing with neurologists and against my doctors recommendation, I quit the Lotrel 9/2005. I appear to have permanent muscle damage, but my energy level has increased with some increased strength, coughing/choking stopped, arrythmia is almost completely gone (was able to quit two dosages per day of Rythmol for arrythmia, muscle relaxants, pain killers), and the swallowing/choking problem is completely gone. The side effects came along over a period of 8 years and have devastated my health. Doctors kept prescribing pills for every side effect not realizing they were caused by Lotrel. I was at a point where I spent at least 20 hours a day laying down or asleep. Now, although I have lost 90% of muscle strength, I am fairly active most of the day. I | M | 51 | 8 years | 3/28/2007 | 5 | high blood pressure | love lotrel" there are no side affects | M | 54 | 5 months | 3/27/2007 | 4 | High BP | The only side effects I have noticed are dizziness and light headedness. With the Lotrel and a water pill the DR. did not tell me to take potassium. I told my parents about my symptoms, they said to take extra potassium or keep the side effects with the leg cramps and such. Makes sense I just started taking the supplement potassium and found the symptoms are lesser if the potassium is taken at night since I take Lotrel in the AM with the water pill. | I did not speak to the Dr. yet about this, but I think trying the potassium is a good idea. You can also get it from banannas and orange juice. | F | 34 | 6 months | 3/26/2007 | 2 | Hypertension | Coughing, shortness of breath, mild angina. | I kept telling my doctor I was short of breath and could not carry on a conversation over the phone without coughing every other breath. It was this site that I discovered it was the medicine and it took me showing this to them to change it. | F | 47 | 1.5 years | 3/21/2007 | 2 | high blood pressure | I started taking Lotrel only three days ago. I was pleased that it does a good job of lowering my blood pressure. The side effects I have experienced are very uncomfortable swelling of my feet. And bleeding gums when I brush my teeth (I read that this is a rare side effect). | I'm stopping this medicine because of the side effects! | F | 54 | 3 days | 3/18/2007 | 1 | Hypertension | Heart palpitations: After spending a night in the emergency room where I had an EKG, blood work and IV, my doctor sent me for an echocardiogram. Everything checked out OK. Then I went to my computer, the best diagnostician yet. Now almost daily, I am certain these palpitations are caused by Lotrel. I have only been taking for 3 weeks. | My BP did decrease to a slightly elevated level, but the palpitations scare me more than the HBP! I'm looking for a new med. | F | 58 | 3 weeks | 3/17/2007 | 5 | blood pressure | None so far | F | 53 | 3 years | 3/15/2007 | 3 | Hypertension | Dry cough, swelling in legs, feet, hands, back and joint pain, severe legs cramps some mornings, dizziness and bouts of difficulty breathing | Took several other BP meds so the doctor really wanted me to stay on Lotrel, started at a much lower dose, so the side effects have changed slowly. But since taking it, I have been hospitalized for irregualar heartbeat (they found nothing)and shortness of breath, have the cough off an on, have had pain in joints, hands, feet (feet are especially bad-started a little within the first week of taking Lotrel). SEVERE, SEVERE legs cramps (mostly in the AM)sometimes; really bad ones. Doctor says it is unrelated to Lotrel, but I have since met three other Lotrel takers with the same strange cramps (one was a nurse; we talked about how doctors seem to want so to listen to the drug company and don't seem to want to listen to us about this). I also recently took a medication to reduce swelling (prescribed by another doctor) and the side effects of pain in my feet, hands, etc simply went away. I oculdn't believe how good I felt minus the edema. It was the way I felt before I began taking lotrel; | F | 56 | 4 years | 3/11/2007 | 1 | DOCTOR RECOMMENDED | MY USUAL BP MED WAS NOT EFFECTIVE SO THE DOCTOR RECOMMENDED THAT I TRY LOTREL. MY 6TH DOSE SENT ME TO THE ER. WITHIN 10 MINUTES OF TAKING MY 6TH DOSE, I WAS GASPING FOR BREATH, COULD BARELY SWALLOW, AND MY LIPS WERE SWELLING. AFTER EMERGENCY TREATMENT IN THE ER ROOM, AND 2 HOUR OBSERVATION, I WAS RELEASED. THAT IS THE WORSE EXPERIENCE I HAVE EVER HAD REGARDING MEDICATION. I AM NOW SCARED TO DEATH TO MAKE ANY CHANGES IN ANY OF MY MEDS. | F | 66 | 6 days | 3/8/2007 |