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 |
| 2 | Hypertension | Dry cough, constant congestion. | The lotrel 5/10 works 134/77 but only when I take levitra. BP gradually goes back up 155/90. Has anyone else noticed this. | M | 54 | 30 days | 4/4/2006 | 1 | High blood pressure | The horrible cough was the only side effect. The cough would occurr every hour thoughout the day. Would cause gagging and feeling of suffocation. The cough was worse at night. | Lotrel did lower my blood pressure, however it was not worth the constant cough. | M | 40 | 4 months | 3/9/2006 | 1 | Hypertension | General Fatigue, extreme pain in joints and muscles after excercising and work. | Very Expensive, only lowered Systolic 10-15mm and Dystolic 5-10mm | M | 51 | 5 days | 3/6/2006 | 1 | Hypertension | Extreme Fatigue and lower leg and Back Pain, Terrible drug, needs more testing | M | 51 | 5 years | 3/6/2006 | 1 | Hypertension | Persistent cough and choking to the point of seperating my ribs. Worse at night and could not sleep as I had to clear my throat 10-15 times a night. Muscle weakening and muscle enzymes in blood tests over the last 4 years indicating muscle loss. Constant fatigue. Got so weak had to quit working April 2003 and was being tested for Neuromuscular disease. Spent an average of 20 hours/day laying down since April 2003. After quiting the Lotrel in August 2005 have improved daily, have energy, and am becoming more and more active. The coughing/choking stopped within three days of quiting. I was extremely muscular and the symptoms came on over the course of 7 1/2 years which made it difficult to diagnose. I went from being able to lift 300 lbs to barely lifting 20 lbs. It literally had ruined my life physically, mentally, socially, and financially. My BP is high but I feel a lot better now that I've quit the Lotrel. | M | 7 years | 3/2/2006 | 2 | hi BP | palpations and dizziness and especially swelling of hands and feet. Maybe the worst of it is the aching muscles/joints in the am and most of the day: shoulders, elbows especially. | My Dr. bumped me from 5/10 to 10/20 after a trip South had me gain 10 lbs in a month and send the BP upwards. What to do? I need to shed about 30 pounds. | M | 60 | 1 years | 2/16/2006 | 1 | High blood pressure | Fatigue from not sleeping. Blood pressure went down but symptoms of sleeplessness went up. Felt like my heart was stopping when I would finally doze off to sleep, and I was on the low dose Lotrel 5/10. | I stopped taking this medicine after one week. This stuff is not good. | F | 47 | 7 days | 2/16/2006 | 3 | High Blood Pressure | Constant bad headaches and neck cramps | F | 52 | 3 months | 2/11/2006 | 4 | High blood pressure | Does shortness of breath seem to be a sympton for anyone? I have the cough, chronic bronchitis, hip and knee pain and dizziness. Lately I have been having bouts of shortness of breath. | Time to consider other options to lower BP....natural way to lower BP would be good. At least I'm only on 1 medication. Time to alter my lifestyle and get off of it too. | F | 54 | 9 years | 2/7/2006 | 4 | high blood pressure | Have been on lotrel for 8+ years and have battled bronchitis to the point of it being chronic. Cough all the time. Have hip and knee pain and never had that before and suffer dizzy spells occassionally. Have also had severe ear infections which I have never had before. The cough and bronchitis drives me nuts as does the hip and knee pain. Never would have associated all this from blood pressure meds. None of these were mentioned to me as possible side effects or known side effects. | Going back to my MD to see what are my other options. Am also going to point out to her the side effects I have found on this site which I have suffered with. Time to consider natural healing. Far too many pharmaceuticals and not enough information on long term effects. Kind of scary isn't it. | F | 54 | 8 years | 2/7/2006 | 2 | Hypertension | The day I started taking it, I had a headache, it continued throughout every day started about an hour after taking the drug. Only relief I got was when sleeping. Also, my BP did not come down, only from 178/104 to 168/98. Also had tingling/funny feeling in arms. I'm going to keep w/lifestyle changes and see if I can't get down to a normal range eventually w/out drugs. | After calling side effects to Dr.s attention (had not seen a dr. in 2 years, but after numerous high BP readings, reluntantly went), he said "well every med will have side effects", so I said "for the rest of my life I have to have a headache", so now he put me on Diovan, this is day #1 and so far I'm OK, but concerned w/other pt.s experience using this drug with weight gain as I am about 50 lbs overweight, but have made significant lifestyle changes. Feels like Dr.s are just pushing drugs, not treating patient. | F | 43 | 7 days | 2/7/2006 | 3 | HBP | I switched to Lotrel after previous med did little to control my blood pressure 1st to 5/10 and then to 10/20 after a couple of years when my BP started creeping up again. I have experienced the dry cough - worse at times for a long time and have mentioned it to the doctor, but never associated it with the Lotrel. Now I think I have to. Most troubling now has been a continuing problems with my gums. Dentist 1st mentioned a slight recession in 1 place on my gums 2 to 3 years ago, which has now gotten alot worse. Now I have bleeding everytime I brush or floss my teeth. He has tried a couple of different things including a mouth wash for sensitive teeth and gums. Nothing has helped. After a new set of x-rays which didn't indicate any thing we should be worried about, and that I have been seeing the same dentist twice a year at least for almost 30 years, he feels quite certain it's from the BP med. Has anyone else noticed this, especially if you've been taking it more than a year o | F | 55 | 8 years | 2/2/2006 | 2 | high blood pressure | I have been taking Lotrel for about 5 months. At first I had no side effects, but for the past 3 months, I have swelling around my eyes, and my eyes are always tearing. My eyes are so puffy that they burn, hurt and itch at the same time. I also have a constant cough. It starts out as a tickle in my throat. I went to the doctor today, and she took me off Lotrel. We're going to try other medication. | F | 52 | 5 months | 1/30/2006 | 1 | high blood pressure | I kept taking my blood pressure at home and it was within a safe range. Every time I saw the dr it went up. I finally gave up and took Lotrel 5/20. within a week I started having a cough. Every month it got progressively worse. I would have coughing jags at the worst time. in movie theater, while driving, waking up all night. Stuffed up nose, post nasal drip. My whole family thought I was dying. Pain and swelling with fluid. I just didn't put it together. Not taking anymore as of today. impossible to live this way. Now waiting to see if this all goes away. | Darn drug company, I feel that Dr. prescribe these meds without caring, I told my Dr. about the trouble I was having with the cough. Do ya think he put it together? of course not, from now on im looking everything up online and follow my instincts. I ALSO HAD A TERRIBLE COUGH AFTER TAKING PAXIL FOR A YR. AS SOON AS I STOPPED IT THE COUGH WENT AWAY. I HAVE A VERY SENSITIVE SYSTEM I QUESS. | F | 52 | 6 months | 1/14/2006 | 4 | pressure was high every dr. visit.. | the meds work good to lower pressure...but the cough is horrible..the people i work for think i am always sick..and it is like an attack...you get this tickle and cannot stop it...people think you have a disease..and back away... | going to my dr. and will discuss taking something else...i really am so tired of coughing...day and night. | F | 56 | 3 years | 12/22/2005 | 2 | Hypertension | Headaches, dizziness, tire all the time, blurred vision, aching joints | This drug worked good at first, but then I noticed the side effects. I went to the doctor today, and we are going to try Diovan 160mg. I pray that feeling go away once this drug is out of my system. | M | 38 | 11 months | 12/12/2005 | 1 | BLOOD PRESSURE | SEVERE HEADACHES, DRY MOUTH, HURTING ANKLES AND SWELLING OF THE FEET | F | 32 | | 12/2/2005 | 2 | High Blood Pressure | Constant cough caused by tickling in the throat. It occurs all day but is worse at night. I've been on the drug for about 3 months and am stopping it today. It is driving me crazy. It does control my pressure, but the cough is terrible. | M | 41 | 90 days | 12/1/2005 | 1 | Moderate high blood pressure | Started out mainly with a coughing problem, developed into a sinus infection. Then developed chest pain, ended up switching back to Norvasc (due to horrible coughing) and had a heart attack 5 days later. Follow up after showed no blockages or heart damage, doctors have not yet been able to determine cause. | This medication was very scary, would not recommend it. | F | 51 | 2 months | 11/27/2005 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Within hours of taking the first and last pill my right leg began to cramp it continued getting worse and was very painful. I had to hold my leg stiff or the cramping too over It began to go away toward the time to take the next pill. I didn't take another one and the cramping went away. | It did bring my blood pressure down. | F | 74 | 1 days | 11/22/2005 |