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 | High Blood Pressure | Mild to severe cough which triggered bronchitis | Lotrel worked fantastic for 2 years until I developed a mild cough. Treated the cough and a few months later it returned worse than before. My doctor took me off Lotrel and the cough cleared in 4 days. Unfortunately, the new BP medication did not work well and in 2 months I again returned to Lotrel 10/20mg. However, a severe cough developed in the first week and cleared the 3rd day after stopping Lotrel. I will not try it again. It worked great but my body just started rejecting the ACE inhibitor part. Now to find a new BP that does just as good! | M | 44 | 2 years | 5/13/2005 | 3 | hypertension | Loss of sex drive, severe swelling of lower legs and feet. The right foot swells while I'll sitting on couch watching television. The right foot constantly swells until I can't stand it anymore and I go to bed to relieve the pressure. | I am currently taking lasix 40mg everyday but the swelling continues. I told my doctor about this side effect, but he didn't discontinue it because it has lowered my blood pressure. Since it does cause swelling, I prefer to try another medicne instead of taking another medicne for side effects. | F | 39 | 2 days | 5/13/2005 | 1 | HBP | Negatively affected by balance and coordination. Constant muscle twitches. | Lowered BP but side affects are unbearable. | F | 6 months | 5/9/2005 | 3 | High Blood Pressure | I noticed a dry cough within the first 2 days of taking Lotrel. have been on this medication for over 6 months and still have same nagging cough. | Blood pressure has improved, but pulse remained in the 100's, now have started taking Lopressor which has done wonders. | M | 30 | 8 months | 5/6/2005 | 4 | Hypertension | For the first three days I suffered from a debilitating headache - however, that was attributed to the change in BP, and it did subside completely. I am currently experiencing some muscle fatigue - we'll see if that's the Lotrel or not. | Within one week, my BP dropped from 235/130 to 140/95. I am VERY satisfied with this drug thusfar. | M | 41 | 7 days | 4/29/2005 | 4 | hypertension | On Lotrel for about 2 months. Developing severe lower leg and knee pain. SO severe at time unable to walk.Also on corzide. BP is great though. | M | 48 | 2 months | 4/28/2005 | 4 | High Blood Pressure | Swelling of feet went away ofter a month or so on it.I get up 2 to 3 times a night to urinate. I do not have diabetes.Lowered B/P from 180/110 to 130/85 taking 10/20 mg. I feel calmer and have no anxiety attacks. I can tolerate the heat in the summer without feeling hot, sweaty or slowed down by the heat. I cannot tolerate the winter any more. Lotrel has made me chilly in the winter.Have better erections with it.. | M | 50 | 1 years | 4/26/2005 | 3 | High blood pressure | Some constant drainage from sinuses, especially at night, but wake up, middle of night, with very dry mouth, and wake up in the morning with trouble clearing throat. Also, hair seems to be thinning, and my skin is drier. | F | 55 | 6 months | 4/25/2005 | 4 | High Blooed Pressure | Have had a UTI for past week, been on Lotrel for 9 days. UTI pain was horrible at times. | HBP started between July 04 & March 05. Went from 110/80 to 170/108. Am scheduled for a renal arterial ultrasound and have a 2 week checkup on the effects of Lotrel this coming week. BP has dropped to | F | 43 | 9 days | 4/23/2005 | 2 | Hypertension | My main side effect is constant coughing. The coughing started almost immediately when I began taking the lowest dose (2.5mg). At night the coughing keeps me from sleeping and at times during the day I have coughing spasms that are so severe I can hardly breathe. I am also experiencing extreme fatigue that is impacting my ability to function during the day. My doctor has been increasing the dosage, and now I'm taking 10mg/20 once a day, and I have been on this level for almost two weeks. The newest side effect, which may or may not be the Lotrel, is leg pain from my thigh to my ankles in both legs. I no longer want to take this medication as the coughing and fatigue make me absolutely miserable. I have an appointment in a a few weeks, and I'm going to insist that we try something else. | My doctor thought that Lotrel would cause less fatigue than the atenolol I was taking previously, but this has not been the case. I had no side effects with atenolol and felt much better. | F | 48 | 9 months | 4/14/2005 | 2 | I've been using Lotrel for three weeks, and I am ready to pull out my hair. My Dr. started me out with a very low dosage,and right from the start I noticed in the mornings I felt great but towards the afternoon I begain to feel depressed and very uneasy . Told my Dr.,he brought me back in for another check up and saw my BP was still high. He increased my dosage of Lotrel and now I feel blue and depressed ALL DAY! Today is my last day using Lotrel. | M | 46 | 3 weeks | 4/11/2005 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Muscle pain, tenderness in my feet, legs, hips, arms, hands, torso. I started taking lotrel two years ago, it worked good to lower my blood pressure, but I started having muscle problems about time, I did not relate it to the blood pressure medicine. I have complained to my Doctor for two years now about the painful muscles, my legs , feet and hips are the worst. I have been to rheumatologists, taken accupunture, and chiropractic doctor. My doctor said I had fibromylgia, but the rheumatologist said I did not have it. I take only two other medicines, so I started researching them and found out that lotrel can cause muscle pain and tenderness, I then realized that my symptoms started around the time I was first put on blood pressure medicine. So I stopped taking lotrel after being on it for two years. I have been off of it for over three months now and my muscle problems have improved dramatically. IS's a shame I suffered all those months, and never realized blood pressure medicine can affect your muscles and cause so much pain. This med has too many side effects , when there are many more just as effective meds without the side effects. | F | 62 | 2 years | 4/11/2005 | 4 | Hypertension | Very annoying dry cough and loss of energy. The medicine helped by hypertension but the side effects are not worth it. The above rating of | Lotrel did control my BP very quickly. I've only been taking Lotrel for 6 days and my BP is now around 122/77. The downside is the side effects. The cough started on the first day and has continued. I also feel very listless. I am normally a high energy person and since taking Lotrel, I have to push myself to do anything. I get home from work and just want to lie on the couch. That is not at all like me. The cough wakes me up every night and I have gagged so badly from the cough, that I actually threw up. I talked to my Dr's nurse and was told to continue taking it. She said if after a week, I still have trouble to call. I'm calling this week. I want my BP controlled, obviously, but, I cannot handle the cough and the lack of energy is upsetting as well. There has to be something else that will work without these horrible side effects. | F | 40 | 6 days | 4/4/2005 | 3 | high blood pressure | cramps in calf muscles, aching joints in hips and hands, aching lower back, headache, light headed | this is on Lotrel 10/20 | M | 43 | 30 days | 3/29/2005 | 4 | High Blood Pressure | I seem to be retaining fluid | I had to increase its dosage after about 1 year. | F | 67 | 3 years | 3/22/2005 | 3 | high blood pressure | cough, aching hands and legs, muscle cramps | M | 43 | 30 days | 3/21/2005 | 1 | HBP | Ston=mach Problems, Depression, Flushing, Lethargy | Should go back to the research lab | M | 34 | 2 years | 3/17/2005 | 4 | HYPERTENSION | Some fatigue, occasional dry cough (usually at night). | BP dropped from 150/92 to 126/82 in 30 days | F | 56 | 30 days | 3/2/2005 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Stomach Upset in the mornings | Terrible drug that contols B/P but has horrible side-effects | M | 34 | 2 years | 2/22/2005 | 3 | High Blood Pressure | I have been on 10/20 Lotrel for a week or so. My eyes and sinuses are very dry, if this persists its too annoying to continue with the drug | M | 48 | 10 days | 2/17/2005 |