NORVASC Reviews (AMLODIPINE BESYLATE)

Average Rating: 2.1 (780 Ratings)

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NORVASC  (AMLODIPINE BESYLATE):  Amlodipine is used with or without other medications to treat high blood pressure. Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. Amlodipine belongs to a class of drugs known as calcium channel blockers. It works by relaxing blood vessels so blood can flow more easily. Amlodipine is also used to prevent certain types of chest pain (angina). It may help to increase your ability to exercise and decrease the frequency of angina attacks. It should not be used to treat attacks of chest pain when they occur. Use other medications (such as sublingual nitroglycerin) to relieve attacks of chest pain as directed by your doctor.   FDA Approval Date: 1992-07-31 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 1  AMLODIPINE I only took 5mg of AMLODIPINE for 8 days and the side effects are lasted over 10 months. The side effects seem to come and go and do get better over time.. Anxiety, depressed, brain fog, light headed, GI and stomach problems, vision problems, dull headachy, leg pains, Tiredness, insomnia, vivid dreams, night sweats, face flushing, hand tremors. Most symptoms would occur in the morning. The side effects seem to come and go and do get better over time. Please do NOT take this drug. The doctor are of no help. I’m over 70 and this has had a major impact on my life. Please do NOT take this drug. M 71 8 days
5MG 1X day
1/12/2024
 2  Hypertension I've developed a terrible bout of abdominal pain!! I went to the ER and had every test they could do and found nothing wrong. The only thing I take is Norvasc. I've never had an issue before now. No explanation at all. I know it’s the Norvasc causing these abdominal pains. They act like it’s all in my head. I have no other side effects. F 54 2 months
2.5 1X day
8/10/2023
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 2  Mild/moderate hypertension I see my doctor very soon and will discuss all this with her. I noticed diarrhea right away when I started taking this medication but the diarrhea is getting very severe. It has not controlled my BP in fact at first it went up and now it is just back where I started when I was put on it. I do sometimes feel a palpitation briefly, I have had that with a strong cup of coffee before though. I have swelling in my legs and feet pretty bad. I never had that before except when I was pregnant. I do everything I can for that like compression stockings and A LOT of water, no salt. I have never liked salty foods. Sometimes I can say that my legs will feel heavy. These are the things I have experienced and I have given this drug a fair chance. I will never say that I do not recommend this drug because for some people it may be effective. I am a nurse and feel very realistic about medications and side effects. I recommend that if you do have side effects that are interfering in your life to see your doctor right away. Do not stop the drug unless it is an allergy then get medical attention immediately. I will work with my doctor on this instead of risking a stroke or kidney failure. F 63 3 months
5mg 1X day
5/9/2023
 1  Hypertension I have been on norvasc for a little over 2years. It has worked well for my bp but as of two weeks ago I started experiencing side effeects such as palpitations, anxiety, tingling in hands/feet, lightheadedness & itching. I went to the ER and had test done that came back normal. A week later I continued experiencing symptoms & decided to stop taking it cold turkey. It has now been 9 days since I have stopped taking it. My bp has been normal but I am still experiencing these horrible side effects. Its frightening! If someone has gone through this & stopped norvasc, please let me know when you began to start feeling better. Horrible drug. I DO NOT RECOMMEND F 35 2 years
5 1X day
5/4/2023
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 3  Hypertension Feeling tired always, tingling feeling on arms, back pain, light headache & palpitations. bp improved but not happy with side effects I am not myself with this meds F 62 16 days
5 1X day
4/4/2023
 2  Heat Attack after treatment Extreme fatigue even after sleeping a full night muscle cramps all over my body extreme swelling in the lower legs especially the right one swelling of the hands extreme tingling of the arms and legs I thought I had a pinched a nerve it was so bad ! I am prescribed the Norvasc in combination with metoprolol for HBP after having a NSTEMI Heart attack on 11/29/21 Trying to find info or other patients experiencing the same symptoms and I have read a bunch of reviews with the exact same symptoms as I'm having therefore I'm gonna ask to be taken off this medication at my next appt F 38 1 years
5 mg 1X day
2/25/2023
 1  Hypertension Horrible loss of interest to do things. Eye lids swollen back pain chest pain anxiety irritable. Fatigue bloating. It was so horrible. I can handle a lot, I wanted to control Bp so I pushed through. It helps that I'm a happy optimistic person. But this med ruins quality of life. I'm off one day and starting to feel like myself again. I'm on chlorthalidone now. F 58 11 months
5 1X day
1/23/2023
 1  High blood pressure Year 2014 I'm 35year old...had try alots hypertension medicine:1st try atenolol take 10day side effect heart sharp pain,shortage and difficult to breath,blurry vision,chest tightness and sharp pain...2nd try Amlodipine:headache till can't concentrate to work, joint pain,knee&feet's swollen,palpitation...3rd try micardis+concor: same side effect+fainted...4th try metoprolol,coversyl,kerlone,cozaar,renitec,dialtiazem,carvedilol,plendil,herbesser,physionten,indapamide,prazosin...at last same side effect+swollen and pain knee,nausea,numb hand&feets+3year can't walk..till i lost my job no income....doctor won't listen your allergic and side effect...I'm taking hypertension medicine for 3month(2014) today is 18/11/2022..almost 9years..still have side effect chest and heart pain with shortness of breath..last week suddenly heart very sharp pain + difficult and hard breath admit to hospital..medical officer check my BP 220/125.. immediately admit me...i had inform doctor I'm sensitive to almost all hypertension medicine...doctor told to take Amlodipine..3rd day take Amlodipine chest paint and difficult to breath back again..and now feet's numb+ chest burn Amlodipine i can't accept all the allergic reaction and side effect back to take 3days.....all the hypertension medicine i have taken..is day by day more side effect...and now i had stop 4days Amlodipine...chest pain+difficult to breath still remain...have someone here same experience like me..?? Pls share me any idea to control high blood pressure without medication... M 43 3 days
1X day
11/18/2022
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 1  High blood presssure Horrible severe anxiety and panic attacks, off it almost 4 months anxiety still horrible, but not as bad when taking it F 53 9 months
2.5 mg 1X day
10/1/2022
 2  Hypertension Nausea, headache, aching muscles almost everywhere, diarrhea, insomnia, fatigue, itchy scalp, blurry eyes, acid reflux, jittery feeling, shaky hands, feeling uncoordinated clumsy, chest pain feels tight squeezing sensation, but worst of all was the persistent upper abdominal pain was relentless. I persevered with this med much longer than I should of, it did bring my blood pressure down, but was still raised above normal quite alot of the time, side effects were bad I just couldn't tolerate it any longer, took myself off it, scared to take another as most BP meds have bad side effects, but I also need to control my BP, will see the doctor and try something else. F 50 7 months
5mg 1X day
8/24/2022
 2  Hypertension Tiredness, headache, tingling in arms, legs, and face, stomach pain on left side, constipation, nausea, lightheaded, palpitations, muscle pain all over feel like I have flu, muscle weakness, edema in lower legs, horrible anxiety feel like I'm shaking internally, raised blood pressure after taking it. Do not like this drug, too many side effects my blood pressure has been high for years but not enough for meds, I've tried to avoid blood pressure meds but had to start, it's made me very unwell, has blood my blood pressure down some, but diastolic remained around 93,and oddly it would go up for a couple of hours after taking it, tryed ramipril (ace inhibitor) and that was even worse not sure what I can take now. F 49 4 months
5mg 1X day
7/16/2022
 3  Benign Hypertension I am not getting all the side effects others speak about but the edema (I had some already due to MS). However I have recently changed cardiologists after seeing the first one for 1 month for of a laundry list of reasons and I really like my new one he actually cut the dosage down to 2.5 mg and added the smallest dosage of Coreg and that seems to be working much better. If you are not happy with your doctor do not suffer through just change doctors I had high hopes for my first one and it turned into a nightmare. This is your health and you have to be your own advocate because trust me no one in the medical field today will do it for you and I am sad to say as an RN it hurts to see the medical field in such disarray. If this med does not work for you do not suffer through it get with your doctor and come up with a new plan your health is number one. I will say for some reason this medication made by Ascend labs is better than what I hear about most of the other generics that is the one I have some maybe there is some truth to it. Never stop any of your medications cold turkey always get with your doctor or find a new doctor to help you through any issues and come up with a better plan. Blood pressure medication can be very tricky. F 1 months
5mg 1X day
6/30/2022
 5  Raynaud's phenomenon No side effects whatsoever. I'm sensitive and/or allergic to many drugs. I have had no issues with amlodipine besylate. It helped with the painful effects of Raynaud's and significantly improved my mild hypertension as well. Two birds, one stone. F 43 2 years
5 1X day
6/1/2022
 3  High blood pressure Anxiety is through the roof. Lethargy and increased depression. Tired all the time Not sure about any of this. If my dentist hadn't refused to even clean my teeth because of blood pressure, I would have never taken it. F 75 40 days
5mg 1X day
5/16/2022
 1  High blood pressure Symptoms of MS...everything...my anxiety got worse...I fell in a store...bad stomach pain...thought I had lupus or lyme disease too and all my tests kept coming back negative. Previous doctors made it like I was making it up. I have spots in my vision. What else, I mean Google the side effects I pretty have all. I'm numb from my right side of face down to feet...choke, chest pain, frequency of urination, I mean all of it! The most horrible experience of my life and I'm the one that figured I out....please don't take this med... Horrible and should not be given to anyone! F 38 3 years
5 mg 1X day
2/18/2022
 1  high blood presure Major muscle weakness, loss of strength especially in legs. balance issues, terrible ringing in ears. itching, rash, anxiety. I got off this pill and I feel so much better. Everything went away and got better. Don't take this pill F 60 8 years
10 1X day
2/5/2022
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 1  Hypertension Itching, GI upset, insomnia, leg edema, restless legs, increased voiding and bladder was always felt full, irritability, very sleepy and fatigued. F 54 16 days
7.5 1X day
1/23/2022
 1  HBP Lower chest squeezing, severe anxiety, fatigue, double vision, tingling left arm and legs, severe GI problems, trouble thinking clearly, memory loss. Upper back and neck pain. All of these symptoms slowly got worse over time. I stopped taking meds 3 months ago. All side effects got better except for my GI problems and tingly legs. F 4 months
5 1X day
1/16/2022
 1  High blood pressure Approximately 3 days after starting Norvasc I started with pain in my right calf muscle. As the days went on the pain got worse and traveled to the bottom of my foot to the top of my thigh. I called my cardiologists and he sent me to the ER. He thought I might have a blood clot. Ultrasound came back with no blood clots. I was sent home. After thinking about the time that I started the medicine and the time my pain started started to think they might be related. After finding this website I can now say this pain is from Norvasc. I also have tightening in my chest which as I read here is also a side effect. I am am stopping this medication immediately. F 51 9 days
5 1X day
12/28/2021
 1  High blood pressure Started out on 5mg. I had some flushing, but nothing I couldn't deal with. My blood pressure wasn't improving, so my doctor increased my dosage to 10mg. The side effects started about 5 days after the increase. I developed diplopia (double vision) and it affected about 50% of my vision. I could feel the optic muscle at the top of my eye tightening or pulling. I had cramps in the large muscles in my legs, so I started taking calcium and that seemed to take care of the cramps. I also experienced anxiety, which is very unusual for me. After the 5th or 6th day of the increased dosage, I developed the double vision and stopped taking the amlodipine. As of this writing, I've been off the medicine for about 11 days. My double vision has improved from about 50% to about 20%. It's still very impairing, but I'm hoping it will continue to improve. I have an appointment with an ophthalmologist in about a month (couldn't get anything sooner). Even if the double vision improves, I will be keeping my appointment to make sure there's no permanent damage. F 65 23 days
10mg 1X day
12/20/2021
  

NORVASC  (AMLODIPINE BESYLATE):  Amlodipine is used with or without other medications to treat high blood pressure. Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. Amlodipine belongs to a class of drugs known as calcium channel blockers. It works by relaxing blood vessels so blood can flow more easily. Amlodipine is also used to prevent certain types of chest pain (angina). It may help to increase your ability to exercise and decrease the frequency of angina attacks. It should not be used to treat attacks of chest pain when they occur. Use other medications (such as sublingual nitroglycerin) to relieve attacks of chest pain as directed by your doctor.   FDA Approval Date: 1992-07-31 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

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