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Nifedipine for Hypertensive Emergency User Reviews

Brand names: Procardia, Procardia XL, Afeditab CR

Nifedipine has an average rating of 5.5 out of 10 from a total of 4 reviews for the off-label treatment of Hypertensive Emergency. 25% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 50% reported a negative experience.

Nifedipine rating summary

5.5/10 average rating

4 ratings from 4 user reviews.

Compare all 18 medications used in the treatment of Hypertensive Emergency.

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  • Audrey
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • March 12, 2021

"OMG this is the worst meds to take for Hypertension during pregnancy ! I was given this after I lost my first twin and they kept adjusting it. A week later after the adjustments, my baby died at 28 weeks. Had to deliver naturally. Next pregnancy, all was good until Christmas. I was past 30 weeks and my ob said I needed it to control my bp. I needed for another option but they said this was the best and ok to use in pregnancy. At 38 weeks, I went into natural labor and my baby died. Baby was perfectly healthy before the medicine and then I was given the medicine and she died. Please please please don’t take this medicine if you are pregnant!!!!! I now lost 3 babies from preeclampsia/hypertension and nifedipine!"

7 / 10
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  • old...
  • September 3, 2016

"I started with hydralazine 100mg every 8 hours. It worked for blood pressure. from 175/115 in hospital. dropped to 105/68. Good BP but for heart rate up to 112. I went to my cardiologist and he put me on nifedipine ER 60mg. Blood pressure still good at 110/72 and now pulse rate down to 85-92. Much better for me in the last month. Still on other medicines and starting CPAP therapy. Also had stress test and no heart diease or coronary artery diease. Had venous abalation on both legs."

9 / 10
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  • Riley
  • February 4, 2021

"I had a left basal ganglia stroke due hypertension. My B/P was 220/125. I was 49 at the time. Upon discharge from the hospital & God’s hand, I was able to go home with minimal effects I began taking Procardia Er following the stroke & had multiple trips to the ER with severe symptoms of heart palpitations, extreme dizziness, excessive weight gain & swelling, shooting electrical like pains in my arms, joint pain, severe anxiety, random confusion, fuzzy feeling in the back of my head. I was told by the ER, just a headache...need to wait and see what the full effects of your stroke will be... I waited and lived like this, never knowing which day would be a horrible day of symptoms. Finally realized the first hour of getting up in the morning before I took the med, I felt normal with symptoms starting about 45 minutes after taking it. I know I have no choice but to take some type of but this medication has horrible side effects I still have issues with B/P and even this med"

3 / 10
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  • Night...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • October 9, 2021

"I was recently taken off of nifedipine because of the “rare” side effects I experienced! I thought I had a pulmonary embolism or an impending heart attack! I felt terrible I was on it for postpartum preeclampsia and felt worst taking it. Even though it helped control my bp I had to stop it."

3 / 10
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