Norvasc for High Blood Pressure User Reviews (Page 4)

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Anonymous
Taken for 2 to 5 years
August 2, 2012

"No side effects. Blood pressure fairly well controlled on 5 mg of this only."

10 / 10

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Taken for 10 years or more
February 19, 2024

"I have been on 10 mg amlodipine for 20 years with positive results and no side effects."

10 / 10

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joh...
July 17, 2009

"30 minutes after taking one 5mg tablet, I suffered chills and had to sleep in a jacket in an attempt to stay warm in July. The chills continued from 10PM to 6 AM the next morning."

1 / 10

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Anonymous
January 23, 2012

"I was on Norvasc for 2 weeks. I felt dizzy, tired, cold, and got headaches every night. Switched medicines now, still trying to get it out of my system."

1 / 10

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bik...
Taken for 2 to 5 years
December 25, 2015

"I have been on Norvasc 10 mg 1x for about a year. Extreme fatigue and muscle weakness. I'm on metoprolol as well, 50 mg 2x."

4 / 10

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Anonymous
June 22, 2008

"I take Norvasc half of a 5 mg daily and a 1/2 fluid pill 3 times a week. I added Vit. B complex for stress, Vit. A and D, Vit. E, and potassium. This works well with me."

9 / 10

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Mar...
July 25, 2015

"I have this scorching pain in my legs, and this is the only new medication?"

1 / 10

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Ron...
December 13, 2010

"I took Norvasc for approximately 7 years. It works fine in lowering my blood pressure, however, it began to swell my gums, and I was taken off it."

7 / 10

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Lil...
Taken for 6 months to 1 year
March 29, 2019

"I have taken amlodipine now for 9 months. I started off with a terrible rash. The medication lowered my blood pressure to 117/79 and sometimes even lower."

6 / 10

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Anonymous
April 16, 2012

"I found it very effective to control high blood pressure."

8 / 10

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Anonymous
August 1, 2011

"I had sexual side effects from Norvasc, and it only moderately controlled my hypertension."

3 / 10

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Anonymous
June 25, 2009

"I've only been on Norvasc 10 mg for about a week. It has lowered my blood pressure, and so far, no side effects. I will keep on monitoring it."

7 / 10

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Sam...
March 27, 2009

"This medication did not lower my blood pressure or pulse rate at all."

1 / 10

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Ers...
April 16, 2012

"No side effects as of yet (taken for 4 weeks so far), only taken while on high doses of steroids (80 mg daily but decreasing 10 mg every 3 days). Keeping my BP in my normal range of 110/60."

10 / 10

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Tom...
Taken for 6 months to 1 year
March 31, 2023

"I have all the side effects going, but the spasms and electric shocks are the worst. It's been 6 months now, and very little benefit to show for it. Going to change my lifestyle and see if that works."

1 / 10

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Ren...
Taken for less than 1 month
September 26, 2021

"Was given this as a third add-on BP management drug in ER. It caused severe headache and projectile vomiting for 12 hours. Never again!!"

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Anonymous
Taken for 1 to 6 months
December 19, 2017

"My BP is still high. As the systolic number came down slightly, the diastolic number has gone up greatly. Will see doc in 2 weeks and ask about that."

4 / 10

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Cyn...
Taken for 1 to 6 months
February 4, 2022

"Horrible. Couldn't walk on my feet. Did lower BP."

5 / 10

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