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Norvasc and Chills: What Users Say

Chills: mentioned by 5 users (4.8%)

Based on user experiences from 105 Norvasc reviews, the following table shows the most commonly mentioned side effects.

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swelling 13.3%
tiredness 13.3%
headaches 12.4%
anxiety 8.6%
dizziness 7.6%
weakness 7.6%
heart palpitations 6.7%
depression 5.7%
migraine 5.7%
chills 4.8%

Reviews for Norvasc

  • Ano...
  • Taken for 6 months to 1 year
  • October 28, 2016

For High Blood Pressure "Awful drug run! Where do I begin? I was prescribed Amlodipine besylate 10mg to either take a 10mg pill a day I could break in half. Muscle weakness and muscle depletion, it's like acid that eats your muscles and makes the skin crawl literally... You can feel the pulses pound in your ankles. Fire in stomach, then chills all over the body. Labored breathing, wheezing, coughing, congestion caused me to get bronchitis, which I've never had in my life... Drowning feeling in chest and lungs. Weakness, tingling in head thought I was having a stroke. Tingling in toes and fingers, extreme coldness... Cramping, anxiety, fatigue makes you feel you're in another world or are just there... Thought I was dying, felt like organs were shutting down. Run folks."

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  • 11G...
  • February 28, 2013

For High Blood Pressure "With the DASH diet and exercise, my BP was still high, and the doctor increased my daily 5mg of Norvasc to 10mg. It helps decrease my usual 170/104 to approx 150/70, but only for a few hours. I am fatigued, have headaches, and super cold feet and hands constantly. I also have muscle cramps. I feel as if I had a heart attack a few days ago, but my doctor says it's gastritis. The side effects are worse than hypertension itself! Maybe I need a new medicine and/or a new physician. Good health to you!"

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  • aml...
  • November 16, 2009

For High Blood Pressure "This medicine and I did not mix. I was really sick the whole time I took the medicine. I swelled up on my hands, feet, and ankles. I was nauseous, extremely weak, my extremities were either numb, burning, or painful. I heard my heartbeat constantly in my ears and had this awful crawling pain up the back of my neck. Itched, sweated, and froze constantly. Stuffy nose and so much more that I actually could not sleep. No, this is not a medication for all people. Dose changes did not help since the low dose promoted the majority of my ill effects. This medicine does well for some but, do speak up if you do not feel well on the medication."

3 / 10
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  • joh...
  • July 17, 2009

For High Blood Pressure "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."

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  • Anonymous
  • January 23, 2012

For High Blood Pressure "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."

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