Norvasc and Weakness: What Users Say

• 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."

• 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."

• Fri...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 8, 2019

For High Blood Pressure "Run, don't walk from this one! I was on it for 3 weeks. I had vertigo, muscle weakness, shakiness, unusual sweating, extreme flushing, one ear would turn purple, uncontrollable shaking at night, frequent urination, and extra eye floaters. Doctors and nurses couldn't figure out what was wrong until I looked it up and figured out I was having severe reactions to it! I feel better, but now I am left with a shower of floaters from the experience. Do your homework on any new meds!"

• 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."

• Sup...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• September 24, 2015

For High Blood Pressure "This medication is cheap, which is why they recommend it so much since it saves the insurance companies a bundle. My BP didn't move at all. Side effects include left shoulder pain, loss of hair, eyesight going bad due to inflammation of the cornea, weakness, tiredness to the point of delusion. The doctor had me go from 5 to 10 mg, and that made everything worse. Three days after stopping it, my shoulder pain went away, and so much energy returned. My mother was put on it by her doctor and had similar results. After she stopped taking it, she no longer needs her walker. I'm 63, and she is 88 going on 29."

• Cab...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 11, 2015

For High Blood Pressure "I am a mid-fifty male post open heart (4 months ago) and stents (3 weeks ago). I have been on Norvasc 5 mg for about 10 days now as the predecessor drug's side effects were horrible. It has been very effective at lowering my BP (117/75). The side effects are still concerning. Dizzy, tired, maybe some depression & anxiety, slight problem with deep breathing and weak muscles. Although I can function normally, the day-to-day functions are an effort so I push through. The mornings (when I take Norvasc) are not as good as the afternoon when I feel better. I believe the side effects are getting better but am unsure. What I want is to be normal again and active. They say it takes a few weeks for the body to adjust. I'll give it its due course."

• Bur...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• September 23, 2016

For High Blood Pressure "This blood pressure med makes me feel spacey, like I'm not here! Makes my body weak where it feels like my own legs can't carry me!! I hate the way it makes me feel!!"

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

For High Blood Pressure "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."