User Reviews for Cilostazol to treat Intermittent Claudication
Cilostazol has an average rating of 6.8 out of 10 from a total of 9 ratings for the treatment of Intermittent Claudication. 67% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 22% reported a negative experience.
Pletal (cilostazol): “I have been on this medication since July, and the results are simply amazing! I have my life back, not only did I get so much relief from the pain in my legs, I can now walk and walk and actually keep up with my very active grandkids (age 4, 11, 11, and 16) On a side note I have lost almost all my excess weight by tweaking my diet and just being able to be active again! This medicine has been a Godsend to me! Hope anyone who is suffering from this disease is able to get the same results I have, it is great to have my active life back!”
“I was prescribed this after my right side internal carotid artery closed. It was a birth defect. I had "seizures" since the age of 7, but turned out I was having mini strokes my whole life. When the big one hit me at 31 I thought I was done for, but this medication has given me my life back. I still feel "funny" from the stroke, but I am fully functional. And it all started when I began taking this magic pill! The "seizures" are gone. The numbness went away. I am me for the first time in 32 years!”
“Well what can I say, I been on this drug cilostazol for Intermittent Claudication for 3 weeks and taking a 50MG dose not the 100MG dose as prescribed and now I can walk 3/4 of a mile with out no pain. I hope I could get up to a mile with no pain.”
Pletal (cilostazol): “I have been on Pletal for 2 weeks and have both positive and negative effects. The pain in my left leg is much better, but I am having pretty severe headaches and stiff neck. I have been a migraine sufferer since the age of 13. These are not migraines but a throbbing pain at the base of my skull. I will continue the drug as long as I can stand the headaches. If headache pain becomes worse than leg pain, guess I'll stop the Pletal?”
Pletal (cilostazol): “Within several hours of taking Pletal for my leg pains due to PAD I began to experience severe headaches. I stayed on the medicine for one week hoping it would subside. It remained constant so I discontinued taking it.”
“Works for me....Double walking distance and endurance!”
“I started this medication cilostazol 50mg twice a day 3 days ago. My resting heart rate is running between 90 and 95. I’m going to discontinue and contact doctor.”
“On Cilostazole I had side effects of heart palpitations on a regular basis, which causes extreme dizziness enough to fall down. Very dangerous drug.”
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Pletal (cilostazol): “I have peripheral artery disease. Pain/numbness in legs/buttocks. Difficulty walking standing. Within ONE HOUR of beginning treatment with Pletal I began feeling relief. More than two weeks now with almost TOTAL relief from discomfort/pain/weakness and no side effects. Absolutely amazing medicine.”