Isosorbide dinitrate User Reviews & Ratings

• Mea...
• August 10, 2019

For Angina "A blood pressure med caused my heart rate to get so low, I ended up in the ER and stayed overnight. Leaving the hospital, I was given isosorbide 3 times a day. I started having bad angina pain. I never had angina before. My heart raced 120 to 160 times a minute. The angina pain caused me to be hospitalized twice. The second time was so bad, I thought I would die. No doctor mentioned it could be from isosorbide. I was given nitroglycerin for under the tongue to stop the pain. I took nitroglycerin from 2 to 10 times a day for pain. I started exploring when angina started and tracked it back to when I started taking isosorbide. After slowly taking myself off of it, the pain stopped. Now I have what feels like nerve damage on the left side of my body and down my whole left arm and hand from having this pain for 1.5 years I took this med. I went through a year of horrible tests, MRIs, CAT scans, echograms, heart catheterizations, etc. No answers, I had to figure it out for myself."

• Anonymous
• April 30, 2008

For Angina "Made a substantial difference in my quality of life. I get about 10 hours of pain-free (angina) time per dose. I take a pill 2x daily and get almost full relief. Only time I get some little pain now is after a full dinner and some exertion. Before isosorbide, any exertion caused pain."

• Pap...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 12, 2023

For Esophageal Spasm "I have issues with swallowing food and liquid on top of the food. I have only been able to get very small amounts of food down. Fifteen minutes before eating, I take 5 mg of the medication, and I am able to finish a full meal. I can still feel some issues with food traveling down, but at least it arrives quicker, and I am able to finish the meal. I am not sure this med is a long-term approach, but for now, I was able to improve my swallowing."

• Its...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• April 18, 2019

For Heart Failure "I was put on isosorbide dinitrate after taking another med that caused my heart rate to go so low, which caused me to have a mild heart attack and be hospitalized. Upon leaving the hospital, I was given a prescription for the isosorbide dinitrate 20 mg 3x a day. I started having angina pains so bad that I was hospitalized because of them. I had never had angina in my life until taking this med. I started cutting the dose slowly and noticed the less I took, the less I had angina pains. Now off of the isosorbide and no more angina. I took this med for over a year and endured this horrible pain before I figured it out."

• Anonymous
• December 19, 2010

For Angina "I have been using this medicine for a few months now. No matter how much I wanted to feel better by doing so, this medicine never made any difference. I still have angina regardless of taking the tablets regularly, 20 mg, twice a day."

• olb...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 15, 2014

For Angina Pectoris Prophylaxis "Prior to this medication, I was depending on Nitro exclusively for angina occurrence, with good results; I now take isosorbide dinitrate 10 mg three times daily with very little results, that I can determine. After every pill, I get angina in 1-2 hours, and this lasts until my next dosage. I don't think this medicine is appropriate for me."

• Gen...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 7, 2024

For Angina "I was having frequent and severe chest pains. Popping nitro tabs way too often. Cardiologist put me on 40 mg isosorbide twice daily. I have very few episodes of angina now, sleep better, and have a good deal more energy. Doctor says that I may not need the Quin triple bypass surgery I was headed for."

• Ano...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 11, 2025

For Angina "81-year-old female on this med for one month... the original prescription was for 10 mg 3 times daily and I hesitated as mild tightness yet often enough to wonder if an ER visit was warranted... did considerable questioning on co-pilot re dose for 'elder' and timing... after excellent responses from co-pilot I requested and got 5 mg of med but split into 2.5 mg 3 times a day... this has worked very well, particularly in the dosing schedule per co-pilot - doctors don't have time to individualize care understandably... I have a 7 am 2.5 mg, 1 pm 2.5 mg, and 7 pm 2.5 mg which as an elder proceeded cautiously but find this low dosing is effective for the time being... I think if I had gone with the original prescription per cardio I would have had side effects that precluded continuing meds so I am thankful that co-pilot or other AL tools are available to refine scheduling and dosing times and amounts."

• Mim...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 26, 2019

For Angina "I was given this medication for very bad chest pains, instead of nitroglycerin. My angina pain got much worse taking this. After a week, I stopped taking it, and the chest pain let up."

• iso...
• May 13, 2023

For Heart Failure "Since I've been taking this medication, my blood pressure hasn't gotten any better. My pressure has become worse for me."