Nifedipine for High Blood Pressure User Reviews (Page 4)

Brand names: Procardia, Procardia XL, Afeditab CR

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mal...
August 9, 2017

"3 weeks, 40 mg Lisinopril, BP still at 150/100. Went back to the doc yesterday, 170/100 in his office. He switched me to nifedipine, and I asked if he thought buspirone would help me, he prescribed it also. Took those two with 0.5 mg of Klonopin. 121/71 after a rough night of work. I have been trying to find the magic bullet for 11 years. I pray this is it. Too soon to tell. I will post again in a month."

9 / 10

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Anonymous
February 11, 2018

"Started taking Nifedipine 30 mg once a day for high blood pressure for about two weeks, with no side effects. Controlled my blood pressure well, but the day before yesterday, I began to have chest pains that sent me to the ER last night and were determined to be muscular. Now tonight, they are off and on and are so strong I may go back. On the recommendation from the ER doctor, I did not take my dose last night, and my symptoms have not improved. Tonight, my chest pains are much worse. Hoping to talk to my doctor about a suitable alternative Monday."

2 / 10

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Eli...
Taken for 1 to 6 months
July 25, 2021

"I am a mom who is pregnant with a second child. I have had chronic high BP my whole life due to renal stenosis. I’ve been on lisinopril since I was 10 years old, but unfortunately, I can't take that while pregnant. Off of meds, I run about 190/110. Every BP med that is safe for pregnancy does NOTHING for me. Labetalol, methyldopa, and verapamil do not even lower it in the slightest. Nifedipine lowers mine to around 135/85. I hate the side effects, and my heart rate is through the roof on this med, but I am grateful it works and allows me to bring children into this world safely. Without this medication, I would not be able to have children. The second I give birth, I will immediately stop taking this and switch back to my normal med. The high heart rate and shortness of breath are temporary! I wouldn’t recommend this med for someone taking it long-term, but for a pregnant mama, it definitely works!"

7 / 10

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Des...
December 4, 2017

Nifedipine "Been taking this med Nifedical XL for 2 weeks, and my pressure is still high. I was taking Atorvastatin 10 mg for my cholesterol before, then the doctor gave me a new one that is Nifedical XL 30 mg for my blood pressure, and my pressure is still high."

2 / 10

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Dka...
Taken for less than 1 month
January 22, 2021

Nifedipine "Worked like it said, it's lowered my blood pressure on the first day. Been trying to get my blood pressure under control for the last 6 months. On the other hand, it blocks you up, like your stomach is in pain, and I mean pain. The pain gets better after about 5 days."

10 / 10

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Anonymous
Taken for 1 to 2 years
March 13, 2023

"I have been taking nifedipine for almost 2 years. At my 37-week check, my blood pressure was creeping up. I got induced, and my bp remained 140/90. I was first put on labetalol, which works, but every 2 weeks the dosage was having to be increased. So then they put me on nifedipine, which works, but now after a year of being on it, I'm noticing weight gain, upper stomach pains, and swollen ankles and calves. Thinking it's time for me to switch up. I sometimes wake up to a consistent headache that would last all day."

7 / 10

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ah6...
Taken for less than 1 month
March 4, 2019

"Got changed to nifedipine 60mg XL. 3rd meds changed within 4 weeks. 1st day, 9:30, and slept. 17:00 got up feeling loopy. 18:00 shivers, any slight cough would bring a retching, yakking episode that lasted 5 to 10 minutes. I could do this at will. I could cough on purpose, and retching episodes would follow within seconds. I felt droopy, sleepy, my hands were clammy. About an hour later, it would go away, and I would feel okay, but not quite right, so I slept. NEXT DAY. I did not take it. I let this get out of my system. Woke up sweaty at 04:30. The cough brought the retching, dry heaves for 15 minutes. Other than that, I felt fine. 08:00, BP was 127/91. I drove to the store, got increasing tingly feeling in my hands, fingers, shoulders, and behind ears. Symptoms of panic attack. Made it home and to bed. At noon, switched back to amlodipine and chlorothalidone. Drank plenty of water. 14:00 tried cough test. Great, no dry heave retching! I felt better and also got 0.5mg alprazolam. It takes time to get accustomed to meds."

3 / 10

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eve...
November 17, 2016

"Just prescribed this drug. I have had high blood pressure since 2004, no drugs have been able to lower it. Altace damn near killed me, my uvula was on my tongue. The doctors throw drugs at it, but what is the cause? No one can tell me. Why do they think my calcium channels need to be blocked? Is that what is causing it? While on meds, BP is consistently 190/113. On December 24, 2015, it was 204/142 on meds, no headache."

6 / 10

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the...
Taken for 1 to 2 years
July 11, 2022

"I was taking nifedipine ER 60 mg, and my gums became swollen and bleeding when I brushed my teeth. Went to the periodontist, and she said nifedipine had been shown to cause swollen gums. Went to the cardiologist and primary care, and neither would change the med until I told primary care that I would find another doctor if he didn't change it. So he lowered it to 30 mg. Gums still swollen but not as badly. I'm going to stop taking nifedipine 30 for a few weeks and see what happens."

5 / 10

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she...
Taken for 1 to 6 months
April 15, 2025

"I was put on nifedipine sixty milligrams time release in December or January. By February, I had migraine headaches, again in March, and again just this week. I had tingling in my feet, incredibly sore neck, and I've asked the cardiologist who doesn't think it's the medication. With his permission, I'll be ceasing the medication this week over a period of about 4 or 5 days with a side medication. In case my blood pressure goes up, that would be clonidine. I don't know if I have a sustained injury to my neck or if this is medication-related since the timing is highly suspect."

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Chi...
April 26, 2020

"While taking nifedipine for 3 months, I recently started having really bad shakes and tremors, especially in my legs! I can barely sleep. Has anyone else had these symptoms?"

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Kat...
Taken for 10 years or more
August 4, 2019

"I have been on nifedipine 30 mg for 14 years for BP. Generic, and it has kept my BP normal. No problems."

10 / 10

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Ash...
May 17, 2022

"I started taking nifedipine 30 mg, and it keeps my blood pressure good, but it makes me very sick. Bad pressure headaches feel like a zombie, and shaky. My anxiety is way worse."

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gli...
March 26, 2009

Nifedipine "Adalat 60 mg helps my high blood pressure, but I have to go to the bathroom a lot."

7 / 10

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dka...
Taken for 6 months to 1 year
May 30, 2024

"I've been taking this medication and experiencing leg pain, back pain, and sleepiness. It does lower my blood pressure, but the side effects are too much."

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Anonymous
Taken for less than 1 month
July 19, 2020

"Horrible headaches and off feeling, made me lightheaded as well."

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Ano...
Taken for less than 1 month
August 18, 2018

"Was on 30 mg a day. Lowers BP, but the first week my hands and feet started to tingle. Second week felt an ill feeling and no energy. The WORST! Also constipation and diarrhea! Ugh!"

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Nan...
Taken for 1 to 6 months
April 11, 2019

"I have been taking nifedipine for over a year, and the side effect for me is awful. I can't sleep. I am taking it along with Enalapril."

2 / 10

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Sil...
Taken for less than 1 month
December 18, 2020

"Not a good medication, it dropped my blood pressure real bad. I took only two pills and ended in the hospital. I will never take this medication."

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Sie...
Taken for less than 1 month
December 22, 2019

Nifedipine "At first, I liked it, but then my feet and calves got very swollen. I stopped it and increased my verapamil, but I am swollen after two days."

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Duf...
Taken for less than 1 month
November 9, 2019

"Dizzy three days after discontinuing."

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Bad...
August 13, 2016

"After taking a 30 mg tab, one hour later, felt like I was spinning, and BP went up."

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Jay...
Taken for less than 1 month
July 6, 2018

"Have been taking 30 mg Nifedipine ER for two weeks now, and with no changes at all to my BP numbers."

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Le ...
Taken for less than 1 month
July 16, 2018

"The most severe side effect of this drug is sexual dysfunction and lack of sleep. So it is not healthy for guys who still want to enjoy their sex life."

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dd ...
September 2, 2017

"This medication makes my gums swell. [Gingival hyperplasia]"

6 / 10

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