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  1. I know its was amlodipine!

    I am a healthy 58 yr old and normally very active. BP was rising over the last year or so to 178/98 and so this Jan my Doc put me on Amlodipine 5mg. Thats when it ....

  2. Itching

    Hi i have been taking these for 4 weeks now. I was on Rimpiril but developed a very bad cough, apparently a side effect of these. I have now got the most annoying ....

  3. Amlodipine Side Effects

    I've just done a search for the side effects of Amlodipine and all the reports on here sum up what I'm currently going through. I'm 53 and have been on medication ....

  4. Severe Side Affects from Amlodipine BESYLATE

    I was given this B/P medicine about three weeks ago, and that's when my illness started. I had symptoms from severe panic/anxiety attacks to sinus arrest. I had ....

  5. amlodopine side effects

    severe dizzyness,

    numbess or a prickling sensation in hands and feet, some times called parasthesia a sensation of something thats not actually there feels like ....

  6. Amlodipine v bendrofluazide

    I have just found this site and feel better already. My Gp stopped my bendrofluazide because she thought it explained an attack of gout I experienced at the beginning ....

  7. amlodipine/cellulitis

    hi,could anybody tell me if taking 10mg Amlodipine interferes with white blood cell count,i have had mild Cellulitis both legs for number of years, bottom of ankles ....

  8. Side Effects and alternatives

    Hi, as a result of starting to develop swollen ankles (oedema / liquid retention) I turned to the web for some information on possible side effects of amplopidine ....

  9. Amplodipine

    Hi All,

    I have just found this discussion forum and I am relieved to see others are having similar experiences with this drug. However, it is not myself I am ....

  10. Amlodipine and Atrial Fibrillation?

    I am 45 years old and I have been on 5mg amlodipine for about 2 years for a blood pressure that tends to spike. I was first on Lisinopril and then Valsartan though ....

  11. AMLODIPINE

    I have been on this med for over 1 year now. After reading the views here I went to my GP and explained that I wasn't happy with taking it. Even though I haven't ....

  12. The slow build up of side effects- anyone had the same?

    I was prescribed amlodipine 5mg and then, very quickly, 10 mg about 1 year ago. My high bp was detected by my optician via an eye test (!). I have only just discovered ....

  13. Amlodipine - Can anyone help me to find an alternative?

    So I've been on this drug for 3 days and I haven't seen a reduction in my BP. It's been 170/95 approx for quite some time. I don't get the swelling feet, but I feel ....

  14. Amlodipine - gastric/bowel problems

    Have been on Amlodipine (10mg) as well as Enalapril maleate for high blood pressure. The amlodopine was prescribed 18 months ago and adverse symptoms crept up ....

  15. feeling cold on amlodipine

    Does anyone else have this internal shivery feeling? I am on quite a cocktail of drugs, including immunosuppressants and several for raised BP. The blood pressure ....

  16. Swollen knees & ankles

    Been on it for about 2 months.... started off with burning sensation around knees, now my ankles are swollen (not drastically, but enough to limit movement). I'm ....

  17. Amlodipine - Gastric problems?

    Having been stunned by the number of bad experiences folk have had taking Amlodipine I feel the need to make my own contribution.

    Two months ago I had Amlodipine ....

  18. Amlodipine – swelling of feet, difficult to walk

    I am aged 55, male, and I suffered a stroke five years ago, with a loss of much of my eyesight. I find these days that even the slightest stumble, for example hitting ....

  19. Amlodipine terrible pains

    I do not know how long it takes after you stop taking amlodipine?

  20. Amlodipine

    I have been taking Amlodipine 5mg over a few years now with little side effects at the start,hot feet and slight swelling. Now however although the swelling to my ....

  21. side effects of amlodipine

    I checked the side effects of this drug on his website. I was amazed to see that many people have had the same experience as I have had. I also take lisiniprol. ....

  22. Awful pains

    I cannot use my hands it is like carpal tunnel Stopped taking it about 4 weeks ago I still feel ill.

    No interest from any quarter but I believe banned in some countries.

  23. Erectile disfunction

    Has anyone suffered from erectile disfunction due to this drug. I am 63 and my sex life has been destroyed since taking this drug. Not taken it now for a month and ....

  24. Norvasc

    I have been on this drug for 12 months and have felt very ill. `Symptoms include carpal tunnel and anal ulcers.

    No body warned me what side effects and I was made ....

  25. Amlodipine - doing my head in

    I have periods of confusion and a sense of unreality which last several days and then gradually subside when I unilaterally reduce the dose for a while. During these ....

  26. Amlopidine experience

    Prescribed 5mg amlopidine to reduce \"high\" blood pressure several weeks ago.

    All went well first few days though my blood pressure plummented, one reading ....

  27. Weight gain and sooo depressed on amlodipine

    Was put on amlodipine 5mg in sept after having coronary stenting. Being a bit green about the gills with all this coronary stuff, I have been swallowing whatever ....

  28. Amlodipine bad side effects

    This replaced felodipine as a cost cutting exercise. I've read other posts on this and much of the same happened to me. I was too fatigued to do anything, had trance ....

  29. Side Effects of Amlodipine

    Hi, I have been on Amlodipine 5mg for quite some time now, but in december last year I started getting very severe side effects, I have pain and cramps in my neck ....

  30. Amlodipine oedema

    :?: I started 5mg Amlodipine maleate, once a day as prescribed for high blood pressure, two months ago. I have experienced, as others have stated increased urination, ....

  31. Swollen Gums

    I have been taking Amlopidine for several years now, however when I went to the dentist he told me that my gums were swollen and that it was because I had gum disease. ....

  32. amlodopine

    I cant believe this drug i was close to suicide last week the anxiety was so bad, BAN IT NOW

  33. The story so far

    I resumed the Amlodipine on 10 Jan this year, as the pins and needles didnt stop....and as I am still taking steroids albeit a lower dose since I started, I thought ....

  34. amlodipine

    hi i am 55 had a T I A at 48 and obviously have high BP, i am bricky and have two herniated discs, the doctor says that my BP is not connected but i have my own ....

  35. The story so far

    I stopped taking the Am since 12 Dec...the BP went up from 130 to 146, 147,157...so guess I shall have to start taking something again...I want the pins and needles ....

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