User Reviews for amlodipine-benazepril oral

may I use this drug for blood pressure/heart as I am out of Metoprolol

this is poison to you

My systolic was jumping over 200 while on daily doses of Lisinopril HTC 20/25, Linsinopril 20mg and Atenolol 25 mg. My Dr. added Amlodipine 10 mg. I hated the way it made me feel from the beginning, but at about the 8-week mark I told my Dr. that it was exacerbating almost every Fibromyalgia symptom I had. Given it was a time of year when the weather was tough with fibro, we agreed I'd stay on it longer. Around 4 months I began to notice some edema in my ankle. At 5 months I developed so much pain in my hands that I virtually couldn't use them. My rheumatologist and family doctor consulted back and forth for a month--meanwhile my BP had still been running high 170's/90's. Finally the Amlodipine was reduced by half. After 1 week on the reduced dose, I was not having any reduction of the pain in my hands, so I called my doctor and told her that I refused to take the Amlodopine any longer. After another 10 days off it, my hands were still very painful. At the present time, I am on prednisone, but have not been able to taper that out to the lowest dose before discontinuing it. To be clear: For me, the Amlodipine caused a build-up of fluid in every joint of my hands and wrists; that felt like my hands were going to explode. The visible edema was not significant, but that wasn't what every joint was telling me. I hope that my experience is very uncommon, and not applicable to you! Read More Read Less

It makes my face turn very red and I do not like that.....is there another drug that does not have these side effects and is both effective?

My doctor switched me from Amlodipine to Amlodipine-Benazepril. Was okay for 2 weeks then since feel tired all the time, dizzy, ear ringing, pressure in my head, feet ankles swelling, constantly urinating all night, neck and back bones sore, went to a chiropractor thinking I threw them both out. Has to be this drug. Going back to just Amlodipine as I was doing okay with it.

The medication I had been taking was removed from my RX formulary and this was substituted 5mg. After monitoring my BP for two weeks it was marginally better, never below 135/70 and most of the time over 145/80. I am fatigued from the minute I wake up til bed time. I don't know if it'd the amlodipine or not but I would like my blood pressure better controlled.

My doctor put me back on this drug after a bout of super high blood pressure. I had taken it in the past, along with carvedilol and pressure closer to normal. However, now I remember why I stopped taking it in the past..Its only been a few days and already I am breathless, dizzy, and can barely get out of my own way, not to mention the return of an erratic heartbeat..Like the way it works, but have to stop taking. Will see dr. next week to get something different.

TLL HAVE HIGH BLOD PRESSURE

I was taking this for 4 months and it was horrible, terrible cough which would make me gag and throw up, Dr took me off this and it took about 8 or 9 days before I stopped coughting, I feel sooo much better after I stopped taking it. If you have these problems please have the Dr change it and you will feel so much better.

This did help to lower my B/P but the side effect of coughing and throwing up was not worth it. Went to DR today told me to stop taking he prescribed something else but said it could take up to one month to get it out of my system. It is going to be a long couple of weeks.

Began to bruise easily, and got thin-skin. Bruising of forearms so significant that blood would leach out of skin. Stopped taking & problem is almost totally gone. Other issues like severe leg and hand cramps when working. Skin tore very easy.

My blood pressure went down, but I have persistent dry cough.

Should I take Amlod/benaz with Lisinopril?

side effect exparancing ED

It has worked great for me.

what are the side effects if any

Just read the side effects: Insomnia, swelling, tiredness, nausea, cramps, vision issues... That just described the last two years of my life! Never suspected it was this drug. Going to speak with doctor A.S.A.P.