User Reviews for Amlodipine

I have been on 10 mg of Amlodipine for 8 days and my face is flushed, my ears are hot and I feel very anxious. I have a call in to my doctor,I'm going to ask to be taken off this med and given something else.

I have been taking 10mg of Amlodipine for just over a week and my face has been continually flushed and now my lower legs and feet are badly swollen,hot,red and itchy.Rang my doctor this morning to tell him I don't want to continue with them so he has prescribed something else..hopefully with no nasty side effects!

I have only been on this drug for two weeks but my BP dropped from 180-94 to 104-60 in just two days. Also on two other drugs that didn't work. Still taking those with this. No side effects yet... we'll see as time goes by.

only been taking it for 2 weeks so cant give agood detailed use of it

This medication has caused me to have severe leg cramps. Will no longer take it.

I take Hydrochlolrothiazide 25mg with Amlodipine Besylate 5mg for BP for a couple of months. I now notice that my ankles are swelling and my skin itches, feels like its streching and my inner wrist itches also. I thougt maybe it was the weather or something I ate or an allergy. Well after reading all the comments I think its the AMLODIPINE. Ive already tried 2 other BP medicine and don't want to change again but I'm uncomfortable specially with the swelling. I will call my doctor tomorrow.

Oh boy this one almost put me over the edge! I ached all over, was dizzy, nauseous, wanted to stay in bed all day, legs swelled and itched so badly that I scratched oozing sores in them. Even my scalp itched terribly and oozed when I HAD to scratch. I was so tired and depressed, at 74, thought I was just old. My boys came to visit and asked what was wrong. I said I'm just getting old and they said "NO! get to the doctor!" I quit taking it that day and began to feel better by the next day! BP went up but so did my morale!!! Now on new drug. Hope it works - couldn't be any worse!! Life is good again!!!Read More Read Less

I have been taking this w/quinipril for about a 9 months. My ankles started hurting but a foot doc told me it was nothing. So I just lived with it until about 1-2 months ago I started getting some big swelling in my feet especially my left. Finally got into my doc today and he told me he was 95% sure it was because of this drug, so he took me off of it. I guess we will see in a few days.

I was put on amlodipine 10mg about 2 weeks ago it was added to lisinipril 40mg worked well to bring down b/p But i've noticed that my ankles are real sore now anyone else have this happen?

I've taken AMLODIPINE 5mg for two months and I also take HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE 25mg. This is the 3rd time my medication was changed and it seems to work for me. AMLODIPINE I take it late at night when I go to bed and snack on crackers before taking it so it won't bother my stomach. HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE I do not take it at night because it wakes me up 2 or 3 times to urinate, so I take it in the morning. My blood pressure was 179/92 for the last two months its been pretty steady at 135/80. Hopefully it will go down more. The only side effects I experience is drowsiness with AMLODIPINE. Read More Read Less

I was taking 100mg Atenolol but my BP was still elevated. Dr. added Amlodipine. BP is down, the last couple of weeks, I've had swelling in legs/ankles/feet. Dr. told me this would happen but didn't say how long it would last. Does anyone have any idea how long it will last?

Doctor put me on Amlodipine 2.5 after allergic reactions to beta blockers and Lisinopril over 10 mg occured It seemed to work at first,then a rash developed on face,neck,back,legs headache too. FRUSTRATING!!!!!

Dr. switched me off of benezepril to avoid incipient kidney problems (no technical explanation) to amlodipine 5 mg. Daily, usually take at around midnight before sleep. My BP is lowered, and I have far fewer side effects than with previous meds but do have irregular sleep, mild nausea, some weakness in legs, and mild constipation on an irregular basis. This round of medication is the first in my life (age 71) and I don't know enough about side effects to worry over these symptoms. Went 4 days and nights during travel without the meds (forgot to pack 'em) and felt great the whole trip. Got back, resumed once daily intake, now have leg weakness, stomach upset, irregular sleep, and heavy eye mattering again. None of those is fatal I guess, but there is discomfort when using amlodipine. I'm hoping to be off all meds altogether after a year's use of BP med, and first time ever watching dietary content. It's disturbing and not in my lifestyle pattern to take anything.Read More Read Less

I haven't taken for one full month yet. It has lowered my B/P; I take 5MG, generic Amlodipine. Woke up with what looks like "heat rash". First on inner wrists, arms, then on to chest, abdomin, back, neck and spots over eye, behind ears. This rash is slightly raised, hot & itchy. Bendryl helped temporarily yet rash came back full force. Oatmeal bath did not help. I am irritated that Amlodipine seemed to help initially, now is rashy and I had to stop Lisinopril after BAD dizziness. There has got to be a better way!! I'm gonna try the Hawthorne berries/Cayenne combo that a previous person mentioned.Read More Read Less

Since starting this med I have severe hot flashes and very bright red face, a hundred times in 24 hours. Also libido has dropped through the floor.