Age 24- Side effects from BP medication
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Hello,
I am 24 years old and suffer with essential hypertension (am otherwise fairly healthy).
I am taking 5mg a day of Amlopidine.
I have noticed the following affects:
- I seem to feel calmer
- Chest feels looser
- Slight dizziness
- Sex drive has increased
Is my lessened anxiety and increased sex drive possibly due to lowered blood pressure or is this placebo?
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patricia93428 ro265
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WOW those side effects seem pretty easy to handle... the dizziness usually comes with most BP MEDS HAVE YOU GOT A NEW PARTNER!! i am surprised with the increased sex drive but if it has increased and you are having more that could account for the extra calmness relaxedness ! THE IMPORTANT THING IS, is IT LOWERING YOUR BP. Many people find AMLOPODINE a good med but it can have some not so good side effects .
jx41870 ro265
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Since you're on a low/standard dose of amlodipine I'm going to assume your BP was a little high but not that high. So in general, it's a little surprising you feel any differences at all.
Amlodipine has more side effects than some other BP meds, but many people take it with no side effects, and those who have side-effects reports a wide, wide range of them - but mostly negative. Yours sound mostly like getting returned to normal after the high BP was actually making you feel a little bit badly. So good news, overall.
How long have you been on the amlodipine? It takes a few weeks to build up to full effect. And if you stop it takes a few weeks to completely clear out, too.
dungeonshawty ro265
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Most blood pressure medications make you feel dizzy and calm so that's a pretty normal feeling. If only heard of them lowering sex drive, never raising it so that's new information lol. Not too sure what you mean by your chest feeling loose though but I hope that means it feels better. All in all it is good that Amlodipine is helping you because it sure didn't help me lol.