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Amlopidine and post nasal drip

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louise21984
louise21984

Have been prescribed Amlopidine to treat high BP. Now have a continual post nasal drip, which I've never had in my life before.  

Has anyone else had similar symptom?

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  • libralady13
    libralady13 louise21984

    Posted

    Hi I have been on Amlopidine for about 7 years I also suffer from some thing similar

    coughing lots of mucus hacked up sounds awful, often in the morning, after sneezing and sometimes for no reason at all.  I did mention to the doctor that one of the side effects listed was rhinitis but they seemed to dismiss it. It does not help that I have asthma, and reflux which cause similar problems.  I would see the doctor again, there are other bp drugs they can give you.  Please read other posts about this drug.  As I get older I do wonder about all these different combinations of drugs and whether they sometimes cause more problems than they treat.  Hope this is of some help.  All the best to you.

     

    • barry425
      barry425 libralady13

      Posted

      Before I went on bp meds, I had a severe, heavy, cough for YEARS.  I had it for 2 months running and twice a year (that means 4 months out of every year!).  It was so bad that you could hear me coughing in the audience on the tape of every Christmas play that my daughter was in.  I started taking 5,000mg of Vitamin C and 1,000iu of Vitamin E every day and the cough was gone in 3 days and has never returned.  It has been over 15 years now, and I continue to take the Vitamins.  They are both available at Costco (Price Club) and are very cheap.  Now I take Benicar 20mg and Amlodipine 2.5mg and still no sinus problems.
    • louise21984
      louise21984 libralady13

      Posted

      Thanks for this.  I wonder the same thing!  I've stopped taking Amolpidine.  Someone else said it had been banned in Holland because the side effects outweigh the benefits.  
  • len7
    len7 louise21984

    Posted

    Hilouise21984....when you first start takeing Amlodipine some people get flue like symptoms such as a runney nose that useualy gos away in about 2 weeks. There are a lot of other side effects that some get that lasts a lot longer. I hope you get better soon all the best.....len 7.
    • louise21984
      louise21984 len7

      Posted

      Thanks, Len7.  It's not the side effects that bother me, it's why they're happening and what else is being affected that we don't know about.  The swollen ankles symptom isn't good at all, because our legs act like pumps don't they - an important part of the circulation.  I'm not at all sure about Amlopidine, really...
  • barry425
    barry425 louise21984

    Posted

    Before I went on bp meds, I had a severe, heavy, cough for YEARS.  I had it for 2 months running and twice a year (that means 4 months out of every year!).  It was so bad that you could hear me coughing in the audience on the tape of every Christmas play that my daughter was in.  I started taking 5,000mg of Vitamin C and 1,000iu of Vitamin E every day and the cough was gone in 3 days and has never returned.  It has been over 15 years now, and I continue to take the Vitamins.  They are both available at Costco (Price Club) and are very cheap.  Now I take Benicar 20mg and Amlodipine 2.5mg and still no sinus problems.
  • rita68823
    rita68823 louise21984

    Edited

    I have been taking amlodipine 5grm for about 2 years now. I suddenly developed postnasal drip which has been ongoing since April 2020.

  • tina57023
    tina57023 louise21984

    Posted

    Hi there yes i suffer with postnasal drip and sinus problems. I take 10mg Amlodopine i probably should ask to change meds but as its working i just keep taking it. i am trying to get off meds by losing weight and cutting out Alcohol and salt from my diet.

  • sally61699
    sally61699 louise21984

    Posted

    I have been on Amlodipine for 2 years but about 3 months ago I developed symptoms of post nasal drip. ENT could not find anything wrong after a nasal camera observation. Don't know if the pills have changed as the packaging & shape of my pills changed about 3 months ago. Also I still have high blood pressure! I am contacting my surgery for a review of this medication.

  • anthony51986
    anthony51986 louise21984

    Posted

    Hi Louise ,my story with Lodi , Grommets , blocked Etruscan tube, polyps removed, dry mouth, keep drinking tea up to 15 cups a day, fair enough might be the other meds , i,m taking for BP

    mucus in nose , flem back of throat , nasal spray , to help breathe, swollen ankles, , but just me i just might have found some thing that is helping D Ribose , I dont see anyone here mentioning Constipation , plus the need to pee all the time , how to cure the dry mouth & stop drinking tea that is causing me to pee . i have stopped the water tabs , typing this now have go get a drink tea .lol

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