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Felodipine

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clare99444
clare99444

Am interested to hear if anyone takes Felodipine for high BP ? If so has anyone suffered any side effects as there seems to be little information about this medication.

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  • Lakesider
    Lakesider clare99444

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    I've just been prescribed it again. I say 'again' as I used it for a couple of months earlier this year, then sort of forgot about it. Just recently my BP has been high (150-160 / 90-100) so I asked for another prescription.

    TBH I can't recall any negative side effects but I'll re-post if I notice any. What I can say is that is effective, or at least it was for me last time I took it. Your experience may differ. My BP had been 160+ systolic so I went to the doc's and was first prescribed 2.5mg of Felodipin-Mepha (which I presume is the same medicine). The results were good so the doc prescribed the 5mg dose, once a day. It was a pack of 100 so I must have taken it over 3 months or so.

    I don't have the exact results to hand but my BP definitely dropped to something like a normal level -- or not far off it.

    Have you noticed any negative effects?

    • clare99444
      clare99444 Lakesider

      Posted

      Hi there thanks for the reply. As you say it definitely does work as my readings were similar to yours and even higher at times. I have found I've been having a lot of weird headaches that dont shift easily. I've been taking this for a month and GP has advised to stop them for a week or so if they continue to see if its a side effect.

    • Lakesider
      Lakesider clare99444

      Posted

      Your post reminded me that I too had quite bad headaches when I first took Felodopine. When I restarted a few days ago i also had a headache but it lasted just a day or two and I've not noticed it since. The other thing was that I had some quite vivid dreams when I started but like the headaches, these stopped after a few days. I can't be certain that they were linked to the medication but they occurred at the same time.

  • joshuapryce1987
    joshuapryce1987 clare99444

    Posted

    I suppose as with all medications its not good to take it in high doses, and also everyone is different, it will not effect me the same as you. Only time truly tells.

  • kennyboi
    kennyboi clare99444

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    I experienced side effects from Amlodipine and my doctor suggested me to try Felodipine. I find Felodipine stronger than Amlodipine in blood pressure reduction, but unfortunately I experienced the same side effect as Amlodipine. It seems to relax my bladder as well as blood vessels. I constantly need to go to bathroom every 30 min or so and couldn't sleep properly. I also experience dull abdominal bloating pain.

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