I know its was amlodipine!
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I am a healthy 58 yr old and normally very active. BP was rising over the last year or so to 178/98 and so this Jan my Doc put me on Amlodipine 5mg. Thats when it started. Firstly with a loss of energy, then total loss of stamina, I felt like a Zombie all the time. As the month progressed I started to get forgetful, dizzy spells, very tingly left hand and painful joints all througfh my left side. BP did not drop as fast as hoped so Doc added Lisinopril 2.5mg. Hey... off with the faries now! After two weeks I could not concentrate on anything people were telling me and to the point that I was becoming detached from the real world. And that was only after a couple of weeks on the cocktail. I decided to trial which drug was causing this and first removed the Lisinopril for a few days then swapped over to stopping Amlodipine. Cor.. what a difference. Almost the next day after stopping Amlodipine I started to recover. After just one week people at work are now saying 'welcome back' and I know what they mean. BP not down yet but I am never going near Amlodipine again, its a wrecker!
Has anyone else had anything like my reaction?
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andy4
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I have been on Amlodipine 5mg for 3 months now.
I got the monthly prescriptions from the same pharmacist, but the manufacturer of the last one is different from the previous two.
Like you Chris16, I noticed that the side effects are milder since i started taking the tablets from the new manufacturer. I wonder: is it because of the change in the manufacturer OR is it because I am getting used to Amlodipine? Can I ask the name of your manufacturer?
Andy
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andy4
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Can I ask the name of the pharmacist / chemist chain - if it is a national chain.
I also take 80mg of Valsartan. Do you take only the Amlodipine?
Andy
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It is just my local chemist. I take Bisporol as well at 10mg. I also take 5mg like you ( of amlodipine). You can only ask. Take care. Christine
LynnCS
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Flutterby_52
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christine141
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stormypetrel
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moonie
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I realise this is fairly early on in the treatment and am keeping an open mind.
Again as per my post I am waiting for someone to provide me with some evidence that the use of the drug for humans really is banned in Europe. If it is i would be horrified but I have searched the Internet and can only find heresay or stories.
I certainly don't want to sway ANYONE, this drug can affect some people quite badly that much is obvious from the posts here, no one should have to suffer as badly as some. There are side effects to every drug some are acceptable and some not. Maybe I am, at the moment, one of the lucky ones, but I'm sure I'm not alone.
rob46
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Quiet tired & withdrawn & feeling sick.
Second day after a while of taking tablet I felt really alive, almost a high, until late afternoon, that's when I
came down a bit, I then went out for the evening for a drink & gradually felt good again. ( yes I know alcohol)
Didn't have a lot though, couple of pints. But got up to that high again.
Iv since taken 2 more tablets & have felt almost useless, I can't think straight, I talk rubbish (more than my
usual) & pain in my back & left hip, I've thrown up virtually the whole meal I ate on the 3rd day & constantly
feel sick, also I have a couple of small rashes come up.
I'v now decided that I'm going to stop taking them, think I'd rather have the high blood pressure.
christine141
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