amlodipine 5mg side effects

[peter999999999]

im 72 years old on 5mg amlodipine for last few months, lately having bad heads, fuzzy, very tired eyes feeling really off , dont get the leg etc swelling or aches and pains, its just all in the head,now is this the amlodipine or something else and how do u tell only i suppose comming off it for a few days and see what happens and what bp goes to, it usually gets a bit better late afternoon,i take it at 7 in the morn, its really bothering me now,thank you,tried other bp meds before, ramipril,docazosin,propranolol,bisoprolol had to come off them for unbearable side effects,

[bonnythecat]

I’m on Amlodipine - since last December and have very similar impacts. i actually now take a half dose and my BP is usually OK - I haven’t told GP by the way but I couldn’t cope with the effects of the full dose and didn’t want to experiment with different drugs during the pandemic. I still wake up exhausted every day and my eyes are heavy, head fuzzy, a bit dizzy etc but slightly less so than on 5 mg. I will probably get my medication changed but I can’t even see my GP for now and find it hard not being able to have a face to face conversation. Good luck with finding the right medication for you - sounds like you’ve tried a few.

[peter999999999 in reply to bonnythecat]

thank you so im not alone, im cutting mine in half soon to 2.5 but noticed the brand that made me very ill was made by accord small white pill,my usual one is sandoz oblong with a score line so can be easily cut in half, still get bad side effects on that but better than the other one, im not telling doc either and ill monitor bp, ive been on them and others since jan its been awful and given me insomnia,in the summer luck to get 1 to 2 hours sleep,i get about 4 to 5 now if lucky, but i can function on that

[Rosiez1 in reply to peter999999999]

You are not alone thats for sure. I am taking amlodipine 2.5mgs prescribed by my GP in addition to 32mgs candesartan daily. So far, so good.

[peter999999999 in reply to Rosiez1]

thank you, do you break a 5mg tablet in half to get your 2.5mg or do they come in that low dose, im finding the make accord ones not suiting, the santoz ones for me are better and alreadt come with a score line to break in half

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It gave me a persistent headache for over a week until I spoke to the GP and he took me off it.

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I too have been on all of the ones you have taken. Swelling from Amlodipine after being on it for 20 yrs because of Gabapentine

[Mrsmr]

I started on 2.5mgs then dose was increased to 5mgs. I felt dreadful, spaced out ,tired and achy but no ankle swelling. I persevered for 6 weeks in the hope the side effects would go but they didn't. I came off it and felt so much better. Now take Rampiril and it's fine.Hope you feel better soon.

[peter999999999 in reply to Mrsmr]

ive not taken meds for nearly 2 years now

[Thomasneto3 in reply to peter999999999]

Whys that. If your bps still bad please don't be put of by a bad experience as I too had blury bison and dizziness on it stopped it after 5 days. Bisoprolol and ramiprill I take and no problems. The bisoprlol is wounder drug reduces BP and anxiety if you have it. Hope I could help

[peter999999999 in reply to Thomasneto3]

bisoprolol was really bad as well for me,that and propranolol caused panic attacks insomnia, i feel fine walk 10 miles aday ,live a normal happy life now, no bp drugs for me ever again, they also caused me anxiety which i still get now and then and still dont sleep that well,they nearly killed me bp drugs, i go on the 100 plus age and anything under 100, all bisoprolol does is reduce heart rate

[Thomasneto3 in reply to peter999999999]

How did bp drugs nearly kill you. Bisoprlol is a alpha blocker it's the first line in the usa for blood pressure control you correct when you say it reduces heart rate but wrong when you say that's all it does. It reduces BP I think you might have a phobia off morderen medicine by the sounds off it

[peter999999999 in reply to Thomasneto3]

well if it slows your heart bp falls,the side effects were horrendus,

[Charlie460]

Yes Bisoprolol 2.5mg was reducing my pulse rate to around 40bpm, which made me dizzy and breathless. Dr told me to halve the dose, and feeling much better. I was prescribed Bisoprolol as I was having ectopic heartbeats in addition to high bp - also on Lercanidipine 10mg., which make me feel as though I have no energy and my legs ache, until late afternoon when I seem to "wake up". Tried Ramipril which gave me a hacking cough and candesartan which made my legs swell up...so I'm putting up with the tiredness.