one month off amlodipe

[peter999999999]

what a relieff rom the nightmare of bp drugs,tapered off it on ian 18 a year to the day the nightmare began, now can function normally, sleeping ,headaches gone,depression anxiety gone, no longer feel like death, i wasted a year on this poison god knows what it does to you,took 3 weeks for heart to go back to normal,no more palpitions, pulse fine, not sweating,shaking and every side effect out ive had most gone, get fuzzy head now and then and tired eyes but getting better every day,i dont do my bp i just enjoy life now , not worring every day about the numbers,id rather live happy and high bp than the side effects of these drugs, walk 6 miles,eat healthy etc its like a new life, if i ever take bp again im going on a 100 plus age and under 100, but i doubt ill bother, had 3 friend over 6 months had strokes and 1 had heart attack,younger than me and none of them had high bp.are we been scared i no i was.

[Dovedale4]

Hi, good to know that you are feeling better and looking after yourself. I take amlodipine 5mg and losartan 25mg and, even though it took quite some time to begin to get used to the side effects, I have adapted to them now. I don't think anyone likes to take medication and if you can achieve what you want to achieve without meds then that is great!

[Happyrosie]

It’s great that you feel good again. For me, I was so lucky that I had no side effects from drugs. I wouldn’t, again I’m speaking for myself, go without checking my BP every few months - again, if I find it’s a bit high I wait ten minutes and take it again, and down it goes!Best of luck, and keep walking!,

[peter999999999 in reply to Happyrosie]

i have noticed not fell down or tripped since stopping the drug which i used to do , i would never take another bp drug again as i dont no anyone who is on them is healthy or suffers no side effects, i honestly think they were slowly killing me and after reading about calcium channel blockers today i think i am right, im 72 so they might have affected me different than a younger model but im very fit,not overweight but these pills brought me down to places i dont want to visit again mentally

[cuore]

How high was our blood pressure that you were placed on amlodipine?

[Shadynook]

I feel like you!! Only been on them 3/4 months. In my 5th different one after suffering awful side effects on every one. Fortunately I have a very patient understanding GP! Now on Lisinopril which I take at bedtime, been on it 10 days and have just started having a dry thickly cough 🙄 I’m just seeing if it will go if not I don’t know what the alternative is???? I’m not unhealthy or over weight I walk every day watch what I eat so to loose weight would mean going on a very drastic diet, maybe that’s the answer?

If high blood pressure caused you to feel ill maybe the horrible side effects would be worth it!!!

[peter999999999 in reply to Shadynook]

i use a resperate breathing machine,take turmeric in hot milk, eat beetroot, walk 6 miles a day but not at once, porridge with pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds, anything healthy but not in excess and keep moving, i still get odd side effects even a month after stopping them but nothing like when i was on them, i did amlodipine,bisoprolol,propranol, ramipril,docazosine all terrible side effects, i use to take a baby asprin a day and that lowered bp but stopped it when i went on bp meds, my pulse on bp meds was 100 to 120 resting, its now 60 to 70 when i use a resperate its 60 or below,

[Finaus]

Amlodopine made me feel very ill. I persevered in line with medical advice, but eventually I was advised to stop taking it. I am never surprised when I read of others suffering unacceptable adverse reactions from this drug, but some appear to tolerate and improve/preserve their heart function.