Experiences with

Amlodipine / Valsartan

Exforge is a combo of Amlodipine and Valsartan. I take the one that does not include Hydrochlorothiazide. I thought about stopping it for a while, like 1-2 months, to see what might happen, but I'm also wondering how long would it take to leave my system?

Hello, First time I have used any Forum. Just started on Hormone injections for Prostate Cancer but they appear to be having an effect on raising my blood pressure to an unacceptable level. Doc has just given me Amplodipine tabs to take with my current meds Valsartan, Atorvastatin and Clopidogrel. Will

I developed high blood pressure and palpatations. I wore a 24hr BP machine and the called me as the readings were average 220/91. I’ve started taking 16mg Candesartan this morning in hope it helps but I’m really worried now and the palpitations are uncomfortable

Hi everyone, hope you are all doing well. Please can someone respond for my query below: I'm on my early 40s and I'm on CKD stage 4. My eGFR based on my creatinine levels is 29. GFR Improved from 19 to 29 over the last 6 months. I'm taking the BP pill Valsartan 80mg (ARBs) once a day in the morning as

I completed my first 5K on the Nike Running Club app. I feel very proud of myself for completing this run. I had a friend along today who pushed me when I felt like stopping. However, according to my FitBit it was only 4.88km and my friend said it was the same by his Strava, so I think next time I will

Hi, I am new here only just finding these forums so i am maybe looking for a little advice on what to do? I have suffered Hypertension for years and have been on a number of medications to help with it, Atorvastatin, Bisoprolol, Valsartan until i moved and got a new doctor as a new patient (Scotland

Valsartan pharmaceutical company has been ruining the lives of innocent people since 2013. My friend, a victim of this, had to carry himself around to the hospitals every and now and then. The bills started to pile up, and he was completely submerged in that. It was then when I came to know about the

I have been taking Enalapril Maleate for over 30 years. I am now 79 and my blood pressure is moderately high but highly variable and I suffer from occasional dizziness. I see that this is a side-effect of EM. I wonder whether I should ask for a change of medicine, maybe to a receptor blocker? The ones

How much can medication affect a GFR? 62 yr old female, resistant hypertension since aged 18. Take ARBs, epleronone, bisoprolol, furosemide, amlodipine, amiloride. BP fantastically well controlled now for past 16 years. It was under medicated for years by my GP who said it was only white coat hypertension

Hi all, I had a stint in hospital recently and my d dimmer blood test was a bit elevated (311) they checked for PE and nothing was found but my blood was very thick even on the aspirin so my cardiologist has put me back on clopidogrel and I have to take dual anti platelet till next summer ‘22 they also

Hi, I guess I'm looking for some advice. Over the past couple of weeks, and out of the blue, my kidneys have taken a bit of a nose-dive. Blood results 19/02/21 Today Range Serum Sodium 136 136

Hi as you have probably seen from my other posts, I have started a low carb diet. I was wondering if anyone else on here who is following a low carb/keto diet can advise what should be an average daily intake of fat and saturated fat? I'm worried in case I might be having far too much. Yesterday I consumed

I have a question regarding generics for Amlodipine 10 mg. I recently started Amlodipine 10 mg. Got my first prescription for one month and it was a generic from Ascend Laborato and it worked beautifully, no side effects whatsoever. Now my insurance requires for long-term maintenance drugs you go

My husband’s blood pressure had always been high - but in November 2020 he was prescribed Losartan after a trip to the hospital. He had been prescribed prednisone shortly before for sinusitis. Since then he’s developed intrusive thoughts and low mood. A second course of prednisone, antibiotics, and

I've been on 5mg Amlodipine since I had my aortic valve replaced, by transapical TAVI, 6 weeks ago. The tablets contol my blood pressure perfectly, alongside candesartin (which I've been taking for aound 19 years), and although my general recovery from the op seems fine, I seem to be suffering from

Does anyone know if amlodipine can be taken on an ad hoc need-to basis as opposed to a once-daily therapy? My mom's BP is largely stable on a very low sodium diet, and only spikes if we go off track. Thank you.

Does anyone know if amlodipine can be taken on an ad hoc need-to basis as opposed to a once-daily therapy? My mom's BP is largely stable on a very low sodium diet, and only spikes if we go off track. Thank you.

Amlodipine side effects

Hi I’ve just starting taking 5mg of amlodipine as my BP goes high 182/110, after first day I felt like I was walking on air and laying in bed was like being on a water bed, rung doctor she thinks I have vertigo!! So prescribed anti sickness tablets ....but just wondering if anyone else has had this awful

started on amlodipine jan 18 last year what a nightmare journey, ok at first then all the side effects10mg, then bisopril a beta blocker that made me feel like death for 2 months,then propranol just had bad, now getting panic attacks anxiety,never had before still could not go out of house ,like having