Amlodipine Weird Side Effects (Skin, Gastrointestinal, Psychological)
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- Amlodipine is a calcium channel blocker used to treat hypertension and anginal chest pain. It acts to inhibit or “block” the voltage-gated L-type calcium channels, reducing vasoconstriction and promoting vasodilation to lower blood pressure. However, due to this mechanism, amlodipine can cause a wide variety of side effects, which we discuss in this lesson.
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10 months ago I stopped eating all carbs and noticed my blood pressure going lower. I stopped my Amlodipine and now my BP is really low. So glad I stopped and had no idea of the side effects.
Did you stop taking it cold turkey or did you get weaned off it? I'm on this right now with two other meds and I wantto get off and get a new base line.
Yes. It can and should be done this way. Also Hawthorn, NAC, Beets etc..
Thank you for this. I've noticed an increase in itchiness and now I can pinpoint a cause.
Thank you. Very informative.
I take amlodipine, so this information is invaluable. Thanks for sharing the video.
My doctor gave me a prescription for amlodipine besylate 5 mg. for very high blood pressure. After taking it for 3 weeks I started getting very dizzy and faint. I tried taking only half of the pill and this helped. My doctor has recently also put me on a Plavix generic pill, Clopidogrel 75 mg. because I recently had 2 strokes. So far it seems to be helping.
Thank you for explaining all the side effects so clearly for amlodipine. I appreciate that. 🙋🙂
Your low on electrolytes. Dr Eric Berg explains this in his videos. That treats the high blood pressure. The magnesium, potassium and sodium is low and causing high blood pressure.
@@hc5327naw, have you tried Amlodipine? 😂
thanks for sharing 👍
Wow, I itch so much thanks for the information , I’ll be definitely calling my doctor
Swollen legs , lost my toenails, ichness, rash, red bleeding spots, liver effects, hair loss, tiredness, heart paputions, chest congestion.....been on it for years....now i know!
Wow ...
I was just placed on this a few months ago and had some severe itching and rash's that my doctor dismissed as allergy related...WOW...
Yup, I quit it, took about 10 days to clear out of my system, I think it built up over time, feeling better now, yes WOW!
@@dena1775 Hi, did you just quit on your own accord ?. if so how is your bp ?
@@anyone173 He's not being truthful.
I was on amlodipine for two or three weeks. I cannot imagine why anyone would take it. My legs swelled up, became very painful like I had sunburn, I had no energy and I felt depressed. My legs were like I had bad sunburn. I got intense muscle cramps and one cramp, in my calf actually resulted in my calf ripping - there is still a hollow in the muscle where it has no atrophied. Amlodipine did not lower my blood pressure.
People take it because they are not you so the have less side effects
Your low in electrolytes. Don’t use the sugared ones. Just electrolytes. Magnesium, potassium sodium.
Dry mouth, throat, lips, dehydration, gums swelling, itching, and hair changes are the side effects I’ve experienced
Valuable
Thank you so much for this video !! My mom has been having too many of these weird side effects lately !! I wonder how severe muscle weakness this med causes ,though !? As she's in a wheelchair nowadays !! She's also diabetic & diagnosed w addison disease from a treatment for her lung cancer. That's gone ( lung cancer ). But,she's diagnosed with other cancers .Breast cancer was misdiagnosis .We believed so. Hyponatremia has been a huge issue for her. 💜🥁🐉🎤🎶💞
It definitely causes adema in my ankles and feet but only side effect i tend to notice.
Is this short are long term use?
I have been taking amlodipine 2.5 mg twice daily for many years. I have so many of the side effects you have mentioned like the edema in my ankles and lower legs, the fatigue the hand tremors which we have yet to figure out the cause of that despite having a brain MRI and seeing a neurologist, weird rashes, fatigue, brain fog, very vivid dreams and many others you mentioned. I never thought that a medication can cause so many bad side effects and I will speak to my PCP about changing me to something else. Thank you for this very informative video. I felt like I was going crazy and didn't know the reason why but this medication could be the problem
All the medicine that block calcium have similar side effects. As soon as I started taking amlodipine I had gum disease and lost a tooth then five years another tooth was trying to come out. The best is try natural things that's what I have been doing and I have taken off it by my GP
I take 10mg a day. Been on amlodopine for years no side effects. Now I get the gastrointestinal issues including acid reflux that goes away if I skip doses for days. But when I start back, it gives me left foot pain, bleeding gums, tiredness...
im using this form like three years now. and i have a palpitation issue when ever i o long cycling rides. and i think this might be the issue. i think i need to see the doctor to change this
My gums swelled up so much that my teeth, ended up looking half their size! Now I am on Losartan twice a day, problem resolved...
Same here. Had no idea why my gums swelled up so badly.
I've been on for years and never had a side effect 1.
Ditto. No problems at all.
Same
This pill been around a long time I mean a long time
I’m on it because of problems with other meds. No issues so far. Been on it about 18 months.
Been years for me also. Never had an issue.
Personally, I would change my lifestyle, diet and take B-vitamins (especially niacin in this case) before taking a chemical with so many horrible side effects.
I've been on it for years I have never had a side effect.
Careful with the niacin. It is no longer recommended as the 'go to' supplement for hypertension due to potential liver damage and cardiovascular risk.
@@BISSEYSZ thats a bit alarmist. A small % of people have side effects with any drug, supplement or food.
Get your nitric oxide from morning sunlight exposure.
Anything unusual, inform the prescriber.
Been on it since 2004, no issues
How can you tell if your also have menopause?
I take Amlodipine. Does it cause dry mouth nose and dry tongue?
Yes I have that taking 5 mg. Once a day, adema in my lower legs and ankles and feet!
Poison. Wake up. Medicating targets markers, not for root cause.
This medicine made my feet blow up so bad it felt like my bone was moving in jello when I walked and gave me super vivid hallucinations.
Omg😮
Motivation for me to stay in shape. Why take it if it's that bad. Is their a better option.
@@KoolT that was only 7 days on it I stopped told my doctor and his reply was " it's the nature of the beast " I told him I'll find something different myself.
My mom had a very vivid hallucinations, too & also stated that she felt like inside of her body was moved to a side ? when she was moving .💜🥁🐉🎤🎶💞
@@spark_6710 I'm so sorry she dealt with this. I know how horrible it is and I pray the doctors didn't give her all kinds of excuses on why she needs to deal with those side effects.
FEAR, ITCHING, BLEEDING GUMS, SHIFTING OF TEETH, POOR DECISION MAKING, TIREDNESS, SLEEPYNESS, SEEING WEIRD IMAGES, WEIGHT GAIN. ANY DRUG CAN KILL YOUR TEETH, NOT A VERY GOOD DRUG FOR SAINTS, I WAS THAT 1%. BETTER TO EAT RIGHT, AND KEEP UP ON YOUR EXERCISE, EVEN WHEN YOUR ENEMIES DON'T WANT YOU TO EXERCISE.
My Dr put me on this med and now it seems everything I eat gives me chronic indigestion and inflamed digestive tract and diarrohea. Even my gluten and lactose free food is causing it. I also feel chronic fatigue and all over body swelling and itching, pins and needles and burning, making me very tired and depressed.
I’ve been on it for years, I believe it contributes to depression and fatigue, and I want to get off it, ironically I’m too tired to take care of myself so I can’t get my BP down.
I'm currently taking myself off as well. I've started drinking at least 2 cups of hibiscus tea a day, wonderful benefits for lowering blood pressure. Also drink at least 2 cups of hawthorne tea a day, good heart benefits there as well. After decades of being a guinea pig for doctors to make kickbacks on the meds they prescribe, I decided nobody's going to be more interested in healing my body more than me. Do your own research into natural healing.
I've come back from nearly total disabikity to functioning with less pain, more energy, and better control of my ailments. Good luck!
I experience almost all the symptoms without having taken Amiopidine or any medication. Cannot account for these symptoms.
@@janetjames1562 Hi Janet
I'm curious, do you take aspirin or ibuprofen often? That is my trigger for dizziness and also chronic skin conditions. It's definitely a journey to narrow down the root causes of symptoms. Good luck dear. Dive in hard into numerous informative vids to filter out the truth.
@@janetjames1562 then what is your point?
I have been on Amlodopine for several years and I have many of these side effects . I am now going to stop taking this and see what happens. I am also supposed to be taking Losartan for BP.
They prescribed amlodipine after the heart surgery. It gave me nightmares and made me flatulent, so I stopped taking it, and told the cardiologist who took it off my meds list. He then prescribed carvedilol.
I cant take metformin either, so I was prescribed rosuvastatin.
The meds I currently take all make me drowsy, especially because I take most of them first thing in the AM.
Too late now, but it explains why Dad was always scratching his back.
Every night, before I go to bed, my back would itch so badly. After scratching and getting into bed it goes away. I thought it was from chocolate but after reading this, it must be the Amlodopine. Sorry about your dad.
Sufro de Diabetes tipo2 y de hypertension me recetaron lisinopril y amlodipine y no me siento bien cuando bebo la amdolipine
I was on it for months and i had swollen spongey gums,my dentist told me to get my doctor to change my prescription
Took Norvasc years ago, made me into a unruly person, I can't believe they still make the stuff, but everyone is different, doing Lisinopril now, no problems. 👍
I couldn't do the Lisinopril. It gave me the worst cough. 😔
@@Mrsquick I hear ya,it's all how you can handle the side effects of BP medications depending on what your taking, some folks have to switch meds due to side effects, no doubt.
No side effects for me
"YOU", DON'T KNOW WHAT THE LONG TERM EFFECTS ARE".
My left leg swelled up twice its size after I was put on Amlodipine for high bloodpressure. I was in a wheelchair for a year. When my doctor finally took me off of Amlodipine the swelling went away in 2 weeks.
Only one leg swelling?
You need to find out where the blockage is and why!!!
White covid clot?
Blocked lymph node?
The shot is causing clots.
Did your swelling reach lesions ulcer levels I would have intermittent opposite leg alternating blistering and ulcerations unknown cause and they treated only symptoms not the cause
J@@think2023
I was on this med for a month & has 80% of the so called rare side effects. + my toe nails fell out. ITS POISON.
I needed a sliver of my big toes nail-bed removed because the side of my toe pressed into the nail-bed, anyway the toe got infected after the surgery and stayed infected for months as I predicted. 🙄
I lowered my dose from 10mg to 5mg and finally the infection is going away. It definitely reduces blood flow and the painkiller I was injected with took more and longer to work, fun having your toe ripped apart and having to tell the doctor about my pain control not working. 👿 I hear it gives ya dementia as well. Apparently all your tissue is getting less blood, Jesus please cure me from big pharma 😅
I can’t take this either it causes alot of swelling on me
That stuff gave me nightmares and horrible intrusive thoughts.
"Intrusive thoughts"?
Same as me, thats why i take it in the morning after breakfast
Psoriasis, gum inflammation .... is there a BP med that doesn't have these side effects?
I am taking half of this pill because my pressure was low I notice that my vertigo is gone could I have developed vertigo with it for 7 years since I started taking it I will tell my doctor how I feel after taking half of pill…..thank you for the video
Made me angry, I couldn’t stand to hear people I love talk, just made me nuts. I know 3 more people who had same problem.
I felt fine before i was prescribed this around 2 years ago. Now i always seem to be at the doctors with my heart feeling not right amongst other things. I have a fast heart beat, a ectopic , palpitations, stomach cramp. AND my bp is higher now than before. Oh yes and i am at the hospital tomorrow for another blood test for my heart.
Ive been losing muscle in my calves , have no energy . I take it 2x a day . Im going to try 1x a day . Diet change is in the works .
Yups, I have losing muscles too and have to exercise everyday to keep it in shape. And yes having NO energy too, I cannot imagine I can do a working day of 8 hours. Depleted in an hour. After eating a lot (with carbs), I can go to blackout. Skin itching even skin cancerous thingies is topic. My first BP medication, Irbesartan caused skin 'auto imune' inflammatory spots all over my body damaged (after COVID vaccination). After switching to Amlodipine (5 mg/day) these skin inflammatory spots are disappearing slow, very slow 2 years.
Your topic: Diet change, YES. I know if I can get No carbs I can do without amlodipine, but I like beer too much.
I felt like I was on the verge of having a heart attack the first day of taking this poison. I had shortness of breath, it was hard to swallow. I was in panic mode. I called my doctor and he advised to continue taking it. I became proactive about my health and immediately stopped taking it. I am on Losartan now with no major side effects except some dizziness. I am trying to take steps to wean myself off of HBP meds all together. I’ve read that it can cause death as well.
Can you share what steps you are taking to wean yourself off of it please? The Losartan kept me in the E.R. the E.R Dr told me to tell my Dr to take me off of he Losartan and he did he was mad about it, but I ended up changing Dr. Because I dont want a Mad Dr Givinging me any advice, Why are you Mad??? so I was taken off of it and was given the Amlodipine. Thank you for your Response and I hope everyone the best of Health..
To get off the meds y’all have to change the way yall eat start eating healthy and stop eating sugar and stop drinking pops & juices and start working out that’s what I did and after a couple of doctors appointment he noticed my blood pressure was getting lower & lower and asked me what I been doing I told him and he immediately took me off bp meds I cut all processed foods and only every blue moon I have fried foods but that was only after not having fried foods for a month when I first started my journey but in order to do this u have to set your mind first or it’s gonna be a struggle and that will make u fall off so u have to prepare your mind for it before making that move and trust me when I say that first week was a complete struggle for me like I started craving everything I couldn’t have but I pulled through and then when I finally got pass that part it got easier & easier oh and plus I did intermittent fasting as well it’s optional tho
And my body did a complete change I felt soo young again had soo much energy I stopped stressing and I slept like a baby and when I wake up I noticed I wasnt sluggish feeling period i got right up with no issues
Your diet and exercise regimen is very important, and also finding a doctor that is on board to wean you off the BP medication is also important. Research foods that lower blood pressure. Please consult with a good doctor that is on the same page as you, that way he can monitor your progress. Your doctor will make decisions based on your medical history.
Making lifestyle changes that can benefit your health are not easy to do, but once you develop a routine and then start to see the positive results, you will know that your relentless pursuit is definitely worth the effort.
Best wishes for a healthy and happy life.
I was on Amlodipine and had these side effects, I am now on Losartan 100mg and Verapamil 80mg 2x day and still have these side affects with bp still high.
That too much Hbp meds That 1-2 or them maybe all 3 of those pills 💊 are doing the same thing.
How is your potassium levels? Have that checked it maybe too low.
My doctor started me on this pill and instead of my BP going down it makes it go high. I went to another doctor who started another medication and my BP is getting better
Please tell me what is that another medication!!
I have been on Amlodipine for some years now and noticed I get a lot of in swelling my legs and feet, some nights I can literally feel a sensation of liquid running down my legs but only in the evening while sitting at my pc, my wife has recently been prescribed Amlodipine she too has noticed swollen legs, I did mention my swelling legs to my doctor and was told to just elevate my legs, after seeing this I'm going to ask for a second opinion, thanks.
Been on amlodipine for 20 years and I have a rash on my leg
GREAT CHAT, is it possible to get it in PLAIN POOR PEOPLE ENGLISH????????
After discontinuing Amlodipine, which shutdown my gut, I lost 50 pounds in six months. I went from 3-5 movements a month back to daily bowel movements.
@jimturpin6503 Can you elaborate more on your gut problems. l'm suddenly having constipation, belly pain, heartburn, and indigestion, l'm wondering if it's Amlodipine, 5mg. Thanks.
@@mrsnet6654 My gut has always been active at night I can feel it and sometimes hear it. Once I started Amlodipine that activity stopped and there was no morning bowel movement. I started to gain weight, but I never thought it was the drug. I could not find anything on the Internet and my doctor said he had never heard of constipation related to the drug. One day a new doctor switched me to a different drug. Within a couple of weeks I was back to normal and started to lose weight without any fasting or exercise. None of the doctors that I've discussed this with have ever heard of this kind of side-effect, but the change was fast and dramatic. I am retired and a creature of habit, so my routines are remarkably uniform. I noticed itching and occasional dizziness, but none of the other issues that you mentioned. I may be unusual, but losing 50 pounds when you are struggling with hypertension is significant.
I took it for about 2 months back in 21 and 22, was put on it in November of 21 and stopped in January of 22, boy, the side effects were awful. Muscle weakness, extreme fatigue, palpitations, labored breathing, lower back pain which I still have intermittently. Talk about two months of fuckin hell. God it was awful. Not to mention, my bp went way too low with it at one point being 80/40 and the dizziness, god, I can’t wish that on my worst enemies it’s that bad.
It changed my vision and sucked the life out of me. Dr unwilling to switch I need a new dr!!!
How about hair loss?
I researched this subject all over the internet and hair loss or hair fall is very rare. I don’t know of any other BP med that’s better for keeping your hair. 😊
Oops! I have bathroom hurry every morning, less urgent as the day goes on and average 7 poos daily. I thought it was caused by my food intolerance and too much fibre. I'm lucky I'm retired now because I wouldn't have been able to travel to work on a bus and work 4 hr shifts until allowed a break! I am concerned that my Dr wants me to take Amlodipine and is also pushing me to have a daily statin as well (but I prefer healthy lifestyle and supplements instead of all these lactose based big pharma meds.
Liver!!
Was on Proprananol and Amlodipine for 2 weeks …. Constipation so bad that my wife was packing an overnight bag for me and about to phone for an ambulance. I had taken 8 laxative tablets by 2pm and fortunately they slowly started to work. Anxiety through the roof and aggressive in attitude… no sex drive..and could only fall to sleep at about 3am, waking every 90 mins and raiding the fridge …. !! Wtf is all that about. I was irate with my Dr and said I would rather take my chances than take anymore of that! …. My blood pressure results were normal … when tested 2 weeks after stopping the drug
So stupid to be irate with a Dr who’s TRYING TO HELP U. If I was your doc I’d release you. Boo boo u had bad side effects. Try something else.
My mom was on Amlodipine one year ago. It used to cause a horrible reaction on her legs that was noticeable.
Now she is on hydralazine and Furosemide.
I don’t recommend Amlodipine.
Is anyone else's Amlodipine blue capsule? Just curious
Me
All I've seen is white. Might be a generic version?
The less doctor visits the better we are. Force yourself to diet. Dont drink sodas. Drink water. The less you weigh the more energy you have
Heart Failure? I don't want this medicine anymore!
👍👍👍❤❤❤😎😎😎
Bottom line, junk prescribed by Drs will have adverse effects. Vitamins and minerals are the building blocks of the human body.
What is left? Sound more like a poison than a medication.
So just about everything then . This crap nearly killed me.
It didnt agree with me either.
I had no reason to be on 10mg. It caused horrible side effects Severe head ,ear,jaw pressure, panic, dizziness, headache, neurological issues, focal seizures, chest pain, gut issues, muscle weakness, tremors, insomnia . Freaking list goes on. Dumb ass drs...
My husband had side effects with Amlodipine, went on to Linsinopril. Both had warnings about taking with grapefruit. So I did some research as is you take these drugs with grapefruit, blood pressure can go too low. So why take toxic drugs? My husband and I worked together with his nurse to wean my husband off of this drug. We did it my using Morton’s LITE Salt (potassium/chloride vs. sodium/chloride). We do not use much but it does give a salty taste without raising BP. I cook beets for my husband as beets are known to decrease blood pressure naturally. Grapefruit does control blood pressure also. grapefruit juice is also good. We found that buying Del Monte Grapefruit prepared in a jar and sold at larger Walmarts in their produce sections in refrigerated cases, is both delicious and convenient.
So is it better to have lower blood pressure with natural foods? We think so.
Many blood pressure meds are derived from snake venom or mimic the chemical structure of snake venom. It is better to not eat foods which raise blood pressure. So we are Vegan. My husband already had cancer, I don’t want him to be sick, so he has lost weight as well as me by eating a whole Food Plant-Based diet.
Think about it.
Lisinopril. Stopped taking it years ago due to excessive dry coughing, even during sleep! Have therapeutically taken myself off many meds, as they were making me feel worse. Feel much better. I used to be on too much (over 13 various). I now take only 5. My health has significantly improved!
@@laurenwatson7501 Glad to hear it.
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