Hello,
I just wondered if anyone has experienced specifically, these two side effects from this blood pressure medication?
-Tinnitus( buzzing sound in the ears)
- Pain in the eyes along with blurred vision.
I have only had fast hairloss. Scary fast! I have now changed blood pressure medication. Will let you know if I have any other side effects on the next one. From what I have read about the amlodipine, I would be going to see your doctor straight away to be safe.
I also had extreme and fast hair loss. I quit taking it immediately. That was 7 months ago and my hair loss seems to be permanent. Additionally, what hair left grows extremely slow or not at all for periods of time. I have had only one hair "trim" in 7 months. I have gone to wearing wigs.
There have been dozens of postings about the effects of Amlopidine. It suits some people but not all. What does your GP say about the side effects?
I had very bad tinnitus but it's very mild now.
That's terrible about the hair loss. Yes I plan to consult with my doctor today actually.
Hi, I told my doctor on a previous occasion that I figured it might be the Amlodipine since that's when it all seemed to begin, just shortly after I started it. She prescribed it in addition to my regular bp medication with which I never had any side effects. All she said was 'No it wouldn't be the Amlodipine'. I am calling her today and telling her that I'm stopping it.
Oh yes mine is very bad also. I've had it for close to two months, and the blurred vision for about a month now. I just didn't know if it was the med or some other issue and since at the time they couldn't find anything to be actually causing any of it.. I came to the conclusion it likly was the medication.
My Doctor was surprised. By golly ! There was no way I was taking anymore of it! She changed my medication. Fingers crossed that the next type is ok...
Ohh hun xxx Shocking medication. I wonder who we can tell outside of our chats? Quite scary. I'm hoping my head grows some new hair. But....
I actually went off the medication because I had so many side effects and some were quite severe. The ringing in my ears was so bad for such a long time so I am very grateful that I really don’t even notice it anymore unless I think about it at night when I am trying to go to sleep. My worst side effect was severe muscle cramping in my neck. I was not able to work for over two months and it took a long time to figure out that it was this drug causing it. It took about a year and a half for all of the side effects to go away so it has been a long journey.
When I told mine, she was hesitant until I showed her all that I found on the internet confirming.
Mine seemed surprised too. She said the drug was very tolerable and basically that I was mistaken. Well it might be tolerable for some people but I'm not one of them lol.
Lol my thoughts exactly. I can't actually 'show' her since there are no appointments because of this Covid 19 horror we're in but when I call and tell her I'm done with it I plan to tell her to look it up! I think pharmacists actually are more knowledgeable than doctors when it comes to interactions and side effects.
And my doctor was absolutely positive that it was not amlodipine especially since I was on the lowest dose. But everything kept getting worse and worse over the five months that I was on it and after two MRIs, one on my brain, a different doctor said I was describing some of the rare side effects of amlodipine. So I went off of it and within five days my worst side effect had decreased significantly. A toxicologist thinks I was not metabolizing the medication correctly and that it was building up in my bloodstream. It became very toxic for me and that is why my symptoms kept getting worse and worse until I finally went off of it. And like I said, it took a year and a half for all of the symptoms to go away about 95%. I still have tingling in my hands and arms but it is very mild now and I have minor ringing in my ears which I have heard once you get it it never completely goes away.
Hi . do you have Itchy head . swollen ankles, burning ears . red burning ears . sinusitis. blocked nose.
I had swollen ankles. I figured if Amlopidine was preventing the usual pump-back-up action in my legs it wasn't doing me any good at all. Came off it.
Hi No I don't have any of the things you mentioned. I have had bouts of sinuitis but I don't thinks it's a side effect however since I've had them long before the Amlodipine.
I'm on the lowest dose too. Funny you mention the MRI on your brain because I suggested to the doctor that maybe one was in order for myself. Never got around to it though. A year and a half to mostly rid of your symptoms really must have been a journey for you. And yes I know some of the side effects never disappear completely. It's awful.
I have buzzing in my ears from it too which still persists. I figured once it was out of my system it would stop, and maybe hair would grow again. It takes horribly long for the body to be rid of drugs.