Hi Louise,
Did you go on an alternate med once you stopped the Amlodpine?
Horrible drug.
Hi don’t know if anyone has read this . but only just found out .
n.nitrosodimethylamine . ndma. contamination of Valsartan & losartan . recalled in 22 counties highly carcinogenic.. But Losartan does cause breathing problems . makes you wonder if this stuff is causing deaths because of Covid 19. Been given in Spain . Italy. most european countries, UK as well. made in china !!
omg! This drug!!! I also had an itchy head! and hairloss.
The MRI was given because they could not figure out what was wrong with me and thought I might have a tumor or something else. It was very scary! But after the MRI on my brain and another one on my neck came back normal finally another doctor noticed that I was describing some of the rare side effects of amlodipine. since I started getting better a few days after discontinuing the medication and since everything else was ruled out, it was determined that I did in fact have rare side effects from amlodipine. I also had a lot of blood work done to rule out other possibilities. Perhaps the one thing that really makes me mad about all of this is that I truly think I was misdiagnosed with high blood pressure. My blood pressure was high in the doctors office during three visits within a six week period and she put me on amlodipine. Once going off the drug I got a really good blood pressure machine for home and took my blood pressure every day for six months. My blood pressure was consistently within the normal range and I have continued to take my blood pressure weekly. In hindsight, I wish I had tracked my own blood pressure for a few months to see if there was a consistent pattern over a longer period of time. Or that the doctor would have made that suggestion before prescribing a medication that is so powerful. I know it works well for a lot of people but if it does not work well then it can be really bad!
no I am not on any meds now. I am feeling OK about that since my blood pressure is in the normal range.
Just a thought, I am no doctor. but maybe invest in a blood pressure monitor. this is also my next step.
Wow!! I haven’t seen that yet.
My friend who worked for Big Pharma is always sending me info on recalls and black box warnings .
You may be onto something as far as Covid 19. Been given in Eastern European countries and made in China.
So much is kept under wraps when it comes to the manufacture and side effects that drugs can produce it’s very scary.
We have to advocate for ourselves when we feel something is amiss . Doctors are not inside of our bodies.
The Amlodipine had my blood pressure at a much safer level …but at what cost?
Doctors tell you the benefits outweigh the risk but sometimes the side effects and potential damage can be just as dangerous .
I have a bp moniter, or should I say HAD.
I went to use it the other day and it wasn’t working at all. I paid enough for it too, a well known brand.
Guess I should get another but this time I wont spend as much since apparently price is not an indicator of quality 
Oh my gosh! I had not made the itchy head connection. I have that too. I wish I knew how long this stuff stays in your system.
We are going to invest in a blood pressure monitor.
I was beginning to think that I had fleas!!!
It seems she jumped the gun treating you for high blood pressure based on 3 times in the office. I went through stress tests and a few visits to a cardiologist no less before I was put on bp medication.
And sometimes you’re just nervous in a doctor’s office so you’re bp can naturally be on the high side. So I guess you went through all of that when you really should never have been given a bp med in the first place? Holy cow.
Yes she should have had you monitor it yourself at home for a while instead of giving you that poison (which is what I call it) right off the bat.
yes, thanks. i have a good one and have had it checked at the doctors a few times to make sure its accurate. So far my BP has remained in the average range
Oh and the cardiologist was years ago. Then I moved to a different city in the meantime, got a new family doctor and she’s the one who put me on the Amlodipine.
any particular brands that we should look at?
Hi
I had an Omron brand. This time I might go with Advantage Plus.
Hi carol . have you tried a tens machine attached to your ears . have a look. mine was that bad had ear drained by grommets . but the doc said it was entruscien tube blocked . sorry might had spelled that wrong.
Thanks Anthony. I will look at it online.
@carol7212 did your tinnitus resolve?
Thanks
Claire