The medication is working fine but I notice that in the evenings, I don't feel my heart beat as often as when I wasn't on the medication, like an empty feeling at times in the evenings. Is this normal?
View 1 RepliesI'm 9 weeks pregnant with my first child and I had my first ob app wed and the Dr said she couldn't get a heart beat that I needed to be 10 weeks! I don't believe this is true I thought u could hear a heartbeat as early as 6 weeks! I just started spotting today with cramps I think she pressed on my tummy to hard should I go to the emergency?
View 12 RepliesI've been on Ramipril (10mg) for about 10 months now and a couple of my BP checks were 140/90 which I thought was quite a good reading for my age (64) and better than the 170/90 that it was in the beginning.
I've just recently had a real bad cold that has lasted nearly 4 weeks so been dosing myself up on Lemsip Max. Only just found out that it's not advised for people on BP medication or with high BP so stopped taking it.
Finally went to doc for Antibiotics for Sinus headache and on doing a routine BP she said it was 160/90 and just wrote out a prescription for Amlodipine to be taken with the Ramipril. No discussion, no re-test. I thought that was a bit hasty. The GP who started me on the Ramipril took a lot more time to decide what would be best for me and to explain about it.
Took my first Amlodipine 2 days ago early evening and not long after felt really nauseous and sleepy. Couldn't bring myself to take the Ramipril as well so thought missing a night wouldn't hurt. Woke up in the morning feeling dizzy and disorientated. Felt "muzzy" headed all day. Took another one yesterday evening but still didn't add the Ramipril because I don't feel right. Have a tight feeling in my chest, nausea and anxiety.
After reading all this about Amlodipine I think I'm going to give them a miss and just continue with the Ramipril.
I started taking Norvasc (amlodipine) six months ago because my blood pressure was too high. I didn’t really have any visible problems that I could thought of were caused by high blood pressure, but it remained high even after I started watching my sodium intake and following the DASH diet. Since I’m 52 my doctor wanted to be on the safe side and prescribed me Norvasc.
Ever since I started taking this medication I’ve started having problems and now it seems as though I’m going through erectile dysfunction because of it. I haven’t been able to maintain an erection in over a month, but my doctor doesn’t really seem to be worried about that, telling me I still need to lower my blood pressure.
Does anyone know whether there is anything in the literature that definitely shows amlodipine to be a definite cause of atrial fibrillation in some people? The list of side effects mentions heart arrhythmias/palpitations but I am looking for some evidence of a definite link with atrial fibrillation.
View 3 Repliesmy Dr has prescribed me the GD-amlodipine atorvastatin Medicine and I have been taking this for more than a year now but I have noticed that whenever I skip it or wait for the refills, I have cough developed.
Now I don't have any medical history. He just prescribed me to prevent any future incidents looking at my family history.
I am not kind of a guy to depend on medicines on a daily basis but the DR suggests I will have to take this for the rest of my life.
I've been on BP meds for approx 6 months, and currently take Lisinopril 2.5 mg. It's working well and keeping my BP down. However, I'm fed up with the resultant dry cough. The cough isn't continuous, but annoying and disturbs my sleep. Other side effects are tinnitus, and occasionally a 'woolly' head and odd dreams.
I'm considering asking my GP to change to a different medication (not Amlodipine - tried that first).
I'd be interested to know other people's experience of Candesartan and Losartan. I've read that these drugs have fewer, but different side effects. But, also read that the two drugs are less effective.
I have been prescribed Amlodipine 5mg and more recently 10mg . I have what I consider borderline high blood pressure and possible 'white coat syndrome' as its always higher in the presence of Gp. I am suffering with swollen ankles and legs as a result of the higher dose. As I lead a fairly active life and have a healthy diet the Gp has concluded that I must have a genetically high BP ? How can this be assumed ? I have been told that whatever I do .exercise,diet , etc it will never reduce my blood pressure . Has anyone ever been advised the same?
View 19 RepliesI have been taking 10 mgs of amlodipine for approx 6 months I have recently stopped due to the following side effects muscular weakness and aching limbs and weight gain I have switched to Hawthorn berry capsules to lower my blood pressure which are available at the herbalist with no known side effects I will record my progress in a couple of months but I am convinced that the doctors of today all too readily prescribe potentially harmful drugs and quite frankly they are more interested in there big cars and enormous salaries than in the health of their patients
View 1 Repliesis it normal to feel my heartbeat in my stomach or is that the baby's heart beat I'm feeling
View 3 RepliesHas anyone ever woken up to one loud heartbeat sound it usually happens to me when I'm falling asleep it's weird I can't really describe it but it kind of makes me jump
View 1 RepliesIs a boy heartbeat lower than a girls or is it a myth post your baby heartbeat rate? And the sex
View 5 RepliesWhenever I try to sleep at noon, my heartbeat's sound just happens to increase for me. And I am then unable to sleep. Please help me.
View 1 RepliesI'm 16 weeks pregnant and my babies heartbeat is 50 beats it that normal?
View 7 RepliesHow accurate is determining sex of the baby on the heart beat. It was accurate with my son (usually in the 130s) and my daughter (usually was 160s). When I went to the doctor on the 11th my baby's heartbeat was 160...
View 4 RepliesAs no heartbeat was visible at 10 weeks, I had a D&C last week,Now I am Ok.
We are planning for the next after 3 weeks.
No fetal heartbeat in my first pregnancy,Is that any problem in me.
I want to know, Can i have my fetal heart beat next time at least.
Heartbeat in ear on my ten day, will it stop?
View 5 RepliesWent to see my gp yesterday and told her about my heart beat readings I've been having recently of 115 just to walk downstairs, 124 to walk upstairs, 135 to walk downstairs on a bad day. My heart rate goes up from 74 to 105 when laying down to standing. She took my heart rate as a sat there and it was 98. She's now sending me for an ECG. She thinks it might be to do with the sack or lining around the heart? She told me the official names but I was silly and didn't get her to write it down. Now I can't remember what she called. She said she has seen cases before.
View 3 RepliesI had a stapedectomy on my right ear 6 days ago. I have had a lot of the usual post op issues, dizziness, loss of taste, heartbeat in ear etc. However I am finding that I'm experiencing more pain than I had anticipated. Sometimes it's a short stabbing pain and the rest of the time it's a dull pain - like if you put a cotton bud in too deep. But it's almost constant. Also hurts like hell if I yawn and sometimes when I swallow. I've spoken to my doctor who has given me more pain meds, and I don't see the surgeon for another week. Has anyone else had anything like this? I've been changing the cotton wool twice daily and it always has blood on it.
View 5 RepliesI have terrible pain in left ear (inside) and my right ear, heartbeat rushing sound at same time do I go gp or what been napping for just over a week.
View 4 RepliesAt the age of 51 i have just been diagnosed as having AF, it came on suddenly on fri and i was in hospital sat and sun , came home today, i am quite confused about this , i am still having palpitations and at times they can be very fast . I asked various questions and wasn't told a lot. I have to do injections at home , take Warfarin, amiodarone and a beta blocker. I just want to know if anyone has any info on how i can help myself, i have been told that i have to go back in 6 weeks to have an electric shock to try and correct my heartbeat.
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