New to hypertension....Dr. wants to put someone I know on NORVASC...suggestions plz? - High & Low Blood Pressure Message Board

ann_holtz · 09-25-2005, 01:21 PM

New to hypertension....Dr. wants to put someone I know on NORVASC...suggestions plz?

Lenin · 09-27-2005, 06:38 AM

I hated Norvasc...it made me very nervous and jittery, amphetamine-like. It dodn;t do much for my BP either. But doctors like it because it IS expensive.

cartner · 09-27-2005, 08:19 AM

Why 90% of doctors put many of us on Norvasc??? I like my doctor because he hates Norvasc and never put any one on it

. If you read the threads of the forums you will NOT even think about Norvasc as a Medication for High BP.

I haven't tried it but I tried Beta-Blockers, diuretics (for some time) and now ARB (Atacand 8 mg) which is working fine and has very few side-effects. Ask your dr to put you on an ARB it's really COOL!!!
Thanks and good luck
Michael

FLPam · 09-27-2005, 12:51 PM

I had to stop taking Norvasc because it gave me a severe case of acid reflux. Evidently calcium channel blockers (like Norvasc) can cause acid reflux (but not in everyone). My former PCP didn't even know this was a possible side effect - I found out through reading a book at Borders! The reflux stopped several days after I stopped taking it.

Hope this helps. Good luck!

Lenin · 09-29-2005, 07:42 AM

That's very curious, FLPam...thank you for that heads up on theCCB-GERD connection.

Was that Border's volume called BEST DRUGS-WORST DRUGS?

Particularly hateful would be any GERD in a person being treated for angina...last thing he needs is yet ANOTHER cause for a burn in the middle of his chest!