Norvasc dosage

[bethsheba]

Fmnd,

I'm relatively new here myself and am also feeling out the landscape and learning as I go.

Am very sorry to hear about the headaches. I can't imagine how very painful they must have been but I'm glad to know you're doing better now. And again, I so very much appreciate your insights...it makes it easier for us to see our own situations. I can't believe that heartburn thing and yet it was RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. Thank goodness you shared your experience.

Oh,, Fmnd, I really wish you would start a thread to tell people about your cpap and your lowered pressures!!! I've been trying to get the word out but it's slow going. They put me on meds before my sleep study and cpap...if they had done the sleep study and the cpap first, I don't think I'd be on meds now. Meds have messed up my life big time...I've gained over 20 pounds due to the side effects of meds. If I hadn't gained that weight I firmly believe my little cpap would be treatment enough for the bp...but now I have to lose the weight to prove it, groan.

We need to start a board for cpap users...so much to say there.

Fmnd, thanks for taking the time to "find" me here.

Bethsheba

[Lenin]

Beth,

On Norvasc,
I was Rx'd for 10 mg. which I took for a couple weeks, and then switched myself to 5 mg. I hated BOTH dosages: SPEEDY GONZALES with Swollen Ankles...and NO lowering of my BP. Really miserable drug for me.

I never tried 2.5 mg because there seemed no point. I might have considered it if there had been at least some BP lowering.

[bethsheba]

Thanks for the input, Lenin. Will monitor and see what happens. Who knows...when I'm hyper I just act like an *** and it's so very embarrassing but compared to the side effects of the other drugs embarrassing might be acceptable.

Bethsheba

[mabent]

Hello again, Bethsheba - Are you taking any other Blood pressure medication?
Are both your systolic and diastolic too high? My B/P had been well-controlled on Enalapril (Vasotec) - only one a day at first and then raised to 2 (10 mg. each) tablets per day. I also take hydrochlorthiazide for a diuretic.
This has worked out well for me. That is, after adding the half-pill of Norvasc. However, if you are not being helped by the Norvasc, then it's not the solution for you. I am interested in finding out about that "cpap" machine. I'm sure I have sleep apnea but have never been tested for it. Is that what the machine is used for? I can see how it could lower blood pressure. I have a dry mouth almost every time I wake up in the morning, which probably means that I have sleep apnea - or certainly that I snore. Thanks for any info you can give me about that machine.

[bethsheba]

My bps are not well contolled. I have had HORRIBLE side effects while on only med at a time...the thought of two meds absolutely terrifies me. I will do some research on the vasotec as I am unfamiliar with it. Thank you for the info. As for the hct, there is no way I can go on that again. My body literally shut down to the point where I found it difficult to walk, bend over, or just plain move. I seem to be controlling my water retention quite well just with diet right now--that is to say I fluctuate a pound or two per day (on diurectics I was all over the place) with no obvious swelling. I think I will try a reduced dose of norvasc for the next week and then call my doctor. Oh, I do so hate this. Thank goodness for people like you and the others on the boards. What would we do without each other?

I'd love to tell you about my little cpap machine but we must stick to topic so I will start a new thread. Ok? Look for CPAP for Lowering BPs...I'm tired tonight so won't start it until this weekend some time unless, of course, you would like to start it?

Take care, Mabent. And thanks so much for listening.

Bethsheba