AMLODIPINE AND VALSARTAN vs VALSARTAN

I posted this to /r/ems the other day, but it's still on my mind. The EKGs in particular seem to be one of those where you ask 5 people for their opinion and get 6 different responses, so I'd love to hear your thoughts/comments. Dispatched to urgent care facility for shortness of breath. Arrive on s

36m 5'10" 262lbs who was diagnosed with ccRCC (Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma) at 34 years old after suddenly having a series of Grand Mal seizures at which point I was transported to the ER by ambulance. Had additional seizures en route and at the hospital. Once the doctors were able to stop the

As stated, I am a 61F, 5'3" and 168 pounds with some periodic loss of function in my left hand and forearm with a pins and needles feeling. Been slowly getting worse over the last couple of years and just lately I'm losing feeling and its hard to drive and hold books, ipad, etc for more than a few

I am a 62-yo white female. Everything was fine last night and then I woke with blurry vision that glasses, time, and artificial tears have not cleared up. I can read if everything is greatly magnified, but everything is super blurry. Due to my complex history, I'm never sure which physician is the r

I was issuing a lot of Exforge HCT (amlodipine/valsartan/hctz) before the big valsartan recall. I only know of one other triple combo like it which is Tribenzor (amlodipine/olmesartan/hctz). I am not the biggest fan of olmesartan due to the rare occurrence of a Sprue like diarrhea. Are there any oth

28f. 5'5". 190lb. mixed white/asian. zoloft, amlodipine, hctz, valsartan (depression/anxiety, hypertension) drink heavily (alcoholic), no smoking, take 0.5mg xanax daily. for over the past 3-ish weeks, ive been craving the smell of cat litter, specifically urine clumped cat litter, like i literally

I was put on 5mg Amlodipine besylate (Norvasc) about a month ago to pair with my 160mg Valsartan for blood pressure. Two or three weeks ago, I was in my truck at work and almost fainted. My arms got numb, tunnel vision, rapid heart beat. This past Sunday, I was admitted to the ER because I felt the

male, 42, 5'11", 195 lbs, not a smoker, sleep apnea, fatty liver, medications below Got into "biohacking" supplement consumption and gradually started taking a ton of different things based on my own research or blogs. I have fatty liver but lately my ALT levels have gone through the roof without

I think this past year has been the worst year of my life. In January I had a hypertensive crisis and checked into the ER with a BP of 213/110+ I’m pretty sure I was walking around like this for months not knowing it until my body told me something was wrong. Got put on Amlodipine as a first line me

Saw my Dr. on Jan 5 and reviewed my BP trends since October. He agreed to let me stop the drug. I’ll continue to track one because I dropped a load on a smart BP monitor, also to see if I do need to restart down the line. This is really exciting for me, I got more active over the course of 2025 an

I’ve been on a beta blocker since I was 25 (I’m 42 now) and my doc added valsartan about 3 years ago during the pandemic (during which time I was under a lot of stress and drank more alcohol). During the worst of that time I probably drank 10-15 drinks a week. Never been overweight, though, and regu

Started going to a new cardiologist for HBP three years ago. Initially he put me on Valsartan, but switched me to Lorsartan (you know, because of the whole rocket fuel thing). Then put me on a mild dose of HCTZ. Then about three years ago, he put me on carvidelol (the beta blocker). Long story short

Hi all, Writing for support. About 2 months ago I went to an unrelated GP appointment and a routine BP reading was taken. My BP was 180/120, several more were taken and it was still the same. I’m 27 female, 60kg, exercise regularly (mostly weights not cardio). I was quickly seen by a cardiologist an

A while ago I was put on Amlodipin and ended up in the ER after all bowel movements stopped.. according to my Dr, that was a very rare side effect he had personally never heard of. A month ago I was at the Dr office again after a few months without meds and my BP was 160/100. I was put on Valsartan

A few years ago, I went for a checkup during a time of high anxiety, I was even having panic attacks randomly and having insomnia. Obviously the readings were high 145/95 and was prescribed with valsartan. After that I got treatment for anxiety, and feel a lot better but now I am affraid to leave

Hi everybody I have tried all these three Losartan, Valsartan, Amlodipine. They all make me feel dizzy, stressed out, worried and depressed. Have someone had the same issues? Don’t know really what to do. I felt my health has really decreased since started on BP medicines. Thanks to all.God bless e