Reviewer: AmyDS, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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I was put on this since we wanted to get pregnant. First I was so tired I wanted to collapse, I slept almost all day, my legs would go numb while I was walking, that subsided then I started having bad chest pains, every day, lowest pressure had gone down to 138/upper 80s. Chest pain continued to get worse. I ended up going to ER from feeling like I was going to pass out several times in a few mins ... Show Full Comment

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I was put on this since we wanted to get pregnant. First I was so tired I wanted to collapse, I slept almost all day, my legs would go numb while I was walking, that subsided then I started having bad chest pains, every day, lowest pressure had gone down to 138/upper 80s. Chest pain continued to get worse. I ended up going to ER from feeling like I was going to pass out several times in a few mins... my blood pressure was very high and heart rate was 120s... my hands and feet started going numb. I stopped taking this because it continued to get worse. I was constantly in and out the ER for this.I thought I was dying and going to have a heart attack. After some research I found out this med causes chest pain and linked to anxiety which I NEVER had before and took me 7 month to over come the panic it started.My pressure and heart rate continued to get worse and in what they consider dangerous limits they added labetolol along with the methyldopa 250 2x a day and had no effect... was 190/122 still to high, then added toprol xl.. I ended being sent to a cardiologist by my GP and having a full cardiac work up I'm healthy it was just the methyldopa. I am now on sectral which is also a class b for pregnancy and having no issues.., this med caused me so much stress and tons of medical bills to be constantly told we don't know why it's happening you are healthy. Thank God for the cardiologist I would have probably had a stroke or heart attack if he hadn't figured out it was the methyldopa... please be careful if you take this drug!!!
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Reviewer: 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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Switched to Methyldopa from Norvasc and Cozaar because I'm thinking about getting pregnant. Have been on 250mg twice a day for about 2 weeks. Experienced terrible side effects - dizziness, nausea, swelling of legs and feet, excessive sleepiness, decreased appetite, weight gain. Didn't even reduce my bp. At my last appt, they took my bp 5 times and the average was 165/105. Before starting M ... Show Full Comment

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Switched to Methyldopa from Norvasc and Cozaar because I'm thinking about getting pregnant. Have been on 250mg twice a day for about 2 weeks. Experienced terrible side effects - dizziness, nausea, swelling of legs and feet, excessive sleepiness, decreased appetite, weight gain. Didn't even reduce my bp. At my last appt, they took my bp 5 times and the average was 165/105. Before starting Methyldopa, on just Norvasc, it was 135/80. My doctor just increased my dosage to 500mg 3 times a day. I'm scared...
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Reviewer: kmilz, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

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I seem to be alone in this, but I suffered no side effects except the decreased blood pressure. My nephrologist put me on it for the duration of my first pregnancy, and I have taken it for 2 more months while trying to conceive again. No problems!

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I seem to be alone in this, but I suffered no side effects except the decreased blood pressure. My nephrologist put me on it for the duration of my first pregnancy, and I have taken it for 2 more months while trying to conceive again. No problems!
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Reviewer: Dots, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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Started taking this because it was safe to get pregnant on. Within a month of taking it I was sleeping between 16-20 hours a day and could barely keep myself awake. This caused lots of muscle and joint pain and ultimately very painful chest pain. After getting the chest pain, I stopped taking it. A couple days later, I went to the ER where they diagnosed me with atypical chest pain. (Inflamed ster ... Show Full Comment

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Started taking this because it was safe to get pregnant on. Within a month of taking it I was sleeping between 16-20 hours a day and could barely keep myself awake. This caused lots of muscle and joint pain and ultimately very painful chest pain. After getting the chest pain, I stopped taking it. A couple days later, I went to the ER where they diagnosed me with atypical chest pain. (Inflamed sternum/ribs etc) They also said it was because I STOPPED taking the medication. When I followed up with my primary, she told me it was good that I stopped taking the medication. About a week after stopping, and having taken my anti-inflammatory, everything was back to normal. I started up on Lisinopril and everything has been okay since.
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Reviewer: 55-64 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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feet/ankle/leg swelling

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feet/ankle/leg swelling
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