Isosorbide dinitrate User Reviews & Ratings
Brand names: Dilatrate-SR Isordil Titradose IsoDitrate Isochron
Isosorbide dinitrate has an average rating of 5.0 out of 10 from a total of 9 reviews on Drugs.com. 38% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 50% reported a negative experience.
Condition | Avg. Rating | Reviews | Compare |
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Angina | 5 reviews for Angina | 127 medications | |
Heart Failure Off-label | 2 reviews for Heart Failure | 128 medications | |
Angina Pectoris Prophylaxis | 1 reviews for Angina Pectoris Prophylaxis | 136 medications | |
Esophageal Spasm Off-label | 1 reviews for Esophageal Spasm | 8 medications |
- Pap...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- February 12, 2023
For Esophageal Spasm "I have issues with swallowing food and liquid on top of the food. I have only been able to get very small amounts of food down. Fifteen minutes before eating, I take 5 mg of the medication, and I am able to finish a full meal. I can still feel some issues with food traveling down, but at least it arrives quicker, and I am able to finish the meal. I am not sure this med is a long-term approach, but for now, I was able to improve my swallowing."
- Anonymous
- April 30, 2008
For Angina "Made a substantial difference in my quality of life. I get about 10 hours of pain-free (angina) time per dose. I take a pill 2x daily and get almost full relief. Only time I get some little pain now is after a full dinner and some exertion. Before isosorbide, any exertion caused pain."
- Its...
- Taken for 1 to 2 years
- April 18, 2019
For Heart Failure "I was put on isosorbide dinitrate after taking another med that caused my heart rate to go so low, which caused me to have a mild heart attack and be hospitalized. Upon leaving the hospital, I was given a prescription for the isosorbide dinitrate 20 mg 3x a day. I started having angina pains so bad that I was hospitalized because of them. I had never had angina in my life until taking this med. I started cutting the dose slowly and noticed the less I took, the less I had angina pains. Now off of the isosorbide and no more angina. I took this med for over a year and endured this horrible pain before I figured it out."
- Anonymous
- December 19, 2010
For Angina "I have been using this medicine for a few months now. No matter how much I wanted to feel better by doing so, this medicine never made any difference. I still have angina regardless of taking the tablets regularly, 20 mg, twice a day."
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- Taken for less than 1 month
- October 15, 2014
For Angina Pectoris Prophylaxis "Prior to this medication, I was depending on Nitro exclusively for angina occurrence, with good results; I now take isosorbide dinitrate 10 mg three times daily with very little results, that I can determine. After every pill, I get angina in 1-2 hours, and this lasts until my next dosage. I don't think this medicine is appropriate for me."
- Gen...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- September 7, 2024
For Angina "I was having frequent and severe chest pains. Popping nitro tabs way too often. Cardiologist put me on 40 mg isosorbide twice daily. I have very few episodes of angina now, sleep better, and have a good deal more energy. Doctor says that I may not need the Quin triple bypass surgery I was headed for."
- Mim...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- November 26, 2019
For Angina "I was given this medication for very bad chest pains, instead of nitroglycerin. My angina pain got much worse taking this. After a week, I stopped taking it, and the chest pain let up."
- iso...
- May 13, 2023
For Heart Failure "Since I've been taking this medication, my blood pressure hasn't gotten any better. My pressure has become worse for me."
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For Angina "A blood pressure med caused my heart rate to get so low, I ended up in the ER and stayed overnight. Leaving the hospital, I was given isosorbide 3 times a day. I started having bad angina pain. I never had angina before. My heart raced 120 to 160 times a minute. The angina pain caused me to be hospitalized twice. The second time was so bad, I thought I would die. No doctor mentioned it could be from isosorbide. I was given nitroglycerin for under the tongue to stop the pain. I took nitroglycerin from 2 to 10 times a day for pain. I started exploring when angina started and tracked it back to when I started taking isosorbide. After slowly taking myself off of it, the pain stopped. Now I have what feels like nerve damage on the left side of my body and down my whole left arm and hand from having this pain for 1.5 years I took this med. I went through a year of horrible tests, MRIs, CAT scans, echograms, heart catheterizations, etc. No answers, I had to figure it out for myself."