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Swollen legs and feet

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After taking amlodipine for only 2 weeks my feet and lower legs swelled to twice their normal size: I have stopped taking the drug and am still waiting for my legs to go back to their normal size! I still cannot get my shoes on!

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  • KJC
    KJC

    Posted

    This is awful for you! I really hope this disappears soon!

    I have been taking 5mg, now increased to 10mg Amlodipine for 4 weeks and my ankles have swollen a great deal, plus my knees are red and hot and swollen which means I cannot bend them! My BP has not yet gone down - I feel very tempted to stop taking the tablets today!!

    Also my joints seem to ache now!

  • Guest
    Guest

    Posted

    I have now been on these tablets for about six weeks. All of sudden my legs feel like there burning on the inside around my knees if this right?
  • Guest
    Guest

    Posted

    I've been on amlopodine 5mg for a month now, and have experienced swelling in my feet and knees which is resulting in my waddling about like a duck. Thank goodness for this website which I came across by accident, as I thought it was all in my imagination. Although my BP isn't excessively high, the doctor felt I should take these tablets as my BP was slightly high on the last two visits, (12 months apart). I think I will ditch these tablets, and put my faith into exercise, which is supposed to help lower BP.
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