Is Decreasing The Dose Of Amlodipine Advisable For Low BP?

Posted on Mon, 17 Apr 2017

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Question : I am taking amlodipine 5-20 twice a day and carvedilol 3.25 mg daily, in addition I take 40 mg Paxil and venlaxafine. Which is causing my low blood pressure. And if I cut amlodipine to once a day would I be OK. I go to my own doctor tomorrow.

Answered by Dr. Benard Shehu (38 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Following advice...

Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you for asking!
I read your query very carefully.

Hypotension (low blood pressure) is a side effect of the medications you are taking. Reducing the dose of Amlodipine 5-20mg to once a day may help you to increase the BP.

This is why I strongly recommend to reduce the dose of Amlodipine for 1-2 weeks. If the BP will persist to be low you should reduce the dose of Paxil and Venlaxafine.

Hope this will be of help!
Wish you health!
Dr. Shehu

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar