What Causes Swelling In The Legs After Taking Amlodipine?

Posted on Sat, 24 Dec 2016

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Question : iam taking hydralazine carvedilol amlodopinebesylate ml legs started swelling i took my blood pressure it 178 over83

Answered by Dr. Geeta Sundar (17 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Amlodipine causes leg swelling.

Detailed Answer:
Hi, welcome to HCM,
Amlodipine causes leg swelling.
Since your blood pressure is still high, I will advise you to add a diuretic like hydrochlorthiazide so that the swelling will go away.
Alternatively, you can take metoprolol instead of amlodipine. This will control the blood pressure and there will be no swelling.
You can discuss this with your doctor.
Regards

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